Parc de la Villette by Bernard Tschumi

1. bernard tschumi
contemporary rchitecture
group11 akashmathew . ashvinabraham . bssanjana . lavanyachopra . snigdhajohar . thangsontombing

2. introduction
B E R N A R D T S C H U M I
P A R I S , F R A N C E
• Built between
• The Parc de la Villette is the
in Paris.
• Area: .
• The park houses one of the largest
concentration of cultural venues in
Paris, including the
,
,
, and the
prestigious .
• An award-winning project noted for
its architecture and new strategy of
urban organization, La Villette has
become known as an unprecedented
type of park, one “ ”
“ .”
• The park is located on what was one
of the last remaining large sites in
Paris, .
• In addition to the master plan, the
project involved the
over a . A
”—the
that
support different cultural and
leisure activities—is
that
emphasizes movement through the
park.

3. master plan
1.
Former cattle-market turned
into a renowned exhibition and
cultural centre
2.
A contemporary venue for pop,
rock, folk music & jazz
3.
A magic mirror tent, featuring
dance, music, theatre and
circus shows
4.
A Symphony Hall
5.
6.
7.
8.
Workshops and cultural
outreach initiatives
9.
10.
11.
Venue for temporary exhibitions
ACCESS
• Metro : Porte de Pantin (Line 5) & Porte de la Villette (Line 7)
• Bus : Line PC2, PC3, 75, 151
• Tram : Line 3B

4. isometric views and layers

5. design development through time
B E R N A R D T S C H U M I
P A R I S , F R A N C E
• The park was designed by
, a French architect of
Swiss origin, who built it from
in
, on the
, as part of
an .
• The slaughterhouses, built in 1867
on the instructions of ,
had been
. Tschumi won a
, and he sought the
opinions of the
in the
preparation of his design proposal.
• Since the creation of the park;
have been designed by
several noted contemporary
architects, including
on to Mr.
Tschumi.

6. activities at the parc
The park houses , , , and ,
as well as , and . These
include:
• , a 4200 m²
permanent space under a
, resident and
touring companies perform;
• , a chic
for
designed by Oscar Tusquets;
• , an outdoor movie
theatre, site of an annual film festival;
• , a historical
cast iron & glass abattoir that now holds
fairs, festive cultural events, and other
programming;
• , a new symphony
hall with 2,400 seats for orchestral
works, jazz etc.
• , the
largest science museum in Europe;
• An inside of a
36 metres (118 ft) diameter geodesic
dome;
,
with a concert hall;
• , a concert arena with 6300
seats;
• , A
;
• , a
;
• ,
companies
touring
• , theatre
dedicated to French song with 140
seats;
géode outdoor display arena
indoor concert hall
science centre philharmonie de paris

7. gardens
the garden of the dragon jardin de bambou
the wind and dune garden
The has a
that attract a large amount of the park’s
visitors. Each garden is
and tries to create space through
.
While some of the gardens are minimalist in design,
others are clearly constructed with children in mind.
is home to a large
sculptural steel dragon that has an
to play on. The " " (
) at the Parc de la Villette was designed
by Alexandre Chemetoff, winner of the Grand Prix de
l'urbanisme (2000).
The gardens range in function; where some gardens
are meant for active engagement, others exist to play
off of curiosity and investigation or merely allow for
relaxation.
jardin des miroirs

8. follies
Probably the most iconic pieces of the park, the follies act as
. In
architecture, a folly is a
, but either
, or merely so extravagant that it transcends the
normal range of garden ornaments or other class of building
to which it belongs. and
offer a . Architecturally, the
follies are meant to that help
visitors
. While the follies are meant to exist in a deconstructive
vacuum without historical relation, many have found
connections between the steel structures and the previous
buildings that were part of the old industrial fabric of the
area. Today, the
.
Recently, some of the
that were not envisioned in
the original design.

9. architectural deconstructivism and the park
• There have been
since its original
completion. To some, the park has
little concern with the
and the
seem to challenge the
expectation that visitors may have
of an urban park.
• Bernard Tschumi designed the Parc
de la Villette with the
, something without
historical precedent.
• This non-place, envisioned by
Tschumi, is the
and provides a
truly
.
• Visitors view and to the plan,
landscaping, and sculptural pieces
.
• The design of the park capitalizes
on the innate qualities that are
illustrated within
; By allowing
visitors to experience the
that
take place in that space begin to
become more vivid and authentic.
• The park embodies anti-tourism, not
allowing visitors to breeze through
the site and pick and choose the
sites they want to see. Upon arrival in
the park,
The frame of the park,
due to its roots in deconstructivism,
tries to change and react to the
functions that it holds within.