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Gensler designs Pavilion Notre-Dame as temporary worship space

July 29, 2019 India Block 0

International architecture firm Gensler has proposed creating a pavilion alongside Notre-Dame as a temporary place of worship following the fire, which destroyed the cathedral’s roof. Situated on the square in front of the cathedral, Pavillon Notre-Dame is designed to host church services and markets for residents and visitors while the 850-year-old cathedral is being restored. Notre-Dame’s

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Birkenstock 1774 showroom occupies a classic Parisian apartment

July 24, 2019 Natasha Levy 0

Birkenstock 1744 showroom designed by Vinson & Co

Footwear brand Birkenstock has worked with design studio Vinson & Co to create a showroom inside a grandiose Paris apartment, where shoes are displayed in living-room-style spaces. Nestled amongst the high-end boutiques that line Paris’ Rue Saint Honoré, Birkenstock 1774 is a dedicated space for the brand to present special projects and collaborations. It takes

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Charlotte Perriand’s Les Arcs ski resort celebrates 50 years

July 12, 2019 India Block 0

Les Arcs, a 1960s ski resort in France designed by a collective of architects led by Charlotte Perriand, is celebrating its half centenary. Here are the architecture highlights of the modernist resort. Part of the Paradiski area, Les Arcs today is formed of four villages named for their altitude, Arc 1600, Arc 1800, Arc 2000

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Soltani+LeClercq proposes shrouding Notre-Dame in a veil

July 10, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Soltani+LeClercq has designed a translucent membrane to cover Notre-Dame Cathedral while reconstruction takes place. The New York architecture studio envisions covering the cathedral, which lost its spire and roof in a fire on 15 April, in a veil that will obscure views of the building as it is rebuilt. “The entire envelope is shrouded in a diaphanous

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SABO Project creates family-friendly Sacha apartment in Paris

July 10, 2019 Natasha Levy 0

Peg-hole walls and a curved child-proof staircase are some of the quirky details inside this Parisian apartment, which SABO Project has overhauled for a young family with a baby on the way. Set within a residential block in the city’s fifth arrondissement, the Sacha duplex apartment had previously featured a series of “very dated” rooms

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BIG and FREAKS complete looping MÉCA cultural centre in Bordeaux

July 5, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

A huge “urban living room” forms the heart of the looping MÉCA cultural hub, which BIG and FREAKS have completed beside the River Garonne in Bordeaux, France. Named MÉCA, an acronym for Maison de l’Économie Créative et de la Culture en Aquitaine, the 18,000-square-metre centre contains a media library, performance space and art gallery in

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BIG and FREAKS complete looping MÉCA cultural centre in Bordeaux

July 5, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

A huge “urban living room” forms the heart of the looping MÉCA cultural hub, which BIG and FREAKS have completed beside the River Garonne in Bordeaux, France. Named MÉCA, an acronym for Maison de l’Économie Créative et de la Culture en Aquitaine, the 18,000-square-metre centre contains a media library, performance space and art gallery in

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Paris plans to go green by planting “urban forest” around architectural landmarks

June 26, 2019 India Block 0

Paris reveals plans to plant trees by landmark architecture

Paris has unveiled plans to plant trees and gardens alongside four of its historic sites to improve the air quality and address climate change. Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo has announced an “urban forest” planting scheme for the Place de l’Hotel de Ville, the Gare de Lyon, the Palais Garnier and a footpath along the

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This New Apartment Building In France Has Extra Large Cantilevered Balconies

June 25, 2019 Erin 0

Photography by SFA-NLA-OXO-DR Sou Fujimoto Architects, Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel, and OXO architectes, have collaborated to design L’Arbre Blanc (the white tree), a reinvented tower block in France. Photography by SFA-NLA-OXO-DR The design of the building was inspired by the shape of a tree, with cantilevered terraces that branch off the trunk, providing […]

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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