30 Best Architecture and Design Firms in France

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The French are formative cultural leaders in many respects: from cuisine to art to fashion, they are viewed as global front-runners in many disciplines, and architecture is undeniably one of them. When we think of France, we often admire the illustrious Gothic churches, the Haussmanian Parisian boulevards, the ornate Baroque palaces, Le Corbusier’s modernist triumphs and the charming countryside towns.

The French built environment is swimming in architectural history, but equally so in contemporary triumphs. It’s not only the Gothic and Renaissance châteaux that make this paysage français so exciting to explore, but it is also the architectural innovation taking place today. Revolution is rooted in the French DNA, and the commitment to transforming and creating is not lost in its architectural community. Whether they are reinventing established architectural typologies like school design or invigorating their public spaces through green architecture, the French remain governors of forward-looking architecture.

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in France based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

How are these architecture firms ranked?

The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firm’s ranking, in order of priority:

• The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2026)
• The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2026)
• The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2026)
• The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2026)
• The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2026)

Each of these metrics is explained in more detail at the foot of this article. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of French architecture firms throughout the year.

Without further ado, here are the 30 best architecture firms in France:

30. STUDIO 02

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Based in Vannes since 2007 and claiming the Ocean scenery as an inspiration, Studio 02 has found its place among the most prolific architect duos from the new generation. From the Binic nautical pole and the Plomodiern town hall to the overlays at the Baud Cultural Center, Romain Grégoire and Thomas Collet set their enthusiastic vision of modernity, of a rational architecture, elegant and sophisticated, made to please the client. Faced with the context of each project, Studio 02’s style feeds itself from successive transformations, affirming the idea that no construction can simply be abstract or monumental.

Some of STUDIO 02’s most prominent projects include:

• PLUMERGAT, Plumergat, France
• Kanoa Tower, Nantes, France
• City Hall, Plomodiern, France
• LOTUS, Rennes, France
• Cultural center, Baud, France

The following statistics helped STUDIO 02 achieve 30th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

29. LAN Architecture

© Julien Lanoo

LAN Architecture was founded by Benoit Jallon and Umberto Napolitano in 2002. The agency’s name echoes the partners’ intentions directly.  LAN is precisely the acronym of Local Architecture Network, and it refers to the local design network applied and developed through specific field skills, experts and authors attending the projects. The double nationality of LAN enables it to bridge different European countries. In 2004, LAN architecture work was selected by the French Culture Minister for the “Nouveaux Albums des Jeunes Architectes” for its potential and talent. In six years’ time, the agency will have earned a reputation and won competitions both in France and abroad.

Some of LAN Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

• Hotel Residence in Atacama, Atacama Region, Chile
• Children’s Toy Library, Bonneuil-sur-Marne, France
• COMPANY HEADQUARTERS MARCHESINI FRANCE – SAINT MESMES, Saint-Mesmes, France
• Sprengel Museum extension, Hanover, Germany
• Gymnasium and Town Hall Esplanade, Payerne, Switzerland

The following statistics helped LAN Architecture achieve 29th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

28. Taillandier Architectes Associés

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Founded in 1993 by Pierre-Louis Taillandier, Taillandier Architectes Associés (TAA) is an architecture and urbanism agency based in Toulouse, France. TAA is an open-minded organisation, working side by side with private and public partners.

The people at TAA give their best to develop architectural solutions aimed to enhance the general experience: regardless of the nature of the project, the answer has to improve the quality of life of the end user and the direct environment. To reach this goal, the approach needs to be well-designed and well-built. Every step must be taken very carefully within a structured and professional organisation.

Much more than a mere architectural momentum, every project designed by Taillandier Architectes Associés solves a series of equations blending program, user and environmental specifics.

