Gagosian Paris
Paris, France 2009–2010
Client: Gagosian
The Gagosian Gallery in Paris is in the 8th arrondissement near the Champs-Élysées. The project is organized over four levels within a former townhouse. Tall, well-proportioned rooms and floors, made in large slabs of sandstone and oak parquet, ensure that the elegance of the original townhouse is retained in the spaces of the new gallery. The public gallery area is on the ground floor. At the rear of the floor, in the space of the former courtyard of the townhouse, is located a major new gallery space lit by a large central roof light.
All the art spaces within the project provide a tightly controlled environment to international museum standards. The project was undertaken in collaboration with Paris-based architect Jean-Francois Bodin.
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Credits
Location
Paris, France
Date
2009–2010
Client
Gagosian
Area
900 m²
Caruso St John Architects
Adam Caruso, Peter St John
Project Architect
Florian Zierer
Project team
Tim Collett, Adam Gielniak
Collaborating architect
Bodin & Associes Architectes
Structural engineer
Auxitec Ingenierie
Main contractor
Pradeau & Morin
Quantity surveyor
Bodin & Associes Architects
Photography
Gautier de Blonde, Mark Bruce