Located in the south of France, the land surrounded by vegetation had an interesting slope and good orientation. The plant screen is an asset of privacy, but without a view, the challenge of the CVD house was to seek the light and go beyond the trees.
Architecture firm
Brengues Le Pavec architectes
Location
Clapiers (Hérault), France
Photography
Zoé Chaudeurge
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
The house is a superposition of full volume on a reading of emptiness. Located on a narrow plot, the construction made of poured concrete is made up of two levels. The ground floor subtracts from the volume by asserting emptiness. Generously glazed, this level allows an almost natural relationship between inside and outside.
Architecture firm
Brengues Le Pavec architectes
Location
Castelnau-le-Lez (Hérault), France
Photography
Zoé Chaudeurge
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Architect Amelia Tavella wins the design competition for the demolition, rehabilitation, and extension of the unique thermal Spa in the Mediterranean. Aware of the challenges and eager to realize its ambitions, the City of Balaruc-les-Bains initiated reflection on the rejuvenation of the O'Balia thermal spa, incorporated within the broader redevelo...
Project name
Demolition, rehabilitation, and extension of the O'Balia thermal Spa
Architecture firm
Amelia Tavella
Location
Balaruc-les-Bains, France
Principal architect
Amelia Tavella
Built area
3100 m² gross floor area + 4 000 m² landscaped park
Collaborators
Nina Bouraoui, Atelier Franck Boutté, BETREC, Scenarchie, Alternative Studio, Atelier Bastien Morin, Christophe Gautrand, STC Ingenierie
Client
City of Balaruc-les-Bains, France
Located in the south of France, between Montpellier and the sea, the project involved the conversion of a warehouse into housing. The aim was to improve the building and its relationship with the environment, in a spirit of urban renewal.The challenge was to propose a type of housing adapted to the Mediterranean climate and customs, while maintaini...
Project name
Urban Metamorphosis (Métamorphose)
Architecture firm
Brengues Le Pavec architectes
Photography
Zoé Chaudeurge
Principal architect
Julien Brengues
Interior design
Brengues Le Pavec architectes
Typology
Residential › Loft
The sober design is driven by the path of the sun: the shape of the building is defined according to the sun's path through the day and the resulting uses within the home. Integrated into its surroundings, the house expresses a contemporary architectural language dominated by concrete and glass. The predominance of glass creates a strong relation...
Architecture firm
SKP Architecture
Location
Vaucresson 92420, France
Photography
Nicolas Grosmond
Principal architect
Jonny Sturari
Design team
Jonny Sturari
Collaborators
Francesca Montella
Interior design
Jonny Sturari - Francesca Montella
Built area
360m² + Indoor Swimming Pool + Garage
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Concrete And Glass
Typology
Residential › Modern Concrete House
The month of September 2023 opened in Marseille with an event: the deli- very of the Porte Bleue. This is the flagship project of the PietriArchitectes agency. The facade is made up of 414 vaults opening the view onto the Mediterranean in a subtle architectural poetry. Located in the Euromédi- terranée district, the Porte Bleue is a new emblem of...
Project name
La Porte Bleue
Architecture firm
PietriArchitectes
Location
Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, France
Principal architect
Jean-Baptiste Pietri
Design team
Julie Mazière, Clémence Goix, Juane Ferrer, Hugo Chauwin, Auriane Bonnault, Yann Courteille
Collaborators
Associated Architects: Jérémy Louette, Marine de Chateauneuf, Zoé Reynaud; Graphic Designer: Marie Philippe; Technical Engineering Agency: BET Yves Garnier
Structural engineer
BET Masse
Client
Constructa — Les Éditeurs Urbains
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Located in the central lot of Zac Chandon-République Gennevilliers, the 91-unit mixed-housing project faces the park. The orthogonal plan adopts a relatively simple and sober organization that gives a particular identity to the place, dividing the project into six volumes of different heights, linked together by glass walkways.
Project name
A Ciel Ouvert
Architecture firm
Christophe Rousselle Architecte
Location
Gennevilliers, Paris, France
Photography
Heiner Baboon
Principal architect
Christophe Rousselle
Design team
Jean Phillipe Marre (Project manager)
Built area
7030 m² (91 apartments)
Collaborators
Technical Studies: Energy. Economy: Lemmonier
Construction
Groupe ARC Ile-de-France / Coopérative HLM Boucle de la Seine
Material
Structure: Reinforced concrete with anthracite grey finish. Cladding: Shiny stainless steel plate, placed vertically, slab edges + "Stonepanel" type stone cladding facades. Windows: PVC thermopane places anthracite finish with built-in roller blind. Railings: metallic anthracite finish
Typology
Residential › Apartments
In this house, the living space unveils through views that change with the winds and tides, like a living and breathing postcard. The project emerges through these captured moments, where each new architectural fragment prints and dances in its context.
Project name
A House with a View
Architecture firm
Martins | Afonso atelier de design
Location
Sainte-Marie-de-Ré, France
Photography
Mickaël Martins Afonso
Principal architect
Mickaël Martins Afonso
Completion year
June 2020
Material
Concrete, granite, brass wire, oak
Typology
Residential › House
