Paris’s historic La Samaritaine department store reemerges, restored as a mixed-use space
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Architecture
Operations Architecture
Decoration and Design (Hotel)
Peter Marino, OAL, Maison Edouard François
Design (Department Store)
Yabu Pushelberg, Agence de création Malherbe Paris, Studio Ciguë
Historical Monument Architecture
Design (Social Housing, Crèche)
Executive Project Management
General Contracting
Client (Global Project Delivery)
Grands Magasins de La Samaritaine
Client (Hotel Cheval Blanc Paris)
LVMH Hotel Management
Client (Department Store)
Façade Installation
Structural Steelwork
SMB-CCS (consortium)
Glass Roofing
Viry
Ceramics Restoration
SOCRA
Ironwork Restoration
AOF
Plasterwork Restoration
Floor Area
70,000 sq-m
The LVMH Group-owned Art Nouveau and Art Deco landmark incorporates 20,000 sq-m of retail space, ten restaurants, a hotel, offices, crèche, housing complex and 10,000 sq-m
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