A timber-clad box punctuated by narrow windows rests on top of a stone wall to form this extension to a municipal facility near Montpellier, France, by local architect Chrystelle Sanaa (+ slideshow). More about Chrystelle Sanaa's Municipal Technical Centre is clad in thin strips of cedar
Dutch studio i29 has designed a minimal stainless-steel kitchen island for a classical Paris apartment (+ slideshow). More about Slim kitchen island installed at Home 10 by i29
An old farmhouse in France's picturesque Loire Valley has been converted into a summer retreat by Paris architects Septembre (+ slideshow). More about Septembre converts old French farmhouse into holiday home
French studio CUT Architectures have used a steel grid structure to create shelving, seating areas, a kitchen and a climbing frame for this apartment renovation in Paris' 6th arrondissement (+ slideshow). More about Steel structure provides storage and seating at Apartment in the 6th by CUT Architectures
French architecture firm VI.B Architecture has designed a cluster of giant concrete silos to house the headquarters for a cement distribution centre on the outskirts of Paris (+ slideshow). More about Monolithic concrete silos by VI.B Architecture form Parisian cement company HQ
An undulating canopy of lights was strung between two docks to create this installation at a French harbour by architects Marion Moustey and Alexandre Arcens (+ slideshow). More about Sensual Wave installation illuminates an empty dock at La Grande-Motte harbour
Football players disappear beneath a grassy knoll to access hidden changing facilities at a sports ground in northern France by MU Architecture (+ slideshow). More about MU Architecture hides locker rooms under plant-covered mound
This blackened timber holiday home in northern France by Nantes studio Raum contains two mobile bedrooms that can be wheeled onto a terrace to provide outdoor sleeping cabins (+ slideshow). More about French holiday home by Raum features bedrooms on wheels
A veil of water stretches 40 metres between the trees of a wood in central France to form this installation by French architect Louis Sicard (+ slideshow). More about Bridal Veil installation by Louis Sicard creates a curtain of water through the forest
This slatted wooden structure by French designer Arnaud Huart provides a beacon and landmark for visitors to the mountainous landscape of central France (+ slideshow). More about Signal Ethique pavilion by Arnaud Huart sits atop a French mountain
Over 300 mirrored flaps are lifted up and down by the breeze to animate the facade of this seaside structure in La Grande Motte, France, by NAS Architecture (+ slideshow). More about NAS Architecture's seaside Breath Box is covered in mirrors that flap in the wind
Steel triangles protruded from a waterfall in central France to intervene with the cascade of water in this installation by artist Laurent Gongora. More about Les Cascadeurs installation by Laurent Gongora interrupts the flow of a waterfall
Dutch design duo Studio Makkink & Bey has created a series of spatial installations inside the bedrooms of a former bishop's residence in Orléans, France. More about Studio Makkink & Bey furnish research centre in former Hôtel Dupanloup
News: OMA has won planning permission to transform a 19th-century structure in Paris into a gallery and studio for contemporary artists, commissioned by French department store Galeries Lafayette. More about OMA to create contemporary art gallery for Galeries Lafayette in Paris
Today marks the opening of a new 760-metre-long bridge leading out from the coastline of northern France to the historic Mont Saint-Michel island commune (+ slideshow). More about Mont Saint-Michel bridge by Dietmar Feichtinger opens to pedestrians in Normandy
A year after opening as an art space, the rooftop of Modernist architect Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse building in Marseille is hosting an installation of mirrors and coloured glass by French artist Daniel Buren (+ slideshow). More about Daniel Buren installs mirrors and coloured glass on Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse rooftop
Dutch design duo Scholten & Baijings have curated a colourful exhibition of their own work at French arts centre Villa Noailles (+ slideshow). More about Scholten & Baijings exhibit retrospective at Villa Noailles
A folded fabric canopy helps to shade the interior of this glazed extension to a nursery in Paris by local firm h2o Architectes (+ slideshow). More about Nursery extension by h2o Architectes enveloped by a folded fabric sunshade
Timber slats cover the angular facades and roof of this community centre in the Bordeaux suburb of Pessac by local studio Gayet-Roger Architects (+ slideshow). More about Faceted timber community centre completed by Gayet-Roger Architects
A spiralling staircase with a stripy central balustrade unites the refurbished spaces of this city hall in the French commune of Le Pré Saint-Gervais by Paris firm Zoomfactor Architectes. More about Zoomfactor Architectes updates a city hall with a spiralling staircase