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Edouard Francois hotel opens in Paris

Edouard Francois hotel opens in Paris

French architect Edouard Francois has sent us images of the facade of the newly opened Fouquet's Barrière, a hotel on the Champs Elysées in Paris that he has remodelled and extended.

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The new element links two existing buildings and consists of an exact concrete replica of the facade of the old Fouquet's hotel nearby.

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Francois has punched rectangular glass windows into the facade wherever they are required.

Edouard Francois hotel opens in Paris