The new CANAL+ STORES by REV Architecture

posted on 14/12/2011

REV Architecture was chosen by the Canal+ Group to design its very first “premium stores” to welcome both the public and its customers. REV designed this original space around Canal +’s most leading products: its channels CANAL +, CANALSAT and CANALPLAY.

REV played with the iconic and basic graphic image of the Group and its decoder “Le Cube” to create a new architectural concept, offbeat and surprising in the same way as KUBRICK’s monolith.

A system of three-dimensional large pixels gives the new CANAL+ Stores their iconic and radical identity.
Each pixel integrates a specific task and is intended for the customers and the integration of the stores software; the contents wall, the experiments table, the off shoot products, the news desk of the “Grand Journal” etc.
Ergonomic solutions adapted to each content’s presentation characterize each pixel and spark the visitors curiosity.
Pull out flaps become the normal and intuitive interface to access the contents and the experimentation: a first in a store.

The space finds itself once again a gesture dimension.

Like this, zapping becomes a trip which not only shows but also reveals the long time experience of Canal+ at ones fingertips…
The front of the store is decidedly wide and is open to the outside to allow the architecture to call out to the visitors wishes from far thanks to a new iconic image and from near through the discovery of the contents.

The large shop window acts as a living theatre where the Channel news mixes and expresses itself: in this event, it does not only deal with video but a mix of forms of expression which must both show and stagger the news on Canal+.
Architecture, strategies and visual merchandising ( wonderfully conceived by the “Les marchands” agency ) clarify in a radical way the channel and the store identity so as to offer the public a visually different Canal+’s experience.

/Cristiano Benzoni
*photos by Benoit Linero

New Levi’s flagship store, Avenue des Champs Élysées, Paris

posted on 18/02/2011

Levi Strauss & Co. has confirmed plans to open a Levi’s® store on 76, Avenue des Champs Elysees in Paris in 2012.
An international shopping avenue that combines modern urban style rooted in a deep fashion culture, the Champs-Elysees is the ideal destination for a new and inspirational experience of the Levi’s® brand. REV Architecture has been chosen by Levi’s® as the design office to work on the project.

Durmitor Hotel, Zabljac, Montenegro

posted on 10/11/2011

REV Architecture has been chosen by the HTP Primorje to develop the project of a luxury mountain hotel in Zabljac, Montenegro. The integration of the hotel in the iconic landscape of the Durmitor National Park inspire the design, the materials and the eco-approach of the project.

Place Victor Hugo residence, Paris 16éme

posted on 12/10/2011

This iconic 270 sqm apartment is located in the very prestigious 16eme arrondissement, in Paris.

Our aim was to inject modernity and the owner’s specific lifestyle by twisting the classic “haussmannien” original layout of the apartment.

We created a « sensitive » envelope around the transition wall separating the gallery from the rooms. The chosen material is a brushed tinted oak: a prestigious and classic mono-material which becomes a sensitive and technical skin.

This furniture feature element is 30 meters long, measuring the incredible length inside the apartment from Poincare Avenue to Place Victor Hugo.
It integrates different themes for each room, creating a precise geography of the owners’ life, passions and memories: an oversize see-through aquarium, pieces of art, a fireplace, a bar, a luxury leather bench, the kitchen/laboratory.
Some large in-built doors are also integrated into the furniture feature to accommodate the need for both privacy and interaction.

A one-off collection of freestanding furniture was designed by Cristiano Benzoni and manufactured by the finest craftsmen of Marzorati Ronchetti, Italy.

Our architectural approach in this project is not looking for a “style”. We want to define a «primary» expression for interiors: hidden rules create radical expression and precision. As in an F1 car, nothing is done for aesthetic reasons but it becomes aesthetic.

/Cristiano Benzoni

Re-plis lighting collection for SEAE
Designer’s Days presentation in Meuble et Fonction showroom, 133/135 Boulevard Raspail 75006, Paris.

posted on 17/06/2011

Re-plis design wants to tell about the heritage of SEAE brand, expressing their know-how in one simple line: one only finger touch modify the line and the light, defining the new profile of the shadow.
/ Cristiano Benzoni

REV Architecture by Benoit Linero

posted on 5/12/2010

French photographer Benoit Linero (Vogue, L’Œil, Le Journal des Arts) realized a “behind the scene” reportage in REV’s new Paris office, in the Marais district.

The Belle Vue eco-sport city, Rabat, Morocco

posted on 5/12/2010

REV Architecture has been selected by the Moroccan government for a prestigious design competition of a new 15.000 sqm building complex combining sports and high sustainability performances.
In association with TEO Architectes.

