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ICreates balanced environmental, urban, and social compositions that push the boundaries for cities and life.
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This September in Tirana, we met with several future users of the Public Administration Cluster, alongside our architectural partners Atelier 4, in a meeting hosted by the Albanian Investment Corporation. The discussions focused on revisiting the project’s vision and design goals, while better understanding the evolving needs of the departments that will eventually occupy the building.

The project brings together more than 20 public institutions currently scattered across the city. Its open ground floor, with plazas, shops, and green courtyards, invites citizens in, while Jacopo Foggini’s polycarbonate rods, inspired by traditional Albanian textiles, weave through the building and filter natural light. Conceived as a low-rise, modular, and sustainable development, the project is designed to adapt to the city and its evolving needs over time.

The project is now preparing to move into its next phase.

Designed by Coldefy, Atelier 4, Jacopo Foggini, Sempervirens, AEI Progetti engineers 
@thomascoldefy @zoltanneville @andieftimi @atelier4studio @jacopo_foggini @sempervirenslandscapers @aei_progretti   @albanianinvestmentcorporation

Images: @olivier_campagne by @coldefy.fr

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We’re pleased to share that Lake 11 Residential Park has been selected as a finalist in the @share_architecture_awards 2026 London Final in the Housing category. Located in Budapest, Lake 11 is the first completed phase of an 8-hectare masterplan. The project includes 175 homes with shared green spaces, pedestrian-focused areas and a close connection to the surrounding landscape. Sustainability is an important part of the concept, with green infrastructure and fossil fuel-free geothermal energy integrated into the development.
Congratulations to all the projects selected for this year’s London Final.

Architecture: @coldefy.fr @demeterdesignstudio Öt Elem
Client: Atenor

#Lake11 #SHAREArchitectureAwards #SHAREAwards2026 #ResidentialArchitecture by @coldefy.fr

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Twenty years of Coldefy’s projects, ideas and encounters are brought together in a new monograph published by @arquitecturaviva_ . The book reflects on Coldefy’s architectural practice across Europe, Asia and North America, from the scale of the city to the detail of materials, from the relationship between architecture and nature to the collaborations behind each project. Featuring 20 projects, the publication looks back at two decades in practice, reflecting on the evolution of an approach which creates places that connect people, cultures and environments.

Link in bio to discover more.

#Coldefy #Architecture #ArchitectureBook #ArquitecturaViva #Monograph by @coldefy.fr

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Isabel Van Haute was awarded the insignes de Chevalier des Ordres des Arts et des Lettres by Klaas De Rycke during Coldefy’s 20th anniversary celebration at the Maison Delcourt, a jewel of modernism by Richard Neutra. For Isabel, this honour carries a particular meaning. Born and raised in Belgium, she chose to make France her home and has contributed to its architectural and cultural landscape, while helping Coldefy grow into an international practice, with projects and collaborations across three continents. It is a recognition that culture, architecture, arts and letters are enriched by people from different backgrounds, and that contributions can transcend borders and languages. Throughout this journey, the ambition has remained the same: to question, explore and bring something new and unexpectedly beautiful to every project. This honour is also a celebration of the people who have made the journey possible: the Coldefy teams, past and present, clients, collaborators, friends and family. And after twenty years, the curiosity remains. New challenges, new conversations, new places and new ways of doing things await.
 @isabelvanhaute  
photos @maximedufourphotographies

#IsabelVanHaute #Coldefy #Architecture #WomenInArchitecture #ChevalierDesArtsEtDesLettres by @coldefy.fr

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‘That moment when an architect stops presenting and starts thinking out loud, that's where you actually meet the project.’

After working in London, Paris, and New York, @ThomasColdefy established @Coldefy.fr with Isabel Van Haute in 2006 in Lille.

Combining conceptual clarity with architectural expression, Thomas has spearheaded some of Coldefy’s most prestigious projects, including the France Pavilion at the 2025 Osaka Expo, a collaborative proposal to renovate the European Parliament in Brussels, and the winning design for the National Pulse Memorial & Museum in Miami.

This year, he joins the #WAF jury in Fort Lauderdale – we asked him about the festival, why it’s important and how entrants can stand out during their crits. Swipe left to read more! by @coldefy.fr

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Celebrating 20 years of Coldefy also gave us the opportunity to look back at a selection of 17 projects that reflect the diversity of our practice across France and internationally.

From our very first project, the Hong Kong Design Institute, to Peuple Belge in Lille; from the Fondation de Chine in Paris to the Hermès leather goods workshop in the Ardennes; and from the Bao’An Cultural Center in Shenzhen to the Osumi Canyon Research Project in Albania, these works reflect two decades of encounters, contexts and architectural exploration.

Bringing this selection together in the exceptional setting of Richard Neutra’s Villa Delcourt — his only creation in France — offered a unique perspective on the journey so far. A moment to celebrate what has been built, the people and places behind each project, and the ideas that continue to shape what comes next.

