Réalisée par Axel Morin et Julien Capelle, cette vidéo nous montre Alexis Taieb, plus connu sous le nom de Tyrsa, composer une illustration pour la marque Air Jordan à l’occasion de la sortie de Jordan V Grape. Mélangeant typographie et images de basket, cette belle vidéo est à découvrir sur une musique de Supa!.
Having established itself as one of the most significant art fairs for collectors, dealers and artists involved in the photographic community, it seemed only natural that Paris Photo would try to extend its influence to a new stateside audience. The fair moved…
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Russia was the guest of honor at this year’s edition of Art Paris Art Fair, and thanks to the combination of a dozen Russian galleries in attendance, as well as numerous galleries from all over the world representing over 90 artists from the…
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This renovation of a crumbling 1960s tower block in Paris nicknamed “Alcatraz” topped the architecture category of this year’s Designs of the Year Awards and is in the running for the top prize to be announced tonight (+ slideshow).
The 16-storey Tour Bois-le-Prêtre, originally designed by French architect Raymond Lopez, contains 96 apartments in the northern outskirts of the city, but after 60 years of ageing and neglect the building needed a significant overhaul to bring the accommodation up to modern standards.
French architect Frédéric Druot teamed up with Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal of Lacaton & Vassal on the competition-winning redesign. Their renovation included extending the floorplates outwards to increase the size of rooms plus create new conservatories and balconies.
A facade of corrugated aluminium clads the new exterior of the tower, interspersed with large windows and glazed balconies. Floor-to-ceiling glass separates the apartments from the new terraces to let more natural light into each residence.
Architect Amanda Levete, on the Designs of the Year judging panel, described the project as “a clever and elegant solution” that is “far from the usual cosmetic approach that fools no-one”. She added: “Completed at half the cost of demolition and new build, this is an exemplary lesson in harnessing clever thinking and ingenuity to transform neglected parts of our cities.”
Tour Bois-le-Prêtre is one of the seven category winners of the Designs of the Year Awards, alongside a folding wheel and a medicine kit that can travel to developing countries in between Coca-Cola bottles. The overall winner is set to be announced later today.
Other renovated apartment blocks we’ve featured include a tower surrounded by ribbon-like balconies in the Netherlands. See more renovations on Dezeen.
Here are a few words from the architects and some project details in French:
The Bois-le-Prêtre Tower Metamorphosis
Conversion of 100 social dwellings, operation in occupied site and high environmental quality, 5 Bld du Bois le Prêtre, Paris 17ème
The project of metamorphosis of the “Bois Le Prêtre” Tower consists of a radical transformation of the conditions of comfort and habitability of the 100 residences of the occupied building. The tower built in 1962 by the architect Raymond Lopez, develops on 50m height, 16 levels serving each one 4 or 8 residences.
By addition of heated extensions, winter-gardens and balconies, the overall surface of origin of 8900m2 is carried to 12460m2. This new organisation of surfaces and the precise technical improvements make it possible to adapt the rental offer while meeting by the creation of new typologies the needs for the families, to return lime pit foot the access to all the residences, to reduce passively, the consumption of energies of more than 50%, mainly by the addition of the winter-gardens.
Maître d’ouvrage: PARIS HABITAT
Architecte mandataire: Frédéric Druot Architecture
Architectes associés: Anne Lacaton & Jean Philippe Vassal
Etudes Fluide: INEX
Etudes Structure: VP Green Economie : E2I
Acoustique: Gui Jourdan
Sécurité incendie et accessibilité: Vulcanéo
Pilote MOE: BATSCOP
Surface SHON: 12 460 m2 (dont 8900m2 existant)
Coût des travaux: 11,2 euros HT
Livraison (en cours): Octobre 2011
Missions: Mission de base + Diagnostic + Concertation
Spécificités: Travaux en site occupé Certification CERQAL HQE
Above: Tour Bois-le-Prêtre before the renovation
Above: typical floor plan – click for larger image
Above: long section – click for larger image
Above: cross section – click for larger image
Above: north elevation
Above: west elevation
Above: south elevation
Above: east elevation
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Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal appeared first on Dezeen.
Three new sculptures may not seem like much of an event, but for artist Ron Mueck—famous for a slow, deliberate process and mind-boggling attention to detail—it’s cause for a major exhibition. A follow up to…
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While making the rounds at this year’s Art Paris Art Fair, we witnessed a host of identity-obscuring portraits, and continued to encounter illusions with several examples of distorted fantasy worlds. Inspired and mysterious, the following works drew us in closer for an…
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We recently had the chance to spend some time with David Edwards, founder of Le Laboratoire, an unassuming space in Paris which houses a very modern center for art, science and design. Edwards, a Harvard…
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Joanna Lemanska est une parisienne historienne de l’art qui aime immortaliser la capitale française sous différents angles. Elle reprend avec intelligence et talent, des décors bien connus de la ville lumière avec des jeux de reflets sur les flaques d’eau. Le résultat « Reflections of Paris » est à découvrir dans la suite.
Like the scream of a frightened soul coming face to face with a monster, “Arrrgh!” is the title of a recently opened exhibition at Parisian gallery Gaité Lyrique, which deals with “monsters in fashion.” The playfully extravagant exhibition, running through 7 April, is based on the first comprehensive investigation…
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