This double request for a media library and a gymnasium allowed us to explore this programmes diversity and to offer a single building, a cultural and sports centre, instead of two different buildings. This hybrid equipment takes place in the landscape, between a multipurpose room and a business incubator, and communicates with its environment, including […] More
The tower is located in the heart of the district of La Défense, willed into existence in the 1960’s by Général de Gaulle to show the world that France was entering into the modern world of finance and business. It’s a curious above-ground urban mixture, an artificial island, veritable realm of “corporate architecture”. More
Discover the gigantic elliptical mirror conceived by French contemporary artist Vincent Leroy. The mirror floats within space without a connection to the ground, making the impression that the ground and horizon move slowly until they disappear. See more of his Grand Palais example after the jump: More
Rodolphe Parente designed this stunning apartment located in Paris, France, in 2015. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
Located in a tiny village facing salt marshes on the French Atlantic coast, this wooden house extension is a modest holiday home and a writer’s retreat. The client idea for this project was born several years ago when saving a few old, massive oak beams from the demolition of a neighboring farm. The idea appealed […] More
Royal Roulotte architecture practice is back on ARCHISCENE online pages with a stunning renovation and interior design project of a 300 square meter Apartment in Rambouillet (France). The apartment is located in a building coming from early eighties which is itself divided into six living units. The new owner bought the whole mansard style, merging […] More
Remote french town of Colombages is the location of this marvelous marble apartment (obviously brings us to coining a new word – marbelous) designed by the talented creatives at Arquitectura 05AM architecture practice. The Spanish studio was enlisted to renovate this early 20th century home, to add up a modern twist they decided to go for marble. […] More
The french agency of architecture PCA-STREAM (Philippe Chiambaretta) has presented their design for The Link, future highest tower of La Défense in Paris. The Link will present a new image for the business district of Paris as well as serve as a new landmark of the city. “Users will have the opportunity to enter the tower […] More
This lavish Asia inspired loft in the heart of Marais (Paris) is located in a 17th century building, transforming the Parisian building into a far east adventure. This stunning household is priced only few thousands shy away from 10 million US dollars. This incredibly rare apartment in a city like Paris is listed by the famed Sotheby’s […] More
The new building designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop rises in the heart of the grapevines of the prestigious Château La Coste realm. This 285 sq. meters pavilion aims at both displaying art and preserving wine. Due to the natural topography of the soil, it was decided to carve a 6 meters deep valley in […] More
Ecotox is a unique research centre in Europe. Designed like a projects’ hotel, it welcomes international teams for projects on environmental toxicology and long-term ecotoxicology. This device, innovative in its design, is a hyper modular tool that is very flexible in its adaptation capacity, enabling to house very different research projects from one another, with […] More
The plot is located at the interface between two very different urban logics: on one side, a modern district made up of wide public spaces and large-sized buildings, on the other, the historical town-centre consisting of smaller slate-roof buildings. One of the project’s challenges is to articulate the traditional city and the modern city scales, […] More