Rotonde

Transformation of the Rotonde into an art gallery, workshops and restaurant. Paris

energy use
- 50 %
AREA
3,000 m²
TYPE
Hospitality, Public & cultural facilities
Project status
R&D

The Mur des Fermiers Généraux, built just before the French Revolution, made it possible to collect taxes on goods entering Paris. Along this 24-kilometre wall stood ‘propylaea’, designed by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux. One of them is the beautiful Rotonde de la Villette, the most imposing element of the old wall. It housed the offices of a tax collector, inspectors and the horsemen responsible for surveillance. From 1791 it served as barracks for the municipal guard, then as a salt store; today it houses a restaurant and an art gallery.

Project information

ADDRESS: 6-8 place de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad 75019 Paris
TEAM: Architect: PDA
AREA: 3,000 m²
DATE: 2022

Energy useGreenhouse gas emissionsBREEAM RFOBBCA RenovationSmartScore

- 63%

- 78%

Excellent

Performant

Gold

Greenhouse gas emissions

- 78%

BREEAM RFO

Excellent

BBCA Renovation

Performant

SmartScore

Gold

Rendering of the top of the planted timber tower imagined on the Rotonde de la Villette, Paris 19th

Rendering of the Bassin de la Villette at dusk, the Rotonde timber tower at the end of the vista

White-model 3D rendering of the Rotonde de la Villette tower in its urban context

Transforming the existing

PDA imagined a timber tower with planted walls. The programme provides for the extension of the existing art gallery, the creation of workshops for adults and the relocation of the restaurant to the top level, offering visitors a view over the entire capital. Covered in vegetation, this cultural facility of tomorrow will be a true green lung for the neighbourhood.