Located in the central lot of Zac Chandon-République Gennevilliers, the 91-unit mixed-housing project faces the park. The orthogonal plan adopts a relatively simple and sober organization that gives a particular identity to the place, dividing the project into six volumes of different heights, linked together by glass walkways.
Project name
A Ciel Ouvert
Architecture firm
Christophe Rousselle Architecte
Location
Gennevilliers, Paris, France
Photography
Heiner Baboon
Principal architect
Christophe Rousselle
Design team
Jean Phillipe Marre (Project manager)
Built area
7030 m² (91 apartments)
Collaborators
Technical Studies: Energy. Economy: Lemmonier
Construction
Groupe ARC Ile-de-France / Coopérative HLM Boucle de la Seine
Material
Structure: Reinforced concrete with anthracite grey finish. Cladding: Shiny stainless steel plate, placed vertically, slab edges + "Stonepanel" type stone cladding facades. Windows: PVC thermopane places anthracite finish with built-in roller blind. Railings: metallic anthracite finish
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Prefect of the Seine from 1853 to 1870, Baron Haussmann directed the transformations of Paris during the Second Empire under the aegis of Napoleon III, by deepening the vast renovation plan established by the Simeon commission. The transformations are such that we speak of "Haussmannian" buildings for the many buildings built along the wide avenues...
Written by
Vincent Callebaut
Photography
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Located on Boulevard Voltaire, this apartment consists of a waiting area, two living rooms, a dining room, a bibliotech, and four bedrooms. The apartment creates a functional and stylish space located against the magnificent view of Paris. In the living room, which opens to the dining room, the modern fireplace, furnished with ceramics in pale past...
Project name
Maison Voltaire
Architecture firm
Therapinterior Architecture & Interior Design
Location
Boulevard Voltaire, Paris, France
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Rhinoceros 3D, SketchUp, V-ray
Visualization
Therapinterior Architecture & Interior Design
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
The project is developing 8,000 m², nearly 40% of which will be devoted to hosting a predominantly catering and leisure program, in the form of a large rock-climbing room. The office program will host the flex office brand Newton Offices. The programmatic diversity of the project creates a building who lives in several rhythms. Each to their own tu...
Architecture firm
Coldefy
Collaborators
Facade engineer: VP & Green; Cost estimation: LTA ; Acoustic engineer: Aïda
Built area
8000 m² Net Area
Completion year
Estimated 2026
Structural engineer
Ingébois
Environmental & MEP
Tribu (Environmental) & Projex (MEP)
Visualization
Jeudi Wang, Coldefy
Material
Wooden Structure
Client
Aventim - ENGIE Solutions Aire Nouvelle
Typology
Mixed use commercial: Office complex, Restaurant area (culinary corner, brasserie, etc.), Rock-climbing club, Parking
Tropicalia, a tropical greenhouse heated to 28 ° C, is spread over an area of 20,000m² on the Côte d’Opale, North of France. A true “bubble of harmony”, it reconnects visitors with the plant and animal world in a region where the climate is often harsh. Tropicalia is a place of discovery, wonder and awareness, an invitation to dream, travel and l...
Architecture firm
Coldefy
Location
Rang-du-Fliers, France
Collaborators
Thomas Amarsy Architect (Associated Architect), Engie (Environmental engineer)
Completion year
Estimated 2026
Structural engineer
Projex
Environmental & MEP
Projex
Landscape
(exterior) Slap
Visualization
Octav Tirziu
Tools used
AutoCAD, Revit, Rhinoceros 3D
Material
ETFE, metal, béton
Client
Opale Tropical Concept
Typology
Tropical Greenhouse, veterinary clinic, gourmet restaurant, hotel
The housing complex, located not far from the German border, develops three types of architecture that respond to different urban situations. Thus, the surrounding environment is an integral part of the project, and the landscape is integrated into it until it is transformed.
Project name
Jeanne D ́Arc Residence
Architecture firm
Christophe Rousselle Architecte
Location
2 avenue Pont de l’Europe, Strasbourg, France
Photography
Takuji Shimmura
Principal architect
Christophe Rousselle
Design team
Matthieu Janmot, Leo Bourgeois and Naori Yamazoe
Built area
12,500 m² (154 apartments)
Civil engineer
OTE engineering
Structural engineer
OTE engineering
Material
Structure: Reinforced concrete with anthracite paint finish. Coating: Wood. Windows: Aluminum. Railings: metallic anthracite finish
Typology
Residential, Apartments, Habitation Moderne (63 apartments) / Bouwfonds Marignan (50 apartments) / Edifipierre (41 apartments)
This house was commissioned as a primary residence by a family of four moving to France from the UK. It is located in the lower Alps, a more rural landscape than ski-oriented regions.
Project name
Mountain House II
Architecture firm
Studio Razavi Architecture
Principal architect
Alireza Razavi
Construction
Wood structure
Material
Wood, stone, stucco
Typology
Residential › House
This project has been designed with the innovative, contemporary and functional approach of Therapinterior Architecture & Interior Design that combines the philosophies of different cultures. The sense of privacy is perfectly organized in the whole space, which has an open layout.
Project name
Auvergne Hillside House Project
Architecture firm
Therapinterior Architecture & Interior Design
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Rhinoceros 3D, SketchUp, V-ray
Visualization
Therapinterior Architecture & Interior Design
Typology
Residential › House