Some of Taillandier Architectes Associés’ most prominent projects include:

• Païcherou Aquatic Center, Carcassonne, France
• Campus Vidal & Forum des Arènes, Toulouse, France
• Cour Saint Cyp, Toulouse, France
• ZAC Niel, Toulouse, France
• INFINITY, Toulouse, France

The following statistics helped Taillandier Architectes Associés achieve 28th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

27. Atelier Stéphane Fernandez

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Minimalist in its expression and maximalist in its emphasis on every detail, Stéphane Fernandez’s “silent architecture” takes shape as much as it takes form. It situates humankind within the density of space and time. With a particular sensitivity to dance, experienced as a way to grasp space and define emptiness, the architect has preserved this memory. His buildings, rough, thick, and fragile monoliths, are created by hollowing them out through the movement of bodies, generating tensions between the masses. His architecture constructs, beyond form, an atmosphere, an inhabited void. “I live in the landscape,” Stéphane Fernandez likes to say, whose architecture offers multiple thresholds of perception. In France, his work has been recognized with the most prestigious awards.

Some of Atelier Stéphane Fernandez’s most prominent projects include:

• Ecole Communale Jacqueline de Romilly, Cannes, France
• International Accommodation Centre for the Oceanological Observatory, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
• Cour et Jardin, Vertou, France
• Logements Monfleuri social housing, Carnoux-en-Provence, France
• Espace Arbois Duranne, Aix-en-Provence, France

The following statistics helped Atelier Stéphane Fernandez achieve 27th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

26. PPX Architects

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Cédric Petitdidier and Vincent Prioux founded Petitdidierprioux Architectes in 2004. With more than forty staff and two offices in Paris and Lyon, PPX has completed more than forty projects, with just as many currently in development and in construction. Through its work, PPX has garnered expertise in residential housing, consistently striving for social mixing and ‘pleasurable density’ in an effort to reconcile individual and collective housing, including for high-rise buildings. Each project delivers thoughtful consideration of typological variations and the notion of comfort, through particular attention to context, orientation, materials and energy use.

PPX makes understanding any new situation the starting point of its process, and approaches each project free of preconceptions, always with a fresh, yet seasoned perspective.

Some of PPX Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• TALE OF TRANSFORMATION LA FANTAISIE HOTEL, Paris, France
• 152 HOUSING UNITS, Villeurbanne, France
• 71 HOUSING UNITS IN A SOCIAL RESIDENCE, Paris, France
• ATHLETES’ VILLAGE OLYMPIC GAMES 2024, L’Île-Saint-Denis, France
• SOCIAL RESIDENCE, Bordeaux, France

The following statistics helped PPX Architects achieve 26th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

25. Moussafir Architectes

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The Moussafir Architectes agency was founded in 1993, after 10 years of training and practice in the agency with Christian Hauvette, Henri Gaudin, Dominique Perrault and Francis Soler. The firm’s first interior design achievement was the headquarters of the Apostrophe company and IGAS, administrative services of the Council of State. Afterwards, the practice participated in many culturally dominant competitions, alone or in association.

Some of Moussafir Architectes’ most prominent projects include:

• 5 Vertbois, Paris, France
• 105 Social Dwellings + 18 SOHOs, Paris, France
• Maison Escalier
• La Luciole, Alençon, France
• PARIS 8 UNIVERSITY ARTS DEPARTMENT, Paris, France

The following statistics helped Moussafir Architectes achieve 25th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

24. NBJ architects

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Created in 2000 by Elodie Nourrigat and Jacques Brion, N+B architects became NBJ Architectes in 2013. NBJ Architectes’ projects are inscribed in different scales, whether architectural or urban. Invested in the diffusion of architectural culture, they organize the annual Festival des Architectures Vives, which invites young architects to intervene in the courtyards of private mansions in Montpellier and in the city of La Grande Motte.

