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A black and white illustration of a grand arched entrance to a building. The ornate doorway features decorative stonework and a detailed metal gate.

Acute architectural renderings of grand French buildings by Thibaud Herem

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Date
18 April 2012

Thibaud Herem is one bleeding-edge draftsman with such attention for hand-rendered detail that he makes forensics look like a game of eye-spy. For his latest update, his architectural fascination has turned homewards with two depictions of extraordinary buildings on French soil: The Staint-George swimming pool in Rennes, one of the first public pools in France, and the villa Les Rhumbs, childhood home and museum of Christian Dior.

We came to know Thibaud, a London-based illustrator, through his minutiae renderings of residential streets, both celebration and careful documentation of architectural nuances and the customisations of their inhabitants. With such infinite subject matter and attentive graphic style, we will be very likely return to Thibaud’s world again and again – the view is pretty spectacular.

A black and white architectural drawing of a grand building facade. A curved pediment reads “PISCINE MUNICIPALE” and the date “1925” sits at the peak.
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Thibaud Herem: Piscine Saint-George, Rennes

A black and white illustration of a stone archway. A carved head with a thick, curly beard sits at the centre of the arch.
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Thibaud Herem: Piscine Saint-George, Rennes

A black and white illustration of a grand, symmetrical house with a steep roof and ornate gables. Two large, leafy trees frame the building against a plain white background.
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Thibaud Herem: Villa Les Rhumbs

A black and white illustration of an ornate architectural facade. A large, circular decorative grate with radiating lines and swirls sits centrally beneath a peaked glass roof.
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Thibaud Herem: Villa Les Rhumbs

A black and white illustration of a grand entrance with a set of double doors. Stone steps lead up to the doorway, which is framed by decorative masonry and a heavy lintel.
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Thibaud Herem: Villa Les Rhumbs

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Bryony Quinn

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Bryony was It’s Nice That’s first ever intern and worked her way up to assistant online editor before moving on to pursue other interests in the summer of 2012.

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