Tucked inside the production hall of Cristal Saint-Louis, France’s oldest crystal maker, the museum called La Grande Place straddles a five metre deep hole. The architects Florence Lipsky and Pascal Rollet discovered the pit, an old oven, under a tarpaulin and immediately agreed that was where the museum should go.
Around its perimeter they built a free-standing box of Douglas fir wrapped in rippled polycarbonate, with a ramp that slopes upward past shelves showing pieces from the house’s illustrious history. Chandeliers are suspended over the hole, while two platforms give views onto the factory floor and the glassblowers working below.
AU*M Biscuit House
Camille Lesecq
Christian Biecher, Paris
La Grande Place, Lorraine
Cyprien Gaillard, Artist
Franklin Azzi, Paris
Heal Fashion Label
Hôtel Ville d'Hiver, Arcachon
Le Mont St Michel Fashion
Ligia Dias Jewellery
Maison Fabre Gloves
Musée International de la Parfumerie, Grasse
Moustache
Nomiya Restaurant, Paris
Nontron Knives, Dordogne
Pain de Sucre
Perfumers
PGO Automobiles, Gard
Philippe Rahm Architect
Les Thermes Marins, Cannes
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