A kaleidoscopic solar roof tops the courtyard of Foster + Partners' latest Apple Store, which opened on the Champs-Élysées in Paris over the weekend.
Located on the corner of Champs-Élysées and Rue Washington, the store has been built within what is described by Foster + Partners as a "quintessential Parisian apartment".
The store is designed to carefully blend the surviving original detailing with new contemporary and light-filled interiors.

When viewed from below, the solar panels that cover the roof reflect fragmented images of the surrounding buildings, which the architects said is a reference to the Cubist tradition. The reflections change throughout the day and night as customers move through the building.

A series of calmer spaces with green walls and seating sit adjacent to the courtyard providing a place for visitors to pause and rest.
Inside the building, a restored original timber and marble grand staircase, known as an escalier d?honneur leads up to the floors above.
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