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 Digest's annual AD100 lists.
Luis Laplace | |
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 Luis Laplace in 2019 | |
| Born | Buenos Aires  |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Partner(s) | Christophe Comoy |
| Website | https://www.luislaplace.com/ |
Early years
editLaplace 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.[1]
Following graduation he worked for Selldorf Architects in Argentina and Mallorca,[2] before being employed at their in New York headquarters between 1999 and 2004.[1]
Career
editLaplace 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.[3][5] The practice is headquartered on the Place Saint-Georges, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France.[1][6]
He has a longstanding relationship with the art gallery chain Hauser & Wirth.[5] He has worked on their galleries in Somerset, Gstaad and St Moritz.[5] 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.[8] His work on the Hauser & Wirth gallery in Paris, a 19th-century 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,[2] Mick Flick, Emmanuel Perrotin and Cindy Sherman.[1] He has worked on residential projects in France, Hong Kong, Mexico, Peru, South Korea, and the UK.[1] 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;[5][14] Martin Creed, who painted the staircase of the Hauser & Wirth gallery in Paris;[12] Rashid Johnson, who designed a mosaic floor for Mount St. Restaurant at The Audley;[14] Piet Oudolf, who landscaped the Hauser & Wirth gallery in Somerset and their centre in Menorca;[5][15] and Anj Smith, who made a painting in a turret at The Audley building.[5]
Laplace was included in Architectural Digest's 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
editLaplace and Comoy live in an apartment in the same Paris building where their architectural practice has its office.[1][24] They also had a home, Santa Magdalena, on Illa del Rei.[1][6][25]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Baillie, Claudia (23 September 2020). "Explore the new Parisian atelier of architect Luis Laplace". ELLE Decoration. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Chislett, Helen (24 May 2019). "Paris Designer Luis Laplace Enlivens Old-World Rooms with Art". 1stDibs Introspective. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b Frances, Camilla (2023). "The Interview: Luis Laplace". Cabana Magazine. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ de Rochebouët, Béatrice (4 January 2023). "Nos figures de la rentrée: Luis Laplace, l'architecte qui magnifie l'art contemporain". Le Figaro (in French).
- ^ a b c d e f Jordan, Eliza (11 October 2023). "Uncovering the Mystique of Luis Laplace | WhiteWall Insights". Whitewall. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b Schäfer, Daniel (13 December 2023). "El arquitecto argentino Luis Laplace, exitoso en el mundo entero, nos muestra su finca en Menorca". La Nacion (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Hauser & Wirth Menorca to open after two-year conservation project". Archinect. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b Dessent, Blaire (19 July 2021). "Hauser & Wirth Menorca crowned Best Art Destination: Wallpaper* Design Awards 2022". Wallpaper* Magazine.
- ^ "El Govern dels Illes Balears lliura els Premis del Turisme 2021". www.caib.es (in Catalan). 29 September 2021.
- ^ Sessa, Andrew (30 November 2021). "2022 Works of Wonder: Hauser & Wirth Menorca". Architectural Digest.
- ^ "Hauser & Wirth Will Open Location in Paris, Tapping City's Rise as Art Market Capital". ARTnews.com. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b Serafin, Amy (5 January 2024). "Hauser & Wirth Paris by Laplace is a winning restoration in the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2024". Wallpaper. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Thawley, Dan (24 May 2024). "In Minorca, Chillida's Love Affair With Light". Flash Art. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b McCarthy, Fiona (15 November 2022). "The Audley Receives Exciting Updates From AD100 Design Firm Laplace". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Parkes, James (20 July 2021). "Laplace and Piet Oudolf transform 18th-century naval hospital into Hauser & Wirth art gallery". Dezeen. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "World's top architects and designers revealed in 2018's AD100 list". CNN. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "2017 AD 100 List: Best Design Projects by Laplace | Paris Design Agenda". www.parisdesignagenda.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Introducing the 2018 AD100". Architectural Digest. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Introducing the 2019 AD100". Architectural Digest. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "The 2020 AD100". Architectural Digest. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "The 2021 AD100". Architectural Digest. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Waldek, Stefanie (29 November 2022). "AD 100 / 2023 : Laplace". AD Magazine (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Staff, A. D. (6 December 2023). "AD100 2024: See the Full List of Honorees". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Inner Worlds | Luis Laplace". YouTube. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Marini, Inés; Kratochwil, Mariana (13 December 2023). "El arquitecto argentino Luis Laplace, exitoso en el mundo entero, nos muestra su finca en Menorca". La Nacion (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.