Prefect of the Seine from 1853 to 1870, Baron Haussmann directed the transformations of Paris during the Second Empire under the aegis of Napoleon III, by deepening the vast renovation plan established by the Simeon commission. The transformations are such that we speak of "Haussmannian" buildings for the many buildings built along the wide avenues...
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Vincent Callebaut
Photography
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Located on Boulevard Voltaire, this apartment consists of a waiting area, two living rooms, a dining room, a bibliotech, and four bedrooms. The apartment creates a functional and stylish space located against the magnificent view of Paris. In the living room, which opens to the dining room, the modern fireplace, furnished with ceramics in pale past...
Project name
Maison Voltaire
Architecture firm
Therapinterior Architecture & Interior Design
Location
Boulevard Voltaire, Paris, France
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Rhinoceros 3D, SketchUp, V-ray
Visualization
Therapinterior Architecture & Interior Design
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped is an artwork by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in 2021 that wrapped the Parisian Arc de Triomphe in a silver-blue fabric.
Photographer
Diana Iskander
Tools used
Sony a7ii, Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4, Adobe Lightroom
Project name
L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped
Architecture firm
Temporary artwork: Christo Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude de Guillebon Original architects: Jean Chalgrin, Jean-Arnaud Raymond, Guillaume-Abel Blouet, Jean-Nicolas Huyot, Louis-Robert Goust
Location
Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France
This residential project, located on the outskirts of Paris, emerges as a single, sober volume with simple shapes that oscillates between massiveness and transparency due to the alternation between concrete and glass.
Project name
Le Copenhagen
Architecture firm
Christophe Rousselle Architecte
Location
Boulevard Rouget de Lisle, Montreuil, France
Photography
Takuji Shimmura
Principal architect
Christophe Rousselle
Design team
Jean-Philippe Marre
Interior design
Christophe Rousselle Architectes
Collaborators
Jean-Philippe Marre, Joana Kingwell
Structural engineer
MC Kuzu
Environmental & MEP
Gleize Energie
Supervision
Cabinet Lemonnier (économiste)
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max
Material
Precast concrete stain finish, (light gray tint) wooden joinery and roller shutters in RAL 7021 aluminum, Green roof
Typology
Residential › Apartments
The French architect Gabrielle Toledano from Toledano + architects has recently completed renoavation of an apartment in Paris, France.
Project name
M Garden Duplex
Architecture firm
Toledano + Architects
Photography
Salem Mostefaoui
Principal architect
Gabrielle Toledano
Interior design
Toledano + Architects
Environmental & MEP engineering
N/A
Structural engineer
Mark Malinowski-Groupe Alto
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D
Typology
Duplex garden apartment in a building from the 70’s
Parsi-based archibiotect Vincent Callebaut Architectures has designed Paris Smart City 2050 that is including 8 prototypes of energy-plus towers eco-conceived to fight against climate change. Following the Climate Energy Plan of Paris aimed at reducing 75% of the greenhouse gas emissions within 2050, the « 2050 PARIS SMART CITY » project is a resea...
Project name
Paris Smart City 2050 - For a sustainable, dense and connected city
Architecture firm
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Principal architect
Vincent Callebaut
Design team
Agnès Martin, Fabrice Zaini, Maguy Delrieu, Vincent Callebaut
Collaborators
Green engineering consultant: Setec
Client
Mairie de Paris - Paris City Hall
Typology
Architectural Commission, "Procédure Adaptée". Program: 8 prototypes of positive energy towers eco-conceived to fight global warming
The french architect Gabrielle Toledano from Toledano + architects has recently completed renoavation of an apartment in Paris, France.
Project description by the architects:
This apartment is a typical Haussmanian Parisian one with its mouldings, fish bone parquet and a linear long balcony. ...
