Suspended House Open to Nature sits in Puilly-et-Charbeaux, France, at the base of a wooded hillside where the ground falls quickly into shade. Atelier Victoria Migliore works with the existing house and a new suspended extension to draw in light, clear away visual noise, and reconnect the domestic setting to its valley landscape. A once-heavy structure now reads as both grounded and airborne.
Alsace opens onto the quays of Gare de l’Est, a compact Paris, France apartment reworked by Studio Patrick Martins. Generous ceilings, original moldings, and a monumental marble fireplace set a historic frame for a new sequence of rooms that favors reception. Within this 55 sqm shell, a precise intervention pulls the kitchen to the entrance and tucks the bedroom deeper inside, turning everyday circulation into a quiet choreography.
This project stands in Barbizon, France, as a house drawn deep into the Fontainebleau forest. In Sinu Architectes reshapes an existing structure with timber-frame additions, opening long views and layered thresholds between woodland and interior. The result is a calm domestic realm where controlled light, warm materials, and tailored furniture turn a once-ordinary house into an attentive retreat.
The House of Time Regained sits in rural France, where Atelier FCA reworks an old winemaker’s residence into a generous holiday house. Set within the Burgundian village of Deux Rivières, the project turns a compact bedroom layout and expansive communal rooms into a shared homecoming for a Franco-Irish family. The result ties local heritage to contemporary life without losing the quiet rhythm of the village around it.
Tourville sets a quiet rhythm in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, where Studio Patrick Martins refines the classic Haussmannian apartment into a composed retreat. The 85 sqm home balances generous views of the École Militaire with a carefully tuned material palette, framing a family setting that feels both urbane and relaxed. Across living room, balcony, kitchen, and bedrooms, each room carries its own mood while still speaking the same calm visual language.
Gentle Mates Gaming House draws visitors through a sequence of charged interiors in Paris, France, devised by ZYVA Studio for a professional esports collective. Set up as a leisure-focused gaming house, the project layers honey-toned wood, neon light, and candy-core color to mirror the psychological shifts of competition. Each level stages a different tempo, from calm preparation to hyper-focused play, while keeping the team closely connected.
A Resolutely Maximalist Mini Loft condenses an entire visual universe into a compact apartment in Bagnolet, France, reimagined by ZYVA Studio’s founder Anthony Authié. Inside an industrial shell near Paris, the architect layers youth culture references, bold color fields, and cartoon-like furniture into an unapologetically graphic interior. What starts as a simple volume becomes a dense narrative of textures, objects, and memories that turns everyday domestic life into an ongoing visual story.
Maison SE sits in the hills above Aix-en-Provence, France, where Isabelle Berthet Bondet arranges a 350 m² house as an extension of the surrounding pines. Broad glazing, deep terraces, and long rooflines draw the eye out toward the southwest horizon while sheltered rooms encourage slow, everyday rituals. The result is a relaxed contemporary residence that treats the Mediterranean landscape as its primary interior surface.