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Jakob Sprenger embellishes Aesop store with salvaged plaster medallions

July 3, 2024 Tirthika Shah 0

Austrian architect Jakob Sprenger has installed 1920s plaster medallions above a large sculptural sink as the centre of skincare brand Aesop’s store in Paris. Located within a residential neighbourhood in the district of Ternes in Paris’ 17th arrondissement, Sprenger designed the store to “create a feeling of simple domesticity”. The space was designed around four

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PlayLab designs “scenically sculpted” Sacré Cœur skatepark to resemble stone

June 26, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

LA studio PlayLab and construction company California Skateparks have created Checkered Future, a temporary skate bowl in front of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris for footwear brand Vans. The two-part installation spans the hill of Montmartre, where the Sacré Cœur is located, and comprises a large skate bowl at the bottom of a set of

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Moreau Kusunoki and Frida Escobedo set to renovate Centre Pompidou renovation

June 21, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

French studio Moreau Kusunoki Architectes and Mexican practice Frida Escobedo Studio have revealed their plans for a major overhaul of the high-tech Centre Pompidou in Paris. According to the studios, the renovation aims to improve movement and accessibility around the museum, which was designed by British architect Richard Rogers and Italian architect Renzo Piano and opened

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Chic and Classic: Inside a Parisian Apartment with Modern Touches

June 18, 2024 HD Staff 0

Step inside this luxurious Parisian apartment, masterfully designed by Maxim Simagin. The living room features plush white sofas, a grand crystal chandelier, and intricate moldings that exude timeless elegance. Rich blue accents and modern sculptures add a contemporary twist. The kitchen dazzles with sleek navy cabinetry, marble countertops, and gold fixtures, perfectly blending old-world charm […]

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Calq and Bond Society convert 1970s office into co-working and co-living space

June 12, 2024 Starr Charles 0

French architecture studios Calq and Bond Society have transformed a high-rise office building in Paris into the Pong co-working and co-living space. Originally designed by architect Marcel Roux in 1974, the building’s structure was largely retained with its distinctive, prefabricated concrete facade refurbished, in order to limit demolition “to what was strictly necessary”. “The decision to

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Dream completes mass-timber office building for Olympic Village in Paris

June 3, 2024 Starr Charles 0

French architecture studio Dream has completed an office building in Paris, which is clad with terracotta tiles to “evoke the history” of the industrial site in the Saint-Ouen district. Situated within one of three Olympic villages, the mass-timber structure by Dream will be used as office space for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games team during

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This week the restoration of the Grand Palais Olympic venue was unveiled

June 1, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

This week on Dezeen, we revealed the renovation of the Grand Palais in Paris, which will be used as a fencing and taekwondo venue at the Olympic Games in Paris. French studio Chatillon Architectes recently completed the restoration of the vast glass-roofed atrium at the landmark structure ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games. The fencing

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Necchi Architecture takes cues from retro nightlife at Hotel Chateau D’Eau in Paris

May 31, 2024 Clara Finnigan 0

Interior design studio Necchi Architecture has combined lacquer, chrome and retro design accents to evoke the “uninhibited atmosphere” of the disco era at the Hotel Chateau D’Eau in Paris. The 36-room hotel is located on Rue du Château d’Eau in an area that was the hub of 1970s nightlife with the iconic club Le Palace,

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Dezeen Agenda features the restoration of Grand Palais in Paris

May 30, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the completion of the first phase the Grand Palais renovation. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. French studio Chatillon Architectes restored the Grand Palais, ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. Fencing and taekwondo will be held in the newly renovated atrium, which features extensive glasswork and

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Chatillon Architectes completes Grand Palais restoration ahead of Paris Olympics

May 29, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

French studio Chatillon Architectes has completed its restoration of the vast glass-roofed atrium at the Grand Palais, which will host fencing and taekwondo at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer It marks the end of the first phase of renovation work at the landmark structure, carried out by Chatillon Architectes in time for the Paris

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