ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1037231/les-fabriques-school-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1037231/les-fabriques-school-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes A Climatic Refuge in Stone: BGA's School Blossoms Like a Calanque in the City - The Les Fabriques school complex, designed by BGA in the heart of Marseille's Littorale urban development zone, brings together a nursery school and an elementary school, each with its own reception areas, circulation spaces, and generously lit and ventilated classrooms. On a highly constrained plot, the agency developed a compact, vertical project, freeing the center of the site for the preschool playground, while the elementary school playgrounds and educational gardens unfold in tiers up to the rooftop. At the request of the City, a rooftop sports facility — half a basketball court, an athletics track, and a catamaran sail-like mesh — completes the program and becomes a true gathering space for the neighborhood.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1024275/reiwa-nexity-head-office-building-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Thu, 12 Dec 2024 03:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1024275/reiwa-nexity-head-office-building-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes The Reiwa building is part of a rapidly changing district and a key component in the renewal of the area between Saint Ouen town hall and the Paris ring road.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1020436/maison-des-services-latecoere-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Sun, 25 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1020436/maison-des-services-latecoere-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes The key idea of the project and its main variations - The Maison des Services Latécoère is simple, says Xavier Gonzalez: "It is the pavilion in the park, which brings people together, where they want to go. It's like a party pavilion. It's a place to connect.” The tea pavilion typology served as inspiration for this wood-frame design. A hymn to the plasticity of larch and spruce, this low-carbon project is frugal and low-tech. A simple application of RT2012, it has been designed like a Japanese pavilion in a garden, echoing the surrounding park. With this in mind, the choice of wood as the construction material meant that the inherent constraints of wood were taken into account from the outset, without technological subterfuge. Every structural, technical and functional element has its place, and everything is made of wood: beams, posts, floors, joists, terraces, roofing, facade, joinery and sunshades.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1020352/i-conic-nexity-regional-head-office-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Thu, 22 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1020352/i-conic-nexity-regional-head-office-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes A magnificent site between the Balme and the Saône, the plot of Block 8 is strongly characterized by its geography. Close to the riverbanks, the site's relief influences the geometry of the building and the roads that run alongside it. Nexity-Lyon's head office is located in the Industrie district, between the hills of La Balme and the banks of the Saône. To fit within the confines of its plot and provide maximum linear space, the volume bends and has a wave effect.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1019641/rives-de-lourcq-housing-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1019641/rives-de-lourcq-housing-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Living on the banks of the Ourcq Canal - The Ourcq Canal is now imposing a new economic and urban development horizon to the east of Paris, starting at the Porte de la Villette. It is now Bondy's turn, after Pantin, Romainville, and Bobigny, to see the emergence of the eco-district corresponding to this unprecedented development on the banks of the canal. The site has been completely greened. Its industrial past is reflected in its distinctive architecture.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1018976/the-athletes-village-ilot-quinconces-plot-8-sector-d1-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1018976/the-athletes-village-ilot-quinconces-plot-8-sector-d1-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes We have made available our expertise as builders in the field of housing and new construction techniques, through innovative typological research based on the notion of metropolitan domesticity, uses and quality of life, whether for apartments or communal areas.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1018975/the-athletes-village-ilot-quinconces-plot-5-sector-d1-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Tue, 23 Jul 2024 03:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1018975/the-athletes-village-ilot-quinconces-plot-5-sector-d1-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes We have made available our expertise as builders in the field of housing and new construction techniques, through innovative typological research based on the notion of metropolitan domesticity, uses and quality of life, whether for apartments or communal areas.`. In contrast to historical references, we thought in terms of heritage, so that this new district would be a "long-term" place to live as a family within the dynamics of Greater Paris while offering athletes the opportunity to show their hospitality beforehand. Our work focused on the design of cells that could be quickly and cost-effectively converted to residential use. Our intervention focuses on three strategic buildings, plots 1, 5 and 8.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1018977/the-athletes-village-ilot-quinconces-plot-1-sector-d1-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1018977/the-athletes-village-ilot-quinconces-plot-1-sector-d1-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes How can the prestige of France and the values associated with it be promoted through sport, when the French capital has already distinguished itself brilliantly as a driving force in the fight against climate change during the COP 2021 climate agreements? Every major sporting event is a witness to the passage of time, periodically revealing a snapshot of the state of the world in which we live together. This notion of cohabitation is particularly relevant today, given the urgent need for change. Our contribution to the welcoming dynamic is an opportunity for the agency to showcase French know-how, as demonstrators of a new paradigm.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/993188/higher-roch-tower-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Mon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Paula Pintos https://www.archdaily.com/993188/higher-roch-tower-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes On the edge of the historic city, the ZAC St Roch, a territory conquered on the rails, promotes the emergence of a new animated, open, mixed and sustainable district. Ideally located in the immediate vicinity of the SNCF train station, the Comédie and the historic center, this vast operation developed by SERM (Société d'Équipement de la Région de Montpellier) covers 15 hectares and will soon receive the EcoCité label.  

