Glass and stone for the ile de la Cité, Paris
The architect Dominique Perrault proposes to transform the Ile de la Cité. It is a matter of bringing back life in this administrative enclave, visited mainly by tourists. The project brings out 100,000 new square meters.
"The glass is to show the stone better," explained the architect Dominique Perrault by presenting this Tuesday morning to the press the project of transformation of the Ile de la Cité. And, of glass, the image of the Island of the City in 2040 overflows, as evidenced by the panels of the exhibition presented to the Conciergerie until April 17 and which is to be inaugurated this evening by the president of the Republic of France.
In addition to the square of Notre-Dame, which was made transparent in order to highlight the archaeological remains, the courtyards of the police headquarters, the Hôtel Dieu and the Courthouse are covered by a glasshouse Superimposed settles in place and place of the market with the flowers to the decatious installations.
The project also includes two new footbridges linking the island to the shores and at the foot of the cathedral a low place for direct access to the river, the narrowest southern arm of which becomes almost a port populated by barges and barges .