Château de La Bourlie, Dordogne, France

posted on 02/11/2010

The De Commarque family, a noble French family established in the Perigord region since the 12th century, has chosen REV Architecture for the architectural and interior renovation of their prestigious Château de la Bourlie.

Residences, Rue Turgot, Paris, France

posted on 04/01/2010 - updated on 09/04/2010

Rue Turgot is one of Paris’ hot spots in the 9^th Arrondissement to appreciate one of the most impressive views on the Sacré Coeur and the entire city. The developer, Maisons Lofts and Ateliers, has commissioned REV to design the interiors of a transformed parking-garage, located on a plot going from the Rue Turgot to the Rue Rochechouart.

Cetinje Sanctuary, Cetinje, Montenegro

posted on 21/12/2009 - updated on 09/04/2010

REV Architecture, in association with Studio Brusa Pasque and Studio Ingegneria Verdina, have been chosen by the Government of Montenegro to develop the project for the new Sanctuary in Cetinje. The Sanctuary is dedicated to the cult of three of the most precious Christian shrines, including the famous “Filermosa” icon.

Buddha Bar Hotel “Klotild Palace”, Budapest, Hungary

posted on 25/04/2009

CEO of Buddha Bar, Raymond Visan, and REV Architecture are defining a new design concept for the Buddha Bar Hotel “Klotild Palace” in Budapest. The hotel will operated by the Mellow Mood Group (Budapest).

Roppongi Hills Tower Luxury Apartments, Tokyo, Japan

posted on 15/02/2009

REV Architecture is designing luxury residence model-apartments in a new tower at Roppongi Hills, Tokyo. The project is developed by Mitsui and coordinated by Liaison Japan.

Garbagnate Masterplan and Social Housing development, Garbagnate, Italy

posted on 07/01/2009

REV Architecture has been chosen to design the Masterplan and to realize the first 170 apartments of a social-housing development in Garbagnate, in the suburbs of Milan.
The site is located between Alfa Romeo’s historical industrial plant and the natural reserve of Parco delle Groane.

Joining the values of the Milan Expo 2015, social housing today is a good way to express architecture as a symbol of contemporary culture: specific trends in cultural, social, landscape and historical contexts are translated into global strategies to preserve the world we live in. Supporting this approach, the Italian public office for social housing (ALER) will be the final user of the project. Developer is Sile Costruzioni (for ALER), under general coordination of Tema Engineering, Milan.
The construction will start in may 2009

Buddha Bar, Casablanca, Morocco

posted on 03/12/2008

Preliminary Design for the new Buddha Bar in Casablanca.
The program includes a restaurant and lounge, a spa and a beach club. The complex will be located on the Casablanca Corniche. Expected completion: 2010.

Mohamed VI Landmark Project, Marrakech, Morocco

posted on 29/11/2008

Preliminary Design for the Mohamed VI Landmark Project in Marrakech.
This 69.000 sqm multipurpose building will be organized around a wide interior park and a hotel-complex including a 100-rooms hotel, hotel-residences and penthouses, a business centre, a spa, several bars and a panoramic restaurant facing the Atlas mountains… The rest of the program is divided in luxury residences, a wide shopping gallery and office spaces. Expected completion: 2012.

REV selected in Top 100 Italian architects

posted on 25/08/2008

REV Architecture has been awarded by Italian magazine “Class” in this year’s Best Italian Architects./ Class (Italy) n°268, I Migliori Architetti d’Italia, August 2008.

Facade concept Dubai Lagoons, UAE

posted on 22/08/2008

Preliminary Design for two residential buildings in Dubai Lagoons for developer Grandagora. Expected completion: 2011.
In association with Studio Brusa Pasque.

Facade concept Dubai Jeddaf, UAE

posted on 22/08/2008

REV Architecture has been chosen for the façade design of two multi-purpose towers in Dubai Jeddaf for developer Grandagora. Expected completion: 2011.
In association with Studio Brusa Pasque.

REV Architecture exhibition « Poétique élastique », Rennes, France

posted on 26/06/2008

REV Architecture exhibition (initiated by « La Plateforme », the French Ministry of Culture and the DRAC Bretagne) in Rennes from June 26th to August 28th 2008. This exhibition presents REV’s recent architecture and design projects as well as an original spatial installation.

Apartment Quai de Bourbon, Paris, France

posted on 21/06/2008

Completion of a private residence located in sculptor Camille Claudel’s former atelier, Quai de Bourbon on the île Saint-Louis, in the heart of Paris.