Hikers can stay overnight for free at this elevated shelter on the outskirts of Bordeaux, designed by London-based Studio Weave to reference the form and materiality of traditional water towers. More about Studio Weave installs hikers' shelter on stilts beside a Bordeaux river
London firm Stanton Williams has renovated and extended the Musée d'arts de Nantes, adding a series of extensions including a monolithic structure wrapped in stone and translucent marble to the beaux-arts building. More about Stanton Williams completes renovation of beaux-arts museum in Nantes with stone and marble extension
Plants will spill out between the overlapping wooden blocks that make up the facade of this hotel, which Kengo Kuma & Associates has unveiled for a site on the left bank of Paris' river Seine. More about Kengo Kuma reveals plant-covered Eco-Luxury Hotel for Paris
Ill-Studio and Pigalle have returned to a basketball court they previously overhauled with bold patterns, replacing primary colours with gradients of blue, pink, purple and orange. More about Colourful Paris basketball court updated with new hues
Architects Nicholas Gilliland and Gaston Tolila have overhauled an old workshop in Paris' Butte aux Cailles neighbourhood to create an office and studio for their growing team. More about Tolila+Gilliland creates its new Paris studio in an old attic workshop
French designer Patrick Norguet has applied the colourful and homely aesthetic language he developed for hotel brand Okko to its latest destination in the Porte de Versailles neighbourhood of Paris. More about Patrick Norguet creates colourful communal spaces in latest Okko Hotel interior
By pairing raw concrete with warm timber, French office Studio Razavi hoped to give a contemporary feel to this Alpine chalet home, while also complying with strict local architecture guidelines. More about Studio Razavi reinterprets traditional chalet architecture with Mountain House in the Alps
To subtly extend a traditional Provençal farmhouse on the French Riviera, Ellena Mehl Architects has nestled a connecting building with stone and glass facades into a stepped hillside. More about Ellena Mehl Architects disguises Provençal extension with grass roof and terraced landscape
Local architects Studio Sur Rue have designed a pastel pink deli in the 10th arrondissement of Paris that is dedicated to hummus and Israeli dining culture. More about "Joyful chaos" inspires design of Yafo hummus deli in Paris
Renzo Piano Building Workshop has completed the Château La Coste Art Gallery, a sunken exhibition space topped by sails, which is set among the grape vines of a winery in Aix-en-Provence, France. More about Renzo Piano sinks sail-covered art gallery into Aix-en-Provence vineyard
The American Institute of Architects has honoured IM Pei's renovation of the Musée du Louvre in Paris with an award during the organisation's national convention, the same week that the Chinese-American architect is celebrating his 100th birthday. More about IM Pei's Grand Louvre receives AIA 25-year award
Paris studio Dixneufcentquatrevingtsix has completed a concrete extension to a traditional farmhouse in France's Provence region, featuring very few openings in its faceted facades. More about Sculptural extension to French farmhouse protects its interiors from harsh summer sun
This trumpet-shaped table lamp by Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron is based on pendant lighting originally designed for a French museum. More about Herzog & de Meuron designs table version of Unterlinden museum lighting
Zinc plates protect the ageing wooden structure of this barn in the French village Notre-Dame-de-Bliquetuit, which was been transformed into a house with its own spa by Antonin Ziegler. More about Antonin Ziegler covers abandoned barn in zinc plates to create rustic home in northern France
These photographs capture the jagged roofline of the museum that Snøhetta has designed at the Lascaux Caves in France, to frame a huge replica of some of the world's most famous prehistoric cave paintings. More about New photographs reveal Snøhetta's Lascaux IV Caves Museum in southern France
American architect Daniel Libeskind's firm has been selected to create a 150-metre-high tower covered in trees and plants in the heart of Toulouse's business district. More about Studio Libeskind to build twisted garden tower in Toulouse
A huge, round opening is carved above the outdoor dining area of this house in southern France by Pascual Architect, which also features large glass doors that swing open to the garden. More about Huge circular skylight punctures terrace canopy in south of France house
Lofty interiors and a folded black steel staircase feature behind the larch-clad walls of this gabled house, designed by Karawitz and situated outside Paris. More about Larch-covered prefab house designed by Karawitz to bring city feel to Paris suburbs
A+Awards: this year's Pritzker Prize-winning studio RCR Arquitectes is behind this steel-clad museum in France, which also earned the Catalan firm an Architizer A+Award. More about RCR Arquitectes forms Soulages Museum from linked weathering-steel boxes
This museum on the site of a former French military and internment camp near Perpignan comprises a 240-metre-long concrete block with large openings puncturing its gently inclined roof. More about Rudy Ricciotti sinks Rivesaltes Memorial Museum in furrow at former French military camp