#4: Jean-Paul Viguier in Toulouse, TVK in Paris and more
IoT campus in Toulouse by Jean-Paul Viguier.
This campus is intended to bring together Toulouse's IoT (Internet of Things) start-ups and was initiated by Sigfox, a company that needs no introduction. The project is being built on the former 8-hectare Sanofi site and will provide 20,000 m² of floor space by 2018. More on LeMoniteur (in French).
Airbus Group Leadership University in Toulouse by Valode & Pistre Architectes.
Following its new headquarters, inaugurated in June in the north-west of Toulouse, Airbus Group took delivery of the Leadership University on 19 September. Built under a design-and-build contract by Bourdarios, the Toulouse subsidiary of Vinci Construction, working with Valode & Pistre Architectes, the building is characterised by its circular form organised around a central square.
More on LeMoniteur (in French).
134 homes in Paris by TVK.
At the foot of the Canal de l'Ourcq, architects Pierre Alain Trévelo and Antoine Viger-Kohler of the practice TVK completed a new development in 2015. Behind its brick façades are 134 homes and local shops. Its stepped massing allows a gentle urban fit while ensuring a high level of comfort in every dwelling. More on AMC (in French). The Magasins généraux in Pantin by Jung Architectures
On the edge of the Canal de l'Ourcq, the former warehouses have exchanged the grain and coal of the past for the offices of the advertising agency BETC. The project, led by architect Frédéric Jung, has transformed the interior of the building while preserving its incredibly monumental outward appearance. More on LeMoniteur (in French). House in Paris by Atelier Lame
Atelier Lame has renovated an old stone house and added an extension clad entirely in black steel.
Youth centre in La Grande-Motte by Zakarian & Navelet.
Sited at the junction between the town and the sports ground, the new youth centre fits sensitively into the architectural history of La Grande-Motte while reinterpreting its codes. More on AMC (in French). Extension to the ENSA Strasbourg by Marc Mimram
The second phase of the refurbishment and extension of the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Strasbourg was inaugurated on Friday 23 September. In the architectural approach led by Marc Mimram, the project, costing almost €30 million, underlines the school's roots in its city-centre urban setting. More on LeMoniteur (in French) Mixed-use development in Palaiseau by Gaëtan le Penhuel Architectes, Hardel et le Bihan Architectes, O-S Architectes and ATSL Paysagistes.
In Palaiseau (Essonne), four architecture and landscape practices have worked collectively to design a distinctive residential complex, marked by a diversity of residents and of formal languages. More on LeMoniteur (in French) Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur in Saint-Denis by Belus & Hénocq.
Within its grounds in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), the Légion d'honneur commissioned architects Guillaume Belus and Adrien Hénocq to create a new teaching facility. Delivered in 2015, the building complements the monumental architecture of the existing buildings. More on AMC (in French).