France

Inside-out Anis office block in Nice is covered in outdoor work spaces

June 24, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
ANIS Office Building by Nicolas Laisné Architectes

Nicolas Laisné Architectes and Dimitri Roussel have turned a traditional office layout inside-out by putting staircases and workstations on the facade of an office in Nice. Called Anis, the office block was designed to improve workplace wellbeing by prioritising outdoor spaces and greenery. The new office sits in the Nice Meridia, the technology district of

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Balconies branch out from Sou Fujimoto’s tree-like tower in Montpellier

June 20, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
L'Arbre Blanc by Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel and OXO Architectes.

Balconies fan out like leaves from the mixed-use L’Arbre Blanc tower, which Sou Fujimoto has completed in Montpellier with Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel and OXO Architectes. Modelled on the shape of a tree, the curved 17-storey building contains 113 apartments with cantilevering balconies, alongside publicly accessible facilities on the ground floor and rooftop. This layout

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Pierre Yovanovitch brightens Villa Noailles gift shop with bold hues

June 19, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Villa Noailles shop designed by Pierre Yovanovitch

French designer Pierre Yovanovitch has offset salmon pink and butter yellow surfaces with cobalt blue decor details to create this striking gift shop at an art centre in southeast France. The brightly-hued shop is set within Villa Noailles, an arts centre in the provincial commune of Hyères. Designed in 1923 by French architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, the

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Carlo Ratti imagines how Boulevard Périphérique in Paris will look in 2050

June 14, 2019 Rima Sabina Aouf 0
New Deal for Paris roads by Carlo Ratti

Paris’ famous Périphérique ring road could have its car lanes slashed by half and replaced by a playground in the switch to driverless cars, says Carlo Ratti. The Italian architect, who is one of the world’s leading voices on technology in urban environments, has explored how Paris could adapt its roads to an autonomous, electric

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Apple Store architect wants to use only glass to rebuild Notre-Dame’s roof and spire

June 6, 2019 Amy Frearson 0
Eight Inc proposal for Notre-Dame roof in structural glass

Eight Inc, the studio that developed the Apple Store concept, wants to accurately reconstruct Notre-Dame’s roof and spire using structural glass. After the French senate passed a bill stating Notre-Dame Cathedral must be returned to its “last known visual state”, Eight Inc has suggested that this could be achieved using a modern material. The studio

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BIG converts 1930s bank to create major new store for Galeries Lafayette in Paris

June 5, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Galeries Lafayette by BIG

Bjarke Ingels’ firm has created a “retail laboratory” for French department store Galeries Lafayette inside an art-deco bank on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. BIG sought to celebrate the history of the 1930s building, matching its original art-deco details with opulent displays. But the space is designed to function as more than just a store –

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Notre-Dame must be restored to “last known visual state” says French Senate

May 29, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Notre-Dame restoration bill

The French Senate has passed a bill saying Notre-Dame Cathedral must be rebuilt as it was before the fire, which destroyed its roof and spire last month. The restoration bill states that the reconstruction must create a cathedral that is faithful to the “last known visual state” of the building, reports French newspaper Le Monde. It also

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Gustafson Porter + Bowman reveals Eiffel Tower parks redesign

May 22, 2019 India Block 0
OnE Line by Gustafson Porter + Bowman

British landscape architecture studio Gustafson Porter + Bowman are redesigning the approaches to the Eiffel Tower in Paris ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The London studio won the competition for the Site Tour Eiffel project, beating entries from Amanda Levete, Carlo Ratti and Junya Ishigami. Gustafson Porter + Bowman’s redesign aims to address crowding

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French Open tennis stadium by Marc Mimram has greenhouses built into all its stands

May 22, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Court Simonne Mathieu at Roland Garos, the home of the French Open, by Marc Mimram Architecture & Associés

Marc Mimram Architecture & Associés has incorporated greenhouses into all four of the stands of the Court Simonne Mathieu at Roland Garros, home of the French Open. Named after former French tennis player Simonne Mathieu, the 5,000-seat stadium officially opened this week for the start of the French Open. It is now the third show

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Herzog & de Meuron’s Tour Triangle set to be built in Paris after passing final legal hurdle

May 22, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Herzog & de Meuron's Tour Triangle skyscraper

The Tour Triangle, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, is poised to become the first skyscraper built in central Paris since 1973, after winning a lengthy court battle. Paris’s administrative court has upheld a building permit that was issued in April 2015, rejecting two appeals that had been filled against the building. The court found that the building

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