This is a branch of the Louvre Museum in Reims, a town in northern France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais region). SANAA and others were selected as the architects in a competition held in 2005. The building consists of a series of volumes with slight curves. The buildings are arranged to follow the gentle slope of the site. The building has one floor above ground and two floors below.

Europe | France

Shinkenchiku January 2013 issue 48P