Immersive

You stand back and in a way, the reason it’s interesting is because it stands out, it doesn’t fit in, it doesn’t look like anything you’ve seen. But this is not really my position — generally. There might be moments where such a performance is necessary but we like to find a stronger relationship between the familiar and the unfamiliar. My feeling is that when a building is too self-referential, the audience is distanced; architecture becomes something that you look at. [Like in a cathedral or a monument?] Right, it’s a spectacle — whereas I think for 99% of the time, architecture is something that you should be inside and absorbed by. It’s something which convinces you by experience more than impresses you by image.

~ David Chipperfield, from David Chipperfield – The Talks

I think that tension exists in any creative endeavor. Perhaps, the existence of that tension is what defines something as being creative?

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David Chipperfield adds vaulted arcades to revamped office complex in Paris

The Berlin studio of David Chipperfield Architects has renovated and extended a 20th-century office block in Paris to transform it into a multifunctional complex called ​​Morland Mixité Capitale.

Located beside the River Seine in the French capital's 4th arrondissement, the revamped building contains housing, a hotel, offices and various public amenities.

David Chipperfield Architects has updated an office block in Paris

The former office, named Préfecture de Paris, was designed in 1957 by architects Albert Laprade, Pierre-Victor Fournier and René Fontaine to house the city's administration services.

David Chipperfield Architects' transformation was carried out to open it up for use as a semi-public space that will help reinvigorate the neighbourhood.

The original building has been extended with two new blocks

"Architectural quality today is seen in the ways in which the building connects with its surroundings and enriches quality of life for all citizens, addressing a holistic approach to sustainability," reflected the studio's founder David Chipperfield.

"In the case of Morland Mixité Capitale, the gesture towards the public realm and the creation of a semi-public space was an important aspect, as well as the overlapping of different activities."

The new volumes are elevated on vaulted arcades

The creation of Morland Mixité Capitale was the result of Réinventer Paris, an international competition in 2014 that called for proposals to transform 23 sites in the city.

David Chipperfield Architects' entry, proposed in collaboration with French developer Emerige, was the winning proposal for this specific spot.

​​Morland Mixité Capitale is hoped to help reinvigorate the area

The revamped Préfecture de Paris building comprises a 16-storey tower bounded by two 9-storey blocks, with a concrete skeleton clad in stone.

According to the studio, it was chosen for the renovation as its original design had a closed-off appearance and its adjoining public square was disused.

An existing plaza was transformed into an inner courtyard

"As a consequence of the grand scale and the stringent, repetitive facade grid, the complex had a closed off and unapproachable appearance, which was also evident in the rather lifeless square," explained David Chipperfield Architects.

Alongside renovating the building, the studio extended it with two new glass-lined blocks that close off its H-shaped floor plan.

The arcades form a grand entrance area for the complex

The two new volumes are elevated above the ground on vaulted arcades and were sized to "mediate between the scale of the existing and neighbouring buildings".

Made from load-bearing concrete, the arcades form a new grand entrance area for the complex and help to visually soften the original office's gridded structure.

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The extension also transforms the original disused square into a lush inner courtyard.

Inside, Morland Mixité Capitale contains a mix of affordable and luxury housing, alongside a hotel, youth hostel, offices and retail venues.

There is a restaurant and bar

There is also a gallery, food market and childcare facilities, alongside a rooftop bar and restaurant.

The bar and restaurant overlook the city and feature a mirrored art installation on their ceilings designed by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann of Studio Other Spaces "to dematerialise the space".

A rooftop terrace looks out over the city

To reduce the carbon footprint of ​​Morland Mixité Capitale, the original building fabric was preserved and reused wherever possible.

The building is also complete with a heat exchange ventilation system and a phyto-purification system that filters wastewater for irrigation in the rooftop garden.

The roof terrace features a mirrored art installation by Studio Other Spaces

David Chipperfield Architects was founded by British architect Chipperfield in 1985. It has offices in London, Berlin, Milan and Shanghai.

Other renovation projects by the studio include its refurbishment of Jenners department store in Edinburgh and the "surgical" overhaul of Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin.

The photography is by Simon Menges.

Project credits:

Architect: David Chipperfield Architects Berlin
Partners: David Chipperfield, Christoph Felger (Design lead), Harald Müller
Quantity surveyor: CB économie
Contact architect: BRS-Architectes
Executive architect: Calq Architecture
General contractor: Bouygues
Structural engineer: Somete, Bollinger & Grohmann
Services engineer: Barbanel Ingénierie
Acoustic consultant: Acoustique Vivié & Associé
Fire consultant: MDS
Facade consultant: Bollinger & Grohmann
Sustainability: Etamine Michel Desvigne Paysagiste
Landscape architect: Michel Desvigne Paysagiste
Installations: Studio Other Spaces (Ólafur Elíasson und Sebastian Behmann), Encore Heureux

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David Chipperfield and Zeidler to create office blocks for Canadian parliament

UK studio David Chipperfield Architects and Canadian studio Zeidler have won a competition to redevelop Block 2 on the Canadian Parliament precinct in Ottawa.

The studios have designed 11 buildings for the block directly facing parliament hill in downtown Ottawa, which will be used by the government as office space for members of parliament and to house the Library of Parliament.

Zeidler and David Chipperfield Architects have been chosen to redesign Block 2 of the Canadian Parliament precinct

The scheme by Zeidler and David Chipperfield Architects, which was chosen by an independent jury in a competition facilitated by the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada, will remain existing structures on the site and add "new low-carbon, efficient buildings".

"Through this project we have sought to develop an urban and architectural response that is both respectful and radical, embracing the past and looking to the future, motivated by concerns for the environment and the ideals of community," said David Chipperfield, principal of David Chipperfield Architects.

An open space in the center of the block will be left open as a plaza for the Indigenous Peoples' Space

The plan loosely divides the block into east and west sections. On the east side, six buildings that contain offices will be connected by "communal spaces" with winter gardens.

While the five office buildings on the west side of the block will be connected by a garden atrium. On the far side of the development, retail will be included.

An atrium will be added to connect the existing buildings

Zeilder and David Chipperfield Architects said that the plan will incorporate timber-framed buildings, have on-site generation of renewable energies, and include recycled elements from the existing structures including reclaimed copper.

Two of the buildings and a central plaza will be turned into an Indigenous Peoples' Space, dedicated to Canada's indigenous people.

The new spaces will serve as offices and meeting chambers for members of parliament

"Stewardship of the land and resources is a concept embedded in Indigenous culture," said Zeidler and David Chipperfield Architects.

"It is also a tenet of good governance, sustainability and heritage conservation, and the basis for a design approach of minimal intervention and maximum retention for Block 2."

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The government plans to begin construction on the project in the next 18-24 months.

"The redevelopment of Block 2 will transform this mix of aging buildings into modern, inclusive, sustainable, secure and accessible accommodations for the Parliament of Canada," said The Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Public Services and Procurement.

"I truly hope that all Canadians will be able to visit and experience the chosen design, for years to come."

The revedelopment will have timber and have recycled materials

Other projects that use contemporary architecture to redefine parliamentary districts include Kéré Architecture's plans to model Benin's parliament on African palaver tree.

The images are courtesy of Prospettica.

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