Camper store in Lyon by Studio Makkink & Bey
Dutch designers Studio Makkink & Bey have completed a store for shoe brand Camper in Lyon with staircases that seem to go on forever. More about Camper store in Lyon by Studio Makkink & Bey
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Le Temps Machine by Moussafir Architectes
Paris firm Moussafir Architectes have blanketed the roof of this concert hall in Tours, France, with a synthetic material that looks like a quilt. More about Le Temps Machine by Moussafir Architectes
Branched Offices by Projectiles
This cluster of offices in northern France are raised above the ground like treehouses, supported by a forest of roughly sawn wooden columns. More about Branched Offices by Projectiles
Alésia Museum visitor’s centreby Bernard Tschumi Architects
Slideshow: a visitor’s centre with an ornate herringbone facade by Bernard Tschumi Architects opens this weekend on an archaeological site in central France. More about Alésia Museum visitor’s centreby Bernard Tschumi Architects
Hermitage Plaza by Foster + Partners
Slidehow: architects Foster + Partners have been granted permission to build two 320-metre-high towers beside the Seine, just outside Paris. More about Hermitage Plaza by Foster + Partners
M Building by Stephane Maupin
Shiny corrugated metal clads the two cascading stacks of apartments that make up this block in Paris by architect Stephane Maupin. More about M Building by Stephane Maupin
Zap' Ados by Bang Architectes
Slideshow: French studio Bang Architectes has converted a former peanut factory in Calais into a skateboarding park with a bright orange mesh facade (photos by Julien Lanoo). More about Zap' Ados by Bang Architectes
Beaugrenelle Shopping Mall by Agence Search
French architects Agence Search have won a competition to design a Paris shopping mall with proposals involving giant elliptical lattices. More about Beaugrenelle Shopping Mall by Agence Search
Chalet Béranger By Noé Duchaufour Lawrance
Designer Noé Duchaufour Lawrance has fitted out an alpine ski lodge in the French Alps with a trunk-like hearth, curved fir walls and a floating bed. More about Chalet Béranger By Noé Duchaufour Lawrance
La Chambre aux Confitures by Noël Dominguez and Agathe Delecourt
Jars of colourful preserves are treated like precious antiques at this Paris jam shop by French architects Noël Dominguez and Agathe Delecourt. More about La Chambre aux Confitures by Noël Dominguez and Agathe Delecourt
Bukiya by Archiee
The display system at this Japanese souvenir shop in Paris is just key rings hung on screws in the walls. More about Bukiya by Archiee
Gymnastics building by Heams & Michel
A windowless yellow facade shrouds the interior of this concrete gymnasium in southern France by architects Heams & Michel. More about Gymnastics building by Heams & Michel
8 dwellings, 4 artist studios and 1 retail area by Charles-Henri Tachon
This concrete social-housing block in Paris has artists' studios on the ground floor and an oval-shaped opening in the roof. More about 8 dwellings, 4 artist studios and 1 retail area by Charles-Henri Tachon
The Mantes-la-Jolie Water Sports Centre by Agence Search
French architects Agence Search have completed a water-sports centre beside the Seine with a roof of undulating waves. More about The Mantes-la-Jolie Water Sports Centre by Agence Search
DI-VA House by Tectoniques
French architects Tectoniques have completed a townhouse in Lyon that is entirely black at the front but has three oversized windows at the rear. More about DI-VA House by Tectoniques
Eco-Sustainable House by Djuric Tardio Architectes
The pitched roof atop this Paris house won’t keep out the rain – it’s actually a pergola for growing fruit over a roof terrace. More about Eco-Sustainable House by Djuric Tardio Architectes
Le Polyèdre by Béal and Blanckaert
Tread-like indents in the concrete facade of this rock-climbing centre might encourage visitors to scale the walls (photos by Julien Lanoo). More about Le Polyèdre by Béal and Blanckaert
Médiathèque Corbie by Béal & Blanckaert
Paris architects Béal & Blanckaert have completed a Corten-clad library in the grounds of a monastery in northern France (photos by Julien Lanoo). More about Médiathèque Corbie by Béal & Blanckaert
McDonald's by Patrick Norguet
Fast-food giant McDonald's have commissioned designer Patrick Norguet to redesign their restaurant interiors across France. More about McDonald's by Patrick Norguet
Gavroche centre for children by SOA Architectes
Workshops clad in timber batons sit atop this children’s centre outside Paris by French architects SOA. More about Gavroche centre for children by SOA Architectes