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Manuelle Gautrand is a French architect, born in 1961, who founded her Paris-based practice Manuelle Gautrand Architecture. Her C42 Citroën showroom on the Champs-Élysées, completed in 2007, brought her international attention and features a façade of glass chevrons referencing the car brand's logo. Other significant works include the renovation of the Gaîté-Lyrique cultural center in Paris.
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Who is Manuelle Gautrand?
Manuelle Gautrand is a French architect born in 1961 who founded the Paris-based practice Manuelle Gautrand Architecture. Her work includes cultural buildings, commercial spaces, and public architecture.
What is Manuelle Gautrand's C42 project?
C42 was a Citroën showroom at 42 Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Completed in 2007, it brought Gautrand international attention through its glass-chevron facade and sculptural display structure.
What is distinctive about the C42 Citroën showroom?
The interior arranged cars on eight circular platforms, each approximately 6 meters in diameter, stacked around a central vertical support. The glass facade used chevron-like forms to make the showroom visible from the Champs-Élysées.
Where did Manuelle Gautrand establish her architecture practice?
She established her practice in Paris, where Manuelle Gautrand Architecture remains associated with contemporary French design. The C42 showroom on the Champs-Élysées became her best-known early international project.
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