Projet
AP056.S1.1989.PR01
Description:
This project series documents an expansion of the Marc Laurent store at 110 Bloor Street West in Toronto in 1989. No project number was identifed. This project consisted of the eastward expansion and renovations to the existing high-end retail store. The original design of the store was completed prior to the founding of KPMB, by Bruce Kuwabara and Thomas Payne in 1986. The new space saw the addition of 1000 square feet to the store at the street level and relocation of the entrance doors to accommodate this expansion. An expansion of the lower concourse level also added 1,457 square feet. The new spaces extended the architectural style already established in earlier phases of the store's development. Materials used in this project, as in earlier projects, included steel, glass, rubber, and aluminum, combined with natural wood and stone. This project is considered Phase 3 of the store's development, with 2 future phases to be completed by KPMB Architects soon after. The project is recorded through original drawings and photographs dating from 1989-1991. The drawings consist primarily of sketches, plans, sections, and furnishing drawings. The photographs show the finished interiors.
1989-1991
Marc Laurent Store, Phase 3, Toronto (1989-1991)
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AP056.S1.1989.PR01
Description:
This project series documents an expansion of the Marc Laurent store at 110 Bloor Street West in Toronto in 1989. No project number was identifed. This project consisted of the eastward expansion and renovations to the existing high-end retail store. The original design of the store was completed prior to the founding of KPMB, by Bruce Kuwabara and Thomas Payne in 1986. The new space saw the addition of 1000 square feet to the store at the street level and relocation of the entrance doors to accommodate this expansion. An expansion of the lower concourse level also added 1,457 square feet. The new spaces extended the architectural style already established in earlier phases of the store's development. Materials used in this project, as in earlier projects, included steel, glass, rubber, and aluminum, combined with natural wood and stone. This project is considered Phase 3 of the store's development, with 2 future phases to be completed by KPMB Architects soon after. The project is recorded through original drawings and photographs dating from 1989-1991. The drawings consist primarily of sketches, plans, sections, and furnishing drawings. The photographs show the finished interiors.
Project
1989-1991
Projet
AP056.S1.1993.PR08
Description:
This project series documents a competition entry for the University of Waterloo Student Centre in Waterloo, Ontario in 1993. The project number assigned by the office is unidentifiable. This project proposed a two-storey building composed of rectangular spaces, a round central rotunda, four courtyards and terraces on the roof and sides. The building's exterior would be clad in split-faced limestone with a copper roof, wood doors and windows, and glazed walls comprising the top floor of the rotunda. Inside the rotunda would be cafe seating and information areas on the main floor and more casual reading and lounging spaces on the second level which were open to below. The main focus of the design was its relationship to the four courtyards, including a central courtyard at the building's centre that had bleachers overlooking it from above. Areas for a gym, bomb shelter and student government were also included. This was not the winning competition entry and the project was eventually realized by Cravit Ortved Architects. The project is recorded through drawings, presentation paintings, an aerial photograph and model dating from around 1993. The drawings are mostly originals of sketches, presentation drawings, plans, elevations and perspectives.
circa 1993
Student Centre, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario (1993)
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AP056.S1.1993.PR08
Description:
This project series documents a competition entry for the University of Waterloo Student Centre in Waterloo, Ontario in 1993. The project number assigned by the office is unidentifiable. This project proposed a two-storey building composed of rectangular spaces, a round central rotunda, four courtyards and terraces on the roof and sides. The building's exterior would be clad in split-faced limestone with a copper roof, wood doors and windows, and glazed walls comprising the top floor of the rotunda. Inside the rotunda would be cafe seating and information areas on the main floor and more casual reading and lounging spaces on the second level which were open to below. The main focus of the design was its relationship to the four courtyards, including a central courtyard at the building's centre that had bleachers overlooking it from above. Areas for a gym, bomb shelter and student government were also included. This was not the winning competition entry and the project was eventually realized by Cravit Ortved Architects. The project is recorded through drawings, presentation paintings, an aerial photograph and model dating from around 1993. The drawings are mostly originals of sketches, presentation drawings, plans, elevations and perspectives.