Some of NBJ architects’ most prominent projects include:

• House NB, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
• Urban Space and Parking in Carros, Carros, France
• High School in Morières-les-Avignon, Morières-lès-Avignon, France
• Office of Technical Center, La Grande-Motte, France
• Lycée Paul Valéry, Menton, France

The following statistics helped NBJ architects achieve 24th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

23. Brengues Le Pavec architects

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Operating in Montpellier, Paris, on the French Riviera, and throughout France, Brengues Le Pavec Architectes embodies a unique vision of high-end contemporary architecture. Founded by Julien Brengues and Lionel Le Pavec, the firm develops bespoke projects that are modern, refined, and deeply rooted in their surroundings. Specializing in the design of contemporary villas, luxury residences, and commercial and office spaces (showrooms, offices, hotels, bars, restaurants), the firm cultivates a sensory and minimalist architecture, where every line is carefully considered, every light controlled, and every material valued.

Some of Brengues Le Pavec architects’ most prominent projects include:

• CTN’s house, Montpellier, France
• Inspired renovation, Montpellier, France
• XXL’s house, France
• Urban metamorphosis, France
• DJK’s house, Montpellier, France

The following statistics helped Brengues Le Pavec architects achieve 23rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

22. PCA-STREAM

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The PCA-STREAM agency brings together 90 architects, urban planners, designers, and engineers, capable of responding to the complex challenges of the contemporary world. PCA is the architecture and urban planning agency, STREAM, a unique transdisciplinary research program to which more than 150 researchers from around the world contribute, and whose work is widely disseminated and applied in PCA’s large-scale projects.

Some of PCA-STREAM’s most prominent projects include:

• LABORDE, Paris, France
• 175HAUSSMANN, Paris, France
• #CLOUD.PARIS, Paris, France
• TALLEYRAND, Paris, France
• PCA-STREAM’s CLUSTER, Paris, France

The following statistics helped PCA-STREAM achieve 22nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

21. Benjamin Fleury Architecte-Urbaniste

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Located in Montreuil, the workshop’s favorite territory is the first Parisian crown, with the assertive desire to enhance the intrinsic qualities of these complex urban landscapes, sometimes underestimated.

Some of Benjamin Fleury Architecte-Urbaniste’s most prominent projects include:

• Rambouillet Transition Center
• 18 Social ownership housing, Saint-Denis, France
• 30 housing units in Carrières-sous-Poissy, Carrières-sous-Poissy, France
• 26 housing units in Aubervilliers, Aubervilliers, France
• Social Housing in Pantin, Pantin, France

The following statistics helped Benjamin Fleury Architecte-Urbaniste achieve 21st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

20. Nomade Architectes

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Raphaël Chivot, Matthieu Laviolle, and Vincent Le Garrec — open-neck shirts and no Rolexes — are self-made men. An early schoolboy encounter was important; a sail together across the Atlantic was decisive. An agency was born first from camaraderie, then friendship: Nomade, all clear on the horizon and open-mindedness at a maximum, which means, no borders. Between Paris and Vannes (its two locations), the agency specializes in all projects. And it works everywhere. Nomade moves and grows.

Ideas swarm in the inventive minds of some thirty faithful co-workers who have taken to organizing themselves around centers of interest, from design to the worksite via research, communication and even computer science.

Some of Nomade Architectes’ most prominent projects include:

• CREIL- The new face of George Brassens Social Center, Creil, France
• “Maison air et lumière” an Active House by Nomade, Verrières-le-Buisson, France
• Delegation of the vineyard, Clisson, France
• Janine Jambu Gymnasium, Bagneux, France
• School, gymnasium and dojo, La Ville-du-Bois, France

The following statistics helped Nomade Architectes achieve 20th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

19. AUM Pierre Minassian

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AUM Pierre Minassian is a firm that started its activity by designing houses. Since then, the firm has diversified and now deals with a variety of subjects in various fields such as hotels, company headquarters, art galleries, cultural centers, educational buildings, sports facilities and even multi-unit housing.

There are however common points between all the projects designed by Pierre Minassian and his team: the minimal design that integrates discreetly and efficiently into the landscape, the use of raw materials such as concrete, steel, wood, stone and glass, the priority given to natural light through the presence of very large-scale glazed façades, and the idea that any building designed by the firm should provide the residents and visitors with a unique living experience.

