ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1021194/national-office-of-forests-of-versailles-atelier-delalande-tabourin Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1021194/national-office-of-forests-of-versailles-atelier-delalande-tabourin Standing beside a railway line, the existing building of the National Office of Forests of Versailles (l'Office National des Forêts de Versailles) asserts its role in the urban landscape as the point of entry to the state-owned forest. Our simple idea for the project was to build a pavilion as an extension of an existing building that fits humbly into the forest context and, through its volumetry and materiality, expresses the different occupations of the ONF. The objective was to create new working spaces that met the functional requirements of the brief but that also approached the workplace as a singular spatial and landscaped experience. We designed this pavilion to arouse the curiosity and wonderment of visitors. Whether they are collaborators or just passersby, we want their discovery of this place to be an immersive experience, where every corner is an ode to the skills and expertise of foresters.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1008564/house-rehabilitation-with-bricks-shards-atelier-delalande-tabourin Mon, 23 Oct 2023 03:00:00 +0000 Andreas Luco https://www.archdaily.com/1008564/house-rehabilitation-with-bricks-shards-atelier-delalande-tabourin In Versailles, the Atelier Delalande Tabourin (ADT) just completed a house made of brick shards, a material resulting from a long process of research on the reuse of locally sourced co-products and waste materials from local brickworks. The interior organization of the original building was completely modified thanks to four architectural interventions, which, by perforating the existing floorboards, made it possible to create a series of levels of large light wells and new circulations. These additions were made of grogged concrete, a material obtained from the crushed shards of defective bricks, the result of a long research process in collaboration with Anna Saint-Pierre, designer, and researcher on materials reuse. The new skylights created with this material are a visual extension of six imposing vertical brick steles that structure the original façade.

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