Heliocosm by FREAKS freearchitects
French studio FREAKS freearchitects have inserted a rectangular timber tunnel inside this Paris cosmetics shop. More about Heliocosm by FREAKS freearchitects
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Housing for Jardins de l’Arche by Farshid Moussavi Architecture
London studio Farshid Moussavi Architecture has won a competition to design a housing complex for the western outskirts of Paris. More about Housing for Jardins de l’Arche by Farshid Moussavi Architecture
Passage de la Brie Housing by Explorations Architecture
French studio Explorations Architecture have completed a social housing block beside one of the narrowest streets in Paris. More about Passage de la Brie Housing by Explorations Architecture
Parc des Bords de Seine by HHF Architects and AWP
Swiss architects HHF and French architects AWP have won a competition to design a series of follies for a new park outside Paris. More about Parc des Bords de Seine by HHF Architects and AWP
Silencio by David Lynch
American movie director David Lynch has completed a nightclub in Paris that's inspired by and named after Club Silencio from his 2001 film Mulholland Drive. More about Silencio by David Lynch
Pop-Out House by Mut Architecture and Benjamin Mahon
A shelving unit displaying children's clothes doubles up as a plywood playhouse with a sliding staircase, swinging doors and removable furniture. More about Pop-Out House by Mut Architecture and Benjamin Mahon
Aesop Le Marais by Ciguë
Skincare products at Aesop's latest store in Paris are displayed on 427 steel caps that would normally be used in the city's plumbing network. More about Aesop Le Marais by Ciguë
Médiathèque Romain Rolland by Philippe Gazeau
Criss-crossing metal beams surround a first floor reading room at a multimedia library near Paris. More about Médiathèque Romain Rolland by Philippe Gazeau
WasteLandscape by Elise Morin and Clémence Eliard
An undulating landscape made of 65,000 discarded CDs carpets the floor of the Centquatre art space, housed in a former funeral home in Paris. More about WasteLandscape by Elise Morin and Clémence Eliard
Café Coutume by CUT Architectures
Tiled surfaces, scientific apparatus and plastic curtains turn this Paris cafe into a coffee laboratory. More about Café Coutume by CUT Architectures
Nomad by 1/100
This disco-cum-caravan is one of five timber-clad cabins installed by Swiss architects 1/100 in the garden of the Quai Branly Museum, Paris. More about Nomad by 1/100
Leviathan by Anish Kapoor
Following our previous story about a labia-like staircase, these images by French photographer Stefan Tuchila illustrate the womb-like orbs created by artist Anish Kapoor in the Grand Palais, Paris. More about Leviathan by Anish Kapoor
Housing and gallery on Bastille Place by [BP] Architectures
This apartment block with a pleated facade of golden aluminium by French studio [BP] Architectures faces the Place de la Bastille, Paris. More about Housing and gallery on Bastille Place by [BP] Architectures
RATP Formation Centre by Stephane Maupin and Nicolas Hugon
French architects Stephane Maupin and Nicolas Hugon have completed this ship-like building outside Paris as a base for rail and subway employees. More about RATP Formation Centre by Stephane Maupin and Nicolas Hugon
Josephine Baker schools by Dominique Coulon & Associés
This group of schools outside Paris by French architects Dominique Coulon & Associés has walls, ceilings and details picked out in bright orange. More about Josephine Baker schools by Dominique Coulon & Associés
HI matic by Matali Crasset with Patrick Elouarghi and Philippe Chatelet
French designer Matali Crasset has created this Paris hotel in collaboration with Patrick Elouarghi and Philippe Chatelet, where visitors check-in, order food and exchange tips on the city with other guests via the hotel's online system and a plethora of screens throughout the building. More about HI matic by Matali Crasset with Patrick Elouarghi and Philippe Chatelet
Une Architecture at the Mobile Art Pavilion by Zaha Hadid
An exhibition of work by London architect Zaha Hadid has opened inside her Mobile Art Pavilion (see our earlier story), which has found its permanent home in Paris having toured New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong since 2008. More about Une Architecture at the Mobile Art Pavilion by Zaha Hadid
Notre Dame Rosary Church by ENIA Architects
Stained glass panels perforate the exterior wall of this church in Paris by ENIA Architects, creating rectangles of colour on the interior of the double-height nave. More about Notre Dame Rosary Church by ENIA Architects
Cultural and Spiritual Russian Orthodox Center in Paris by Arch group and Sade Sarl
Russian architects Arch-group and French studio Sade Sarl last week won an international competition to design a Russian Orthodox church and cultural centre beside the Eiffel Tower in Paris. More about Cultural and Spiritual Russian Orthodox Center in Paris by Arch group and Sade Sarl
Aesop Saint-Honoré by March Studio
The walls, floor and ceiling of this store in Paris by Melbourne practice March Studio are covered by 3,500 pieces of wood. More about Aesop Saint-Honoré by March Studio