Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Breaks Ground on Green Roof Topped Louvre Storage Facility
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has broken ground on a new conservation and storage facility for the Louvre in Liévin, France. Capable of housing conservation and storage facilities for as many as 250,000 works, the building will is aiming to become of one of the world?s most advanced research and study facilities.
Renderings of the project. Image Courtesy of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has broken ground on a new conservation and storage facility for the Louvre in Liévin, France. Capable of housing conservation and storage facilities for as many as 250,000 works, the building will is aiming to become of one of the world?s most advanced research and study facilities.
Renderings of the project. Image Courtesy of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Located a short drive from the SANAA-designed Louvre Lens, the new facility will contain 18,500 square meters (199,000 square feet) of space, including a 1,700-square-meter (18,000-square-foot) conservation treatment area and 9,600 square meters (130,000 square feet) of storage space. Built into the the natural terrain, the single-story building will grow out from the landscape with a lush green roof framed by two pairs of concrete walls reminiscent of the French military architecture of Vauban. Materials have been chosen based on their ?simplicity, resilience, and sobriety.??The simple and elegant concrete frame provides a highly efficient structure and stable environ...
Renderings of the project. Image Courtesy of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has broken ground on a new conservation and storage facility for the Louvre in Liévin, France. Capable of housing conservation and storage facilities for as many as 250,000 works, the building will is aiming to become of one of the world?s most advanced research and study facilities.
Renderings of the project. Image Courtesy of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Located a short drive from the SANAA-designed Louvre Lens, the new facility will contain 18,500 square meters (199,000 square feet) of space, including a 1,700-square-meter (18,000-square-foot) conservation treatment area and 9,600 square meters (130,000 square feet) of storage space. Built into the the natural terrain, the single-story building will grow out from the landscape with a lush green roof framed by two pairs of concrete walls reminiscent of the French military architecture of Vauban. Materials have been chosen based on their ?simplicity, resilience, and sobriety.??The simple and elegant concrete frame provides a highly efficient structure and stable environ...
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