One major move was to break up the floor slabs of all the encircling factory warehouses, in order to create huge vertical volumes of space for contemporary art exhibitions. The glass roof covering the central house was preserved, as were the original proportions and structural system of metal rivets. Photo 4 of 11 in The Red House, Paris by Tiffany Chu

The Red House, Paris

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One major move was to break up the floor slabs of all the encircling factory warehouses, in order to create huge vertical volumes of space for contemporary art exhibitions. The glass roof covering the central house was preserved, as were the original proportions and structural system of metal rivets.