Dezeen : Interior shot of Renzo Piano's ... Renzo Piano designs glass "organic creature" to house Pathé Foundation. These photographs show the bulbous form of Renzo Piano's almost-complete Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, which nestles within a Parisian urban block.
Renzo Piano Building Workshop designed the "organic creature" in the courtyard of a 19th-century block to house the new headquarters of the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé – dedicated to preserving the history of French film company Pathé and promoting cinematography. The egg-shaped form connects to the surrounding Haussmann-era buildings at four points. Its form curves away from the existing buildings and its top peeks over the roofline.
"The peculiar design of this building is determined by the site's major limits and requirements," said the workshop. "While respecting the distances with the surrounding buildings, the building improves the neighbour's access to natural light and air. "
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