START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
The façades follow a “narrative” logic, reflecting interior functions while integrating into the landscape and urban context.
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Kamel Khalfi
START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
The main facade treatments — raw concrete and red paint — echo the architectural history of Ivry, particularly its emblematic concrete and brick buildings.
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Nicolas Grosmond
START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
A densely programmed ground floor. The town villas and the commercial spaces face the two newly created pedestrian alleys.
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Nicolas Grosmond
START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
The common spaces and their turquoise common terraces, are located on the 7th floor.
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STAR strategies + architecture
START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
The common spaces and their turquoise terraces articulate the scale of the towers and create a horizontal reading of the volumes.
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Nicolas Grosmond
START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
START offers twelve distinct common terraces distributed across several levels.
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Vladimir Partalo
START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
The light-blue loggias mark the meeting point with the sky.
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Vladimir Partalo
START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
View from a Plug balcony in Tower 2 towards Tower 5, with the River Seine on the left.
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Vladimir Partalo
START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
Inside a Plug (closable balcony) – view towards the River Seine.
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Vladimir Partalo
START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
The 10 Adaptability Principles by STAR.
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START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
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The 8 Quality Principles by STAR.
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START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
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START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
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START – Adaptability principle I: Large divisible dwelling (≥ 3 bedrooms).
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STAR strategies + architecture
START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
START – Adaptability principle II: Super-adaptable dwelling (two bedrooms).
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STAR strategies + architecture
START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
START interior views: apartments with double (88 %) and triple orientation (26 %), modular living rooms, private terraces, and spatial richness — qualities derived from STAR’s Housing Principles.
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Nicolas Grosmond, Vladimir Partalo
START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
Examples of floor plans of the START buildings.
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START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
START – Diagrams: Common Spaces, Common Terraces, Programme, Organisation of the Towers.
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START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
START – Location plan and site plan, 7th floor.
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START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
START – Render-collages.
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STAR strategies + architecture
START-Ivry: Form Follows Life
STAR strategies + architecture
The “ideal” section by STAR generates the five buildings of the START-Ivry project.
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Napa Valley-Based Hawkins Interiors Makes its Mark on the Wine Country with Recent Tasting Room Designs
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Ehler's Estate | Architecture by Backen & Backen
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Adam Potts
Napa Valley-Based Hawkins Interiors Makes its Mark on the Wine Country with Recent Tasting Room Designs
Hawkins Interiors
Ehler's Estate | The interiors by Hawkins Interiors feature tasting room furniture, fixtures and equipment were provided by Jenni Kayne, France & Son, CB2, Zara Home, Pohan's Upholstery (custom sofa and chairs), 1st Dibs and RH.
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Adam Potts
Napa Valley-Based Hawkins Interiors Makes its Mark on the Wine Country with Recent Tasting Room Designs
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Ehler's Estate | View of the tasting room.
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Adam Potts
Napa Valley-Based Hawkins Interiors Makes its Mark on the Wine Country with Recent Tasting Room Designs
Hawkins Interiors
Ehler's Estate | View of the winery.
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Adam Potts
Napa Valley-Based Hawkins Interiors Makes its Mark on the Wine Country with Recent Tasting Room Designs
Hawkins Interiors
Ehler's Estate | View of the tasting room furniture, featuring pieces by Jenni Kayne, France & Son, CB2, Zara Home, Pohan's Upholstery (custom sofa and chairs), 1st Dibs and RH.
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Adam Potts
Napa Valley-Based Hawkins Interiors Makes its Mark on the Wine Country with Recent Tasting Room Designs
Hawkins Interiors
Ehler's Estate | View of the winery grounds.
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Adam Potts
Napa Valley-Based Hawkins Interiors Makes its Mark on the Wine Country with Recent Tasting Room Designs
Hawkins Interiors
Frank Family Vineyards "Miller House" | Dining tables provided by Janus et Cie and dining chairs by Blu Dot. Murals by Michael Dute.
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John Merkl
Napa Valley-Based Hawkins Interiors Makes its Mark on the Wine Country with Recent Tasting Room Designs
Hawkins Interiors
Frank Family Vineyards "Miller House" | Dining tables and round mirrors provided by Brian Miller (brother of Leslie Frank), dining chairs by Rejuvenation, and sea urchin chandeliers by Martin Showroom.
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John Merkl
Napa Valley-Based Hawkins Interiors Makes its Mark on the Wine Country with Recent Tasting Room Designs
Hawkins Interiors
Frank Family Vineyards "Miller House" | Sofas provided by Four Hands, lounge chairs by Crate & Barrel, credenzas by Croft House, area rug by Stark Carpet, and table lamps by Danny Kaplan via Lawson Fenning.
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John Merkl
Napa Valley-Based Hawkins Interiors Makes its Mark on the Wine Country with Recent Tasting Room Designs
Hawkins Interiors
Frank Family Vineyards "Miller House" |Lounge chairs by Crate & Barrel, credenzas by Croft House, area rug by Stark Carpet, and table lamps by Danny Kaplan via Lawson Fenning.
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John Merkl
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