Tag Annecy

17-04-2023

Manuelle Gautrand Architecture Expansion and renovation of Galeries Lafayette Annecy

In Annecy, France, Manuelle Gautrand Architecture planned the renovation and expansion of a commercial building belonging to France’s famous Galeries Lafayette department store chain. Built in the 1970s, the building was initially alien to its homogeneous architectural setting, but with time it has become an important landmark for the people of Annecy, and is now a protected heritage building.

13-01-2021

ONSTAGE: INTERVIEW WITH CLÉMENT BLANCHET

“Mithridatism is the practice of protecting oneself against a poison by gradually self-administering various toxic products. This immunity is acquired by the repetitive and progressively increasing intake of these harmful substances. The process of creating requires possibly a certain type of Architectural Mithridatism” —Clément Blanchet