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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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Competition: win a three-night stay at Le Pigalle in Paris

January 8, 2020 Semi Han 0

In our latest competition, we’re offering one reader the chance to win a three-night stay for two at Le Pigalle in Paris, France. Named after the high-spirited neighbourhood in which it’s located, the hotel is designed to be an urban social hub and meeting point. One winner and their guest will be invited to stay

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Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter creates Corten steel structures along Chemin des Carrières trail

December 18, 2019 Amy Frearson 0

Chemin des Carrières by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter

A grand gateway and a hillside belvedere are among a series of structures that Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter has built in eastern France, to direct tourists towards a historic quarry. The Oslo-based studio, led by architect Reiulf Ramstad, created the landscape interventions along the Chemin des Carrières, an 11-kilometre trail through the rural villages and landscape

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Concrete grid forms student housing block in Paris by Atelier Villemard et Associé

December 17, 2019 Jon Astbury 0

Student housing block by Atelier Villemard et Associés (AVA) in Champs-sur-Marne

Atelier Villemard et Associés used a structural grid of exposed concrete to define the exterior and interior of this student housing block on the outskirts of Paris. The nine-storey residential block in Champs-sur-Marne centres around a full-height atrium. This housing scheme by Atelier Villemard et Associés is the latest addition to the Campus Descartes. The campus

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Prison clad in perforated weathering steel has pastel-coloured sports court

December 6, 2019 Jon Astbury 0

Minimum security prison in Nanterre by Local Architecture Network LAN

Local Architecture Network has built a minimum security prison with a perforated metal facade of weathering steel in Nanterre that has a sports court in pastel hues. The minimum security prison is also the headquarters of the Penitentiary Services for Integration and Probation (SPIP) – which monitors those under arrest. Local Architecture Network (LAN) built

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FREAKS wraps French warehouse conversion in corrugated steel

November 30, 2019 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio FREAKS has clad an old printing warehouse in France shiny corrugated metal cladding and converted it into a research centre for lighting company Sammode. Located in Lamotte-Beuvron close to Orléans, the converted offices combine highly controlled testing areas and well lit work spaces. To achieve this, four wooden boxes clad with spruce house

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Moustache opens Paris store that looks as if it is carved out of stone

November 27, 2019 Ali Morris 0

Moustache store designed by En Bande Organisée

En Bande Organisée and Julien Dufresne Architecte used pale polished concrete to create the cave-like interiors of French brand Moustache’s Parisian store. White polished-concrete walls dotted with curved alcoves and ceilings with organically-shaped skylights feature in Moustache’s recently-opened Paris store. Located in the city’s Canal Saint Martin district, the 120-square-metre space is the brand’s first

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Round windows of Archery House echo shooting range targets

November 11, 2019 Jon Astbury 0

A wooden shutter slides to uncover the target-shaped window of a brick building in France by architects Boman that provides facilities for an archery range. Called Archery House, the building is located in the greenbelt area of Fontenay-aux-roses on the outskirts of Paris. Measuring just 49-square-metres in size, the building provides space for storage, a

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Oursin restaurant by Jacquemus is designed to “perpetuate summer”

November 8, 2019 Natasha Levy 0

Whitewashed walls, colourful ceramics and rattan furnishings help channel sunny climes inside this Parisian restaurant, designed by the eponymous owner of cult French fashion label Jacquemus. Simon Porte Jacquemus – with the help of hospitality-focused Caviar Kaspia Group – has designed Oursin to recall “the eternal summery beauty of the optical white house shimmering along

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Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners creates “fortress-like” archive for the Louvre

November 7, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Centre de Conservation du Louvre by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has built the Centre de Conservation du Louvre in Liévin, northern France, to securely store 250,000 works of art from the museum’s collection. Located on a former car park for the nearby SANAA-designed Louvre-Lens, the building houses the Musée du Louvre’s archive and conservation centres. Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

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