Project
circa 1993
Projet
AP178.S1.1990.PR02
Description:
This project series documents the Parque de Santo Domingo de Bonaval in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 3/90. The office assigned the date 1990 to this project. The project was for the Santo Domingo de Bonaval Park, located in the gardens of the Convent of Santo Domingo de Bonaval and an abandoned cementery. The park was part of the construction of the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporânea and was understood as an extension of it. The design was a collaboration between landscape architect Isabel Aguirre and Álvaro Siza. There was also a restoration component to the project which included restoring the pavement, paths, fountains and walls. The park, measuring 37 047 square metres, included an Eduardo Chillida sculpture. Siza and Aguirre decided not to include trash bins in the park and designed fifty-six benches. The project received the Premio Nacional de Arquitectura Manuel de la Dehesa award in 1997. Documenting this project are studies, preliminary drawings, plans and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation, notes and correspondence. Photographic materials document the models, project site and built project.
1987-1995
Parque de Santo Domingo de Bonaval [Santo Domingo de Bonaval Park], Santiago, Spain (1990)
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AP178.S1.1990.PR02
Description:
This project series documents the Parque de Santo Domingo de Bonaval in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 3/90. The office assigned the date 1990 to this project. The project was for the Santo Domingo de Bonaval Park, located in the gardens of the Convent of Santo Domingo de Bonaval and an abandoned cementery. The park was part of the construction of the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporânea and was understood as an extension of it. The design was a collaboration between landscape architect Isabel Aguirre and Álvaro Siza. There was also a restoration component to the project which included restoring the pavement, paths, fountains and walls. The park, measuring 37 047 square metres, included an Eduardo Chillida sculpture. Siza and Aguirre decided not to include trash bins in the park and designed fifty-six benches. The project received the Premio Nacional de Arquitectura Manuel de la Dehesa award in 1997. Documenting this project are studies, preliminary drawings, plans and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation, notes and correspondence. Photographic materials document the models, project site and built project.
Project
1987-1995
Projet
AP178.S1.1980.PR01
Description:
This project series document the Sede da Companhia Dom in Cologne, Germany. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 1/80. The office assigned the date 1980 to this project. The project files document Siza's design for DOM company headquarter's architectural competition. Fifty architects were selected by a jury to propose a design. The client underlined the importance of having a striking visual impact while also putting emphasis on precision, security, protection and technological advancement. Requirements for the building included enough space for 250 employees and a covered parking lot for 50 vehicles. Siza's proposed design was a cylindrical inclined building with a cylindrical hole through the center. A circulation system with elevators, stairs and ramps inside and outside the office spaces was designed to create a " complex promenade architecturale"[1] . Siza's entry was not selected. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, design development drawings and competition drawings. Textual materials include competiton documentation. Of particular interest in this project series are the first computer drawings and coordinates used by Siza' office. [1] : Peter Testa "Álvaro Siza, " Birkhäuser Verlag, 1996.
1980-1981
Sede da Companhia Dom [Dom Company Headquarters], Cologne, Germany (1980)
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AP178.S1.1980.PR01
Description:
This project series document the Sede da Companhia Dom in Cologne, Germany. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 1/80. The office assigned the date 1980 to this project. The project files document Siza's design for DOM company headquarter's architectural competition. Fifty architects were selected by a jury to propose a design. The client underlined the importance of having a striking visual impact while also putting emphasis on precision, security, protection and technological advancement. Requirements for the building included enough space for 250 employees and a covered parking lot for 50 vehicles. Siza's proposed design was a cylindrical inclined building with a cylindrical hole through the center. A circulation system with elevators, stairs and ramps inside and outside the office spaces was designed to create a " complex promenade architecturale"[1] . Siza's entry was not selected. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, design development drawings and competition drawings. Textual materials include competiton documentation. Of particular interest in this project series are the first computer drawings and coordinates used by Siza' office. [1] : Peter Testa "Álvaro Siza, " Birkhäuser Verlag, 1996.
