170-year-old French prison renovated into resplendent hospitality space

Plus, translating single-family characteristics to multi-unit typology and 5 more top projects from architizer.com [View this email in your browser]( [PROJECTS]( | [PRODUCTS]( | [MANUFACTURERS]( | [JOURNAL]( Announcing the 12th Annual A+Awards Finalists: Have your say in which projects and firms become Popular Choice Winners through Architizer's public voting process. [Cast your vote for the World's Best Architecture >]( [FRANCE]( [Project of the Week: Hotel La Prison***]( This 1850-built prison was decommissioned in 2009 and, with expanded windows and merged cells, has since been redesigned as an elegant hotel. [Read More]( [AUSTRALIA]( [Sorrento House by Jost Architects]( With a robust structure capable of withstanding the impacts of a volatile climate, this design embraces the client's unusual request for darker, moodier materials. [Read More]( [BRAZIL]( [NUBE Building by Jacobsen Arquitetura]( As the firm's first residential tower design, they sought to reinterpret their single-family homes, recreating a feeling of living in a one-story house in each apartment. [Read More]( [NETHERLANDS]( [AMST by VenhoevenCS architecture+urbanism]( Boasting an impressive range of 25 housing types across 252 dwellings, this ambitious design promotes coexistence amongst a range of lifestyles and incomes. [Read More]( [JAPAN]( [Himawari Nursery School by AKAIKE TOHYAMA ARCHITECTS]( Envisioning the entire site as a "playground" with different textures and planes, this design aims to enrich interactions between children by stimulating the five senses. [Read More]( [WASHINGTON]( [Wallingford by Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects]( A warm interior palette of hemlock, alder, stucco and quartz coupled with ample skylights create a calm space in this surprisingly luminous urban infill residence. [Read More]( [ITALY]( [Casa F&V by Archiplan Studio]( This regal renovation emphasizes a historic farmhouse's simple and spiritual character, using sensual materials, abstract volumes and elementary geometries. [Read More]( [See More Projects]( Interested in having your project featured? Create a [Firm Profile]( or [upload a project]( to your existing Architizer Profile. Select featured projects are published in this newsletter and shared widely with Architizer's community of more than 4 million followers on social media. We can't wait to see your work! Copyright © 2024 Architizer, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Architizer P.O. Box 170146Brooklyn, NY 11217 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [unsubscribe from this list]( or [unsubscribe from all Architizer communication](.