Reconstruction of the Atelier Brancusi

Reconstruction of the Atelier Brancusi

This small building hosts a permanent exhibition of the works of sculptor Constantin Brancusi. The challenge of this project was to reproduce the exact layout of the artist’s works as they had been displayed in his original studio before he left them to the French government.The atelier replicates the layout, the volume and the light of the original studio, but is housed in a larger, square, flat-roofed pavilion. Glass replaces solid walls to enable visitors to walk around the outside of the studio within an enclosed circulation space.

Project data

Design

1992-1994

Construction

1995-1997

 

Site area

650 m2

Total floor area

530 m2

Height

7,2 max

Floors

1

Credits

Client

Centre Georges Pompidou

Architect

Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Consultants

GEC Ingéniérie (structural and electrical engineering, cost control); INEX (HVAC); Isis (car parking)