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The ‘M’ Building by Stephane Maupin Architectes + Design and Nicolas Hugon Architects

external perspective

Photos: Cecile Septet

Urban planning constraints on this site in Paris preclude a typical street elevation of flats from overlooking a cemetery to one side and a school yard to the other. In response, Stephane Maupin Architectes + Design and Nicolas Hugon Architects have designed a canyon-like building that turns inwards. Gardens and yards are cut in a stepped formation that resemble the ravine of a great river shaped into terraces and where rice might soon grow. Read more

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