TEMPORARY PAVILION, VERSAILLES, FRANCE
Paris-based Explorations Architecture have sent us these images of a temporary entrance-pavilion they have designed for the Chateau de Versailles in France.
The 350 square metre structure provides crowd regulation, a visitors’ centre, security checks and cloakroom.
Building was completed this summer; the pavilion will remain in place until 2011.
Photographs by Michel DenancĂŠ.
The following text is from Explorations Architecture – TEMPORARY ENTRANCE VERSAILLES, FRANCE
PAVILION
TO
THE
CHATEAU
DE
VERSAILLES
CREDITS Client Etablissement public du musée et du domaine national de Versailles with VINCI (sponsor)
Timeframe: Competition Completion Expected demolition 2011
Budget 1.8m euros (350m2)
November July
and
2007 2008
footage
Location Right in the middle of the Cour d’honneur du Château de Versailles
Functions Temporary main entrance to Crowd Visitor’s Safety checks and cloakroom (your toothpaste will be confiscated…)
the
Château regulation information
Capacity Approx. 15 000 visitors a day (summer season) Shape A modern horn of plenty with a big mouth and a small tail Inspiration Fushimi inari Christo’s Central park Gates Complexity All glass panes and portal frames are different.
temples
in
Japan
Materials Concrete Painted Laminated clear Douglas Rubber Fluorescent lighting
slab Steel glass timber
for
and portal facades brise
and
footings frames roof soleil flooring
Architects Explorations architecture (Benoît le Thierry d’Ennequin+ Yves Pagès) Engineers Terrell Main CBC service+ Eiffel + Satob + France Lanord et Bichaton + SDEL
contractors