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Museum Fondation Louis Vuitton
An architectural jewel was created in Paris in 2013 based on designs by Frank Gehry. The museum was created on the initiative of Bernard Arnault, CEO of the French company Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVHM). The museum mostly shows art of the 20th century. The Fondation Louis Vuitton Museum is covered by 12 single roofs consisting of 222 single and double curved, glued laminated glulam beams made of European larch. The total volume of glued laminated timber is around 800 m³. The museum has eleven galleries (11,000 square meters), an auditorium with 400 seats and several terraces, and is architecturally modeled on a ship.
Location
Paris, FranceClient
Fondation Louis Vuitton pour la création, Paris, France
General contractor
EIFFAGE Construction Métallique, Colombes, France
Architect
Frank Gehry
Construction period
2012 / 2013
Status
Completed
Project category
Cultural, Free form, Canopy, Façade, Glued laminated timberDetails
The Museum Fondation Louis Vuitton is covered by 12 single roofs with 222 single and double-curved European larch glulam beams. The total volume of glulam is around 800 m³. HESS TIMBER was involved for technical consulting during the planning phase.
- Wood species: European Larch
- Volume: 800 m³ glued laminated timber
Fondation Louis Vuitton // VINCI
VINCI is a French construction group that was responsible for the construction of the Louis Vuitton Museum. In this interview the main responsibles explain the complexity and the difficulties that occurred during the construction of this very special Museum.
Aerial Views // FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON
This film shows some spectacular aerial views of the museum.