The ornate wall panels of a previously hidden 19th-century atrium informed the transformation of this steak restaurant by design duo Humbert & Poyet. More about Beefbar steakhouse in Paris occupies an art-nouveau atrium
Curving brass partitions and vaulted stone ceilings both feature inside this Japanese beauty store in Paris, designed by local architecture firm Archiee. More about Old stone contrasts with polished brass inside En skincare store in Paris by Archiee
French designer Olivier Vadrot has created an open-air playground made of geometric structures that encourage children to socialise, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. More about Olivier Vadrot designs sculptural outdoor playground for children
Danish studio Henning Larsen is set to add a new foyer, performance space and workshop to the Opéra Bastille in Paris. More about Henning Larsen to extend Paris' largest opera house
Franco-Brazilian architect Elizabeth de Portzamparc has completed a museum of Roman history in the French city of Nîmes featuring glazed facades intended to recall the draped fabric of a toga. More about Elizabeth de Portzamparc completes Musée de la Romanité alongside Roman amphitheatre
French architect Jean-Paul Viguier chose white perforated metal to clad the three monolithic volumes of a secure cash-processing centre for a bank in Paris.
More about Jean-Paul Viguier completes high-security Banque de France building
A twisting tower clad in reflective stainless steel panels, designed by architect Frank Gehry, is taking form in the south of France. More about Frank Gehry's stainless steel-clad Luma Arles tower takes shape in France
Clay, granite and timber appear throughout the B-Raku ceramics store in Brittany, France, which connects to a Japan-inspired restaurant next door, named Otonali. More about Guillaume Terver uses natural materials for Brittany ceramics store and adjoining Otonali eatery
The Paris apartment within the Immeuble Molitor, where Le Corbusier lived for over three decades, has reopened its doors to the public, following two years of restoration works led by the Fondation Le Corbusier. More about Le Corbusier's Paris home reopens its doors to the public
Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect has completed a winery in Provence with facades made of one-tonne stone blocks, which are staggered in places to let the light in. More about Massive stone blocks form walls of Provence winery
French architect Jean Nouvel has completed an office skyscraper in Marseille, with a concrete facade painted in 27 shades of red, white and blue in celebration of the port city's landscape. More about Jean Nouvel completes red, white and blue skyscraper La Marseillaise
Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates threw paper pulp at expanded-metal panels to produce light-filtering screens evoking artist Antoni Clavé's paintings, at this archive in Paris dedicated to his work. More about Kengo Kuma divides Archives Antoni Clavé with mesh screens dappled with paper pulp
A pair of former warehouses topped with saw-toothed roofs have been transformed into a school for fine arts by Franklin Azzi Architecture, in the French city of Nantes. More about Franklin Azzi Architecture converts Nantes warehouses into art school
French architecture firm Titan has built a sand-coloured concrete pavilion to welcome visitors to the former home of French prime minister Georges Clemenceau, in western France. More about Titan reinstates visitor centre at George Clemenceau's coastal home
A modernist villa on the south coast of France, which was designed by Eileen Gray and lived in by Le Corbusier, is captured in these photos by Manuel Bougot. More about Eileen Gray's modernist E-1027 villa revealed in photographs by Manuel Bougot
Guests can watch horses graze from the rooms of this hotel near Paris, France, which studio Be-poles designed to reference traditional agricultural buildings. More about Be-poles fashions rustic interiors for Le Barn hotel near Paris
Colourful projections of early 20th-century paintings, including those by Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, are displayed at the Atelier des Lumière – a digital museum dedicated to fine art in Paris. More about Paris' first digital museum of fine art finds home in 19th-century foundry
French studio Freaks Architecture has placed an arched storage unit at the centre of this home in Paris, which can be moved around to suit the lifestyle of its retired inhabitants. More about Freaks Architecture divides tiny Parisian pied-à-terre with mobile storage unit
Minimal, open-air eco urinals by design studio Faltazi have been placed across central Paris, prompting protests from local residents and businesses. More about Outdoor urinals cause uproar after being installed on Paris streets
Local studio Peripheriques Marin+Trottin and Jumeau Architectes has completed an apartment complex on L'Ile-Saint-Denis in Paris, which features wavy balconies enclosed by a ribbon of perforated metal. More about Undulating balconies wrap housing development on Parisian island