Some of AUM Pierre Minassian’s most prominent projects include:

• Chipster Blister House, Lyon, France
• La Mira Ra, France
• Library and Cultural Center, Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d’Or, France
• Le siphon de la Mulatière, Lyon, France
• Art Gallery, Lyon, France

The following statistics helped AUM Pierre Minassian achieve 19th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

18. LCR ARCHITECTES

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LCR ARCHITECTES was founded in 1992 by architects Philippe Lapeyre, Jean-Claude Coustillières and Xavier Ratynski. The team is mainly made up of architects, but also graphic designers, draftsmen and a construction economist, among others. Accustomed to carrying out major operations in fields such as culture, education, the tertiary sector, student housing, health, research, collective housing, transport, industry and banking for the most part, this multidisciplinary and expert team guarantees a contextual proposal as well as a real proximity with the contracting authority.

Some of LCR ARCHITECTES’ most prominent projects include:

• SOUTHERN URBAN TELEPHERIC, Toulouse, France
• Public College of Labarthe-sur-Lèze, Labarthe-sur-Lèze, France
• New site of THALES in the South of France, Labège, France
• Academy of Art Crafts (ESMA), Auzeville-Tolosane, France
• EURALIS Headquarters, Lescar, France

The following statistics helped LCR ARCHITECTES achieve 18th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

17. Atelier Roberta

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Roberta is a creature with three heads: three backgrounds, three skills, three landscape practices united in a single vision of the project. Roberta pays very specific attention to sites and territories. She relies on her intuition and extensive field experience to open up new avenues for further study. She likes to travel by train or by road.

Every project is new. Roberta has no preconceptions and hates recipes. She always asks herself the question of practicality, how to bring a designed project to life, and how to make it her own. She is also sensitive to new materials and technologies, and to innovations taking place on the other side of the border.

Some of Atelier Roberta’s most prominent projects include:

• Jean Louis Étienne school, Coupvray, France
• P+R park and ride, Vertou, France
• ESIEE-IT school of engineering and digital expertise, Pontoise, France
• BAT – 170 housing units and shops, Paris, France
• Théâtre d’eau, Fumel, France

The following statistics helped Atelier Roberta achieve 17th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

16. marjan hessamfar & joe verons architectes associes

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MH&JV Associates is a Bordeaux-based practice with offices in Paris and Toulouse.

Marjan Hessamfar and Joe Vérons graduated from the school of architecture and landscape design in Bordeaux and established their firm in 2004. They won the competition for residential architecture “L’Envers des Villes” in 2003 and the competition “Célébration des villes” organised by the UIA (Union Internationale des Architectes). Their rehabilitation project for the River Darban in Tehran addressed themes central to urban ecology, such as geography, water pollution, and the history of techniques. They won the Première oeuvre (first building) award in 2008 for the Jean-Jaurès primary school in Cenon, Gironde, and quickly stood out for their exacting, elegant work inspired by their dual European and Persian heritage.

Some of marjan hessamfar & joe verons architectes associes’ most prominent projects include:

• Professionnal & Technical High School, Mont-de-Marsan, France
• Cap Leeuwin, Mixed-Use Development at the Bassins à Flot, Bordeaux, France
• School, Educative & Cultural Center, Pau, France
• Ginko – 93 multi-family housing units, Bordeaux, France
• School complex with gymnasium, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France

The following statistics helped marjan hessamfar & joe verons architectes associes achieve 16th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

15. Franklin Azzi Architecture

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Franklin Azzi and his practice, founded in 2006, develop a transversal approach stimulated by the intertwining of different views and disciplines. In constantly working on architecture, interior architecture, design and contemporary art, he develops a way of designing and building that is applicable to all scales and typologies of space.

From urban micro-architecture, such as embodied by the Eiffel Kiosque and its prefabricated structure, to towers in Dubai and Paris, via conversions of existing buildings such as the Alstom market buildings in Nantes, his interventions are based on a quest for sustainability to meet the needs of all users.

