Paris studio Marchi Architectes layered up timber slats of different thicknesses and proportions to give an irregular texture to the walls of this sunken house extension in Normandy, France (+ slideshow). More about Blackened timber house extension hidden in the forest by Marchi Architectes
Paris architects Lacaton & Vassal have designed a translucent structure to house an international art collection that is a mirror image of the adjoining former shipbuilding workshop (+ slideshow). More about Art gallery and archive by Lacaton & Vassal mirrors an old shipbuilding workshop
Curving iridescent structures resembling the scaled bodies of a pair of dragons slump over the top of this new wing created by French studios Agence Jouin Manku and DTACC at an office campus outside Paris (+ slideshow). More about Office amenities building has dragon-like scales
Curved walls made from sun-bleached timber slats screen the exterior of this sports centre by Explorations Architecture in the French commune of Arpajon, near Paris (+ slideshow). More about Sports centre clad with sun-bleached wooden slats by Explorations Architecture
French office Topos Architecture used timber cladding and a pitched roof to give this kindergarten in Mayenne, France, a domestic appearance that the architects thought would be more welcoming to children (+ slideshow). More about Timber-clad kindergarten with "the silhouette of a house" by Topos Architecture
A layer of grasses, herbs and flowers blankets the roof of this hump-shaped house near Reims, France, by architect Patrick Nadeau (+ slideshow). More about Hump-shaped house covered in plants by Patrick Nadeau
French studio Dank Architectes wanted to make this minimalist apartment they designed near Lyon look "more alive" in the photographs, so they staged scenes depicting the days before and after a messy party. More about Garden flat in Lyon photographed before and after a party
French studio Perraudin Architecture has completed a social housing complex with solid stone walls near Toulouse as part of a bid to prove that "anything that is built today could be built in stone" (+ slideshow). More about Social housing with solid stone walls by Perraudin Architecture
French studio Perraudin Architecture has constructed a family house out of solid stone, claiming the material is "cheaper and faster" to build with than concrete. More about House made of solid stone in Lyon by Perraudin Architecture
This "bioclimatic" house on the edge of Lyon in France features a timber frame, cladding of larch and composite timber, and a planted roof (+ slideshow). More about Timber-framed "bioclimatic" house with larch cladding by Tectoniques
News: Danish architecture firm BIG has won a competition to design a new Museum of the Human Body in Montpellier, France. More about BIG wins competition to design Museum of the Human Body in Montpellier
Patients at this health centre on the outskirts of the French town of Selles-sur-Cher can look in towards a small landscaped garden or out at the surrounding fields while they sit in the waiting room (+ slideshow). More about Pôle Santé Val de Cher health centre by Oglo
Thatch covers both the walls and roof of this wildlife museum and research centre in Beautour, France (+ slideshow). More about Beautour thatched museum and biodiversity research centre by Guinée*Potin Architectes
An invisible man and woman are the stars of the photoshoot for this renovated apartment in Paris by French designer Paul Coudamy (+ slideshow). More about Studio Nuctale by Paul Coudamy
French architecture studio RAUM has arranged a cluster of holiday apartments in Brittany around terraces that are connected by small alleys (+ slideshows). More about Two Houses and Two Studios by RAUM
Reclaimed ceramic tiles decorate the recesses of this long white pavilion, which stretches across a redesigned town square in Provence by French architecture studio Comac (+ slideshow). More about City Centre and Pavilion Main Square by Comac
Balconies shaped like greenhouses project from the facades of these apartment blocks in Nantes by French studio Block Architects (+ slideshow). More about Pradenn Social Housing by Block Architects
Copper-clad panels behind the glazed facade of this gymnasium by French firm LAN Architecture produce tinted reflections of the surrounding buildings (+ slideshow). More about Gymnasium and Town Hall Esplanade in Chelles by LAN Architecture
Apartments appear to be stacked up like boxes at this concrete housing block in Paris by French studio RH+ Architecture (+ slideshow). More about Plein Soleil by RH+ Architecture
This wooden nursery and elementary school complex in Lyon by French architects Tectoniques has hilly rooftops carpeted with plants that feature walkways for students to explore (+ slideshow). More about Paul Chevallier School by Tectoniques