Large wooden beams frame the interiors of L'échappée, a multimedia library in France designed by local practice Atelier WOA as an alternative to "institutional and cold" public buildings. More about Atelier WOA creates long timber-framed library in France
Harnessing soft whites and gently curving plaster forms, interior designer Johanna Amatoury has brought a holiday-house feel to this apartment in the peaceful Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. More about Paris duplex by Johanna Amatoury references architecture of Greek islands
The storied location of this brasserie in Paris inspired interior studio B3 Designers to fill the restaurant with tasselled chairs, disco balls and other flamboyant decor. More about Brasserie des Pres draws on the vibrant history of Paris's Latin Quarter
A cantilevering concrete canopy shelters a new entrance at this extension to a modernist-style home in Ardèche, which has been completed by French practice Alors Studio. More about Alors Studio extends exposed-concrete home in rural France
Local design studio Hauvette & Madani drew on the Haussmannian history of this Paris apartment to create a gallery-like interior for its occupant's vast art collection. More about Hauvette & Madani restores Haussmann-era Paris apartment to its "former glory"
Interior designer Isabelle Heilmann has used glazing and level changes to turn a former textile workshop in Paris into an open-plan apartment with a dedicated home office. More about Isabelle Heilmann converts Parisian textile workshop into loft apartment
French studio Amelia Tavella Architectes referenced fossils for the textured stone facade of the Auguste Benedict School, which is designed to appear as though it has "emerged from the earth". More about Amelia Tavella Architectes completes limestone-clad school in southern France
British studio RSHP has unveiled plans to overhaul the Bayeux Tapestry Museum in Normandy, France, adding an extension to exhibit the 70-metre-long, historic tapestry. More about RSHP designs tapered museum extension to house Bayeux Tapestry in Normandy
French studio Vurpas Architectes has converted a 1960s market building to create Eugénie Brazier, a primary school and nursery in Lyon. More about Vurpas Architectes transforms French market with "childlike quality" into primary school
Architect Arnaud Behzadi and artist Florence Bamberger have combined French and Brazilian influences to create interiors for a pair of adjoining restaurants. More about Brazilian-informed murals bring character to Parisian restaurant duo Oka Fogo
Paris-based Nem Architectes has renovated a villa in Grasse, France, transforming it into a bright pink tourist destination named Domaine de la Rose for beauty company Lancôme. More about Nem Architectes flushes French hillside villa in pink for Lancôme perfumery
Prefabricated units of concrete and wood were given varied facades to "mitigate the feeling of repetition" at this student housing project in Agen, France, by Parisian studio Ignacio Prego Architectures. More about Ignacio Prego Architectures designs "standardised and welcoming" student housing
French architecture practice TVK has completed a neighbourhood in Paris made up of limestone buildings surrounding a garden and designed as a sustainable development that aims to increase biodiversity. More about TVK designs limestone buildings for "first zero-carbon district" in Paris
A series of red-concrete cylinders were used to update the layout, circulation and lighting of this house in Versaille, renovated by French studio Atelier Delalande Tabourin. More about Concrete "wells" illuminate French home renovated by Atelier Delalande Tabourin
Local studio REV Architecture has completed an interior renovation of the Maison de Beauté in Paris, France, for L'Oréal Luxe skincare brand Carita. More about REV Architecture decorates Carita Maison de Beauté with "translucent clouds"
Gradated lava stone flooring and suspended planet-like orbs feature at the Cafe Nuances coffee shop in Paris, which was created by Dezeen Awards-nominated studio Uchronia. More about Colour-drenched coffee shop by Uchronia references "sunsets in the Tunisian desert"
French architecture studio Atelier 9.81 has designed a tower of staggered concrete blocks for a harbour master's office and lookout building on the Calais coastline. More about Atelier 9.81 models Calais port tower on stack of pebbles
Old and new blurred together in this exhibition at Paris' GSL Gallery, which celebrated contemporary creatives who observe design traditions of the past. More about Traditional design techniques are "alive and well" in Le Salon de Septembre exhibition
Copenhagen studio NORD Architects drew on research into the built environment's impact on people with dementia for the Alzheimer's Village in Dax, the first project of its kind in France. More about NORD Architects adopts recognisable architectural forms for Alzheimer's Village
Architecture studio Tolila+Gilliland used a palette of tactile materials to "engage the senses" at the Gilbert Raby Therapeutic Workshops in France. More about Tolila+Gilliland uses raw, tactile materials for therapeutic workshops in France