Contemporary homes usually feature large public spaces for living and entertaining, with fewer doors and walls. Walls may also not extend to the ceiling for more openness. Round, curved and free-form shapes and clean, geometric lines replace sharp edges. Some architects incorporate slanted walls and ceilings..
Bordeaux Law Courts
A compelling project by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, the Bordeaux Law courts contain several important features that form the sum of its design. The first are its cedar-lined pods that are the 7 courtrooms. Circulation between the public and administrative staff had to be kept separate so the pods are lifted off the ground so that entry into th.
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Carré Lumière
Carré Lumière is a residential block that was commissioned with the purpose of creating exemplary community housing for the Bordeaux suburb of Bègles. Designed by LAN Architecture, the proposal involved a series of principles that included creating private and public social spaces, semi-finished rooms so that future expansion by residents could be .
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Cite Du VIN
This flowing building on the banks of the Garonne river is Bordeaux’s contribution to the exhibition and education of wine in the region. Designed by Parisian firm XTU Architects, the museum serves as a critical link between the urban wine trade of the city, and its more rural producers.
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Les Bassins à Flot Housing
Les Bassins à flot is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bordeaux as a result of its maritime and manufacturing history. It is currently undergoing significant redevelopment of its expansive port area with which this housing block is part of. Its exterior cladding is metal, and industrial in nature to draw on the sites past. Inbetween the two rows of .
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Maison Bordeaux
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNHUJQiwBe/ This celebrated house by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas stands on the top of a hill overlooking the city. Two years before its construction, the owner was left paralyzed from a car accident and rather than wanting something simple and institutional, they opted for something unique and curated to their new life.
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Matmut Atlantique
The remarkable flatness of the surrounding landscape served as inspiration for this stadium by Herzog & de Meuron. The seating, a series of white slender terraces are lifted off the ground by a number of thin columns that are scattered across its underside.
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Méca
MÉCA is a new 3-in-1 art institution that combines the FRAC for contemporary art, ALCA for cinema, literature and audiovisuals, and OARA for performing arts. Designed by Danish firm BIG Architects, the building integrates the three programs with a new outdoor space that functions as an urban square.
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Urban Renovation of Lormont
The Génicart district of Lormond where these buildings are situated has historically been social and collective housing for the greater Bordeaux region. LAN Architects restored the facades of the buildings and create new loggias and internal spaces for its inhabitants. Meanwhile, on the site around the buildings, a new park with trees and play equi.
Contemporary architecture bordeaux
Prefecture and commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Bordeaux is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called Bordelais (masculine) or Bordelaises (feminine). The term Bordelais may also refer to the city and its surrounding region.
The Great Synagogue of Bordeaux is the main synagogue of
The Great Synagogue of Bordeaux is the main synagogue of Bordeaux, France.
