The city of Courbevoie has grown rapidly in recent decades both in terms of population as activities and employment (21% increase from 1999 to 2006 for both). With this demographic development the urban form has also changed. In the 70s, the construction of the Centre Charras partially erased the tr

The city block of the Fusains is situated in the centre of Aubervilliers, a sector undergoing an urban transformation. The block is characterized by the construction of a large housing complex in the 1970s. The entire block is now enclosure, but with multiple breaches, and its outdoor spaces are mai

In the near future, the agglomeration of Nokoué, composed of the cities of Porto Novo, Cotonou, Seme Kpodji, Abomey-Calavi and Ouidah, representing between 2 and 3 million inhabitants, will play a vital role across the Gulf of Guinea. The repartition of the roles between the cities of the agglomera

The association le soft is in charge of the exploitation and rehabilitation of an urban wasteland for cultural production purposes under agreement with Sadev 94 and the town hall of Ivry-sur-Seine. The soft is spread over two sites in Ivry-sur-Seine Coulomb and Guillaume it brings together in the t

Three connections, three parks The project builds on and links to various polarities, which make Bad Kötzting long term. Landscaping forms the superposition of three spaces: the river along the white rain, the park south of the town centre and the city of gardens as transitions between park a

  This design concerns the construction of the headquarters of the company DIII - contemporary spaces in Obernai in Alsace. The green site is accessible from the north and marked by a strong slope to the south-west. A series of houses and villas forms the neighbourhood. To integrate the building i

In the early 21th century, the Mekong Delta stands between two major dynamics: The population growth and the urbanization, while the global warming threatens to reduce the surfaces for farming and living. This territory will be among the first to suffer the environmental consequences. It could there

The forest is both, the operational point of departure and the central argument of the proposed development of the plain in its dimensions of program and use. The plain is a disregard and abandoned space. 2017 will be the year of the end of the irrigated crops and the removal of agricultural activit

The project concern the thermal rehabilitation of two social housing buildings located in the 15th arrondissement. of Paris. They are surrounded by a dense Parisian urban fabric with twentieth century buildings, modern apartment buildings and some contemporary buildings. The 23 rue d'Alleray was bu

The industrial harbour of Le Havre is situated on both sides of a large artificial channel. The planning of a wind farm along this channel conducts the transformation of nowadays agricultural areas into future industrial areas of the harbour. The position of the wind mills will determine an initial

Real estate valuation Located less than an hour from Paris by train, the manor of Liancourt stretches on steep woodland of thirty acres, includes a castle built in 1865 overlooking a park and a forest. Transformed into a sanatorium prison in 1947, the area is now largely abandoned. In fact, among

The spaces to be converted are situated on the ground floor in the town hall of the 10th district of Paris, at the angle of the streets Hittorf and Pierre Bullet. The program included the design of a childcare centre for 30 children on a surface of 410 m². To benefit from the natural light which pe

The Town of Madrid would like to redesign their public spaces. The competition was to develop three different urban paths through which the inhabitants and visitors would discover the urban space of Madrid. The cultural path is mainly characterized through the historical town structure and its cultu

The Golf de la Picardière offers recreation on a green of sixty hectares. The project of a tourist residence envisages the construction of 35 housing units, a seminar and festival room for approximately 200 people and a swimming pool with additional buildings on the adjacent plot. The parking slots

Borders and grids The study area of the PACA Geneva - Arve - Salève is located between two urban development axis and two major entrances into the franco-valdo-genevoise agglomeration area. Our project consists of three guidelines which aim to create a balanced territorial development: Rep

Agglomeration project Grand Geneva The study area of the PACA Geneva - Eaux Vives - Annemasse consists of fourteen municipalities in the border region between France and Switzerland. The aim of the study is to verify, through different scenarios, if the planning and redevelopment of this part of

“Sense of a River” is a cultural park project. It is not only a homage to the culture of Saint Petersburg, it is equally an homage to the river Neva, the silent monument of the city. It is an oasis to be explored in the contemporary urban context. Their connection is reinforced by water, a histo

Urban and economic development The city of Goma is the main city of the North-Kivu district and situated on the eastern side of the Democratic Republic of Congo, next to the border of Rwanda. Because of its geographical situation and the political context, the town had no peaceful and gradual dev

The train station of Juvisy-sur-Orge is a transportation hub with over 1100 trains, 1500 buses and nearly 60 000 commuters daily. The largest train station of Ile de France outside Paris. The extension of the tramline T7 between Athis-Mons and Juvisy-sur-Orge under construction and in the future the

The terrace of the Bistro de l'Arche is located at the bottom of the Grande Arche, overlooking the esplanade of la Défense, the international business district in the west of Paris. The esplanade is a large public space framed by exceptional buildings and limited to the west by la Grande Arche, whi

The regional area of the Joncs Marins stretches on 175 ha in the valley of the Orge and is rich in diverse natural and built forms. Different forms of housing, educational and sports facilities are situated alongside production sites, warehouses and craft workshops. Agricultural fields lay alongside

The project concern the thermal rehabilitation of two social housing buildings located in the 15th arrondissement. of Paris. They are surrounded by a dense Parisian urban fabric with twentieth century buildings, modern apartment buildings and some contemporary buildings. The 17 rue d'Alleray was bu

The Republic of Tatarstan is one of the most developed and industrialized Russia regions with an urban population of 75%. With its soils rich in hydrocarbons, the government wants to prepare the investments of the future and has commissioned a multidisciplinary group, led by the Leontief Centre in S

The project was about a major renovation of the Southern Europe headquarters of the ZDF (Second German Television Channel) in the sixteenth arrondissement of Paris, consisting of two buildings around a central courtyard. The operation demanded for the partial rehabilitation of the facades, the repl

63 apartments Rue de Carmes - Paris This complex of adjacent buildings is singular thanks to its architectural composite aspect linked to its different building periods presenting various facade typologies. The necessary intervention on the envelope dictated by the current environmental imperatives

The site is located south of the train station of Villennes sur Seine and develops itself in an east-west direction between the rue des Iselles and the railroad which follows the river Seine. The clients wanted to increase the surface of the house while preserving its form and the facade towards the

The city of Vitoria (318000 hab.) is located in a harbour and logistic conglomeration which is the entrance and exit for goods from the state of Espirito Santo. The metropolitan region (1625000 hab.) consists of 7 municipalities with economic, social and urban inequalities. Vitória, the capital of

The project builds on the local characteristics of a site in a great landscape to propose an urban fabric, which is capable to respond to the main challenges of the site: offering new diversified housing, building a city of proximity, giving access to services, shops, public transport and alternativ

The site of the housing estate, Cité Louis Bertrand, is situated in a network of green corridors between the Porte d'Ivry and the Fort d'Ivry. The rehabilitation of the housing estate is the opportunity to reinforce and integrate itself in the local urban fabric and to redefine its external spaces

Forest descending towards city heart The population growth of Limeil-Brévannes brings into question the commune's quality of life. Hoping not to lose this quality of life composed of one-third of natural wooded areas, the municipality wish to link the city heart to the forest. Through interconnexi