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/974774/shared-company-restaurant-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Mon, 10 Jan 2022 03:00:00 +0000 Paula Pintos https://www.archdaily.com/974774/shared-company-restaurant-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes The former IBM office complex is located in Pompignane, part of the inner suburbs of Montpellier. The site, purchased in 2004 and 2007 by the Covivio Company, is home to some ten office buildings scattered around this 28-hectare Mediterranean landscape. The former Foncière des Régions Company has redeveloped this vast property in a sensitive blending of nature and architecture, aiming to attract new technology companies and foster Montpellier’s own “Silicone Valley”.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/974771/orange-headquarters-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Sat, 08 Jan 2022 06:00:00 +0000 Paula Pintos https://www.archdaily.com/974771/orange-headquarters-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes The head office of Orange in La Pompignane, stands in a vast 28-hectare landscaped park originally part of the former IBM Campus.  Nowadays, many new technology companies have chosen to settle here, attracted by its verdant Mediterranean environment and unique atmosphere.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/963344/rosa-parks-school-complex-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Tue, 15 Jun 2021 01:00:00 +0000 Pilar Caballero https://www.archdaily.com/963344/rosa-parks-school-complex-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes The Rosa Parks school is inserted into the ZAC Gratte-ciel, a vast urban renewal project offering a new identity to the town center of Villeurbanne. Standing at the entrance to the future district, the school ties it into the existing urban fabric.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/958905/media-library-in-colombes-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Valeria Silva https://www.archdaily.com/958905/media-library-in-colombes-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes The media library in Colombes, near Paris, is part of a new Social Center whose purpose on a broader scale is the urban renewal and upgrading of the town’s Fossés Jean/Bouviers district. For this reason, the building had to be exemplary.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/899048/romainville-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:00:00 +0000 Daniel Tapia https://www.archdaily.com/899048/romainville-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Fragmentation of built mass opens the way for a continuity with the surrounding context and the creation of visual perspectives, making this city block more porous and open. This approach also alleviates the perception of density, resulting in quality apartments, with multiple orientations and limited direct views of the neighbors opposite.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/945002/two-towers-at-la-chapelle-international-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes-plus-moa-architecture Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:00:00 +0000 Paula Pintos https://www.archdaily.com/945002/two-towers-at-la-chapelle-international-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes-plus-moa-architecture In the heart of the Chapelle International neighborhood in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, currently undergoing major renewal, the firms of Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés and MOA Architecture are delivering two towers with a total of 254 apartments attached to 20 SOHO-type business spaces with apartments (Small Office/Home Office).

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/944720/lycee-la-plaine-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Thu, 30 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000 Paula Pintos https://www.archdaily.com/944720/lycee-la-plaine-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Located in the Montjoie ZAC (urban development zone), this new facility represents both an urban and architectural challenge in its size and programmatic mix of high school and student boarding house.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/899037/archimede-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Thu, 02 Aug 2018 10:00:00 +0000 Rayen Sagredo https://www.archdaily.com/899037/archimede-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes The Archimède project is located in the Bercy neighborhood, a district undergoing redevelopment that runs along railways leading to the Gare de Lyon.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/876545/quai-ouest-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:00:00 +0000 Cristobal Rojas https://www.archdaily.com/876545/quai-ouest-brenac-and-gonzalez-and-associes The Quai Ouest building, located in Boulogne-Billancourt, possesses a broadly exposed 150-meter façade. The building has undergone a major restructuring and within this framework, the façades are designed to meet a particular challenge, both in terms of image and in terms of energy savings and the environment.

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