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post updated 24 October 2026

French Architecture Design – chronological list

Contemporary Residential Architecture in France, chronological:

30 June 2026
Hôtel le Mirage, Bormes-les-Mimosas, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, southeastern France
Design: Atelier du Pont

photo : Stéphane ABOUDARAM – WE ARE CONTENT(S)
Perched on the heights of Bormes-les-Mimosas with commanding views over the village and the Mediterranean Sea, Hôtel le Mirage commissioned Atelier du Pont to undertake the renovation and extension of the property. Conceived as a careful dialogue between landscape and architecture, the intervention seeks to reinforce the character of the existing hotel while responding sensitively to its exceptional setting.

8 June 2026
Villa Jardin, Le Provençal, Cap d’Antibes, French Riviera, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, south of France
Original Design: Architect Lucien Stable
Renewal Design: Architecte des Bâtiments de France and Paris architect Richard Martinet of Affine Design

photograph : CAUDWELL
Duchess of Windsor’s holiday home between the 1930s and 1970s, a residence originally designed by Cannes architect Lucien Stable for American multi-million Frank Jay Gould.

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L House in Dinard, Brittany property

11 Sep 2022
Vineyard Extension, Aix-en-Provence
Design: Mahos architectes

photographs : Studio Module & David Maurel
An Extension on a Aix-en-Provence Vineyard
The Vineyard Extension is the addition to this family home was designed for the owners, who wanted more living space and panoramic views of sunsets over the vineyard. The existing structure, a contemporary local-style villa, is an H-shaped house.

6 July 2022
A House with a View, Sainte-Marie-de-Ré, department of Charente-Maritime, region Poitou-Charentes, western France
Architecture: Martins | Afonso atelier de design

photograph : Mickaël Martins Afonso
A House with a View, Sainte-Marie-de-Ré
In the A House with a View, the living space unveils through views that change with the winds and tides, like a living and breathing postcard. This modern French residential property project emerges through these captured moments, where each new architectural fragment prints and dances in its context.

17 Mar 2022
Aperture, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Design: Chevallier Architectes

photo : Solène Renault pour Chevallier Architectes
Aperture Chalet, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
“I was going to walk in the footsteps of my grandfather” – that was the motivation of the architect when he agreed to renovate this residence built by his grandfather, also an architect. And with a particularly emotional commitment, the grandson began a contemporary reinterpretation of the main residence, two generations apart.

12 Jan 2022
Caraccard Chalet, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Design: Chevallier Architectes

photos by Laurent Cousin & Solène Renault
Caraccard Chalet, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Caraccard is first and foremost a story of family continuity and family connections. The client himself is the son of a client of the architect’s father, and he chose the agency to make his alpine dream come true based on the strength of that relationship of trust that was forged during their previous collaboration.

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French Houses 2021

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25 Mar 2021
House of the Boulonnais Horse, Samer

15 Feb 2021
Johnny Depp’s French Village
Johnny Depp’s French Village

4 Jan 2021
The Wood House, Paris, northern France
Architects: NAME architecture

photo © Marcela Spadaro
The Wood House
Working within the shell of an existing flat, this project required a complete reconfiguration of the floorplan. With the original flat comprised of a 40m² bedroom and small kitchen, bathroom and living spaces, the design response by the architects studio was to create more proportionate rooms.

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French Houses 2020

29 Oct 2020
100% wooden house Montlouis-sur-Loire
Design: LOCAL and Suphasidh Studio

photo : Atelier Vincent Hecht
LOCAL and Suphasidh Studio build a prototype of a 100% wooden house in the park of the Bourdaisière Castle.

2 Aug 2020
House H2, South Corsica
Architect: Vincent Coste

photo © Florent Joliot
House H2 on Corsica
A peninsula surrounded by a beach and a port that overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. The residential project was conceived by the architects Vincent Coste and Bruno Fléchet in a logic of erasure in relation to the place.

23 June 2020
Luxury Villa in Nice, southern France

photo courtesy of architects office
Sean Connery South-of-France Villa
Instantly recognized by most people through the James Bond film franchise of the 1960s to ‘80s including Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, Dr. No and From Russia With Love, Connery eventually went beyond the Bond roles winning an Academy Award for The Untouchables, three Golden Globes and Kennedy Center Honors in an acting career of over 50 years.

31 May 2020
MON House, Montpellier, south of France
Design: (ma!ca) architecture

photo : Ivan Mathie
MON House and Brick Extension Montpellier
This new French property with its large north-facing garden, had very little natural light and the living space on the ground floor was segmented into too many sections with low ceilings. Load-bearing walls and partitions have been removed in order to create a homogeneous and airy place.

