On the evening of Tuesday 15 November in Paris, in the hall of Lafayette Anticipations – Fondation Galeries Lafayette, the Archinovo 2022 Prize was awarded. A great opportunity for the Architecture de Collection agency to bring together its network of architects, partners, collectors and friends… united by the same passion: architecture!
Delphine Aboulker, Creator of the Archinovo Prize, Deputy Director of the Ecole de Chaillot.
The first architecture prize dedicated to contemporary homes
Created in 2011 by Delphine Albouker, architect and co-founder of Architecture de Collection, the Prix Archinovo showcases current developments in individual housing. Every two years, it honours the inventiveness of the French scene through a selection of innovative and sustainable projects.
Hall of Lafayette Anticipations – Galeries Lafayette Corporate Foundation, 2022.
Hall of Lafayette Anticipations – Galeries Lafayette Corporate Foundation, 2022.
Hall of Lafayette Anticipations – Galeries Lafayette Corporate Foundation, 2022.
Archinovo 2022 Public Choice Awards.
Prestigious partners
The Prize benefits from the support of many public partners who were present at the evening: L’Ordre des Architectes, Le Pavillon de l’Arsenal, La Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, and L’Institut Français.
It also relies on a number of media partners and sponsors, including the magazine AD, Le Figaro, Ateliers Lofts & Associés or Habitat, which promote the cultural and media influence of the award.
Aurélien Vernant, director of the Architecture de Collection agency, welcomed the 150 guests, introduced the ceremony and thanked the architects, the members of the jury and all the partners; he emphasised the architectural and heritage value of the Lafayette Anticipations site, an industrial building rehabilitated by Rem Koolhaas (OMA) in the heart of the Marais, and made available for the Prix Archinovo thanks to our partner Citynove.
Aurélien Vernant, director of the Architecture de Collection agency.
Aurélien Vernant presenting the private institutions that have supported the Archinovo Prize.
A unique exhibition space
The‘exhibition of the seven winning 2022 projects has been designed in partnership with thea brand Papier Français, specialising in the creation of striking, modern and contemporary wallpapers. The winning architects were able to select a historic motif from the Papier Français stamped Bibliothèque Nationale de France collection, dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, and reinterpret it using‘a colour chart.
Exhibition layout realised by Papier Français, partner Archinovo 2022..
Exhibition of the winning projects, produced by Papier Français.
Papier Français, Archinovo 2022 partner.
Exhibition of the winning projects, produced by Papier Français.
Architects honoured at the ceremony
The members of the jury presented the seven winners with their trophies.
This year, two agencies tied for the People’s Choice Award, presented by Delphine Albouker: Orma Architettura, for the Casa S, a villa in Bonifacio, with minimalist lines in concrete left roughcast; PRAX Architectes and Mathieu Lolagne, for the Maison BJ1, a wooden project set on stilts and overlooking the Ganguise lake, in the Aude region.
Agence Orma Architettura – Michel de Rocca Serra, Alicia Orsini, Jean-Mathieu de Lipowski – winner of the Prix du Public 2022 (Casa S in Bonifacio) ; Delphine Aboulker. .
Delphine Aboulker and Olivier Prax, architect winner of the Prix du Public 2022.
The Grouped and Alternative Housing Award was presented by Pascale Bartoli, architect and art historian, and awarded to YUA Studio d’Architecture for the transformation of a former metal workshop into residential units, where raw materials such as oak, corten steel, or terrazzo help to energise the living space.
Pascale Bartoli, architect, member of the Archinovo 2022 Jury and the YUA Studio ( Geoffroy Boucher, Matthieu Buquet, Núria Sabaté Giner), winner of the Prix de l’Habitat Groupé et Alternatif 2022 (Polonceau in Paris).
The Rehabilitation & Extension Trophy, presented by Lydéric Veauvy, architect, went to jaq, for the splendid rehabilitation and transformation of a 1970s pavilion, and JAVA Architecture, for the spectacular restructuring and elevation of a house in Paris.
Agence jaq (Clément Jaglin , Thomas Quenault and team) winner of the 2022 Extension and Refurbishment Trophy (Gujan, Gujan-Mestras).
Agence JAVA architecture (Laurent Sanz) winner of the Trophée Extension et Réhabilitation 2022 (Commerce à Paris).
Writer and critic Philippe Tretiack awarded the Jury’s Special Mention to Bodenez and Le Gal La Salle for their Maison Terre project. This restructuring, with its adobe walls, is a fine adaptation to today’s environmental challenges, linked to the renovation and evolution of suburban housing in the second half of the 20th century.
Agence Bodénez Le Gal La Salle (Claire Bodénez and Nicolas Le Gal La Salle), winner of the Jury’s Special Mention 2022 (Maison Terre, Rennes).
Philippe Trétiack, journalist and critic, member of the Archinovo 2022 Jury.
Finally, the Jury’s Grand Prix, presented by Julie Fernandez, national councillor at the Ordre des Architectes, was awarded to ARBA for their family home, L’Onde, featuring an overhanging, double-sloped zinc roof. Aurélien Vernant, before concluding, presented the 2019 Grand Prix (the awards evening had been cancelled due to Covid) to architect Lydéric Veauvy of TANK architects, who distinguished himself by presenting a sustainable wooden house that blends in perfectly with the surrounding nature.
Julie Fernandez, national advisor to the Ordre des Architectes, member of the Archinovo 2022 Jury.
Agence ARBA (Jean-Baptiste Barache), winner of the Prix du Jury 2022 (L’Onde à Murat).
Winning architects and members of the Archinovo 2022 Jury.
The cocktail party, an opportunity to exchange ideas about architecture
Guests were then invited to a cocktail reception, prepared by Café Mātēr ; they were able to taste wines donated by Terra Remota, a ecological winery of ‘exception, located in Catalonia, partner of Architecture de Collectionand the Archinovo Prize.
Delphine Aboulker, Creator of the Archinovo Prize, co-founder of Architecture de Collection; Nicolas Libert, co-founder of Architecture de Collection.
Mr Nicolas Le Gal La Salle, Agence Bodénez Le Gal La Salle.
In addition to the owners of the winning homes and many architects, also in attendance were Nicolas Libert, co-founder of our agency, and the entire team at Architecture de Collection – including Noël Castinel, head of our Southern branch in Marseille.
Francis Rambert, director of the Plateforme de la Création Architecturale – Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine; Alicia Orsini, architect, Orma Architettura agency.
Gwenaëlle Dubreuil, Head of Public Development, Communications and Partnerships – Fondation Le Corbusier ; Magda Rebutato, President of the Association Eileen Gray – Etoile de Mer – Le Corbusier.
Dr Eric Costa, President Citynove Romain Labbé, Deputy Director General Citynove.
Wines from the Terra Remota estate, Archinovo 2022 prize partner.
The evening was also an opportunity for Delphine Albouker to present her recently published book, Maisons Rêvées : 40 maisons d’architectes made in France (Éditions Gallimard – Collection Alternatives), which showcases houses selected as part of Archinovo since its inception, valuing the architect’s contribution to the construction of single-family homes in France.
Delphine Aboulker, Maisons rêvées – 40 maisons d’architectes made in France, Editions Gallimard – Collection Alternatives.
The partners:
Photos : © Mélina Vernant
