Luis Laplace Explained

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Luis Laplace is an Argentine architect who, with his partner Christophe Comoy, founded and runs the Paris-based Laplace practice, where he is the head designer. He is known for his work for and in collaboration with the art gallery Hauser & Wirth, and has been included in several of Architectural Digests annual AD100 lists.

Early years

Laplace was born and educated in Buenos Aires, Argentina,[1] He is the son of a lawyer father and airport-manager mother, who divorced while he was still a child.[2] He obtained bachelor and masters degrees in architecture and urbanism at the Universidad de Belgrano, graduating in 1995.

Following graduation he worked for Selldorf Architects in Argentina and Mallorca, before being employed at their in New York headquarters between 1999 and 2004.

Career

Laplace founded his eponymous architectural practice in 2004, with his business- and life-partner Christophe Comoy, a former lawyer who serves as CEO.[3] [4] Laplace is the head designer.[5] The practice is headquartered on the Place Saint-Georges, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France.[6]

He has a longstanding relationship with the art gallery chain Hauser & Wirth. He has worked on their galleries in Somerset, Gstaad and St Moritz. Their art centre on Illa del Rei, Menorca, opened in July 2021 after a conservation project overseen by Luis Laplace,[7] repurposing existing historic buildings.[8] The gallery was awarded the Best Social Responsibility Initiative by the Government of the Balearic Islands in September 2021,[9] listed as one of the '2022 Works of Wonder' by the international editors of Architectural Digest[10] and named 'Best Art Destination' in the 2022 Wallpaper* Design Awards. His work on the Hauser & Wirth gallery in Paris, a 19th-century French: [[hôtel particulier]],[11] won the restoration category in the 2024 Wallpaper* Design Awards.[12] He also designed the presentation of a 2024 exhibition of works by the Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida at Hauser & Wirth's Minorca centre.[13]

Laplace's other clients include Adriana Abascal, Mick Flick, Emmanuel Perrotin and Cindy Sherman. He has worked on residential projects in France, Hong Kong, Mexico, Peru, South Korea, and the UK. He has collaborated with artists and designers including Phyllida Barlow, who painted a ceiling mural for his refurbishment of The Audley, a pub in Mayfair, London;[14] Martin Creed, who painted the staircase of the Hauser & Wirth gallery in Paris; Rashid Johnson, who designed a mosaic floor for Mount St. Restaurant at The Audley; Piet Oudolf, who landscaped the Hauser & Wirth gallery in Somerset and their centre in Menorca;[15] and Anj Smith, who made a painting in a turret at The Audley building.

Laplace was included in Architectural Digests annual AD100 list, which recognizes the most influential interior designers and architects around the world,[16] in 2017,[17] 2018,[18] 2019,[19] 2020,[20] 2021,[21] 2023[22] and 2024.[23]

Personal life

Laplace and Comoy live in an apartment in the same Paris building where their architectural practice has its office.[24] They also had a home, Spanish; Castilian: Santa Magdalena, on Illa del Rei.[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baillie . Claudia . Explore the new Parisian atelier of architect Luis Laplace . . 14 September 2024 . 23 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Chislett . Helen . Paris Designer Luis Laplace Enlivens Old-World Rooms with Art . 1stDibs Introspective . 14 September 2024 . 24 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Frances . Camilla . The Interview: Luis Laplace . Cabana Magazine . 14 September 2024 . 2023.
  4. News: de Rochebouët . Béatrice . Nos figures de la rentrée: Luis Laplace, l’architecte qui magnifie l’art contemporain . Le Figaro . 4 January 2023 . fr.
  5. Web site: Jordan . Eliza . Uncovering the Mystique of Luis Laplace WhiteWall Insights . Whitewall . 14 September 2024 . 11 October 2023.
  6. Web site: Schäfer . Daniel . El arquitecto argentino Luis Laplace, exitoso en el mundo entero, nos muestra su finca en Menorca . La Nacion . 14 September 2024 . es . 13 December 2023.
  7. Web site: Hauser & Wirth Menorca to open after two-year conservation project . Archinect . 14 September 2024 .
  8. Web site: Dessent . Blaire . 19 July 2021 . Hauser & Wirth Menorca crowned Best Art Destination: Wallpaper* Design Awards 2022 . Wallpaper* Magazine.
  9. Web site: El Govern dels Illes Balears lliura els Premis del Turisme 2021 . www.caib.es . 29 September 2021 . ca.
  10. Web site: Andrew . Sessa . 2022 Works of Wonder: Hauser & Wirth Menorca . Architectural Digest . 30 November 2021 .
  11. News: Hauser & Wirth Will Open Location in Paris, Tapping City's Rise as Art Market Capital. June 1, 2022. ARTnews.com . 14 September 2024.
  12. Web site: Serafin . Amy . Hauser & Wirth Paris by Laplace is a winning restoration in the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2024 . . 14 September 2024 . 5 January 2024.
  13. Web site: Thawley . Dan . In Minorca, Chillida's Love Affair With Light . Flash Art . 14 September 2024 . 24 May 2024.
  14. Web site: McCarthy . Fiona . The Audley Receives Exciting Updates From AD100 Design Firm Laplace . . 14 September 2024 . 15 November 2022.
  15. Web site: Parkes . James . Laplace and Piet Oudolf transform 18th-century naval hospital into Hauser & Wirth art gallery . Dezeen . 14 September 2024 . 20 July 2021.
  16. News: World's top architects and designers revealed in 2018's AD100 list. 14 September 2024. CNN. 7 December 2017.
  17. Web site: 2017 AD 100 List: Best Design Projects by Laplace Paris Design Agenda . www.parisdesignagenda.com . 14 September 2024.
  18. Web site: Introducing the 2018 AD100 . Architectural Digest . 14 September 2024 . 6 December 2017.
  19. Web site: Introducing the 2019 AD100 . Architectural Digest . 14 September 2024 . 11 December 2018.
  20. Web site: The 2020 AD100 . Architectural Digest . 14 September 2024 . 5 December 2019.
  21. Web site: The 2021 AD100 . Architectural Digest . 14 September 2024 . 8 December 2020.
  22. Web site: Waldek . Stefanie . AD 100 / 2023 : Laplace . AD Magazine . 14 September 2024 . fr-FR . 29 November 2022.
  23. Web site: Staff . A. D. . AD100 2024: See the Full List of Honorees . Architectural Digest . 14 September 2024 . 6 December 2023.
  24. Web site: Inner Worlds Luis Laplace . YouTube . 14 September 2024 . 1 September 2023.
  25. Web site: Marini . Inés . Kratochwil . Mariana . El arquitecto argentino Luis Laplace, exitoso en el mundo entero, nos muestra su finca en Menorca . La Nacion . 14 September 2024 . es . 13 December 2023.

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