ADC Awards
08.01.18 Archi5: CFA for building trades
"What does the bottle matter, provided you have drunkenness," says a famous proverb. An adage denied by the designers of archi5, who have made every effort to create a training center for apprentices as pleasant to live as visually remarkable, proving that the form matters as much as the content.
08.01.18 CAB ARCHITECTS: ENSAE ParisTech
The designers of CAB ARCHITECTES, specialized in concrete, sign this time a millimeter steel project. Located in Palaiseau (91), it is a geometrical box all adapted to accommodate the ENSAE ParisTech.
08.01.18 FRANKLIN AZZI ARCHITECTURE: School of Fine Arts
As part of the transformation of the Island of Nantes (44), the former Alstom industrial site, 4,5 hectares, has been completely reconfigured. Six halls dating from the mid-nineteenth century now host part of the University of the city, offices or a restaurant. Under the leadership of the architect Franklin Azzi, two of them are home to Nantes Saint-Nazaire School of Fine Arts, a place of bright and spacious creation.
08.01.18 Raphaël Gabrion Architectures: Cultural Pole
Located in the southern suburbs of Paris, in Courcouronnes (91), the Georges Brassens high school is now embellished with a cultural center intended to host the artistic activities proposed by the establishment. An enticing program hidden behind a semi-buried monolith designed by Raphael Gabrion Architectures.
08.01.18 Studio Razavi Architecture: Chalet
Not far from the ski resort of La Clusaz, the architects of Studio Razavi agency deliver a shelter of 200 square meters spread over three levels. A reinterpretation of the vernacular codes of the Manigod valley cottage (74).
08.01.18 Antonin Ziegler Architects: Chemin du Calvaire
In Notre-Dame-de-Bliquetuit (76), an old barn renovated by Antonin Ziegler challenges the traveler contemplating a picturesque wild landscape. Far from convention, this warm home takes advantage of a strong architectural heritage for a result as beautiful as destabilizing ...
08.01.18 Orma architettura: A Casa Vanella
Located in the Corsican village of Casamaccioli, in the heart of the Niolo region, Casa Vanella is a bed and breakfast built into an exceptional mountain site, offering its residents a breathtaking view of the three famous mountains of the estate. Monte Cinto, Paglia Orba and Cima ai Mori.
08.01.18 Atelier du Pont: Les Cabanes
Inspired by the architecture of Cap Ferret (33), the Atelier du Pont realizes a holiday home made up of small cabins reinterpreting the vernacular constructions, for a better integration. A haven of peace in the heart of a pine forest of arbutus trees, yuccas and pines.
08.01.18 ELLENA + MEHL: Maison Parigots
Adding to a small house of 1920 years an extension of similar shape, but covered with burnt wood, it is a little alter-ego that architects Hervé Ellena and Stéphanie Mehl have designed. Back on a simple project but devilishly effective.