Picard Nursery / BP Architectures
Architects: BP Architectures member of Collective PLAN 01
Location: Paris, France
Client: Ville de Paris/ SLA 18e
Project area: 576 sqm
Photographs: Courtesy of BP Architectures
Ideal Tower / Some Architecture
Architects: Some Architecture
Location: Paris, France
Client: Ideal Blank
Project area: 48 sqm
Project year: 2011
Photographs: Pascal Montary
AD Classics: Parc Andre Citroen / Alain Provost
Located on the east bank of the Seine sits one of Paris’ largest urban renewal projects, Parc Andre Citroen. As part of a competition in 1985, the former site of the Citroen automobile manufacturing plant would become a new public park that would bridge the urban and rural areas of Paris. The Citroen plant dates back to 1915; however, it was abandoned in 1970s when the company moved further outside of Paris. As part of one of the largest urbanization reclamations in history, Paris began to buy back brownfield sites, in addition renovating others, as part of a city re-beautification process.
Completed in 1992, Parc Andre Citroen was not a singular design, but rather a collective of separate initiatives that converged together. During the competition, the jury was unable to decide on a clear winner, rather suggesting a collaboration of the submissions headed by Alain Provost, landscape architect. The remaining members of the team included: Gilles Clément, Patrick Berger, Jean-François Jodry, and Jean-Paul Viguier.
More on Parc Andre Citroen after the break.
Grenelle Tower / Atelier Zündel & Cristea
Atelier Zündel & Cristea architects shared with us their Grenelle Tower in Paris France, which has been commended by the Mipim AR FUTURE awards. At a time when Paris is reviewing its ambitions of ‘greatness’, the richness of the city’s diversity is transposed vertically into towers of shifting density. More images and architect’s description after the break.
Place De La République / TVK
Architects: TVK Trévelo & Viger-Kohler Architectes Urbanistes
Location: Paris, France
Landscaping: Matha SCHWARTZ and AREAL
Lighting concept: Yann KERSALE , AIK
Structure / Circulation: Atec, bet / Citec, bet circulation
Climat Engineering: TransSolar, klimaengineering
Consultation: Ville Ouverte
Project year: 2010 – 2011
Photographs: Courtesy of TVK
Car Park In Nantes / Barto+Barto Architects
Architects: Barto+Barto Architects
Location: Nantes, France
Project year: 2009
Photographs: Patrick Miara
Onion Pinch & Napping Pod Projects at Cite’ de l’architecture et du Patrimoine
Cite’ de l’architecture et du Patrimoine: Architecture for Children in Paris, France, in collaboration with Eduardo Benamor Duarte, is hosting an event showing two projects: Onion Pinch and Napping Pod which started December 8th, 2010 and runs until February 27th.
Onion Pinch is a cork installation originally conceived in occasion of the Digital Primitive Event proposed as a parallel event of the Lisbon Biennial Experimental Design.
The design is a Babies and Adult Rest Station designed for the Cais du Sodre Lisbon Subway Station.
Napping pod is a proposal for boarding schools and collective napping spaces. Imagine a branching tree, a babies tree, babies growing in the space like flowers and fruits. More images and project descriptions after the break.
H&E Housing / David Elalouf Architecte
Architects: David Elalouf Architecte with Guillaume Prognon, Fabrice Jactard, Kheang Tan, Damien Caron, Wen Kee H’su
Location: Paris, France
Client: Paris Habitat OPH
Project Area: 7,260 sqm
Budget: € 11,500,000
Project Year: 2005-2008
Photographs: Stephan Lucas, David Elalouf
National Business School / Barré Lambot Architectes + T. Roze and B. Carrie architects
Architects: Barré Lambot Architectes + T. Roze and B. Carrie architects
Location: 70 Boulevard Bessières, 75017 Paris, France
Collaborator: SIBAT
Project area: 9,464 sqm
Project year: 2006 – 2009
Photographs: Philippe Ruault
Orthodox Center / Atelier Zündel & Cristea
French architects Atelier Zündel & Cristea shared with us their project Orthodox Center, which includes an orthodox church, cultural center and offices. More images and architect’s description after the break.
AD Classics: Paris Opera / Charles Garnier
The Paris Opera, or Palais Garnier, is the most famous auditorium in the world. With 2,200 seats, this opera house designed by Charles Garnier is admired as one of the most prominent architectural masterpieces of its time.
