La Samaritaine will reveal its new contemporary, modern form to the neighbourhood, opening up to the many aspects of Parisian life. After years – and once the Covid-19 pandemic is safely behind us – it will have the opportunity to become a lively place to meet, discover and experience for Parisians and foreign guests.
Located in the heart of Paris, it will house a new department store, a prestigious hotel, cafes, brasseries and restaurants as well as subsidised housing, a children’s nursery and offices.
Simplicity, passion and poetry
The contemporary facade of La Samaritaine facing the Rue de Rivoli is a masterpiece that combines the sense of simplicity, the passion for detail and the poetic inspiration of the architects of the Sanaa studio from Japan.
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343 curved glass panels
The outer facade has an irregular undulating form and comprises 343 curved glass panels measuring 2.7 by 3.5 meters. The panels have been made of laminated extra-clear Pilkington Optiwhite custom-bent by Cricursa and installed by glass facade specialists Frener & Reifer, who also realised the glass roofs of the atriums belonging to the Rivoli and Seine department stores as well as the accompanying foot bridge.
