Sloft Édition 03

We take you to Saint-Denis, Aubervilliers, Picardy, Ghent, Venice and even Osaka... not forgetting Paris, to discover projects that speak to us of the present and eternal time. The present, with the rediscovery of the architectural heritage of the 1970s, and the new interest in functional flats in large condominiums. Or the new look at suburban towns that were once off the radar. Eternal time with the possible dream of a Venetian palace. Or by distancing yourself from the hustle and bustle of contemporary life within the thick walls of a house in Osaka. Or in the calm of a Picardy studio.

We are also interested in town houses for their ability to fit into a constrained urban fabric by exploiting unusual plots of land. We discover the first work of an architect-artist who has become a giant, Tadao Ando's Sumiyoshi Row House in Osaka, all horizontal. And in Ghent, we take up his vertical counterpoint by discovering Natalie and Hannes' improbable house, as playful as it is innovative. By virtue of their fierce independence and their resistance to the homogeneous master plan, these houses assert the very personal identity of their designers in the urban fabric, bringing a welcome urban diversity to the city.

Finally, we invite you to visit three designers. In the hidden workshop of Louis Ainesi and Quentin Ravasse, the design duo who founded the Herah studio, to talk about their desire for independent manufacturing. And in Aubervilliers, at the home of visual artist and model agency owner Cyril Debon, who tells us about an artistic project that's as disruptive as it is jubilant!