France

Régis Roudil creates adobe nursery in grounds of Parisian palace

January 27, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

French practice Régis Roudil used adobe and timber to construct this nursery in the grounds of the historic Palais de l’Alma in Paris. Occupying the garden to the rear of the 19th-century national palace, formerly the stables of Napoleon III and now presidential offices, the 24-child nursery opens out onto a quiet urban garden surrounded by

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Dezeen Debate features an “experimental” boulder-like cabin in France

January 19, 2023 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Debate newsletter features a boulder-like cabin in France by architecture studio Bureau. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Architecture studio Bureau has used a rough concrete finish to disguise a small wooden cabin in France as a boulder. Named Thérèse, the structure is distinguishable only by a porthole-style window and

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Bureau conceals Thérèse cabin in France with boulder-like concrete finish

January 15, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio Bureau has used a rough concrete finish to disguise this small wooden cabin in France as a boulder, distinguishable only by a porthole-style window. Named Thérèse, the structure is located in the rural grounds of contemporary art space Bermuda outside the town of Sergy and provides space for one person to live comfortably. Bureau,

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GSL Gallery takes over disused Parisian factory with “punk” interiors

January 10, 2023 Natasha Levy 0

Weathered walls and concrete floors feature in this design gallery that creative collective The Guild of Saint Luke and architecture firm Studio ECOA have set up inside a former factory in Paris. Spread across one storey and two mezzanines, GSL Gallery provides a mixture of studio and exhibition space for the group of architects, artists

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Celine recalls “vintage spirit” at Rue Saint-Honoré boutique

January 9, 2023 James Parkes 0

Celine creative director Hedi Slimane channeled “French elegance” when designing the latest Celine boutique in central Paris, which features expanses of brass and marble as well as Slimane-designed furniture. Located on Paris’ Rue Saint-Honoré, known for its luxury shopping, the store sits within a 19th-century Haussmann building and connects to a Celine Haute Parfumerie store

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Bruno Gaudin Architectes completes 15-year transformation of National Library of France

December 27, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

French practice Bruno Gaudin Architectes has completed a 15-year project to renovate and open up the historic rue de Richelieu site of the National Library of France in Paris, incorporating new public routes and spaces. Completed in the late 19th century by architect Henri Labrouste, the library is considered a masterpiece of the Beaux Arts

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3XN completes aluminium-clad hotel and office overlooking La Défense in Paris

December 20, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

Danish architecture practice 3XN has completed a blocky office building and hotel in the suburbs of Paris, with “distinct but complementary” faceted checkerboard facades of bronze-coloured and reflective aluminium. The first project completed in France by 3XN, the InDéfense office and Hôtel OKKO stand side-by-side between a railway and road in the Les Groues district

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Design Brut: Philia & Kids showcases sculptural furniture designed by “rather wise” children

December 14, 2022 Jane Englefield 0

Designers Antoine Behaghel and Alexis Foiny have created sculptural olive wood furniture based solely on drawings by children for a Galerie Philia exhibition. Design Brut: Philia & Kids is the inaugural programme of a non-profit initiative conceived by international art gallery Galerie Philia that aims to engage children in design. The project’s first edition invited 19

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Kengo Kuma adds Japanese-influenced wing to Musée Albert Kahn in Paris

December 9, 2022 Amy Frearson 0

Kengo Kuma and Associates has completed a major extension to the Paris museum of late philanthropist Albert Kahn, which holds a historic collection of 72,000 photographs from around the world. The project creates modern facilities for the Musée Albert Kahn, home to the Archives of the Planet, a photography collection that captures over 50 countries between 1909

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TAA adds contemporary extension to traditional Toulouse chartreuse house

December 1, 2022 Alyn Griffiths 0

Local architecture office TAA has completed House M in Toulouse, France, featuring a glass-and-concrete extension that contrasts with the existing brick-clad chartreuse-style dwelling. Taillandier Architectes Associés (TAA) was asked to modernise a traditional property in Toulouse’s Minimes neighbourhood to meet the needs of a family of four. House M sits on a long and narrow

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