La Philharmonie de Paris 2

Marcus Fairs | 15 April 2007 51 comments

Here are some interior images of Jean Nouvel's competition winning design for La Philharmonie de Paris (see previous post).

Top image: balconies in the main auditorium. Above: the main auditorium.

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Above: beneath the foyer

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Above: view of the park from the foyer

Above: balconies in the main auditorium

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Above: conceptual diagram of the auditorium envelope

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Ashish Singh

Just awesome.
Jangalow

It astonishing to see the audience seated above and behind the symphony.

The sweeping arcs are striking. Can the lighting be changed to reflect the mood?
brady buttars

wow. i'd love to see that completed!
Free Nature Photography Wallpaper

That is amazing! I want to visit this place! This looks like a really cool design. Also the photography is really well done to show of the curvature of this architecture. It has a feel of being futuristic yet still classy! Awesome.
Bable

Nice styles pop n' fresh... gotta hear that nice sweet sweet sound in that great great place to hear the nice nice music!
Budlight

Wow, those are some crazy pictures. Any pictures of what the outside would look like?
Xenophon

The Jetsons will love it.
Eamonn

Amazing just amazing
Grundy

"Also the photography is really well done to show of the curvature of this architecture."

They are all 3d renderings, none of these are actual photos.
Markus Diersbock

Gorgeous design, just impractical -- wasted space, can't maximize seating.
James

But what will it sound like? Orchestras usually have a mass behind them to reflect sound at the audience. Will this open design lower the volume?
Will

Hey, it's a concert hall!
erinspice

@ Jangalow: A symphony is a piece of music, not a group of people who perform pieces of music. I believe you mean "behind the orchestra" or "performers."

Nice design.
Grinfranklin

All show. You never know if a concert hall has the perfect acoustics until it's built and the experts take their equipment in and test the sound. Only a few concert halls in the world have what is considered perfect acoustics. Blowhards who give away that award before it's even built are just impressed by looks.
Jaime

It remembers me The Fifth Element's Theathre. Really nice
Mohan

Just one word "wow"!
IGetThirsty

Looks like there's plenty of space for a variety of vending machines. Don't forget to install outlets!
tech

i'm confused :D

cool design...
ilker

The real thing is not going to look that great thou.. this is just a concept design
Arkhitekton

Looks like a great scheme. I currently working with the acoustic engineers (on Nouvel's team) on another concert hall project and can tell you first hand - they know their stuff! They'll get it close enough. Minor acoustic adjustment after construction finishes is normal.
Bill

Man, your site is got very bad lag.
Joel

I love the comment on the vending machines. Still, in a swanky thing like this, there will probably be people selling drinks, food and ice cream from boxes and bottles, all for big money. It also reminded me about how the lack of toilets are always a huge problem in French halls. They are designed for average needs rather than intermission surges. The Bastille Opera is better than most, but I would be afraid that the lines at the ladies room will be very long and the men's rooms will be pretty toxic.
Duncan

what a fantastic place! i'd love to go there when it gets completed. it's going to sound amazing as well as look amazing.
Kevin

from my small understanding of acoustic design, i think that the lack of large flat walls and smooth rounding surfaces on the perimeter of the space will eliminate a lot of auditory 'junk'
R

Looks awful - why can't they design things on a human level?
Yuzle

Put Laurent Garnier in it and I'll be booking a flight...
Christian

Simplemente es impresionante. Lo que quisiera imaginar es la acústica del lugar.

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Wow, that sucked so much! congratz, u just made me sick.
Carl

mindblowing!
C

Nice design but whats about the acoustic?
weed

i agree Carl, its realy mindblowing!!! it would bee a very nice place to see a psychedelic rock consert in. peace everybody! =)
Yaco

it is so amazing !!
Douglas

Wow! Wonderful and innovative design. I love it!
Peder

Build a copy in Sweden, please!
Marcia

Very much like the new one planned for Hamburg in 2010, no?
tony

awesome - acoustics will be fron New Zealand - Marshall Day Acoustics - great for la nouvelle zeland!!
Omer Golan

I hate to repeat what other have already said, but it really is an brilliant design. I love it! I wish we'd see more of these creations in Israel!
ventolin

a design like this deserves better audiences than humans :)
hansa

this looks awesome, im relly jealous. hello all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fatih Güney

La Philharmonie de Paris is the magnificient building i ve ever seen! i'm charmed!

Paris Flarmonisi simdiye kadar gördügüm en muhteşem bina, büyülendim!
gamze türkoğlu

this building is awesome.i'd like to listen claude debussy or syd barrett in this place.such an avantgarde stuff.
roadkill

I prefer the Urban Future Organization competition winner for the Sarajevo concert hall... much better looking
Frederik

The main auditorium looks very similar to Nouvel's almost finished Copenhagen Concert Hall.
Q

Yes, this is fantastic. This guys at JN ateliers have great taste and progressive thinking. Theire architecture is aberrant and beautiful at the same time. Love it.
DCP

About the acoustics, some had questions about the fact the audience was seated around the stage: some might already know it has been done before, and by Hans Scharoun if you please. It's the whole concept of the Berlin Philarmony, having the audience seated around the stage, with the sound actually rising from the core and then downing on the audience.

I find the Sharoun design completely astonishing, and I'm surprised this idea hasn't been repeated a lot since then as far as I know. Thanks JN!
Izvorka

wow! love this
minal

classic !!!!!! was tired of seeing same designs of the auditorium.... never knew sumthing like this is also possible.....well u have inspired me...thnks:)
leire perez

Es impresionante!! nunca habia visto tanta preciosidad junta en un lugar. Solamente pensar en la acustica del lugar debe de ser alucinante. Para el arquitecto, le daré el 10 más grande de la historis, enhorabuena jefe!!
julio

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Akaziehaus

What's the status of this now?
Has any construction started ?
Does anyone have any pics ?
initialsBB

The foundations are finished I think:

http://www.philharmoniedeparis.com/en/constructio...

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