Catacombs of Paris Entrance / YOONSEUXarchitectes
From Denfert Rochereau place to the new way out, settled in Avenue René Coty, Catacombs of Paris consists of two kilometers underground galleries of the former quarries, that cover the biggest human being ossuary ever seen (more than six million skeletons).
© Pierre L'Excellent
Architects: YOONSEUXarchitectes
Location: Paris, France
Lead Architects: Philippe/Kyunglan YOONSEUX
Area: 250.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Pierre L'Excellent
Engineering Consultants: Cap Ingelec
Project Manager: Ville de Paris- Paris Musées
© Pierre L'Excellent
From the architect. From Denfert Rochereau place to the new way out, settled in Avenue René Coty, Catacombs of Paris consists of two kilometers underground galleries of the former quarries, that cover the biggest human being ossuary ever seen (more than six million skeletons).
© Pierre L'Excellent
The pavilion is about replanning the entrance, the path up to the outside. From narrow lanes, composed of bones galleries, the project aims to guide visitors toward the brightness of the outside. Formal simplicity of the project intents to put forward the way out.
Floor Plans
The glazed porch roof, tenses toward the avenue, diffuses an opalescent light from the top of Catacombs and creates a new transition; a return to light. Whiteness of incised walls, plenty of light after darkness, the e...
© Pierre L'Excellent
Architects: YOONSEUXarchitectes
Location: Paris, France
Lead Architects: Philippe/Kyunglan YOONSEUX
Area: 250.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Pierre L'Excellent
Engineering Consultants: Cap Ingelec
Project Manager: Ville de Paris- Paris Musées
© Pierre L'Excellent
From the architect. From Denfert Rochereau place to the new way out, settled in Avenue René Coty, Catacombs of Paris consists of two kilometers underground galleries of the former quarries, that cover the biggest human being ossuary ever seen (more than six million skeletons).
© Pierre L'Excellent
The pavilion is about replanning the entrance, the path up to the outside. From narrow lanes, composed of bones galleries, the project aims to guide visitors toward the brightness of the outside. Formal simplicity of the project intents to put forward the way out.
Floor Plans
The glazed porch roof, tenses toward the avenue, diffuses an opalescent light from the top of Catacombs and creates a new transition; a return to light. Whiteness of incised walls, plenty of light after darkness, the e...
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