Project
1980-1981
Projet
AP178.S1.2001.PR06
Description:
This project series documents the Centro de Alto Rendimento en el Balneario de Panticosa in Panticosa, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 32/00 A. The office assigned the date 2001 for this project. The project site is located in the mountains of Panticosa on the site of a spa resort. Siza's project was part of a revitalization project of the area supervised by Rafael Moneo. Moneo's project included the urban rehabilitation of the area and the renovation of the Nuestra Señora del Carmen church, as well as the construction of a hotel, a casino, and a cultural center. Siza's project consisted of a hotel for athletes, that included gymnasiums, exterior and interior pools, massage rooms, saunas, thermal baths, a solarium, a restaurant, a library, and a shop. During the beginning of the construction, a hot thermal watercourse was discovered under the project site and obliged the architect to revise the plans. The project was realized. Documenting this project are studies, design development drawings, and plans. Textual material includes project documentation and correspondence. Photographic material documents the project site, model, and built project.
2000-2008
Centro de Alto Rendimento en el Balneario de Panticosa [Sports Hotel and High-performance center], Panticosa, Spain (2001)
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AP178.S1.2001.PR06
Description:
This project series documents the Centro de Alto Rendimento en el Balneario de Panticosa in Panticosa, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 32/00 A. The office assigned the date 2001 for this project. The project site is located in the mountains of Panticosa on the site of a spa resort. Siza's project was part of a revitalization project of the area supervised by Rafael Moneo. Moneo's project included the urban rehabilitation of the area and the renovation of the Nuestra Señora del Carmen church, as well as the construction of a hotel, a casino, and a cultural center. Siza's project consisted of a hotel for athletes, that included gymnasiums, exterior and interior pools, massage rooms, saunas, thermal baths, a solarium, a restaurant, a library, and a shop. During the beginning of the construction, a hot thermal watercourse was discovered under the project site and obliged the architect to revise the plans. The project was realized. Documenting this project are studies, design development drawings, and plans. Textual material includes project documentation and correspondence. Photographic material documents the project site, model, and built project.
Project
2000-2008
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Chercheurs en résidence 2004
Jean-Pierre Chupin, École darchitecture, Université de Montréal, Canada Sujet : Théories du projet et paradoxes de la pensée analogique au tournant des années 70 Samuel D. Abert, Département d’histoire de l’art, Université hébraïque de Jérusalem, Israël Sujet : And was Jerusalem builded here… Maarten Delbeke, Universiteit Gent, Gand, Belgique Sujet : The Sacred History(...)
janvier 2004 au août 2004
Chercheurs en résidence 2004
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Jean-Pierre Chupin, École darchitecture, Université de Montréal, Canada Sujet : Théories du projet et paradoxes de la pensée analogique au tournant des années 70 Samuel D. Abert, Département d’histoire de l’art, Université hébraïque de Jérusalem, Israël Sujet : And was Jerusalem builded here… Maarten Delbeke, Universiteit Gent, Gand, Belgique Sujet : The Sacred History(...)
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août 2004
Devices of Design
Le colloque Devices of Design est une collaboration entre le CCA et la Fondation Daniel Langlois pour l’art, la science et la technologie. Il a été organisé en réponse à l’utilisation de plus en plus massive des outils numériques et des nouvelles technologies dans la conception architecturale et dans le domaine de la construction. Diverses communications ainsi qu’une(...)
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
18 novembre 2004 au 19 novembre 2004
Devices of Design
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Le colloque Devices of Design est une collaboration entre le CCA et la Fondation Daniel Langlois pour l’art, la science et la technologie. Il a été organisé en réponse à l’utilisation de plus en plus massive des outils numériques et des nouvelles technologies dans la conception architecturale et dans le domaine de la construction. Diverses communications ainsi qu’une(...)
Théâtre Paul-Desmarais
documents textuels
DR2001:0029
Description:
documents include correspondence to colleagues and universities for 1991-1992: Coop Himmelblau, UMRISS - Coop Himmelblauk Stephanie Dudek, Kurt Forster, Frank O. Gehry & Assoc., Fabio Ghersi (architect), David Goldblatt - Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Zaha Hadid, Philip Johnson, Philip Johnson 85th Birthday Invoices, Libeskind, Daniel and Nina, Macklowe - CMRI (drawings for exhibition), Rick Mandell, Edith Miller, David Neuman, Peter Noever - Architecture in Transition, John Rajchman, Renato Rizzi, Zoran Sladoljev, Antoine Predock, Antonia Soulez, Mark Taylor, Massimo Vignelli and Faruk Yorgancioglu. University Publications: University of California - Riverside, The Cooper Union, Cornell University, The Chicago Institute (for Architecture and Urbanism), Columbia High School, Columbia University, Universitat Hanover, Harvard Graduate school of Design, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Oberlin (College), Ohio State University, Pratt Institute, Princeton University, Rice School of Architecture, College of William and Mary and Richard Bland College.