26 May 2020
Around the Net House, Courdimanche, Val-d’Oise department, Île-de-France, northern France
Design: Martins | Afonso atelier de design

photo : Mickaël Martins Afonso
Around the Net House in Courdimanche
In this fascinating residential property, space is used but has yet to be lived in. The design captures sensations and sequences.

14 May 2020
BON Farmhouse, Saint-Clément-de-Rivière, Hérault department, Occitanie region, South of France
Design: (ma!ca) architecture

photo : Mickaël Martins Afonso
BON Farmhouse in Saint-Clément-de-Rivière
This large French farmhouse property is sited on a vast plot on the outskirts of a village. The residence had recently undergone a clumsy renovation, which deformed the classic farmhouse archetype and the owners did not feel at home.

28 Apr 2020
Contemporary House in Castries, Hérault department, South France
Design: (ma!ca) architecture

photo © Julien Kerdraon
TRA House in Castries, South France
In the historic centre of a well-preserved village, opposite the church, a wine barn and its adjoining house were to be restructured in order to create an intimate and special living environment.

1 Apr 2020
Mayflower Apartment Building in Nantes

2 January 2020
Dortoir Familial Ramatuelle Property, Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, southeastern France
Design: NADAAA, Architects

image courtesy of architects office
Dortoir Familial Ramatuelle House, Var Property
For centuries, the enclosed courtyard has been overlaid on various geographic settings—each time transformed according to the climate, rituals, and construction practices of the place. A vehicle to capture the outdoors within the building, the courtyard is defined by its interiority.

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New Homes in France 2018 – 2019

30 Sep 2019
Le Pine Villa, Saint-Tropez, French Riviera, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, southeastern France
Architects: SAOTA

photo : Adam Letch
Modern Villa in St Tropez
This modern French villa is a family summer house in Saint Tropez, a contemporary interpretation of traditional Mediterranean Riviera architecture.

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10 Sep 2018
Dortoir Familial Ramatuelle House, Ramatuelle, Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, southeastern France
Design: NADAAA, Architects

image courtesy of architects office
New Var Property
For centuries, the enclosed courtyard has been overlaid on various geographic settings—each time transformed according to the climate, rituals, and construction practices of the place. A vehicle to capture the outdoors within the building, the courtyard is defined by its interiority.

26 Mar 2018
Glass House on the Cap d’Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, southeastern France
Architects: David Price Design

photograph : Hervé Hôte
House on the Cap d’Antibes, French Riviera
British designer David Price, who works out of offices in Provence and on the Côte d’Azur, together with his Anglo-French-American team, has completed a show-stopping ‘Glass House’ for a British client on the Cap d’Antibes.

9 Jan 2018
St Tropez Villa, Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, southeastern France
Architects: SAOTA

photograph : Adam Letch
Situated just above the beach of Plage de Pampelonne and a stone’s throw from Le Club 55 – the embodiment of the St Tropez lifestyle – the location called for seamless indoor-outdoor living.

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New Property in France 2015 – 2017

17 Dec 2017
GOM House, Gignac, Hérault département, Occitanie region, southern France
Design: (ma!ca) architecture

photograph : Julien Kerdraon
GOM House in Montpellier
The villa was built in the 1990s. Its floor plan presents very particular proportions: a 15 metres long entrance hall which leads inside the house and a linear perspective view opening up to the garden. The architecture “takes care” and improves the well-being through the use of materials, colours, light, highest craftsmanship and, as a result, made-to-measure spaces.

25 Nov 2017
Off Grid Villa in Camargue, The Camargue, South of France
Architect: Blueroom, The Netherlands

image © Blueroom
Off Grid Villa Camargue
The Client requested a striking, contemporary design that blends into its natural context.

27 Jun 2017
Chalet Whymper, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, eastern France
Design: Chevallier Architectes

photograph : Solène Renaud
Chalet Whymper in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

7 Jun 2017
The Fishermen’s House, Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud department, Corsica
Design: Buzzo Spinelli Architecture

photography : Serge Demailly
The Fishermen’s House in Bonifacio
The original commission aimed for a fishermen facility made of 20 workshops. But after in-depth analysis of the site, its history, and the municipality needs; Buzzo Spinelli Architecture proposed to enhance the program by adding a sales area and an urban space.

15 May 2017
SPE House, Hyères les Palmiers, Departement of Var, Southern France
Design: ELLENA MEHL Architects

photograph (at) Hervé ELLENA
New House in Spéracèdes
The house is located on the French Riviera, at the very end of a small road, in a old hamlet built around a local spring that has been known since before the XIX th century.

