by 23 November 2023 0 comments

Atelier Samuel Beckett – Yvelines(78) – France

Project: Re-adaptation and renovation
Surface: 240 m2
Role : Architect
Status: Completed

Our clients commissioned us to adapt and restore this two-story house located in the picturesque village of Méricourt, standing high above a great loop of the River Seine, an hour northwest of Paris and a short distance from Claude Monet’s house and gardens at Giverny.

In Atelier Samuel Beckett, artists of all disciplines will be offered the opportunity to spend time at the residence to reflect on, research and develop projects. They will have access to the house’s extensive reference library and have the possibility of mentoring sessions with the hosts, two leading specialists of Beckett’s work.

 

Photos by Giaime Meloni

 

 by 14 November 2023 0 comments

Les Trois Ormes – Serris (77) – France

 

roject being carried out with Pier Carlo Bontempi

Projet: A new development in Coupvray
Surface: 7 600 m2
Role : Architect / Urbanist
SStatus: Site works to start in 2025

As part of the extension of an existing small town, the project proposes a new urban centre with strict energy-saving standards (Passivhaus certification). Our proposal for the five mixed-use buildings (100 flats and some shops) was selected by competition in 2023.

 

 by 5 January 2023 0 comments

Château classified MH- Bordeaux – France

Project: Preliminary studies and programmation
Surface : 2 600m2
Role : Architect
Status : On hold

 

We were approached to carry out preliminary studies and programmation of works concerning this castle with a status of a historic monument loctaed in the Bordeaux region.

 by 21 February 2022 0 comments

Hospital Esquirol in Saint-Maurice – Paris – France

 

Studies carried out with Pier Carlo Bontempi
Project: Capacity studies and preliminary programming
Surface: 67 000m2
Date: 2020
Role: Architect / Urban planner

 


The magnificent ensemble of the Esquirol Hospital is located at the confluence of the Marne and the Seine.

Our brief is to propose a new set of functions for the “Renaissance d’un monument neoclassique exceptionnel”, carrying out feasibility and programming studies for the former Esquirol Hospital in Saint-Maurice. The main part of the program involves housing, which while respecting strict heritage codes will also meet stringent sustainability, energy and thermal conservation standards.

Built in the 19th century and composed of 18 cloisters, the hospital complex develops to either side of a central axis punctuated by a two-level courtyard and a church. A motorway now separates this monumental neoclassical complex from the river. Our project proposes to recreate the lost connection between this extensive site and the Marne River. To achieve this, a landscaped suspended park over the motorway will give access to a new river port and marina with a beach and swimming pools. Within the context of this new park, we propose to construct two new “tower blades” of mixed use and contemporary architectural expression.

 by 25 January 2022 0 comments

Midnight in Fauboug Saint-Colomban – (77) – France

 

Project developed with Pier Carlo Bontempi

 

Project: Competition for a new district in Marne la Vallee
Status: Project

 

We participated in this competition with Pier Carlo Bontempi for the creation of a new residential area in the spirit of a traditional « faubourg » .

Our aim is to respect the project goals as closely as possible; we quote here from the program:

“Located outside the city walls, the houses are of simple architecture. The neighborhood does not display the wealth and elegance of buildings in the city center.

The low walls that rose up along the main roads, outside the gates, were incorporated into the city as it grew during the 19th century. Later, a suburban development was absorbed into the faubourg without changing its original character.

Here, in the new “faubourg” we do not find large country homes but rather a clear taste for the vernacular. The façades are not sophisticated, their composition instead dictated by practical needs. Only a few buildings display a hint of classical moldings, testimony to their residents’ success in their activities. In this way the desire to enrich the functional simplicity of a home with a semblance of elegance can express the attainment of a certain social standing and success.”
 

 by 26 October 2020 0 comments

Cargo co-living – Noisy-le-Grand (93) – France

 

Location: Noisy-le-Grand, France
Project: Mixed use
Surface : 11 000 m2
Role : Architect
Status : Completed
Our conversion of this 200-room hotel into a co-living entity provides for a variety accommodation profiles as well as a range of new services, including a new fitness centre, healthcare services and shopping facilities.

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.

 by 31 July 2020 0 comments

Private residence – Paris (75) – France

 

Location: Paris, France
Project: Renovation of “chambres de bonne”
Surface : 30 m2
Role : Architect
Status : Completed

We have designed a new kitchen with living room, bathroom and bedroom in small maid’s rooms with a view of the Eiffel Tower. The extremely small spaces demanded careful space planning and a high level of detail.

 by 6 July 2020 0 comments

Private residence – Yvelines (78) – France

 

Location: Yvelines, France
Project: Kitchen renovation and orangerie
Surface : 40 m2
Role : Architect
Status : Completed

We carried out the works for  a new kitchen and its orangerie extension in an old french country house. The orangerie was executed in collaboration with Vale Garden Houses.

 by 6 January 2020 0 comments

The Student Hotel – Paris (75) – France

 

Location: Paris, France
Project: Hotel room and lobby renovation
Status : Completed

 

The hotel operator engaged us to undertake different conversions and refurbishments in the existing hotel.

 by 6 December 2018 0 comments

Wineyard – Pauillac (33) – France

 

Location: Pauillac, France
Project:  Renovation and new development 
DRole: Architect / Urban planner
Status: Project

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.