We acted as local architect in the project of renovating this commercial space into a showroom for the electric car brand Vinfast.
We worked as local architects on projects for showrooms and service centers in four French cities for the electric car manufacturer Vinfast.
In Paris, the project is in a building initially built as part of the Haussmannian urban restructuring program during the 19th century, requiring close collaboration with municipal heritage architects.
We discovered interior walls dating from the 17th century, as well as vaulted cellars built possibly even earlier. These historical layers made for exciting challenges in terms of engineering, while the proximity to the church of the Madeleine, a listed monument, meant respecting precise limits on the parameters of any changes to the exterior.
Working in conjunction with the town hall in their efforts to intensify the vitality of the area, we also reinforced the relation between Cargo Co-Living and the nearby promenade.
The hotel operator engaged us to undertake different conversions and refurbishments in the existing hotel.
Mellett Architects assisted the Primark brand and their general contractor Réponse as local architects, delivering this 6155 m2 store in the Belle Epine shopping centre located outside of Paris.
The process involved adapting the design to local regulations, coordinating between the client, their architect, the contractor and various subcontractors as well as preparing and seeing through the administrative and permission processes as required by local authorities.
Our proposed project for the renovation and modernization of this winery in Bordeaux, founded in 1722, studies and considers the roots and history of this family business to provide a sound basis for its development into the future.
We analyzed the present facilities and at the client’s request proposed new ones, increasing the surface area by 3 300 m2. The most recent technologies for wine processing were included in our proposal.
We also proposed an adaptation of existing buildings, a surface area of 10 000 m2, to include facilities for wine tourism, trade, restaurants and a new administrative block, as well as a complete review of the landscaping of the whole site.
Our proposal for this important mixed-use development project in the historic centre of Angers in France’s Loire valley combines range of new functions — retail, housing, hotel, shopping center — into the existing urban fabric.
Working with the city’s preservation department we were able to maintain the striking architectural qualities of this site which comprises a 1930’s post office and several historic bank buildings, as well as a cinema built in the 1920’s. We linked the renovation projects together by covering rue Franklin Roosevelt (120m x 15m) with a state-of-the-art engineered arcade inspired by 19th and 20th century European shopping arcades.
Pedestrian bridges connect the various of levels and functions of this unusual inner-city mixed-use urban preservation and development project.
We renovated this large, three-level store for the French Habitat chain. So as not to disturb the daily functioning of the very busy store, thirteen separate work-phases were undertaken. In this project we celebrate the “welcome”, “home”, “fun” of Habitat, and were inspired by the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
This store, conceived on two levels, is located in a shopping center. The entry is composed of three black curved walls which span a comfortable hall; niches in these walls provide various spaces. The setting for the collections is underlined by a wooden floor contrasting with a more contemporary note brought by the grey tiling used for the windows. The treatment of colors reinforces the connections between the upper and lower levels: white dominates on both floors; dark colors are used to indicate vertical circulation and red to underline the passage from one universe to another.