Beefbar steakhouse in Paris occupies an art nouveau atrium

February 19, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of Beefbar restaurant in Paris, designed by Humbert & Poyet

The ornate wall panels of a previously hidden 19th-century atrium informed the interiors of this steak restaurant, which has been overhauled by design duo Humbert & Poyet. Beefbar Paris has been decked out in sumptuous jewel tones to complement the art nouveau wall panelling that appears in the main dining atrium, creating what Humbert &

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Old stone contrasts with polished brass inside En skincare store in Paris by Archiee

February 16, 2019 Ali Morris 0

Curving brass partitions and vaulted stone ceilings both feature inside this Japanese beauty store in Paris, designed by local architecture firm Archiee. Designed for new Japanese cosmetics brand En, the 150-square-metre store occupies the ground floor and basement of an 18th-century building in the centre of the French capital. It is the brand’s first physical shop.

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Old stone contrasts with polished brass inside En skincare store in Paris by Archiee

February 16, 2019 Ali Morris 0

Curving brass partitions and vaulted stone ceilings both feature inside this Japanese beauty store in Paris, designed by local architecture firm Archiee. Designed for new Japanese cosmetics brand En, the 150-square-metre store occupies the ground floor and basement of an 18th-century building in the centre of the French capital. It is the brand’s first physical shop.

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Henning Larsen to extend Paris’s largest opera house

February 5, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Henning Larsen to extend Opera Bastille in Paris

Danish studio Henning Larsen is set to add a new foyer, performance space and workshop to the Opéra Bastille in Paris. According to Henning Larsen the extension to will complete Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott’s vision for the building, which opened in 1989. “Our goal is to fulfil the original vision and potential for the Opéra Bastille in a way that

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Jean-Paul Viguier completes high-security Banque de France building

December 3, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

French architect Jean-Paul Viguier chose white perforated metal to clad the three monolithic volumes of a secure cash-processing centre for a bank in Paris. Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés was tasked with renovating a pair of existing buildings and introducing a new secure facility for the Banque de France, which is expected to handle over a

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Foster + Partners unveils Apple Store in Parisian apartment on Champs-Élysées

November 19, 2018 Ali Morris 0

A kaleidoscopic solar roof tops the courtyard of Foster + Partners’ latest Apple Store, which opened on the Champs-Élysées in Paris over the weekend. Located on the corner of Champs-Élysées and Rue Washington, the store has been built within what is described by Foster + Partners as a “quintessential Parisian apartment”. The store is designed to carefully

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Le Corbusier’s Paris home reopens its doors to the public

November 7, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

The Paris apartment within the Immeuble Molitor, where Le Corbusier lived for over three decades, has reopened its doors to the public, following two years of restoration works led by the Fondation Le Corbusier. Back in 2016 Fondation Le Corbusier began the restoration of the apartment, which was designed by the French-Swiss architect and his long-term collaborator

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Kengo Kuma divides Archives Antoni Clavé with mesh screens dappled with paper pulp

September 24, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates threw paper pulp at expanded-metal panels to produce light-filtering screens evoking artist Antoni Clavé’s paintings, at this archive in Paris dedicated to his work. Kuma’s firm designed the interiors of the compact Archives Antoni Clavé on Rue Boissonade in the French capital’s 14th Arrondissement, which was Clavé’s first studio. The Catalan

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Freaks Architecture divides tiny Parisian pied-à-terre with mobile storage unit

August 22, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

French studio Freaks Architecture has placed an arched storage unit at the centre of this home in Paris, which can be moved around to suit the lifestyle of its retired inhabitants. Situated in Paris’ 13th arrondissement, the La Tournette apartment belongs to a pair of retired architects. Now spending the majority of their time in

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Undulating balconies wrap housing development on Parisian island

August 15, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Local studio Peripheriques Marin+Trottin Architectes has completed an apartment complex on L’Ile-Saint-Denis in Paris, which features wavy balconies enclosed by a ribbon of perforated metal. The development is situated on a plot overlooking the Seine river on L’Ile-Saint-Denis, which is undergoing significant redevelopment ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Around one third of the island’s developed area

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