Correspondence to colleagues and universities
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DR2001:0029
Description:
documents include correspondence to colleagues and universities for 1991-1992: Coop Himmelblau, UMRISS - Coop Himmelblauk Stephanie Dudek, Kurt Forster, Frank O. Gehry & Assoc., Fabio Ghersi (architect), David Goldblatt - Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Zaha Hadid, Philip Johnson, Philip Johnson 85th Birthday Invoices, Libeskind, Daniel and Nina, Macklowe - CMRI (drawings for exhibition), Rick Mandell, Edith Miller, David Neuman, Peter Noever - Architecture in Transition, John Rajchman, Renato Rizzi, Zoran Sladoljev, Antoine Predock, Antonia Soulez, Mark Taylor, Massimo Vignelli and Faruk Yorgancioglu. University Publications: University of California - Riverside, The Cooper Union, Cornell University, The Chicago Institute (for Architecture and Urbanism), Columbia High School, Columbia University, Universitat Hanover, Harvard Graduate school of Design, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Oberlin (College), Ohio State University, Pratt Institute, Princeton University, Rice School of Architecture, College of William and Mary and Richard Bland College.
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graphique
ARCH153788
Description:
Various posters advertising IAUS exhibitions: Clorindo Testa: Architecture and Personal Mythology; November 9 to 25, 1981 (2) Office for Metropolitan Architecture: Toward a modern (re)construction of the European City - Four Housing Projects; March 12 to May 28, 1982 (2) Princeton's Beaux-Arts and its New Academicism from Labatut to the Program of Geddes - An Exhibition of Original Drawings over Fifty Years; January 27 to February 18 [?] (2) Gwathmey Siegel Architects : Twenty-four Residences; December 15, 1977 to January 15, 1978 (2) O.M. Ungers : An Exhibition of Architecture, May 6 to May 31, 1977 (2) Philip Johnson: Processes, September 12 to October 31, 1978 (2) Wallace Harrison: Fifty Years of Architecture, December 13, 1979 to January 13, 1980 (1) On Style - Two Evenings at the IAUS, December 6 and 8, 1982; [The Portland Building by Michael Graves] (2)
1977-1982
Various posters advertising IAUS exhibitions
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ARCH153788
Description:
Various posters advertising IAUS exhibitions: Clorindo Testa: Architecture and Personal Mythology; November 9 to 25, 1981 (2) Office for Metropolitan Architecture: Toward a modern (re)construction of the European City - Four Housing Projects; March 12 to May 28, 1982 (2) Princeton's Beaux-Arts and its New Academicism from Labatut to the Program of Geddes - An Exhibition of Original Drawings over Fifty Years; January 27 to February 18 [?] (2) Gwathmey Siegel Architects : Twenty-four Residences; December 15, 1977 to January 15, 1978 (2) O.M. Ungers : An Exhibition of Architecture, May 6 to May 31, 1977 (2) Philip Johnson: Processes, September 12 to October 31, 1978 (2) Wallace Harrison: Fifty Years of Architecture, December 13, 1979 to January 13, 1980 (1) On Style - Two Evenings at the IAUS, December 6 and 8, 1982; [The Portland Building by Michael Graves] (2)
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1977-1982
Sous-série
Opera Houses
CI001.S2.D3
Description:
Charles Rohault de Fleury's sustained involvement with the design of opera houses began with his appointment in 1846 as official architect of the existing Salle Le Pelletier, home to the *Paris Opera, and continued until an open competition was called in 1860 (Charles Garnier won this competition). During this period Rohault de Fleury submitted numerous proposals to replace theprovisional Salle Le Pelletier with a structure more appropriate to the grandeur and importance of France's national opera company. The CCA collection contains four projects related to his work for the Paris opera: two early projects (1846 and 1847) and one later one (1859) for a newopera house, and a portfolio of lithographs and drawings related to alterations and repairs to Salle Le Pelletier (1850-1854). The collection also includes Charles' earliest theatre project, a comprehensive plan for an opera house and surrounding infrastructure for the Theatre Royal Italien opera company (1838-1840), and an album containing drawings and prints of antique and contemporary theatres (1839-1854?). Charles' first project was for the Theatre Royal Italien opera company whose previous home, the Salle Favart, had burned down on the night of January 14 1838. The CCA