Q-Park Ravet, Chambéry Parking House, French Car Park Building Development, France Architecture
Q-Park Ravet, Chambéry, France
25 Jan 2023
Design: Hérault Arnod
Location: Chambéry, France

Photos: Cyrille Weiner
Q-Park Ravet, France
Designed for QPark by Hérault Arnod architectes, in collaboration with artist Krijn de Koning, Ravet is a new 499-space car park with a curved and translucent volume. The structure is located on the edge of the historic district and provides users with a panoramic view of the city of Chambéry and the mountains beyond.

Sculptural architecture

The land chosen by the City for construction of the car park construction is located along rue de Boigne, a historic road in the Chambéry city center. The street, built in the first half of the 19th century and lined with arcades, leads to the castle of the Dukes of Savoy, a major heritage building built in the 12th century, passing by the famous Elephant Fountain. Opposite the castle, the perspective of the street converges on the Q-Park Ravet project, with a backdrop of mountains.
The question pondered by the architects was how to build a car park, considered utilitarian, facing the city’s most historic monument. That question was met with a unique architectural response in the form of a proposition to, in addition to the program, create a sculptural belvedere located in the axis of the street and the castle, imagined in collaboration with artist Krijn de Koning.

The car park, curved and t...