Retail Arcades

Palais Royale looking north from center

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Corner of a portion of the first large scale mixed use speculative development in Paris created by the Duke of Orleans and opened in 1784. Designed by Victor Louis between 1781-84, it originally contained sixty identical residential units above a continuous arcade and shops designed to serve "a quotidian carnival of appetites." Unfortunately, the composition breaks street and access continuity on an east-west basis making the tranquil square difficult to access as well as cut off from the surrounding neighborhoods.

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Palais Royale Arcade

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First large scale mixed use speculative venture in Paris developed by the Duke of Orleans between 1782 and 1784. The arcade feature, patterned after the Place des Vosges, linked under cover nearly 1800 feet of shop frontages. Columns are approximately 8.66 feet on center with arched openings which vary (unintentionally) between 6.25 and 6.5 feet clear. Access to the surrounding community was poor because of the excessive unbroken length, but today it forms a tranquil island within a congested international capital.

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Linked Transportation Bridges in Columbus, OH

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