Group of people inside a bookstore with geometric shelves filled with books, in a room with stone walls and arched ceiling.

INSTITUT ITALIEN DE CULTURE, PARIS

BIBLIOTHÈQUE ITALO CALVINO ET MÉDIATHÈQUE

Maître d’ouvrage / Institut Italien de Culture
Projet réalisé par LAPS Architecture, dont Salvator-John LIOTTA était l’un des deux co-gérants
Surface / 500 m²

Books arranged on a wooden grid bookshelf, with some books lying flat and others standing upright, in a library or bookstore.
Bookshelf with multiple compartments filled with a variety of books against a concrete wall.
Interior of a library with stone arches, bookshelves on both sides, tables, and display boards in the center.
Photo of a library interior with curved stone arch ceilings, bookshelves, and display boards. In the foreground, a computer screen shows a man sitting on a black sofa in front of framed black-and-white photographs.
A marble building with large stone columns, steps leading up to a corridor with a checkered black and white floor, and hanging globe lights.
People in a bookstore, one person raising their hand, with bookshelves filled with books on each side, and a stone arched ceiling in the background.
A woman with long dark hair wearing a black beret and yellow coat looking at a display board with architectural images and text in an indoor space with stone archways and bookshelves.
A classroom with children sitting at desks, some reading or writing, while adults are standing and engaging with them. A large TV screen is at the front, and bookshelves are visible along the walls.
Group of children and a woman browsing books at a bookstore or library with unique, zigzag-shaped bookshelves on either side.
Courtyard with red and white tables and chairs in front of a grand, classical-style building with columns and large windows.
Elegant room with gold ornate columns, large mirror, and rows of red cushioned chairs, set up for a formal event or conference.
Elegant hallway with large windows and curtains, ornate marble floors, and decorative columns. There are glass vases filled with red-orange cubes placed on ornate carved tables.
Interior of a room with patterned yellow wallpaper, a large window, a white door, a brown upholstered loveseat, and two armchairs, with a fireplace and shelves in the background.
An ornate, gold-accented ballroom with large windows, a wooden stage with a grand piano, curtains, and decorative moldings.