Ski-in-ski-out hotel Le Coucou boasts interiors by Pierre Yovanovitch
Nature-themed artworks and bespoke furnishings feature throughout Le Coucou, a design-focused ski hotel completed by Pierre Yovanovitch. More
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Competition: win a three-night stay at Le Pigalle in Paris
In our latest competition, we're offering one reader the chance to win a three-night stay for two at Le Pigalle in Paris, France. More
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Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter creates Corten steel structures along Chemin des Carrières trail
A grand gateway and a hillside belvedere are among a series of structures that Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter has built in eastern France, to direct tourists towards a historic quarry. More
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Concrete grid forms student housing block in Paris by Atelier Villemard et Associé
Atelier Villemard et Associés used a structural grid of exposed concrete to define the exterior and interior of this student housing block on the outskirts of Paris. More
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Prison clad in perforated weathering steel has pastel-coloured sports court
Local Architecture Network has built a minimum security prison with a perforated metal facade of weathering steel in Nanterre that has a sports court in pastel hues. More
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FREAKS wraps French warehouse conversion in corrugated steel
Architecture studio FREAKS has clad an old printing warehouse in France shiny corrugated metal cladding and converted it into a research centre for lighting company Sammode. More
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Moustache opens Paris store that looks as if it is carved out of stone
En Bande Organisée and Julien Dufresne Architecte used pale polished concrete to create the cave-like interiors of French brand Moustache's Parisian store. More
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Round windows of Archery House echo shooting range targets
A wooden shutter slides to uncover the target-shaped window of a brick building in France by architects Boman that provides facilities for an archery range. More
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Oursin restaurant by Simon Porte Jacquemus is designed to "perpetuate summer"
Whitewashed walls, colourful ceramics and rattan furnishings help channel sunny climes inside this Parisian restaurant, designed by the eponymous owner of cult French fashion label Jacquemus. More
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Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners creates "fortress-like" archive for the Louvre
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has built the Centre de Conservation du Louvre in Liévin, northern France, to securely store 250,000 works of art from the museum's collection. More
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Jean Nouvel sues over "totally disproportionate" Philharmonie de Paris late fee
Architect Jean Nouvel is counter-suing the Philharmonie de Paris over the €170.6 million fine he was slapped with when the concert hall opened late and over-budget. More
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Universal Design Studio and Giles Miller Studio design reusable pavilion for BBC
Universal Design Studio and Giles Miller Studio have designed a two-storey pavilion for BBC Studios that can be dismantled and reused, and then recycled at the end of its life. More
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Sophie Dries renovates Haussmann-era apartment in Paris for clients who are "really into colour"
French architect Sophie Dries has combined a pair of mid-19th-century Parisian flats in a design that brings together street art and colour blocking. More
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Maison is a fictional French home dressed with design-focused furnishings
Multidisciplinary design studio Services Généraux has created a series of renderings that reimagine the interiors of a dilapidated home in the French countryside. More
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Rei Kawakubo creates Parisian beauty store Dover Street Parfums Market
High-end fashion department store Dover Street Market has opened a beauty-focused branch at the heart of Paris, where products are displayed inside towering textured columns. More
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Charlotte Perriand retrospective opens at Fondation Louis Vuitton
An extensive exhibition of Charlotte Perriand's work at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris reveals the art-filled interiors and architectural scale of the French designer's expansive life and career. More
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Foster + Partners unveils design for domed winery in France
Foster + Partners has revealed visuals of Le Dôme winery that is designed to blend in with the rolling hills of the historic commune Saint-Émilion in France. More
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Kaan Architecten and Pranlas-Descours Architect and Associates design stacked glass Eurartisanat headquarters in Lille
A stack of low, glazed forms house the Eurartisanat Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat des Hauts-de-Franc in Lille, France, designed by Dutch architecture firm Kaan Architecten and Pranlas-Descours Architect and Associates. More
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JCPCDR Architecture's tiny timber pavilion invites walkers to "pause and observe"
A small elevated viewpoint projects from this tiny house-shaped pavilion, which JCPCDR Architecture has built for hikers to observe Lake Annecy in France. More
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Foster + Partners' Marseille airport plans come under scrutiny for carbon emissions
A glazed terminal building at Marseille Provence Airport designed by Foster + Partners has come under fire from France's environmental authorities over fears it could hinder France's target to be carbon-neutral by 2050. More
