Breitenbach Landscape Hotel features 14 Nordic cabins on stilts
After 8 years of planning and construction, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter has finished 14 Nordic-style cabins for Breitenbach...
BREEAM-Excellent Le Monde Group HQ by Snøhetta opens in Paris
French media company Le Monde Group has recently welcomed its 1,600 employees into its new headquarters, a striking...
Abandoned farmhouse becomes sleek, modern eco-home
Imagine walking around Basque Country, strolling past a historic farmhouse. You might see the ruins of an old building...
French court persecutes noisy frogs in Grignols
A French judge has sentenced a pond full of frogs to capital punishment. Their crime? Being too noisy. The judge...
French housing project “I Park” has a double-skinned green facade
Located in Montpellier, a historic city near the south of France on the Mediterranean Sea, “I Park” is a housing...
Intergenerational living community in France upholds passive design principles
Supported by Studio Losa Architects and the Centre Communal d’Action Sociale (CCAS) of Clermont-Ferrand, one...
262 wicker baskets come together in a stunning arched pavilion
For the third annual Annecy Paysages landscape architecture festival, Riga-based Didzis Jaunzems Architecture (DJA)...
Gardens grow on all floors of Saint-Gobain’s crystalline HQ
On the outskirts of Paris, French architecture firm Valode & Pistre has completed a new headquarters — a...
Naturally cooled funicular offers spectacular views of the French Alps
In 2019, French design agency Atelier 360 gave the iconic Les Arcs - Bourg Saint Maurice funicular a dramatic makeover...
Babylon Bridge features hanging gardens over the Seine
Paris-based design studio Rescubika has unveiled a fantastical proposal for the Babylon Bridge, a pedestrian-only...
"Embroidered filtering skin” helps library regulate light
French design practice Serero Architectes Urbanistes has recently completed the new Bayeux Media Library, a light-filled...
A forgotten railway takes on new life as a new cultural destination in France
In the Alsace region of eastern France, Oslo-based architectural firm Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter and French design...
Prefab alpine shelter boasts phenomenal views and a small footprint
On the border between Italy and France, a new alpine shelter with breathtaking views has been gently placed atop...
France announces eco tax on plane tickets
The French government announced that it will roll out a tax on all international flights departing from France...
Eco-friendly prefab social housing in France is built from wood and straw
Earlier this year, the commune of Nogent-le-Rotrou in northern France gained a new social housing development that’s...
