Last proposal for Notre Dame: a penthouse with heliport – 15/05/2019

A month after the fire that ravaged the roof of the cathedral Our Lady, the proposals for their recovery are increasingly absurd. As long as the authorities have not defined the rules for their restoration, architecture studios around the world imagine an infinity of possibilities, from the most respectful of original works to the most disturbing.

In this line lies the latest project, from the Viennese study Who cares?! ("Who cares?"), Who introduced "Penthouse of Cuasimodo", an idea based on the hero of the novel "Our Lady of Paris" by Victor Hugo, 1831. The proposal answers a question that, according to the authors, has not yet been asked: Where lives the most famous bell ringer? world?

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The proposal is controversial because of its contrast with the Gothic style of the original work: a well-lit penthouse, with green spaces, which would ensure Cuasimodo a more comfortable home than the dark attic where he lived. If the project of these four young Austrian architects was built, the Hunchback of Notre Dame I would appreciate 8,000 m2 in which an absolutely contemporary structure, with straight and unadorned lines, would coexist with vast flower gardens.

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According to the details of the project, the penthouse apartment is flanked by green terraces offering a unique view of the mountains. Paris. Moreover, Cuasimodo would not have to climb painful stairs to get to his new home. I would do it through a heliport, located at one end of the bridge.

For your rest and your leisure time, a modern spa has been designed with a indoor pool that expands to an open space. "This is the least that Cuasimodo deserves to have done Notre-Dame cathedral"say the authors.