Tag Paris

31-10-2017

Boutique five-star hostels: original settings and designer low-cost accommodations.

New ways of travelling, not only for young people but for experienced travellers too. A new vacation concept has resulted in growing demand for hostels in European cities, and the creation of boutique hostels designed by architectural studios to offer low-cost comfort with quality design. Hostelling no longer means having to make do with less, for hostels are increasingly becoming special places inspired by a philosophy of sustainability and attractive design

25-09-2017

AAVP, two apartments in Paris

French architecture studio, AAVP led by Vincent Parreira - one of the judges in the Next Landmark 2017 international contest - has converted a photography studio in Paris into two apartments.

02-06-2017

LESS, urban amplifier by AAVP

Vincent Parreira's multi-award winning Paris-based architecture firm, AAVP has designed an urban complex called LESS in Paris, whose different functions - with 69 social housing units and a large gymnasium - have made it an amplifier of urban life.

25-05-2017

VIB Architecture Ouvert au Public gallery exhibition

The new medical and scientific research laboratories, designed by Bettina Ballus and Franck Vialet’s VIB Architecture studio, can be seen by the public at a recently opened exhibition at the Galerie d'Architecture, Paris

23-05-2017

Atelier YokYok and graphic engagement with architecture

The creative team from Atelier YokYok have come up with “The Worm”, a graphic artwork based on the principle of anamorphosis to decorate a social housing project composed of 61 units by Atelier du Pont as part of the Ivry Confluences project near Paris.