The architect behind the Apple Store has submitted a proposal for the repair of Notre Dame including an all-glass roof replete with glass spire and saints.

The studio, Eight Inc, began working with Apple in 1999 and later built its flagship stores of white and glass spaces from 2001.

The French cathedral suffered a devastating fire in April, which destroyed much of its roof and the central spire.

While the French senate has called for the redesign to exactly mirror the lost building work, the studio believes this could be done with modern materials, rather than the traditional cathedral stone architecture.

The design would include structural glass, rather than standard glass, which the designer commented had an almost “luminous” quality.