9 May 2017
Quiet House, Gignac, Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon region (Occitanie region), south of France
Architectes: Artelabo

photo : Marie-Caroline Lucat
Quiet House in Gignac
This villa project meets a very particular context. The land on which it fits, of very small size, is located between a vineyard shed in operation to the West, the parking of a neighbour to the East, surrounded by their access road, a main street to the south.

10 Feb 2017
House H2, South Corsica
Architect: Vincent Coste

picture © Florent Joliot
House H2 on Corsica
This Corsican house is located on an exceptional site, a peninsula surrounded by a beach and a port that overlooks the sea. The project was conceived by the architects Vincent Coste and Bruno Fléchet in a logic of erasure in relation to the place.

5 Jan 2017
Cottage in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Design: Chevallier Architectes

photograph : Alexandre Mermillod Onixstudio.com
Cottage in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Dag is located in the Chamonix heights and has exceptional mountain views. Situated in a small, cozy family neighbourhood, it was essential that Dag’s modern style fit with the setting.

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18 Mar 2016
Villa M1 in Hyères les Palmiers

17 Feb 2016
House RT 2012 in Riec-sur-Bélon

11 Feb 2016
XS Extension of a house in Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d’Or, commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France
Design: PlayTime / AA – Playtime Agence d’Architecture

photograph © Studio Erick Saillet
House in Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d’Or
On paper the equation is simple: a 45 m2 extension to a house to accommodate a comfortable kitchen and living area. In practice, the challenge was much more complicated: how to extend a large 19th century house without betraying its character or resorting to imitation or superficial stylistic effects?

12 Jan 2016
Chalet Soleya in Les Houches, Coupeau, Les Houches, Haute-Savoie department, Rhône-Alpes region, south-eastern France
Design: Chevallier Architectes

photo from architect
Chalet Soleya in Les Houches
This French residential project started with a mountain guide’s home. Because the house was originally self-built, it had a unique soul.

6 Jan 2016
Bioclimatic House in the Gulf of Morbihan, Baden, Brittany, Northwest France
Design: Patrice Bideau

photograph : Armel Istin
Bioclimatic House in the Gulf of Morbihan

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Modern French House

Maison Louis Carré, Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, west of Paris, northern France
Design: Alvar Aalto architect

photograph © Collection Maison Louis Carré
Modern French House

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New French Homes

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Contemporary Residential Property in France

Chalet Dag in Chamonix

Dag Cottage in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Chalet Piolet in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Maison Art in Montpellier

Maison Spirale Montpellier

Maison H3 in Saint Tropez

D1 House in Saint Tropez

L2 House in Saint Tropez

Chalet Baltoro

17 Aug 2012
Villa Théoule sur Mer, Cote d’Azur, French Riviera, south of France
Design: 4a Architekten
Residence in Théoule sur Mer
The contract won by 4a Architekten from Stuttgart to redesign a villa with listed-building status in Théoule offers wonderful prospects. Built in 1926, the building is not only impressive because of its splendid location on the French Riviera, but is also something special with regard to its history: The Villa Le Trident is the first of numerous villas built and resided in by the American architect Barry Dierks on the coast of the Mediterranean.

2 Jul 2012
maison L, Yvelines
Architect: architecturespossibles
maison L Yvelines
RIBA Awards 2012 Winner
The brief suggested the L-shaped general plan and the use of an indigenous stone for retaining walls. But it did not suggest half burying a series of interconnecting cave-like rooms, nor the five three-storey board-marked concrete towers that poke out of the rockery roof. This is where the genius of the architect comes in.

The Residential of Roof, Maintenon, northern France
Design: kotaro horiuchi architecture
The Residential of Roof
This residentce is called “The Residential of Roof”. It is composed of the entire roof from regulation inherited in this region traditionally that 40-degree slope of the roof and 7m height, in another house to make the inside of the roof, while protecting the traditional regulation of forms, tried to create another inside garden between the roof and house.

Maison DI-VA, Lyon, south of France
Design: Tectoniques
Lyon house
The DI-VA house, whose name is a play on the owners’ names, occupies a previously empty space in the residential Croix-Rousse district of Lyon. Given the narrowness of the frontage, and the fact that there is a building directly opposite, the architects decided to adopt a judo-type strategy. The house turns away from direct confrontation, and exploits chinks in the landscape in order to optimise the views and ambiances. Entirely prefabricated, it was constructed in less than a week.

House in Beauvallon, France
Design: raphaelle segond architecte
New French House
The first glimpse at this house is a wall of cork which separates the site in two from a North-South diagonal creating a garden along the street for the entrance and a garden on the side of the valley protected from wind and from the sounds of the street.

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