David Chipperfield Architects wins Morland Paris

Among the 23 results proposed by the city of Paris, 'reinvent Paris' contest David Chipperfield Architects has won the seat of the Boulevard Morland.

Morland Paris, "Reinventer Paris", by Olafur Eliasson. Image © Olafur Eliasson.

Following a three-phase competitive process, David Chipperfield Architects Berlin, together with Paris-based developer Emerige, has won the Call for Projects to redevelop the ‘Boulevard Morland’ site in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The process is part of the wider city-led urban regeneration initiative - ‘Reinventer Paris’ - calling for innovative projects to redevelop 23 sites across the city. The winning scheme for the Boulevard Morland site both extends and opens up the existing structure which was originally built from 1957 to 1964 as a city administration building. The two top floors will integrate an inhabitable artistic installation designed by Studio Other Spaces that will house a bar and restaurant. The redeveloped complex will contain a mixed-use programme including housing, a youth hostel, hotel facilities, offices, retail outlets and a food market, establishing a new social and public landmark for the people of Paris.

Location.- 17 boulevard Morland. Paris. France.

Morland, mixité capitale

Design team.- David Chipperfield Architects / Calq Architecture / Olafur Eliasson, Studio Other Spaces, Intervention Artistique / Michel Desvigne, Paysagiste
Developer.- Societe Parisienne Du Nouvel Arsenal, Promoteur Et Porteur Du Projet / Perl, Operateur Logements Intermediaires
Collaborators.- Alto (Environnement Et Fluides), Bollinger+Grohmann (Façade), Somete (Structure), Bet / Encore Heureux Architectes (Reemploi Des Materiaux), Mds Consulting (Securite), Costes Etudes & Projets (Hotel), Marc Olivier Wahler (Art Et Culture), Btobaby (Petite Enfance), Conseils / Socotec, Bureau De Controle / Ubiant, Start-Up (Solutions Pour Batiments Intelligents) / Terroirs D’avenir (Commerce, Marche Alimentaire), Paris Art Lab (Espaces Culturels), Sous Les Fraises (Agriculture Urbaine), France Hostels (Auberge De Jeunesse), So-Sofitel (Hotel, Bar, Restaurant), Utilisateurs.

Owner.- City of Paris
Current occupation.- Offices
Plot.- 8379 m²
Current built area.- 40.000 m²
PLU zoning.- UG
PLU ceiling height of.- 25 metros

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Morland Paris, "Reinventer Paris", by David Chipperfield Architects. Image © Imaging Atelier. Courtesy of DCA.

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David Chipperfield

Sir David Alan Chipperfield was born in London in 1953 and was raised on a farm in Devon, in the southwest of England. He studied architecture at the Kingston School of Art and the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, graduating in 1980. He later worked with Douglas Stephen, Norman Foster, and Richard Rogers before founding his own firm, David Chipperfield Architects, in 1985.

The firm has grown to include offices in London, Berlin (1998), Shanghai (2005), Milan (2006), and Santiago de Compostela (2022). His first notable commission was a commercial interior for Issey Miyake in London, which led him to work in Japan. In the United Kingdom, his first significant building was the River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames, completed in 1997.

Chipperfield has developed over one hundred projects across Asia, Europe, and North America, including civic, cultural, academic, and residential buildings. In Germany, he led the reconstruction of the Neues Museum in Berlin (1993–2009) and the construction of the James-Simon-Galerie (1999–2018).

He has been a professor at various universities in Europe and the United States, including the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart and Yale University. In 2012, he curated the 13th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. In 2017, he established the RIA Foundation in Galicia, Spain, dedicated to research on sustainable development in the region.

He is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and has been recognized as an honorary fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Bund Deutscher Architekten (BDA). He has received numerous awards, including the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2011, the Praemium Imperiale from the Japan Art Association in 2013, and the Pritzker Prize in 2023. In 2009, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, in 2010 he was knighted for his services to architecture, and in 2021 he was appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour in the United Kingdom.

Chipperfield's career is distinguished by his focus on the relationship between architecture and its context, as well as his commitment to sustainability and the preservation of architectural heritage.

Published on: February 3, 2016

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