collection contains an album of presentation drawings for a new theatre located on rue de la Paix with boutiques in the adjacent 'passages' (DR1974:0002:019:001-023). A second album consists of site plans including proposed 'maisons à loyers' (apartment buildings) and documents relating to the cost estimates and rental income for the entire project (DR1974:0002:036:001-016). The architectural style and interior arrangement of the theatre is heavily indebted to Francois Debret's Salle Le Pelletier. Charles' originality lies more in his conception of the social and economic role of the theatre in relation and integration, to its surrounding urban fabric. An explanation of the entire Theatre Royal Italien project, and Charles' role as architect in it, is found in two proposal letters (located in the Avery Library, Columbia University, NY) written by the entrepreneur Eugene Lecomte to the Minister of the Interior, Comte Duchatel, on May 15 and October 31 1839 (1). Charles' album of drawings at the CCA for the theatre and some of the cost and rental estimates are probably presentation copies directly related to the first letter, and most likely submitted to the Minister of the Interior. Charles' project was never executed, and the Italian opera company eventualy found a permanent home in the existing Salle Ventadour (1841). However, the inclusive nature of the Théâtre Royal Italien proposal, with its stress on urban development and contextuality, continued to play a seminal role in his later Paris Opera projects. Upon replacing Francois Debret as architect of Salle Le Pelletier in 1846, Charles proposed nine possible locations (site plans) for a new opera house for the Paris Opera (*Academie Royale de Musique) and, in the following year (1847) prepared a portfolio of drawings for the actual structure with an accompanying seven-page manuscript describing the project. Although executed in successive years, the site plans and 1847 drawings are conceptually related. Both components were undertaken in response to offical interest in a public competition that was never implemented (2)(3). The CCA has two sets of the nine site plans proposed in 1846 (DR1974:0002:036:001-016), one containing transfer lithographed site plans with a written analysis and cost estimate for each of the proposed locations, and the other with only the site plans (similar sets are located in the 'Archives Nationales' in France). They indicate that Charles, (heavily influenced by his Théâtre Royal Italien project) preferred the Rue de la Paix location (siteplan #3) for the new opera house. Although site plan number six, Boulevard des Capucines, was not favoured at this date, it is highly prophetic as it was the location officially chosen in 1860 for the new opera house. Apparently unique to the CCA collection is the 1847 manuscript and portfolio of drawings for the proposed opera house (DR1974:0002:036:001-016). The manuscript is both an indepth review of the requirements for a national opera house and a guide to his portfolio of drawings. Charles' conception and design continued to be strongly influenced by Debret's Salle Lepelletier, as well as his own Théâtre Italien project, and various antique and contemporary opera houses and theatres. Many of the French and Italian sources mentioned in the manuscript are collected in an album (DR1974:0002:010:001-048) as references for his own designs (4). As official architect of Salle Le pelletier, Charles was also responsible for repairs, restorations, and alterations to the existing structure. The drawings and transfer lithographs in the CCA collection (DR1974:0002:036:001-016) are primarily dated 1854, and relate to documented repair and restoration projects undertaken during this period (5)(6). The CCA collection has the presentation drawings and lithographs for the later 1859 project (DR1974:0002:027:001-027) for the Paris opera (*Theatre Imperiale de l'opera) that were sent to Achille Fould, the Minister of State. This project is probably a counterpart to a similiar one that he submitted to the Prefect of the Seine, Baron Haussmann, in the same year (7). Site plans show the opera house on an irregular polygonal site facing Boulevard des Capucines. The placement of the 'maisons à loyers' on the rear of the site reflects Charles' continued emphasis on integrating his opera projects into the surrounding urban context. In 1859, it appeared that Charles was favoured to build the new opera house. But late in the following year, a public competition was called