ARCHITECTURE256 MAGAZINE E-ISSUE 15201 | Page 18

18 GALERIES LAFAYETTE The large folding of this canopy, which gives more height and breathing to the lower facades, allows balancing the general proportions of the building. The stone is now displayed in more reasonable proportions. The more the glass folds approach the angle of the building, the more they expand, as if they were trying to reach passersby on the Republic Square. The stone is now seen through the glass filter, becoming the setting of a new modernity. www.architecture256.com