Their meeting was held in June, but their minutes have only just been published.
The members of the commission for old Paris, responsible for ensuring the good architectural performance of the capital, looked into the future of the building that had hosted the Tati brand for decades.
There, boulevard Rochechouart (18th century), Immobel won the call for projects aimed at rethinking the historic 8,000 square meter store, abandoned by its historic owner.
Housing, shops, offices, hotel accommodation and cultural space are on the program.
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"The proposal we have adopted preserves the identity of the building as well as possible, since it provides for as few demolitions as possible and retains most of the existing facades, including the complete preservation of the Haussmann building", argued Emmanuel Grégoire, first deputy (PS) to the mayor of Paris, when the project was unveiled.
But Emile Meunier, adviser (EELV) of Paris, president of the town planning commission, is cautious.
“We are talking about an emblematic place in the capital.
It is in itself a small photo of Parisian history that must be preserved.
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What worries him?
That through the interplay of destruction and reconstruction, the "hollow teeth" disappear.
That is to say that the buildings end up being perfectly aligned in their height, whereas they are today unequal by their date of construction, "ranging from the first Haussmannian to the later Haussmannian", underlines Emile. Miller.
"This is not the story of Paris"
A subject that is particularly close to the heart of the committee.
“We are now much stricter on this subject because we are seeing more and more perfect alignments of buildings.
But that's not the story of Paris.
And from a climatic point of view, these openings are important for allowing air flow and light to pass.
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If he says he is vigilant, Emile Meunier expects the commission to receive the project leader soon.
“We only do this for very large real estate transactions.
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“When we met in June, the winner of the call for projects had not been revealed, underlines Jean-François Legaret, chairman of the committee.
The one chosen turns out to be less destructive.
But we asked to follow the file.
We will meet again about it.
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