Luis Laplace: ‘Paris is a very inspiring city for artists’

Founded in 2004 by the Argentinian-born architect Luis Laplace and his French partner, Christophe Comoy, the Paris-based architecture studio Laplace has been a longstanding collaborator of Hauser & Wirth. Following projects in Somerset, Menorca and other gallery locations, Laplace has been entrusted with our new Parisian gallery, taking on the conversion of 26 bis rue François 1er, a neo-classical hôtel particulier that formerly housed La Maison Decour, a decorative arts gallery, until the 1940s. Speaking from his studio on Place Saint Georges, Luis Laplace explained, ‘Christophe found the space, this amazing space in the heart of Paris. It’s a very beautiful building, with a very Parisian character.’
Committed to both maintaining the building’s integrity and celebrating its history, at Hauser & Wirth Paris Laplace used locally sourced materials to maintain the authentic elements of the space, with any interventions-such as Martin Creed’s installation on the historic spiral staircase-focused on a merging of artist and architecture. Here, Laplace shares his thoughts on conservation, the creation of gallery spaces, and on Paris as a city where art is combined with the art de vivre.
As we countdown to the opening of our new gallery in Paris, we invite you inside the ateliers, homes and offices of artists, friends and collaborators in the city.
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Hauser & Wirth is an international contemporary and modern art gallery with spaces in Zurich, London, Somerset, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Gstaad, St. Moritz, Monaco and Menorca.
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