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Lacaton & Vassal

A bureau known for refusing demolition, adding space instead of subtracting it, and making architecture more generous without excess.

bureau

1987

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

museum adaptive reuse cultural building housing renovation social housing steel glass

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Project Architect

Lacaton & Vassal · Paris, France

architectural design · hybrid · senior

saved.archi seed · portfolio

architectural design · housing · winter garden

housingadaptive reuse

Posted Mon Apr 06

Job

Housing Researcher

Lacaton & Vassal · Paris, France

research · hybrid · mid

saved.archi seed · portfolio

research · housing · winter garden

housingsocial housing

Posted Tue Mar 31

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Architect

Anne Lacaton

Born 1955 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Role: founder

Founder relationship

A French architect whose work expands housing and public programs through generous space, low-carbon reuse, and freedom of use.

Architect

Jean-Philippe Vassal

Born 1954 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Role: founder

Founder relationship

An architect whose collaborations with Anne Lacaton push adaptive reuse, winter gardens, and everyday generosity to the center of practice.

Selected works

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Work

FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais

2013 · Dunkirk, Hauts-de-France, France

Art center

Anne Lacaton · Jean-Philippe Vassal

Work

Grand Parc Bordeaux

2017 · Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Housing renovation

Anne Lacaton · Jean-Philippe Vassal

Books

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Book

Lacaton & Vassal: Freedom of Use

Ilka Ruby, Andreas Ruby · 2017

Ruby Press · Berlin

winter garden · transformation · freedom of use