Lakeside boathouse by Guinée*Potin Architectes features a green roof and wooden walls
This water sports centre with a green roof was designed by Guinée*Potin Architectes and is set into a grassy bank by a lake in western France (+ slideshow). More
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Paris library by Agence Pascale Guédot angles around an old walnut tree
The chunky quartzite walls of this library on the outskirts of Paris are faceted to accommodate the span of a century-old walnut tree at the centre of the site (+ slideshow). More
Sou Fujimoto envisions trees and balconies for Université Paris-Saclay building
A team led by Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto Architects has unveiled images of its competition-winning proposal for a Paris university building filled with trees and plants. More
Concrete Maison Le Cap house features mirrored glazing to reflect the seaside scenery
Four concrete boxes make up this holiday home by Paris architect Pascal Grasso, which nestles into a verdant hillside on the southern coast of France (+ slideshow). More
Fumihiko Sano creates ritualistic spaces for a members-only gift wrapping service
Members of a private club pay to exchange elaborately wrapped presents in ceremonies held inside this dimly lit, wood-lined room in Paris (+ slideshow). More
Blackened timber reading room extends a coastal home in northern France
This blackened plywood box added by architect Antonin Ziegler to one end of a rural home on France's northern coast provides a private library and garage for its inhabitants (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma wins bid to design station for new Paris Metro line
Japanese firm Kengo Kuma & Associates has won a competition to design the Gare Saint-Denis Pleyel, one of three key stations that will be built to serve a new stretch of the Paris Metro. More
BASE adds a metal-clad playpark to a Bordeaux housing estate
Perforated metal panels create a semi-opaque surface around this elevated playground structure in Bordeaux, which contains slides, climbing nets and a trampoline (+ slideshow). More
Suspended tables display bespoke fragrances at experimental perfume shop Ex Nihilo
French designer Christophe Pillet has created the first store for a new fragrance brand on Paris' prestigious Rue Saint-Honoré, with a royal blue and marble interior and modular fittings (+ slideshow). More
Antony Gormley occupies French gallery with monumental metal sculptures
British sculptor Antony Gormley has filled a Parisian gallery with an impenetrable structure made from grids of steel, and an army of figures made from stacked metal cubes (+ slideshow). More
Bon Marché to host Finn Juhl furniture exhibition
Paris department store Bon Marché Rive Gauche will host an exhibition of furniture by Danish designer Finn Juhl to celebrate the 75th anniversary of his Pelican Chair and two new product launches. More
Heams & Michel Architectes creates an after-school club around a courtyard in Cannes
Small square openings are scattered across the facade of this after-school clubhouse in Cannes, France, offering glimpses of the activities taking place within its courtyard playground (+ slideshow). More
Jean Nouvel takes legal action to distance himself from "unfinished" Philharmonie de Paris
News: French architect Jean Nouvel has applied for a court order to disassociate himself from the Paris concert hall, which he says is "non-compliant" with his original design. More
MVRDV wins approval for Vandamme Nord shopping centre facelift in Paris
News: MVRDV has been granted planning approval to overhaul a 1970s complex in Paris, which includes adding a new facade of colourful stacked boxes to an existing shopping centre. More
SO-IL and FREAKS to redesign glass museum on French-German border
News: SO-IL and FREAKS freearchitects have together won a competition to redesign a glass museum, workshop and gallery on the site of an 18th-century glass factory in north-east France. More
Ateliers O-S adds golden metal walls to cultural centre beside a French cemetery
Strips of golden aluminium cover this performing arts school and library designed by Ateliers O-S Architectes to stretch across a hillside in a Parisian suburb (+ slideshow). More
Yellow mesh box sits atop Ateliers O-S's truck-driving school building in France
Pupils at this school near Paris take lessons on driving large trucks in a building topped with a perforated aluminium canopy, designed to evoke the look of a petrol station (+ slideshow). More
Old French barn converted into printmaker's studio by Modal Architecture
Parisian office Modal Architecture has created a bright white artist's studio with a wall of golden plywood cupboards behind the thick stone walls of a 17th-century barn in Brittany (+ slideshow). More
Bright red mirrors clad Jean Nouvel's addition to a French wine-making estate
Jean Nouvel's studio has extended a winery in south-west France, but instead of matching the traditional stone and timber architecture, the new structure is clad with vivid red metal (+ slideshow). More
Nendo creates chocolatey waves for Maison&Objet installation
Maison&Objet 2015: Japanese studio Nendo has surrounded a lounge area with a cascade of 2,000 chocolate-coloured pipes for an installation at this year's Maison&Objet trade fair (+ slideshow). More