Paris

Calq and Bond Society convert 1970s office into co-working and co-living space

June 12, 2024 Starr Charles 0

French architecture studios Calq and Bond Society have transformed a high-rise office building in Paris into the Pong co-working and co-living space. Originally designed by architect Marcel Roux in 1974, the building’s structure was largely retained with its distinctive, prefabricated concrete facade refurbished, in order to limit demolition “to what was strictly necessary”. “The decision to

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Dream completes mass-timber office building for Olympic Village in Paris

June 3, 2024 Starr Charles 0

French architecture studio Dream has completed an office building in Paris, which is clad with terracotta tiles to “evoke the history” of the industrial site in the Saint-Ouen district. Situated within one of three Olympic villages, the mass-timber structure by Dream will be used as office space for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games team during

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This week the restoration of the Grand Palais Olympic venue was unveiled

June 1, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

This week on Dezeen, we revealed the renovation of the Grand Palais in Paris, which will be used as a fencing and taekwondo venue at the Olympic Games in Paris. French studio Chatillon Architectes recently completed the restoration of the vast glass-roofed atrium at the landmark structure ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games. The fencing

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Necchi Architecture takes cues from retro nightlife at Hôtel Château d’Eau in Paris

May 31, 2024 Clara Finnigan 0

Interior design studio Necchi Architecture has combined lacquer, chrome and retro design accents to evoke the “uninhibited atmosphere” of the disco era at the Hôtel Château d’Eau in Paris. The 36-room hotel is located on Rue du Château d’Eau in an area that was the hub of 1970s nightlife with the iconic club Le Palace,

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Dezeen Agenda features the restoration of Grand Palais in Paris

May 30, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the completion of the first phase the Grand Palais renovation. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. French studio Chatillon Architectes restored the Grand Palais, ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. Fencing and taekwondo will be held in the newly renovated atrium, which features extensive glasswork and

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Chatillon Architectes completes Grand Palais restoration ahead of Paris Olympics

May 29, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

French studio Chatillon Architectes has completed its restoration of the vast glass-roofed atrium at the Grand Palais, which will host fencing and taekwondo at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer It marks the end of the first phase of renovation work at the landmark structure, carried out by Chatillon Architectes in time for the Paris

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Rammed-earth wall fronts Parisian townhouse by Déchelette Architecture

May 20, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

French studio Déchelette Architecture has completed Casa Franca, a townhouse and artists’ studio in Paris distinguished by a large wall of rammed earth. Located in the city’s 18th arrondissement, the 400-square-metre space combines living spaces for its owner and resident artists with the headquarters of the charity Greenline Foundation, which uses art to encourage the

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Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés completes trio of apartment blocks for Athletes’ Village in Paris

May 14, 2024 Starr Charles 0

French architecture studio Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés has unveiled a trio of apartment blocks lined with loggias and terracotta-tiled facades for the Athletes’ Village in Paris. Located beside the city’s Seine river, the three buildings are situated within the Saint-Ouen district – also referred to as Les Quinconces – which forms one of the three

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Highstay designs Paris holiday apartments for Olympics visitors and holiday makers

May 13, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

Hospitality brand Highstay has brought a contemporary spin to these 19th-century Parisian apartments, which its team has renovated to offer accommodation during the Olympic Games and beyond. The holiday apartments are intended for short- and long-term stays of up to one month, offering an alternative to hotels “for those coming to the city this summer

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Parisian office blocks transformed into Ilot Saint-Germain social housing

May 3, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Concrete loggias overlook a courtyard at this social housing block in Paris, which French studios Francois Brugel Architectes Associes, H2o Architectes and Antoine Regnault Architecture have converted from offices. Named Ilot Saint-Germain, the housing is located in two interconnected blocks previously owned by the Ministry of the Armed Forces in the city’s seventh arrondissement. To

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