Photos: @julienlanoo

@thomascoldefy @isabelvanhaute @zoltanneville @marcfrancoarchitecte #simonducreu @sophie.graux @mquetscher @thomasamarsy #martinmercier @valeriebarres_

#Coldefy #Architecture #20Years by @coldefy.fr

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On 15 September, we gathered at Coldefy Studio Paris to celebrate the closing of Lim Dong-Lak’s exhibition, De la ligne au volume, and the beginning of the fall season. Together with the artist, our clients, partners and friends, we shared an evening around the exhibition presented in our studio.

@baudoin_lebon @limdonglak

#Coldefy #LimDongLak #BaudoinLebon #DeLaLigneAuVolume #Finissage by @coldefy.fr

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We are happy to share that Isabel Van Haute will be speaking at De Vijfde Gevel in Ghent on Monday, September 14 at 5:30 PM, exploring Inspiring Roof Architecture: Where Architecture and the City Meet.

Drawing on leading international projects, Isabel will share her vision of how innovative roof architecture can add an extra dimension to buildings and fundamentally transform the way we experience our cities.

Discover how creative ambition, societal challenges, and thoughtful integration of the roof can come together to create inspiring architecture with a lasting impact.

@isabelvanhaute @thomascoldefy @zoltanneville

#devijfdegevel #claerhoutcommunicatiehuis by @coldefy.fr

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Opening Bakehouse Art Complex’s fall season is BAKEHOUSE @ COLDEFY / COLDEFY @ BAKEHOUSE, a dual-site exhibition created in partnership with international architecture and urbanism practice Coldefy [ @coldefy.fr ].

Opening simultaneously October 19, 2026 in Paris and Miami, the exhibition features all 23 submissions from Bakehouse’s Triumphal Arch Open Call, including four finalists and the winning proposal, The Porch, by Miami architects Elmer O. García and Olga Kusche-Iglesias.

Also opening at Bakehouse is Homegrown, curated by Krys Ortega and René Morales. Featuring approximately 32 Bakehouse artists, the exhibition explores a central question: How does a building become a home? Through painting, sculpture, furniture, installation, sound, performance, and more, Homegrown considers how artists shape community, culture, and our sense of place.

📍 Paris: Coldefy Studios | Oct. 19–23, 2026
📍 Miami: Bakehouse Art Complex | Oct. 19, 2026–Jan. 15, 2027

📍Miami: Bakehouse Art Complex: Homegrown exhibition opening | Nov. 6, 2036

Join us during Miami Art Week and Paris Art Week.

#bakehouseartcomplex #bakehouseatforty #coldefy #triumphalarch #homegrown

Opening Bakehouse Art Complex’s fall season is BAKEHOUSE @ COLDEFY / COLDEFY @ BAKEHOUSE, a dual-site exhibition created in partnership with international architecture and urbanism practice Coldefy [ @coldefy.fr ].

Opening simultaneously October 19, 2026 in Paris and Miami, the exhibition features all 23 submissions from Bakehouse’s Triumphal Arch Open Call, including four finalists and the winning proposal, The Porch, by Miami architects Elmer O. García and Olga Kusche-Iglesias.

📍 Paris: Coldefy Studios | Oct. 19–23, 2026
📍 Miami: Bakehouse Art Complex | Oct. 19, 2026–Jan. 15, 2027

Join us during Miami Art Week and Paris Art Week.

#bakehouseartcomplex #bakehouseatforty #coldefy #triumphalarch #homegrown

Opening on November 6, 2026 at Bakehouse is Homegrown, curated by Krys Ortega [ @krysx ] and René Morales [ @renebot2 ]

Featuring approximately 32 Bakehouse artists, the exhibition explores a central question: How does a building become a home? Through painting, sculpture, furniture, installation, sound, taken in Bakehouse Art Complex by @coldefy.fr

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Honored to join the jury for this year’s Scape Awards — judging Architecture Firm of the Year and Unbuilt Project of the Year.

Looking at the work of fellow practices is a good exercise: it sharpens what you value in your own context, ambition, ideas that hold up even before they’re built.

Thank you @scape_magazine for the invitation.

@scape_awards @oggieflooring @infinitysurfacesza by @coldefy.fr

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🚀 Day 2 of Design-Tech Talk 11 continues with Zoltán Neville (@zoltanneville), Architect, Urban Designer, and Partner at @coldefy.fr.

Zoltán is sharing a selection of international projects and the ideas behind their development, with a focus on how architecture responds to cultural, social, and environmental conditions across different scales.

From the Public Administration Cluster in Tirana and Fondation de Chine in Paris to the France Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka and Oasis in Montpellier, the session explores flexible programs, public spaces, climate-responsive strategies, landscape, and architectural identity.

✨ Another inspiring session as we continue Day 2 of Design-Tech Talk 11!

🔗Tap the link in our bio to register now!

#DesignTechTalk #Architecture #UrbanDesign #SustainableArchitecture #ArchitecturalDesign by @coldefy.fr

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