Jean-Paul Viguier completes high-security Banque de France building
French architect Jean-Paul Viguier chose white perforated metal to clad the three monolithic volumes of a secure cash-processing centre for a bank in Paris.
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Frank Gehry's stainless steel-clad Luma Arles tower takes shape in France
A twisting tower clad in reflective stainless steel panels, designed by architect Frank Gehry, is taking form in the south of France. More
Guillaume Terver uses natural materials for Brittany ceramics store and adjoining Otonali eatery
Clay, granite and timber appear throughout the B-Raku ceramics store in Brittany, France, which connects to a Japan-inspired restaurant next door, named Otonali. More
Le Corbusier's Paris home reopens its doors to the public
The Paris apartment within the Immeuble Molitor, where Le Corbusier lived for over three decades, has reopened its doors to the public, following two years of restoration works led by the Fondation Le Corbusier. More
Massive stone blocks form walls of Provence winery
Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect has completed a winery in Provence with facades made of one-tonne stone blocks, which are staggered in places to let the light in. More
Jean Nouvel completes red, white and blue skyscraper La Marseillaise
French architect Jean Nouvel has completed an office skyscraper in Marseille, with a concrete facade painted in 27 shades of red, white and blue in celebration of the port city's landscape. More
Kengo Kuma divides Archives Antoni Clavé with mesh screens dappled with paper pulp
Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates threw paper pulp at expanded-metal panels to produce light-filtering screens evoking artist Antoni Clavé's paintings, at this archive in Paris dedicated to his work. More
Franklin Azzi Architecture converts Nantes warehouses into art school
A pair of former warehouses topped with saw-toothed roofs have been transformed into a school for fine arts by Franklin Azzi Architecture, in the French city of Nantes. More
Titan reinstates visitor centre at George Clemenceau's coastal home
French architecture firm Titan has built a sand-coloured concrete pavilion to welcome visitors to the former home of French prime minister Georges Clemenceau, in western France. More
Eileen Gray's modernist E-1027 villa revealed in photographs by Manuel Bougot
A modernist villa on the south coast of France, which was designed by Eileen Gray and lived in by Le Corbusier, is captured in these photos by Manuel Bougot. More
Be-poles fashions rustic interiors for Le Barn hotel near Paris
Guests can watch horses graze from the rooms of this hotel near Paris, France, which studio Be-poles designed to reference traditional agricultural buildings. More
Paris' first digital museum of fine art finds home in 19th-century foundry
Colourful projections of early 20th-century paintings, including those by Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, are displayed at the Atelier des Lumière – a digital museum dedicated to fine art in Paris. More
Freaks Architecture divides tiny Parisian pied-à-terre with mobile storage unit
French studio Freaks Architecture has placed an arched storage unit at the centre of this home in Paris, which can be moved around to suit the lifestyle of its retired inhabitants. More
Outdoor urinals cause uproar after being installed on Paris streets
Minimal, open-air eco urinals by design studio Faltazi have been placed across central Paris, prompting protests from local residents and businesses. More
Undulating balconies wrap housing development on Parisian island
Local studio Peripheriques Marin+Trottin and Jumeau Architectes has completed an apartment complex on L'Ile-Saint-Denis in Paris, which features wavy balconies enclosed by a ribbon of perforated metal. More
Leopold Banchini sinks rooms and objects beneath office floors in Centre Pompidou installation
Desks, a kitchen and a garden are hidden under raised office floors in this installation created by Swiss architect Leopold Banchini at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. More
Atelier Sagitta incorporates emerald green kitchen into Parisian apartment
French practice Atelier Sagitta has added a dose of colour to this previously characterless apartment in the Paris suburbs by creating an almost entirely green kitchen. More
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
Normal Studio refurbish Appartement N°50 in Le Corbusier's iconic Cité Radieuse
French duo Normal Studio have become the latest designers to overhaul an apartment inside Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse building in Marseille. More
Lattice framework supports undulating roof at swimming pool by Brochet Lajus Pueyo
Brochet Lajus Pueyo has completed a swimming pool in Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, France, with a roof informed by waves and the movements of manta rays. More