France

Ronan Bouroullec creates pared-back furnishings for 17th-century chapel in Brittany

August 11, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Following the wildfires that ravaged Brittany’s Arrée mountains last summer, French designer Ronan Bouroullec has reimagined the interior of the region’s historic Chapelle Saint-Michel de Brasparts as part of a full restoration. Originally built at the end of the 17th century, the chapel is a modest building without lighting or electricity, perched on top of

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Dorothée Meilichzon reimagines historic Biarritz hotel with nautical nods

August 6, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

French interior designer Dorothée Meilichzon has renovated a Belle Epoque-era hotel in Biarritz, France, blending maritime and art deco motifs to add contemporary flair to the historic building. The Regina Experimental sits on a clifftop overlooking the Bay of Biscay in the French seaside city, which was once a royal getaway and is now a

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Snøhetta designs elliptical planetarium informed by “movement of the stars”

July 11, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed Orionis, a planetarium in Douai, France, that features two domes surrounded by sweeping wooden walls. The planetarium, which is located in northern France, was made from materials informed by the surrounding area. Its elliptical shape is comprised of a wall made from poplar wood and a glazed wall with steel

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Glazed “street” cuts through university science centre in Paris by Bernard Tschumi Architects

July 11, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

A glazed internal “street” and bridges link the spaces of the Henri Moussain centre for biology, pharmacy and chemistry at Paris-Saclay University, which has been completed by Bernard Tschumi Architects. One of the largest university buildings in France, the 74,000-square-metre facility provides labs, classrooms, auditoriums, social spaces, restaurants and offices for the university, and is

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Wine-red kitchen forms centrepiece of Paris apartment by Hauvette & Madani

July 10, 2023 Natasha Levy 0

Interior design studio Hauvette & Madani has made a sumptuous wine-red kitchen the focus of this otherwise neutral apartment in Paris. The Republique apartment is set within a typical Haussmann-era building in the French capital’s 11th arrondissement and belongs to a family with two children. From the outset of the renovation, the clients called for

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Salt and sunflowers used to create Atelier Luma’s experimental workspace

June 28, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

Sunflowers, salt and algae are among the biomaterials used to complete Le Magasin Électrique, the workspace of circular-design lab Atelier Luma that it self-designed with studios Assemble and BC Architects & Studies. Based at Luma Arles arts centre in France, Le Magasin Électrique occupies a former industrial building and contains laboratories that now serve as

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Paris reinstates skyscraper ban following Tour Triangle backlash

June 6, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

Paris has reimposed a height limit for new buildings in the city, following the controversial construction of Tour Triangle tower designed by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron. The height limit, announced yesterday, will limit new buildings in the French capital to a height of 37 metres or 12 storeys. It reinstates the same Parisian

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Six renovated Parisian apartments in historical Haussmann-era buildings

June 3, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

Period details are mixed with contemporary interventions inside these renovated apartments in Paris, built in the mid-19th century during Georges-Eugène Haussmann’s reconstruction of the French capital. In his role as the prefect of the Seine département under Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann was responsible for creating the network of boulevards that still define the city’s urban landscape

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Conservatoire of Music and Dance by PPA Architectures features pleated metal sunscreen

May 22, 2023 Betty Owoo 0

French studio PPA Architectures has designed a specialist facility dedicated to music and dance with a pleated white metal facade on the outskirts of Toulouse, France. Named Conservatoire of Music and Dance, the 3,400-square-metre facility is dedicated to providing students with a diversified artistic education in the fields of music and dance from the age

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Largest-ever Norman Foster retrospective opens at Centre Pompidou in Paris

May 18, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

An exhibition dedicated to the work of British architect Norman Foster has opened at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, showcasing drawings and original models produced by the architect over the last six decades. The exhibition, which according to the Norman Foster Foundation is the largest-ever retrospective display of Foster’s work, features around 130 of the architect’s

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