EuropaCity’s Centre Culturel Ile-de-France
Expanding the cinema experience – UNStudio’s design for EuropaCity’s ‘Centre Culturel’ has been selected in the largest private initiative architectural competition ever launched in France.
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New Paris architecture projects with French capital building news and architectural images, plus architects background. Paris building news from across the capital city of France.
Famous buildings include the Eiffel Tower, The Louvre and the Pompidou Centre. Also worth checking out is the New Alesia Cinema by Manuelle Gautrand Architecture.
Major historic Parisian buildings include Notre-Dame Cathedral, The Pantheon, Garnier’s Opera House and Sacre Coeur in Montmartre. Major contemporary Parisian structures include The Louvre Museum Pyramid, Parc de la Villette, and the Institut du Monde Arabe south of the River Seine.
Villa Savoie, Poissy, by architect Le Corbusier, is a celebrated 20th Century house on the outskirts of the French capital.
In conclusion, our design posts are informative and together provide a useful architectural resource.
104 Social Housing Ivry-sur-Seine
Located in Ivry-sur-Seine close to the river, this 104-unit project adapt to the physical constraints of the site and enhancing the brief with added value. Engasser & associates agency composed three apartment buildings, two of which are for private ownership and the third for social housing.
The House of Sports in Bezons
Designed by agence ENGASSER & associés the Sports Centre pulls together a large number of elements from different briefs, i.e. an already-existing gymnasium, swimming pool and indoor tennis courts with the creation of a multi-purpose arena, boxing hall, bodybuilding hall etc
IDF Habitat Headquarters Building
Extreme organizational flexibility, attention to environmental quality and an accurate interpretation of the setting: these were the requirements for the headquarters of IDF Habitat, the French company in charge of the development of social housing operations.
Social Housing Ivry-sur-Seine
In a Paris flood-risk suburb, 61 social housing units contributes to Ivry Confluences Urban Development Zone desire to revitalize this former industrial district. Design by Atelier du Pont, Architects.
Parister Hotel Building in Paris
Former office building restructured to create a luxury Parisian hotel, with a focal point in a new central courtyard and contemporary extension: a place that is both deluxe and intimate
Solar Egg in Paris: Sauna by Riksbyggen
Riksbyggen’s internationally-acclaimed egg-shaped sauna, Solar Egg, by artists Bigert and Bergström, has been invited to be part of the Swedish Design Moves Paris initiative. For three weeks, starting on the 25th of November, Parisians will get the chance to experience both Swedish design and sauna traditions.
Parc de la Villette – Bernard Tschumi Paris
Parc de la Villette, buildings in France – design by Bernard Tschumi Architects – Parc de la Villette Paris, avenue Jean-Jaurès, Paris IXXe: winner of Parisian Architecture competition in 1992
La Forêt Urbaine Apartment in Paris
This renovation and transformation, by Matteo Cainer Architects Ltd, of a Parisian top-floor apartment is surrounded by the magnificent Bois de Boulogne and the Jardin du Ranelagh, with 360-degree views of the city’s historic monuments.
Tour Montparnasse Competition, La Parisienne
PLP’s proposal to revamp the tower embodies the incarnation of “La Parisienne” chic, elegant, and sometimes even exuberant.
Mirage – Montparnasse Tower Renovation Paris
MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, unveils “Mirage” ─ a renovation proposal for Montparnasse Tower in Paris, France. MAD’s design transforms this huge black monolithic building ─ positioned in the city center ─ into an artistic lighting installation that reflects the city upside down.
L’Atelier de l’Arsenal, Place Mazas
SO – IL and Laisné Roussel architects win international architecture competition for Place Mazas site in Paris. The competition is part of Reinventer La Seine, a call for innovative riverside proposals at the intersection of architecture, creative urbanism and development.
HEC Student Housing Jouy-en-Josas
Design: Martin Duplantier Architectes. The 138-hectare park features prestigious sports facilities, a vast forest area and a plateau inhabited by buildings from 1962 and designed by the architect René Coulon.
The AccorHotels Arena Paris
Ranking as one of the most emblematic structures in the landscape of the capital city, the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy has been reborn under a new light, thanks to the work of the architects from the DVVD agency
Be Open Commercial Building in Paris
Design: Brenac & Gonzalez et Associés architecture office. Exchanges between people, their flows, generate powerful images, which, in architecture, can be incorporated into the quest to avoid heaviness.
River Bank Studio Apartment in Paris, Renewal
Design: CR2 Arquitetura and FGMF Arquitetos. “The idea was to make the studio attractive, and for that, it needed to be practical, economical and, in a way, neutral, able to suit different users,” explains the architect Clara Reynaldo, partner of CR2 Arquitetura.
The Link La Défense Office Tower
Design: PCA-STREAM. The Link concept wants to rethink the office tower, (too) long synonymous with verticality and isolation: “schematically a stack of trays of 1800m2 on average, on which the employees are isolated in small groups of 150 people per floor. The access to natural light is uneven, non-existent outdoor spaces and common spaces where work together very rare.”