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Hoy hotel is designed to be a calming refuge at the heart of Paris

March 17, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Hoy hotel in Paris

TV-free guest suites and an in-house yoga studio are some of the ways that hotelier Charlotte Gomez de Orozco has tried to channel a sense of serenity inside this Parisian hotel, which is decked out in natural hues. Situated in Paris’ ninth arrondissement, Hoy has been designed to be a “true hideaway” from the hustle

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Irregular balconies surround social housing stacked over school in Paris

March 11, 2020 Jon Astbury 0
O4a by Brisac Gonzalez

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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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
Paris social housing by Avenier Cornejo

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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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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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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Oursin restaurant by Jacquemus is designed to “perpetuate summer”

November 8, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Oursin restaurant designed by Jacquemus

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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Centre Pompidou: high-tech architecture’s “inside-out” landmark

November 5, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
High-tech architecture: Centre Pompidou by Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano

Next up in our high-tech architecture series we look at the Centre Pompidou in Paris by Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano, the “inside-out” landmark that drew global attention to the movement. Known locally as the Beaubourg, after the area of Paris in which it is located, the Centre Pompidou is a cultural landmark that has its

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Jean Nouvel sues over “totally disproportionate” Philharmonie de Paris late fee

October 25, 2019 India Block 0
Philharmonie de Paris by Jean Nouvel

Architect Jean Nouvel is counter-suing the Philharmonie de Paris over the €170.6 million fine he was slapped with for delivering the concert hall late and over budget. Nouvel’s lawyers William Bourdon and Vincent Brengarth said the fee was “totally disproportionate” and “unprecedented in the world of architecture”, reported the Guardian. They argued that the €170.6

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