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Century-old oak supports treehouse guest room in northern France

February 2, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Paris-based Atelier Lavit built this treehouse around the trunk of a century-old oak in Raray, France, basing its design of criss-crossing timbers on a bird’s nest. The Origin treehouse forms part of the Cabanes des Grands Chênes, a collection of elevated guest cabins set in the grounds of the Château de Raray hotel. Atelier Lavit, which is led

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Sou Fujimoto designs tower with wavy canopies and verdant balconies for new development in Nice

January 22, 2018 India Block 0

A tower with undulating, tree-covered canopies by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto forms part of this competition-winning €275 masterplan for a new neighbourhood in Nice, France. French firm Lambert Lénack led a team that includes architects Sou Fujimoto, Cino Zucchi, Chartier Dalix, Laisné Roussel, Anouk Matecki and Roland Carta, and landscape architect Alain Faragou, to win the competition to design the

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Boris Johnson proposes 22-mile bridge to link England and France

January 19, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Foreign secretary Boris Johnson has proposed building a massive bridge across the English Channel, which would see a second link created between Britain and France. The idea for the 22-mile-long Channel Bridge was reportedly put forward during an Anglo-French summit that took place on 18 January 2018. During the meeting, which was called to discuss

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Foreign secretary proposes 22-mile “Boris bridge” to link England and France

January 19, 2018 Ali Morris 0

UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson has proposed building a bridge across the English Channel to link Britain and France after Brexit. The idea for the 22-mile-long crossing was reportedly put forward during an Anglo-French summit that took place on 18 January 2018, according to publications including the Guardian. During the meeting, which was called to discuss

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Italian architects convert Ettore Sottsass sketch into pavilion for French architecture festival

January 18, 2018 India Block 0

Italian architecture office 2A+P/A has bought an Ettore Sottsass painting to life to create a black barrel-roofed pavilion for an architecture festival in Orléans, France. The Rome-based architects took the axonometric watercolour painting of an arched building with irregular windows made by Sottsass and used it as a basis for their structure. Sottsass, the renowned Italian

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The ORIGIN Tree House Sits Within A Forest In France

January 17, 2018 Erin 0

Photography by Marco Lavit Nicora   Atelier LAVIT have designed the ORIGIN Tree House for their clients in France who wanted to have a unique cabin. A hundred year-old oak was the starting point for the whole design, with the goal of being as functional and comfortable as a hotel room, and inspired by the shape […]

The ORIGIN Tree House Sits Within A Forest In France

January 17, 2018 Erin 0

Photography by Marco Lavit Nicora   Atelier LAVIT have designed the ORIGIN Tree House for their clients in France who wanted to have a unique cabin. A hundred year-old oak was the starting point for the whole design, with the goal of being as functional and comfortable as a hotel room, and inspired by the shape […]

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners begins work on Louvre art store in northern France

December 15, 2017 India Block 0

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has started building a new concrete-framed art storage facility for the Louvre museum in Lievin, France, which will be covered by a large green roof. The centre designed by the British architectural firm will be equipped to store 250,000 art works as well as conservation and study areas. Set entirely on one level, the Louvre collections facility

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Post Office Architectes adds vaulted roof extension to Paris apartment for a photographer

December 4, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Post Office Architectes has added a timber-lined barrel vaulted roof extension to an apartment in Paris, giving its owner an unobstructed view of the Eiffel Tower. The apartment building is located at the intersection of four Paris districts and was originally built in the 19th century as a two-storey department store. A third floor was added in

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Foster + Partners to add “missing piece” to Rogers’ Marseille airport extension

November 30, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to add a glazed terminal building to Marseille Provence Airport, which will link the 1990s extension designed by Richard Rogers with the original 1960s building. London-based Foster + Partners beat Rogers’ firm, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, to win the contract for the extension. Set to be completed in two phases, the works

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