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KAZUYO SEJIMA + RYUE NISHIZAWA / SANAA

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LA SAMARITAINE 2021

As the new face of Samaritaine, the Rivoli-side building, designed by Japanese architects of the Sanaa agency, embodies the modernity, fluidity and poetry of the department store. Finely executed, the façade takes on an irregular wavy shape, both refined and vibrant.

A total of 343 screen-printed glass panels measure 2.7 by 3.5 meters and weighing 600 to 1250 kg seem to be perfectly balanced.

source: Société Foncière La SAMARITAINE

LA SAMARITAINE in Paris, France - by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA at ARKITOK - Photo #1
LA SAMARITAINE in Paris, France - by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA at ARKITOK - Photo #2
LA SAMARITAINE in Paris, France - by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA at ARKITOK - Photo #3
LA SAMARITAINE in Paris, France - by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA at ARKITOK - Photo #4
LA SAMARITAINE in Paris, France - by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA at ARKITOK - Photo #5
LA SAMARITAINE in Paris, France - by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA at ARKITOK - Photo #6
LA SAMARITAINE in Paris, France - by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA at ARKITOK - Photo #7
LA SAMARITAINE in Paris, France - by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA at ARKITOK - Photo #8
LA SAMARITAINE in Paris, France - by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA at ARKITOK - Photo #9
LA SAMARITAINE in Paris, France - by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA at ARKITOK - Photo #10
LA SAMARITAINE in Paris, France - by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA at ARKITOK - Photo #11
LA SAMARITAINE in Paris, France - by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA at ARKITOK - Photo #12