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Irregular balconies surround social housing stacked over school in Paris

March 11, 2020 Jon Astbury 0

O4A is a Paris development with a primary school, sports centre and two tower blocks of social housing by architecture studios Brisac Gonzalez and Antoine Régnault. The scheme is located in the new eco-district of Clichy-Batignolles, a new neighbourhood in the city’s 17th arrondissement being built on a former rail yard. Brisac Gonzalez Architects and

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Frank Gehry’s twisting Luma Arles tower nears completion in France

March 5, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

Frank Gehry's tower at Luma Arles in France photographed by Atelier Vincent Hecht

Scaly aluminium cladding and projecting glass boxes wrap around Frank Gehry’s Luma Arles tower, which is nearing completion in the south of France. Revealed in new photos by Atelier Vincent Hecht, the twisting tower in the city of Arles has reached its full height of 56 metres ahead of its opening in spring. The structure

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Frank Gehry’s twisting Luma Arles tower nears completion in France

March 5, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

Scaly aluminium cladding and projecting glass boxes wrap around Frank Gehry’s Luma Arles tower, which is nearing completion in the south of France. Revealed in new photos by Atelier Vincent Hecht, the twisting tower in the city of Arles has reached its full height of 56 metres ahead of its opening in spring. The structure

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Property fair MIPIM to go ahead as Geneva Motor Show cancelled

February 28, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0

The Geneva Motor Show has been cancelled, while the MIPIM property fair will happen despite numerous withdrawals, as coronavirus continues to disrupt events across Europe. The organisers of the Geneva Motor Show, which was due to open on Tuesday 3 March, announced today that this year’s fair has been cancelled due to a government ban on large

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Wood Ribbon apartment in Paris features an undulating timber wall

February 28, 2020 Natasha Levy 0

Wood Ribbon apartment by Toledano + Architects

A sinuous plywood wall winds through the interior of this Parisian apartment, which has been redesigned by local studio Toledano + Architects. Wood Ribbon apartment is set within a residential building that was constructed during Paris’ Haussmann era, which saw the redesign of large parts of the city’s urban landscape between 1853-1870. The apartment has

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Avenier Cornejo designs Parisian apartment block with patterned brick facade

February 17, 2020 Jon Astbury 0

French practice Avenier Cornejo Architectes has completed a social housing block in Paris with a brickwork facade with a pattern of blue glass bricks. The rustic facade is in reference to its Haussmann-era and art deco style neighbours. The blue glazed bricks used to decorate the facade are arranged in a diamond pattern reminiscent of

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French public buildings to be built with 50 per cent wood

February 12, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

Odile Guzy Architectes' social housing scheme in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. Photo is by David Foessel

The French government has announced plans for a sustainability law that will ensure all new public buildings are built from at least 50 per cent timber or other natural materials. The measure will be implemented by 2022 and affect all public buildings financed by the French state, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). “I impose on all

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Timber health centre surrounds courtyard of medicinal plants

February 2, 2020 Jon Astbury 0

Taverny Medical Centre by MAAJ Architectes

MAAJ Architectes placed a cross-shaped courtyard for growing medicinal plants at the heart of a timber-framed health centre in the French town of Taverne. The Taverny Medical Centre brings together several previously disparate healthcare facilities under one roof. Because of the busy road next door MAAJ Architectes, decided to turn the building inwards. The plan of

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Studio Razavi completes “introspective” Apartment XVII in historic Lyon neighbourhood

January 27, 2020 Natasha Levy 0

Studio Razavi has abandoned excessive decoration for simple plaster walls and arched niches inside this Lyon apartment, which is meant to channel a sense of calm. Nestled amongst the winding, cobbled streets and Renaissance-era buildings of the historic Vieux Lyon neighbourhood, Apartment XVII has been designed by Studio Razavi to be an “introspective space”. Left

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Ski-in-ski-out hotel Le Coucou boasts interiors by Pierre Yovanovitch

January 14, 2020 Natasha Levy 0

Nature-themed artworks and bespoke furnishings feature throughout Le Coucou, a design-focused ski hotel completed by Pierre Yovanovitch. Le Coucou is a 55-room hotel nestled amongst the snow-capped peaks of Meribel, a popular resort that forms part of Les Trois Vallées – the largest ski area in the world. The hotel’s staggering mountainous surroundings became a

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