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14 Oct 2022
Ascension Paysagère, Rennes, Brittany
Design: MVRDV

photo © Ossip van Duivenbodee
Ascension Paysagère, Rennes
MVRDV, along with co-architects ALL for real estate developer Groupe Giboire, completes Ascension Paysagère, a residential complex at the confluence of two rivers in the west of Rennes, north west France. Occupying a crucial transitional space between the Rennes’ centre and its outer reaches, the 12-storey, 10,550-square-metre complex brings much-needed density in the context of the city’s outward growth, providing 138 homes including 37 units of social housing, as well as commercial spaces.

14 Apr 2022
Project Berkeley-Oxford, ZAC Via Silva, Cesson Sévigné, Ille-et-Vilaine department, Rennes, Brittany, north west France
Design: ALTA Architectes – Urbanistes

photo © Stephane Chalmeau
Project Berkeley-Oxford, Cesson Sévigné
Located in the ZAC VIA SILVA of Cesson-Sévigné in the immediate vicinity of the new metro line from Rennes Metropole, the new project consists of four office buildings situated along the new road which restructures the circulation of the area. The project is divided into four distinct buildings whose choice of location was made with a view to maximising privacy.

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13 Dec 2021
Féval Tower
Design: JDS Architects

image courtesy of architects practice
Féval Tower, Rennes
The Féval Tower development is located next to and comprises of the new station inaugurated in July 2019. The city’s new express train connections have cut travel times to its neighbours and the capital by nearly half, enthusing many to develop business with or relocate to Brittany’s epicentre.

31 May 2021
Arty – 40 social housing units, Cesson-Sévigné
Design: a/LTA architectes

photograph © Charly Broyez
Arty Les Hauts de Sévigné
The “Les Hauts de Sévigné” development project, led by the Launay Group, is located between the Rennes-Paris railroad line, the Route de Paris and the Rigourdière business park. This sector at the entrance to the city is today mainly composed of activities. Eventually, it will be home to approximately 650 housing units and 12,000m² of business floor space.

10 March 2021
Westside Office Building, Cleunay
Design: a/LTA architectes

photograph © Charly Broyez
Westside Office Building, Rennes
The Westside Office Building project is located in the Cleunay area southwest of Rennes. It is located on a plot of land with a surface area of 1,400 sqm.

1 Sep 2020
Urban Quartz
Design: Hamonic+Masson & Associates

photos : Takuji Shimmura and Stéphane Chalmeau
Urban Quartz Offices in Rennes
Near the Multimodal Exchange Center (railway-bus-metro-bus station), Urban Quartz is initiating the urban invention of EuroRennes. It is therefore taking advantage of the efficient transport network which serves the sector. The location, strategic for an office program, meets the conditions for an integrated and lively business sector.

The Beauregard Rescue Center, rue Doyen Leroy
Architects: Jean-Pierre Lott

photos : Stéphane Chalmeau
The Beauregard Rescue Center Rennes Building

27 Aug 2019
Metropole’s Crematorium Building
Design: PLAN01 architects

photos : Stéphane Chalmeau
Metropole’s Crematorium in Rennes

Rennes Residential Tower Competition, Blériot-Féval site, Eurorennes development
Architects: Team JDSA with local architects Maurer & Gilbert and Paris offices SMAC and Think Tank

image courtesy of JDSA architects
Rennes Residential Tower Competition

Church of Saint-Jacques de la Lande
Architects: Alvaro Siza Vieira

photo : Joao Morgado
Church of Saint-Jacques de la Lande Rennes building
This project in Brittany was contracted to the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira. His use of light and white concrete provide a unique ceremonial space that gently folds into the neighbourhood south of Rennes, a residential area with five-story housing blocks.

Cité Internationale Paul Ricœur
Design: Hérault Arnod Architectes

photography : André Morin
Cité Internationale Paul Ricœur in Rennes

Ilot de l’Octroi Housing
Design: MVRDV, architects

image : l’Autre Image, Paris
Ilot de l’Octroi Housing in Rennes
Ecomuseum Rennes
Guinée*Potin Architects
Ecomuseum Rennes