From the architect. Officially opened on 16 and 17 May in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, the Françoise Sagan Multimedia library covers 3.500 m2 of usable surface area over one site, the Clos Saint-Lazare, which alternately housed a leprosarium, a priory and a prison before becoming a hospital which was closed in 1998. The site is hidden from view, despite being steeped in history, and is little-known, even by Parisians.
建筑师Stéphane Bigoni和Antoine Mortemard已经成功翻新了这块场地，没有被它沉重的过去所阻碍。他们更喜欢从地中海风格的覆盖回廊中汲取灵感，创建设备最好的首都多媒体博物馆之一，它将存放超过10万份文档。只有旧结构中的立面和两个楼梯被保留下来并进行了翻新。至于其它的部分都被清除掉了，项目增加了一个金属结构，建筑师说，“这样一个项目需要一定的承载能力，也就是在600和1200 kg / m2之间，而之前的结构只能支撑150 kg / m2”。
The architects, Stéphane Bigoni and Antoine Mortemard, have successfully renovated the site without being hindered by its heavy past. They preferred to draw their inspiration from the Mediterranean-style covered cloisters for the creation of one of the best-equipped multimedia libraries of the capital, which boasts more than 100.000 documents. Only the façades and two stairways from the old structure were kept and renovated. For the rest, they emptied everything and added a metal structure "with the load-bearing capacity required for such a project, i.e. between 600 and 1.200 kg/m2, whereas he former structure could only support 150 kg/m2", according to the architects.
洁净的阅览室被礼堂和展厅所包围，隐于玻璃幕墙之后，玻璃幕墙远离拱形开口的开敞室内，拱形开口构成石材立面。这里没有什么是多余的，连最微小的细节都经过完美处理。仅有的装饰是点缀在凉廊密处的窗帘，还有花园的设计，花园种植着棕榈树，并铺装了极为弯曲的道路。场地是令人惊讶的平静天堂，离Gare de l'Est火车站一箭之遥，这个方法突出了场地的地中海甚至热带的感觉。缺点是什么呢?该项目原计划创建一个700平方米的屋顶露台，可以欣赏巴黎的壮观景色，尽管设计师坚持，该计划最终还是被搁置。在建筑师来看，项目的设计潜能还只停留在局部范围内。
Rounded off by an auditorium and exhibition hall, the immaculate reading rooms are sheltered behind a glazed curtain wall removed from the exposed interior of the arched openings that make up the stone façade. Here, nothing is in excess and the slightest detail is impeccably addressed. The only decorum is the curtains interspersed in the thickness of the loggias and the design of a garden planted with palm trees and featuring twisting paths. One way of highlighting the Mediterranean and even tropical feel of the site, a surprising haven of peace a stone's throw from the Gare de l'Est train station. The downside ? The plans to create a roof terrace of 700 m2 on the building offering magnificent views of Paris where ultimately shelved, despite the designer's insistence. A property potential which is once again topical, according to the architects.
