Franklin_Azzi

Franklin Azzi

Franklin Azzi

French architect

For other uses, see Azzi (disambiguation).

Franklin Azzi (French: [fʁɑ̃klɛ̃ azzi]; born 12 August 1975 in Paris), is a French architect. He is a graduate from the École Spéciale d'Architecture, and the Glasgow School of Art. He is the founder of Franklin Azzi Architecture,[1] an agency based in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris.

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Early life and education

During his years of obligatory military service, Azzi did his first architectural works, in India and Turkey. He studied at the ESA École Spéciale d'Architecture, where he had a significant encounter with Paul Virilio, a French cultural theorist and urbanist. His practice mixing different areas of applied arts with architecture was inspired by his time at the Glasgow School of Art, where interdisciplinary studies are highly encouraged. [citation needed]

Career

Since 2006, Azzi has been head of Franklin Azzi Architecture, a multidisciplinary team, including architects, interior designers, decorators, graphic designers, art historians, and also parametric design researchers. His first project with public funding was the Center for American Francophonie in Québec City. He then completed other public projects, the restoration of the Alstom halls[2] in Nantes, which now hosts the school of the fr:École supérieure des beaux-arts de Nantes Métropole; the restructuring of the Mame Printing Houses[3] in Tours, a 1950 building by Bernard Zehrfuss and Jean Prouvé; the reconversion of the Tri Postal[4] and the Gare Saint-Sauveur[5] into two cultural centers, in Lille. In 2013, he worked with the City of Paris on the redevelopment of the Banks of the Seine,[6] turning 2,5 kilometers of embankment into a pedestrian area.

He also completed private projects: the Docks [7] in Saint-Ouen, the seat of La Française Group,[8] in Paris, the first Mama Shelter tower in Dubai, for the AccorHotels group. He took part in the Grand Paris Express project with the Chevilly-Larue station. In 2017, he was chosen to lead « the Tour Montparnasse metamorphosis »,[9] with the Nouvelle AOM team.[10]

Azzi has always considered his work as "global architecture", as he has had a multidisciplinary background. In 2014, he founded Franklin Azzi Design, with Noemie Goddard.[11] He collaborated with artists like Tatiana Trouvé, designers like Robert Carr, but also fashion designers, such as Bali Barret,[12] Christophe Lemaire[13] and Isabel Marant.

Projects

Current projects

  • Laureate of the international contest for the rehabilitation[14] of the Tour Montparnasse, with the Nouvelle AOM group, Paris, France.

In July 2016, an international contest was launched for the metamorphosis of the Tour Montparnasse, with 700 international architecture agencies participating. His agency joined two other Parisian agencies (Chartier Dalix Architectes and Hardel et Le Bihan Architectes) to form the Nouvelle AOM group, and submit a proposition. They set their design workshop in the 44th floor of the Tower.[15] In September 2017, the Nouvelle AOM group won and revealed their rehabilitation project, focusing on redefining the visual identity of the Tower, but also on comfort and energetic performances issues.[16] The construction works are planned to last from 2019 to 2023, so that the Tower will be ready for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Cultural centers

  • 2007 Center for American Francophonie,[18] Québec City, Canada 
  • 2009: Saint Sauveur Station,[5] Lille, France 
  • 2010: Tri postal,[4] Lille, France 
  • 2015: Mame Printing Houses,[3] Tours, France

Stores

His first stores for Bali Barret[12] in Japan were inaugurated in 2004. Since then, he achieved many projects for Isabel Marant,[19] Christophe Lemaire,[13] John Galliano,[20] H&M[21] or Lacoste.[22]

Bali Barret store in Tokyo.

Headquarters and offices

The Dock of Saint-Ouen is a harbour site, rehabilitated into an eco-district. Credits : Luc Boegly
  • 2012 : Isabel Marant headquarters, Paris, France
  • 2013 : Docks en Seine,[7] Saint-Ouen, France 
  • 2015 : La Française headquarters,[8] Paris, France

Restaurants

  • 2010 : « Théâtre du Renard »,[23] Paris, France 
  • 2013 : Le Yoyo[24] - Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France&
  • 2016 : Holiday Café,[25] Paris, France
  • 2017 : Blend Restaurants,[26] Paris, France

Housing

  • 2007 : Maison VW,[27] Yport, France
  • 2013 : Cardinet Chalabre,[28] Paris, France
Forestry pavilion, located near Étretat, in Normandy.

