Renaissance Marriot Hotel in Paris / Atelier Christian de Portzamparc

Oct 2010

By Andrew Rosenberg — Filed under: Hotels and Restaurants , Atelier Christian de Portzamparc, Christian de Portzamparc, France, Glass, Paris

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Architect: Atelier Christian de Portzamparc
Location: Paris, France
Client: GEREC
Project Area: 8,500 sqm
Project Year: 2003-2009
Photographs: Patrycja Ogonowska

Located on Wagram avenue, this new hotel is located right where the Empire Theater used to be. The facade is characterized by undulating horizontal glazed bands. This great glass plaiting accommodates the rooms´ bow windows to free sight towards the Étoile and the Ternes. The two lower levels accommodate the boutiques as well as a large porch, which opens onto a court garden and leads to the Salle Wagram.

In parallel with this program, Christian de Portzamparc was also entrusted with the facade of the Salle. Previously the entrance to the Salle Wagram was not visible from the street; access was via a small hidden corridor along the side of the Empire Theatre to enter the entrance hall of the Salle. It therefore seemed obvious to offer a window from the street into the heart of the island.

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Rosenberg , Andrew . "Renaissance Marriot Hotel in Paris / Atelier Christian de Portzamparc" 14 Oct 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed 26 May 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/81909>

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WAVE says:

It looks like the facade waves are in fashion right now. An architectural hip so to speak. Yet I found that “wavy effect” is much more appropriate & expressive on the high-rise buildings. The cool sample for implementation of such architectonics would be “Aqua Tower” in Chicago (btw, the highest building on planet designed by female architect)
http://bit.ly/cb9Z2d

# October 14, 2010 at 23:16

Katsudon says:

Yes Aqua tower is cool, but is just a skin effect while here the waves create particular spaces for the users.
Otherwise, this projects execution is pretty amazing, but the final result looks quite neutral in a way.
The managment of the transition between the base block and the upper wavy block is missing something…

# October 14, 2010 at 23:38

BabciaJadzia says:

It remainds me about Gaudi…

# October 15, 2010 at 01:52

tsktsk says:

Not a bad thing actually.

# October 15, 2010 at 02:53

joe says:

why are all the photos the same? I’d like to see how the ‘waves’ work inside

# October 15, 2010 at 04:06

su says:

I was there also, and unfortunately they don’t let people in (just the hotel’s guests etc..) :( But you can see more photos on Portzamparc’s website…

# October 15, 2010 at 04:54

youri says:

Hi’ this video about the building has been posted online a long time ago.

Hope you speaks French because the architect is explaining the project:

http://www.pavillon-arsenal.com/videosenligne/collection-2-300.php

# October 15, 2010 at 05:39

NoraAbb says:

A bad imitation of gaudi’s building.
I wonder if the heat transformation is controlled in this design with such a facade.
(the facade is almost the same as that of Meydan Hotel, Dubai)

# October 18, 2010 at 13:41

airport hotels says:

I think the place is good and well-maintained, this blog is also great for writing some information about their hotel. But I think there is only one mistake, you did not post some photos wherein the viewer can see the inside part of the hotel.

# October 20, 2010 at 08:51

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