in which Charles Garnier emerged as the victor. Although Charles did not build the final structure, his numerous projects, as exemplified in the CCA collection, were of prime importance in determining the location, configuration, and plan of the Place de l'Opera (8). * The 'Paris Opera' was France's national opera, and thus its name changed numerous times throughout its history according to altering perceptions of its role in French culture and/or changes in political regimes. For reasons of clarity, the national opera will be referred to as the Paris Opera. The names indicated in brackets with a star refer to the proper name of the opera company at the date of the project. (1) Eugene Le Comte, "Projet de Salle rue de la Paix, pour le Théâtre Royal Italien: Lettres à Monsieur le Ministre de l'Intérieur, en date des 15 mai et 31octobre 1839" (Paris: P. Dupont, 1839). (2) Christopher Curtis Mead, "Charles Garnier's Paris Opera and the Renaissance of Classicism in Nineteenth century French Architecture", 3 vols. (PhD thesis; Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1986), p. 234 and p. 956, fn. 30. (3) Monika Steinhauser, "Die Architektur des Pariser Oper" (Munich: Prestel Verlag, 1969), p. 45, fns. 143 and 144. (4) Barry Bergdoll, "Charles Rohault de Fleury: Part Three: Theatres and the Opera house", 'CCA Research Report', n.d., p. 3. (5) Larousse XIXth Century, s.v. "Rohault de Fleury, Charles". (6) Mead, p. 238. (7) Oeuvres de C. Rohault de Fleury, architecte" (Paris: Librarie centrale d'architecture, 1884).. (8) Macmillan, s.v. "Rohault de Fleury Familly".
1717-1868
Opera Houses
CI001.S2.D3
Description:
Charles Rohault de Fleury's sustained involvement with the design of opera houses began with his appointment in 1846 as official architect of the existing Salle Le Pelletier, home to the *Paris Opera, and continued until an open competition was called in 1860 (Charles Garnier won this competition). During this period Rohault de Fleury submitted numerous proposals to replace theprovisional Salle Le Pelletier with a structure more appropriate to the grandeur and importance of France's national opera company. The CCA collection contains four projects related to his work for the Paris opera: two early projects (1846 and 1847) and one later one (1859) for a newopera house, and a portfolio of lithographs and drawings related to alterations and repairs to Salle Le Pelletier (1850-1854). The collection also includes Charles' earliest theatre project, a comprehensive plan for an opera house and surrounding infrastructure for the Theatre Royal Italien opera company (1838-1840), and an album containing drawings and prints of antique and contemporary theatres (1839-1854?). Charles' first project was for the Theatre Royal Italien opera company whose previous home, the Salle Favart, had burned down on the night of January 14 1838. The CCA collection contains an album of presentation drawings for a new theatre located on rue de la Paix with boutiques in the adjacent 'passages' (DR1974:0002:019:001-023). A second album consists of site plans including proposed 'maisons à loyers' (apartment buildings) and documents relating to the cost estimates and rental income for the entire project (DR1974:0002:036:001-016). The architectural style and interior arrangement of the theatre is heavily indebted to Francois Debret's Salle Le Pelletier. Charles' originality lies more in his conception of the social and economic role of the theatre in relation and integration, to its surrounding urban fabric. An explanation of the entire Theatre Royal Italien project, and Charles' role as architect in it, is found in two proposal letters (located in the Avery Library, Columbia University, NY) written by the entrepreneur Eugene Lecomte to the Minister of the Interior, Comte Duchatel, on May 15 and October 31 1839 (1). Charles' album of drawings at the CCA for the theatre and some of the cost and rental estimates are probably presentation copies directly related to the first letter, and most likely submitted to the Minister of the Interior. Charles' project was never executed, and the Italian opera company eventualy found a permanent home in the existing Salle Ventadour (1841). However, the inclusive nature of the Théâtre Royal Italien proposal, with its stress on urban development and contextuality, continued to play a seminal role in his later Paris Opera projects. Upon replacing Francois Debret as architect of Salle Le Pelletier in 1846, Charles proposed nine possible locations (site