Urban facilities

Berges de Seine in the heart of Paris.

Installations

Exhibitions

Publications

Monographs

  • IN/OUT : Franklin Azzi Architecture, Ante Prima/AAM editions, 2014 (in French and in English)[33]

Bibliography

  • 2008 : You can be young and an architect, based on the true story of Lan Architecture, p. 8-27.[34] 
  • 2008 : Les salons de l'IFA (Dinner n°11), p. 100-105.[35]
  • 2008 : Strike a pose : eccentric architecture and spectacular spaces, p. 190-193.[36]
  • 2010 : 150 Best Eco House Ideas, p. 412-419.[37] 
  • 2014 : Sports : Portrait d'une métropole, p. 115-119.[38]
  • 2015 : One building, how many lives ?, p. 94-95.[39]
  • 2015 : Lille respire - Concours Bas Carbone 2015[40]

Awards

  • 2008 : AJAP Award (Albums des jeunes architectes et paysagistes), presented by the Culture and Communication Ministry.[41]

References

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    "Site Mame : première étape de la réhabilitation d'un site industriel d'exception | La Set : Fabrique d'alliances urbaines". www.set.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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    "franklin azzi architecture: le tri postal". designboom | architecture & design magazine. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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    "Banks of the Seine | Un Jour de plus à Paris". www.unjourdeplusaparis.com. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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    "Écoquartier des Docks". Séquano Aménagement | Autrement la ville (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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    "Raspail - Boulevard Raspail Paris - Architecte : Franklin AZZI". Batiactu (in French). 6 November 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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    "Nouvelle AOM wins international competition to redesign Montparnasse Tower in Paris". Archilovers. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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    "THE "Demain Montparnasse" Competition – nouvelle AOM – Nouvelle agence pour l'opération Maine-Montparnasse formée par Franklin Azzi Architecture, ChartierDalix Architectes et Hardel et Le Bihan Architectes". www.nouvelle-aom.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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    "THE 44TH FLOOR DESIGN WORKSHOP – nouvelle AOM – Nouvelle agence pour l'opération Maine-Montparnasse formée par Franklin Azzi Architecture, ChartierDalix Architectes et Hardel et Le Bihan Architectes". www.nouvelle-aom.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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    Lerévérend, FashionNetwork.com, Anaïs. "John Galliano opens second store in Paris". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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    ""Théâtre Du Renard" - Franklin Azzi Architecture". www.franklinazzi.fr. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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    "THE "YOYO" - Palais De Tokyo - Franklin Azzi Architecture". www.franklinazzi.fr. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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    "Yport House Normandie France by Franklin Azzi at Coroflot.com". Coroflot. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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    "La nouvelle Maison du Projet Clichy-Batignolles | www.paris-batignolles-amenagement.fr". www.paris-batignolles-amenagement.fr. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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    Paul Ardenne and Delphine Desveaux (2014). IN/OUT : Franklin Azzi Architecture (in French and English). Ante Prima/AAM Editions. ISBN 9782871432784.
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    Hugues Jallon (2008). You can be young and an architect, based on the true story of Lan Architecture (in French and English). Ante Prima/AAM Editions. ISBN 978-2-87143-192-3.
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    Périphériques architectes (2008). Les Salons de l'IFA (in French). a.p.r.e.s Editions. ISBN 978-2-952-88972-8.
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    Robert Klanten and Lukas Feireiss (2008). Strike a pose : eccentric architecture and spectacular spaces. Berlin: Gestalten. ISBN 978-3-89955-225-6.
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    Thierry Mandoul (2014). Sports : Portrait d'une métropole (in French). Editions du Pavillon de l'Arsenal. ISBN 978-2-35487-024-9.
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    Francis Rambert, Martine Colombet and Christine Carboni (2015). Un bâtiment, combien de vies? La transformation comme acte de création. Silvana Editoriale. ISBN 9788836629749.
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    "Lille Respire – Concours Bas Carbone 2015". CAUE du Nord / S-PASS Territoires. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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