Grand Central Saint-Lazare, Parisian Retail, Restaurants and Office Building, Architecture Images
Grand Central Saint-Lazare in Paris
Mixed-Use scheme Architecture Development in Paris, France – design by Ferrier Marchetti Studio
13 Nov 2019
Grand Central Saint-Lazare
Architect: Ferrier Marchetti Studio
Location: Paris, France

Ferrier Marchetti Studio has completed Grand Central Saint-Lazare a mixed-use scheme adjacent to Saint-Lazare station, consisting of retail, restaurants, and workspace, alongside an auditorium, hanging gardens, rooftop terrace and public promenade. Emerging from the heart of Paris? bustling metropolitan centre, Grand Central Saint-Lazare represents one of the most complex new projects to be built in central Paris over the last decade.
In development since 2013 for The Carlyle Group, Grand Central Saint-Lazare is a flagship project for Paris-based practice Ferrier Marchetti Studio, situated beside one of the busiest urban infrastructure hubs in Europe. Drawing inspiration from Gare Saint-Lazare?s extraordinary heritage as the first railway station in France, and its presence within the impressionist paintings of Claude Monet, the project is designed to reshape the district?s dense urban environment, and reconnect visitors to the spirit of Paris.

The project is part restoration, part rehabilitation of a significant protected Haussmann building, with the addition of a contemporary 20,000m2 structure, reaching up to seven-storeys. The striking c...