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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Atelier Ordinaire's house in Beaune is made almost entirely from wood
French architecture studio Atelier Ordinaire has completed a prefabricated house in the Bourgogne region featuring an interior lined with knotted timber boards to complement the surrounding nature. More
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AUM builds curving concrete and glass residence on the surface of a lake
Full-height glazed walls are sandwiched between the meandering concrete floor slab and roof of this house built on a French lake, which can only be reached using a retractable bridge. More
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Studio Weave installs hikers' shelter on stilts beside a Bordeaux river
Hikers can stay overnight for free at this elevated shelter on the outskirts of Bordeaux, designed by London-based Studio Weave to reference the form and materiality of traditional water towers. More
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Studio Razavi reinterprets traditional chalet architecture with Mountain House in the Alps
By pairing raw concrete with warm timber, French office Studio Razavi hoped to give a contemporary feel to this Alpine chalet home, while also complying with strict local architecture guidelines. More
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Ellena Mehl Architects disguises Provençal extension with grass roof and terraced landscape
To subtly extend a traditional Provençal farmhouse on the French Riviera, Ellena Mehl Architects has nestled a connecting building with stone and glass facades into a stepped hillside. More
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Sculptural extension to French farmhouse protects its interiors from harsh summer sun
Paris studio Dixneufcentquatrevingtsix has completed a concrete extension to a traditional farmhouse in France's Provence region, featuring very few openings in its faceted facades. More
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Antonin Ziegler covers abandoned barn in zinc plates to create rustic home in northern France
Zinc plates protect the ageing wooden structure of this barn in the French village Notre-Dame-de-Bliquetuit, which was been transformed into a house with its own spa by Antonin Ziegler. More
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Huge circular skylight punctures terrace canopy in south of France house
A huge, round opening is carved above the outdoor dining area of this house in southern France by Pascual Architect, which also features large glass doors that swing open to the garden. More
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Larch-covered prefab house designed by Karawitz to bring city feel to Paris suburbs
Lofty interiors and a folded black steel staircase feature behind the larch-clad walls of this gabled house, designed by Karawitz and situated outside Paris. More
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Edouard François creates plant-covered housing block to disperse seeds across Paris
Plants grow up the exterior of this green apartment tower in Paris, France, which was designed by local firm Maison Edouard François to spread seeds across the city. More
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Boxy balconies and spiral staircase feature at Parisian apartment block by Karawitz
Parisian studio Karawitz has completed a housing block overlooking the Ourcq canal, which features balconies framed by light-grey boxes and an external corkscrew staircase. More
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White latticework covers Parisian apartment block by Odile Guzy Architectes
Angular balconies extending from the front of this apartment block in Paris are framed by white concrete screens featuring a perforated pattern that resembles brickwork. More
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05 AM Arquitectura updates 19th-century house in France with marble accents
Marble details offset the traditional features of this 19th-century house near Paris, which has been renovated by Spanish studio 05 AM Arquitectura. More
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Steel and glass extension added to traditional stone house in Paris by Atelier Lame
Atelier Lame has added a steel-framed extension to an old stone house in a Parisian suburb, as part of a renovation that creates ample storage for an avid CD and record collector (+ slideshow). More
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Le Corbusier's Maison La Roche-Jeanneret was designed for his brother and a close friend
World Heritage Corb: next in our series on the 17 Le Corbusier buildings that have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List is Maison La Roche-Jeanneret in Paris – designed to provide a home for the architect's brother and a separate residence and gallery for a friend with a collection of cubist art (+ slideshow). More
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Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye encapsulates the Modernist style
World Heritage Corb: one of the most important buildings by architect Le Corbusier from the 17 that have been to UNESCO's World Heritage List is Villa Savoye, the top-heavy weekend retreat created as a Modernist version of the French country house (+ slideshow). More
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Today we like: French houses
Today is Bastille Day, a French national holiday that celebrates the country's reinvention as a republic. It commemorates the storming of the Bastille in Paris on 14 July 1789 – a symbolic moment for the French Revolution.
We're joining the celebrations with a look back at some of the best French houses from our archive, including a dilapidated barn turned into a holiday home using traditional hemp-based plaster (pictured) and a villa designed to look like a bump in the landscape. See more French houses on Dezeen »
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Converted shipping containers combine to form angular Flying Box house
Architect Josué Gillet used shipping containers to construct this prefabricated house in France, which features an asymmetric facade and a rooftop terrace (+ slideshow). More
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Asymmetric French house designed by GENS as a collage of "banal components"
One half of this house in northeast France has a tiled roof and rendered walls, while the other is clad in corrugated plastic and has a chamfered corner (+ slideshow). More
