bernard tschumi

contemporary rchitecture

group11 akashmathew . ashvinabraham . bssanjana . lavanyachopra . snigdhajohar . thangsontombing

introduction

B E R N A R D T S C H U M I

P A R I S , F R A N C E

• Built between

• The Parc de la Villette is the

in Paris.

• Area: .

• The park houses one of the largest

concentration of cultural venues in

Paris, including the

,

,

, and the

prestigious .

• An award-winning project noted for

its architecture and new strategy of

urban organization, La Villette has

become known as an unprecedented

type of park, one “ ”

“ .”

• The park is located on what was one

of the last remaining large sites in

Paris, .

• In addition to the master plan, the

project involved the

over a . A

”—the

that

support different cultural and

leisure activities—is

that

emphasizes movement through the

park.

master plan

1.Former cattle-market turned

into a renowned exhibition and

cultural centre

2.A contemporary venue for pop,

rock, folk music & jazz

3.A magic mirror tent, featuring

dance, music, theatre and

circus shows

4.

A Symphony Hall

5.

6.

7.

8.Workshops and cultural

outreach initiatives

9.

10.

11.Venue for temporary exhibitions

ACCESS• Metro : Porte de Pantin (Line 5) & Porte de la Villette (Line 7)• Bus : Line PC2, PC3, 75, 151• Tram : Line 3B

isometric views and layers

design development through time

B E R N A R D T S C H U M I

P A R I S , F R A N C E

• The park was designed by

, a French architect of

Swiss origin, who built it from

in

, on the

, as part of

an .

• The slaughterhouses, built in 1867

on the instructions of ,

had been

. Tschumi won a

, and he sought the

opinions of the

in the

preparation of his design proposal.

• Since the creation of the park;

have been designed by

several noted contemporary

architects, including

on to Mr.

Tschumi.

activities at the parcThe park houses , , , and ,

as well as , and . These

include:

• , a 4200 m²

permanent space under a

, resident and

touring companies perform;

• , a chic

for

designed by Oscar Tusquets;

• , an outdoor movie

theatre, site of an annual film festival;

• , a historical

cast iron & glass abattoir that now holds

fairs, festive cultural events, and other

programming;

• , a new symphony

hall with 2,400 seats for orchestral

works, jazz etc.

• , the

largest science museum in Europe;

• An inside of a

36 metres (118 ft) diameter geodesic

dome;

,

with a concert hall;

• , a concert arena with 6300

seats;

• , A

;

• , a

;

• ,

companies

touring

• , theatre

dedicated to French song with 140

seats;

géode outdoor display arena

indoor concert hall

science centre philharmonie de paris

gardens

the garden of the dragon jardin de bambou

the wind and dune garden

The has a

that attract a large amount of the park’s

visitors. Each garden is

and tries to create space through

.

While some of the gardens are minimalist in design,

others are clearly constructed with children in mind.

is home to a large

sculptural steel dragon that has an

to play on. The " " (

) at the Parc de la Villette was designed

by Alexandre Chemetoff, winner of the Grand Prix de

l'urbanisme (2000).

The gardens range in function; where some gardens

are meant for active engagement, others exist to play

off of curiosity and investigation or merely allow for

relaxation.

jardin des miroirs

follies

Probably the most iconic pieces of the park, the follies act as

. In

architecture, a folly is a

, but either

, or merely so extravagant that it transcends the

normal range of garden ornaments or other class of building

to which it belongs. and

offer a . Architecturally, the

follies are meant to that help

visitors

. While the follies are meant to exist in a deconstructive

vacuum without historical relation, many have found

connections between the steel structures and the previous

buildings that were part of the old industrial fabric of the

area. Today, the

.

Recently, some of the

that were not envisioned in

the original design.

architectural deconstructivism and the park

• There have been

since its original

completion. To some, the park has

little concern with the

and the

seem to challenge the

expectation that visitors may have

of an urban park.

• Bernard Tschumi designed the Parc

de la Villette with the

, something without

historical precedent.

• This non-place, envisioned by

Tschumi, is the

and provides a

truly

.

• Visitors view and to the plan,

landscaping, and sculptural pieces

.

• The design of the park capitalizes

on the innate qualities that are

illustrated within

; By allowing

visitors to experience the

that

take place in that space begin to

become more vivid and authentic.

• The park embodies anti-tourism, not

allowing visitors to breeze through

the site and pick and choose the

sites they want to see. Upon arrival in

the park,

The frame of the park,

due to its roots in deconstructivism,

tries to change and react to the

functions that it holds within.