plans) for a new opera house for the Paris Opera (*Academie Royale de Musique) and, in the following year (1847) prepared a portfolio of drawings for the actual structure with an accompanying seven-page manuscript describing the project. Although executed in successive years, the site plans and 1847 drawings are conceptually related. Both components were undertaken in response to offical interest in a public competition that was never implemented (2)(3). The CCA has two sets of the nine site plans proposed in 1846 (DR1974:0002:036:001-016), one containing transfer lithographed site plans with a written analysis and cost estimate for each of the proposed locations, and the other with only the site plans (similar sets are located in the 'Archives Nationales' in France). They indicate that Charles, (heavily influenced by his Théâtre Royal Italien project) preferred the Rue de la Paix location (siteplan #3) for the new opera house. Although site plan number six, Boulevard des Capucines, was not favoured at this date, it is highly prophetic as it was the location officially chosen in 1860 for the new opera house. Apparently unique to the CCA collection is the 1847 manuscript and portfolio of drawings for the proposed opera house (DR1974:0002:036:001-016). The manuscript is both an indepth review of the requirements for a national opera house and a guide to his portfolio of drawings. Charles' conception and design continued to be strongly influenced by Debret's Salle Lepelletier, as well as his own Théâtre Italien project, and various antique and contemporary opera houses and theatres. Many of the French and Italian sources mentioned in the manuscript are collected in an album (DR1974:0002:010:001-048) as references for his own designs (4). As official architect of Salle Le pelletier, Charles was also responsible for repairs, restorations, and alterations to the existing structure. The drawings and transfer lithographs in the CCA collection (DR1974:0002:036:001-016) are primarily dated 1854, and relate to documented repair and restoration projects undertaken during this period (5)(6). The CCA collection has the presentation drawings and lithographs for the later 1859 project (DR1974:0002:027:001-027) for the Paris opera (*Theatre Imperiale de l'opera) that were sent to Achille Fould, the Minister of State. This project is probably a counterpart to a similiar one that he submitted to the Prefect of the Seine, Baron Haussmann, in the same year (7). Site plans show the opera house on an irregular polygonal site facing Boulevard des Capucines. The placement of the 'maisons à loyers' on the rear of the site reflects Charles' continued emphasis on integrating his opera projects into the surrounding urban context. In 1859, it appeared that Charles was favoured to build the new opera house. But late in the following year, a public competition was called in which Charles Garnier emerged as the victor. Although Charles did not build the final structure, his numerous projects, as exemplified in the CCA collection, were of prime importance in determining the location, configuration, and plan of the Place de l'Opera (8). * The 'Paris Opera' was France's national opera, and thus its name changed numerous times throughout its history according to altering perceptions of its role in French culture and/or changes in political regimes. For reasons of clarity, the national opera will be referred to as the Paris Opera. The names indicated in brackets with a star refer to the proper name of the opera company at the date of the project. (1) Eugene Le Comte, "Projet de Salle rue de la Paix, pour le Théâtre Royal Italien: Lettres à Monsieur le Ministre de l'Intérieur, en date des 15 mai et 31octobre 1839" (Paris: P. Dupont, 1839). (2) Christopher Curtis Mead, "Charles Garnier's Paris Opera and the Renaissance of Classicism in Nineteenth century French Architecture", 3 vols. (PhD thesis; Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1986), p. 234 and p. 956, fn. 30. (3) Monika Steinhauser, "Die Architektur des Pariser Oper" (Munich: Prestel Verlag, 1969), p. 45, fns. 143 and 144. (4) Barry Bergdoll, "Charles Rohault de Fleury: Part Three: Theatres and the Opera house", 'CCA Research Report', n.d., p. 3. (5) Larousse XIXth Century, s.v. "Rohault de Fleury, Charles". (6) Mead, p. 238. (7) Oeuvres de C. Rohault de Fleury, architecte" (Paris: Librarie centrale d'architecture, 1884).. (8) Macmillan, s.v. "Rohault de Fleury Familly".
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1717-1868