More on the Paris Opera by Charles Garnier after the break.
Video: Perspective Lyric Installation / 1024 Architecture
Perspective Lyric interactive installation utilized a microphone and an audio analysis algorithm, where the building deformations and figures were controlled by the audience. Utilizing the facade of ‘Celestins’, former Lyrical theater, the video-mapping production was held during the Festival of Lights in December 2010.
Architects: 1024 Architecture
Location: Lyon, France
Project Team: François Wunschel, Fernando Favier, Pierre Schneider, Tijani Loussaief, Cinzia Campolese
Production: Lighting-Process
Project Year: 2010
Cultural and Spiritual Russian Orthodox Center in Paris / DATA Architectes
Data Architectes has submitted their project, a proposal for the Cultural and Spiritual Russian Orthodox Center in Paris. Additional images and a short description from the architect after the break.
28 Social Housing In Paris / KOZ Architectes
Architects: KOZ Architectes
Location: Paris, France
Structure: EVP Ingénierie
Project area: 440 sqm
Project year: 2007 – 2010
Photographs: Guillaume Grasseet, Jean-Baptiste Pellerin
Showroom in Champs-Elysees / Pascal Grasso Architectures
Pascal Grasso Architectures were asked to convert an existing space including two 115 ft long corridors into an office space and showroom gallery. The resulting design capitalizes on the length of the corridors transforming the space into an ideal location to showcase clothing and fashion accessories. A rhythm of extruding volumes increase along the face of the showroom wall gradually fading away as its proximity nears the office space.
Architects: Pascal Grasso Architectures
Location: 34, Avenue des Champs-Elysees, Paris 8e, France
Client: Stella K
Assistants: Damien Descamps – Juliano Bottari
General Contractor: Bane Deco
Carpenter: Art and comfort
Project Year: 2011
Photographs: Nicolas Dorval-Bory
Apartment in Paris / Pascal Grasso Architectures
The program was simple a private client, an apartment in the center of Paris, with a large terrace. The architects were challenged with connecting the apartment with the terrace. The result is a large volume that opens directly on the terrace, and it is the main space of floor as well as the entry room. The bedrooms are rearranged on the first level to accomodate the living space and terrace.
Architects: Pascal Grasso Architectures
Location: Paris, France
Assistants: Damien Descamps – Juliano Bottari
General Contractor: Bane-Déco
Carpenter: Art etconfort
Project Area: 280 sqm
Project Year: 2011
Photographs: Nicolas Dorval-Bory
Fire Station and Technical Municipal Equipments / Jean-Marc Ibos and Myrto Vitart
French architects Jean-Marc Ibos and Myrto Vitart shared with us their mixed use project which includes a stadium, parking, workshops and administration of the TAM; sheds for trucks, workshops, services and administrative areas, sportroom, restaurant and bedrooms for 50 firemen. More images and architect’s description after the break.
AD Classics: National Library of France / Dominique Perrault
As an edition to the developing urban project in eastern Paris, the French National Library was built in hopes to be the most modern library in the world. The competition of 1989 that included projects from 244 internationally renowned architects was won by Dominique Perrault, who was only 36 years old. This project would be the defining design of Perrault‘s career.
Read more about the history of the National Library of France after the break.
Offices and Municipal Equipments / Jean-Marc Ibos and Myrto Vitart
French architects Jean-Marc Ibos and Myrto Vitart shared with us their winning project for the Offices and Municipal Equipments in Porte D’Ivry, Paris, France. More images and architect’s description after the break.
House On The Roof / FREAKS freearchitects
Architects: FREAKS freearchitects
Location: Saint-Ouen 93, Paris, France
Project area: 94 sqm
Project year: 2009
Photographs: FREAKS freearchitects
AD Classics: Parc de la Villette / Bernard Tschumi
As part of an international competition, 1982-83, to revitalize the abandoned and undeveloped land from the French national wholesale meat market and slaughterhouse in Paris, France, Bernard Tschumi was chosen from over 470 entries including that of OMA/Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid, and Jean Nouvel. Unlike other entries in the competition, Tschumi did not design the park in a traditional mindset where landscape and nature are the predominant forces behind the design [i.e. Central Park]. Rather he envisioned Parc de la Villette as a place of culture where natural and artificial [man-made] are forced together into a state of constant reconfiguration and discovery.
More on Parc de la Villette after the break.