Some of Franklin Azzi Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

• Sasaek – Horizons, Seoul, South Korea
• EP YAYING, Shanghai, China
• TOKO, WEBHELP’S HEADQUARTERS, Paris, France
• Alstom Warehouses, Nantes Higher School of Fine Arts, Nantes, France
• BEAUPASSAGE, Paris, France

The following statistics helped Franklin Azzi Architecture achieve 15th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

14. STUDIO RAZAVI + PARTNERS

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Our work rests on a fundamental principle: the mediation between engineering & architectural culture. It is our belief that successful designs can only materialize by fully synthesizing building technology and architectural sensitivity. Our approach to space is hence determined by a rigorous understanding of existing relationships between technique and culture, free of stylistic limitations, open to context.

Our designs cover a wide spectrum of architectural services from interiors to master planning services for clients in both the public and private sectors. Operating as one firm with two offices (Paris and New York), our portfolio of works spans from Europe to the Americas and includes residential, corporate, hospitality, civic, transportation, and mixed-use projects.

Some of STUDIO RAZAVI + PARTNERS’ most prominent projects include:

• August Debouzy, Paris, France
• Concrete Town House, New York City, New York
• Mountain House II, Gerbaix, France
• Mountain House, Manigod, France
• Apartment XVII, Lyon, France

The following statistics helped STUDIO RAZAVI + PARTNERS achieve 14th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

13. Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes

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Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes is an architectural studio based in Paris and Vienna. Founded in 1993, the studio has built a strong reputation for exploring the dynamics between architecture and engineering.

Some of Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes’ most prominent projects include:

• Financial and commercial department of Voest Alpine Stahl, Linz, Austria
• Foot and Cyclebridge over the Rhein, Huningue, France
• Logistic Centre, Gennevilliers, France
• 10 social housing units, Paris, France
• LMH Headquarters, Tourcoing, France

The following statistics helped Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes achieve 13th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

12. Hamonic+Masson & Associés

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Hamonic+Masson & Associés is Gaëlle Hamonic, Jean-Christophe Masson and, since 2014, Marie-Agnès de Bailliencourt, partner. The firm was founded in 1997, and was nominated for the Mies van der Rohe award in 2001 and awarded the Nouveaux Albums de la Jeune Architecture (Naja) in 2002.

The agency came to the attention of the general public in 2003 with the design of the Maison Métal, exhibited in the Parc de la Villette. This event placed it at the confluence of art and architecture, a flexible space that allowed for some exciting adventures and inaugurated a series of exhibitions and scenographies: co-curator of the French Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2008 as part of the French Touch collective, Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, etc.

Some of Hamonic+Masson & Associés’ most prominent projects include:

• HOME, Paris, France
• New’R, Nantes, France
• The Docks Dombasles: 25 apartments and offices, Le Havre, France
• Centre des Archives Contemporaines, Fontainebleau, France
• Golden Cube, Boulogne-Billancourt, France

The following statistics helped Hamonic+Masson & Associés achieve 12th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

11. PPA architectures

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PPA architectures, based in Toulouse, France, is committed to fabricating urbanity through projects whose programs and contexts are analyzed and questioned from the point of view of use and construction. The agency tries to adjust to specific, generous and comfortable architectural and urban proposals, a neutral, constructively flexible and frugal formalization. This intention, ambitious and pragmatic, relies on a collaborative, multidisciplinary and open work methodology to adapt to the contemporary conditions of a useful urbanism and architecture.

Some of PPA architectures’ most prominent projects include:

• 50 Modular Timber, Toulouse, France
• Salle des fêtes de Pratgraussals, Albi, France
• Barn in Pyrenees, Midi-Pyrénées, France
• Square Maïmat, Muret, France
• Olympe De Gouges University Student Housing, Toulouse, France

The following statistics helped PPA architectures achieve 11th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

10. designbuildLAB

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The design/buildLAB is a project-based experiential learning program within the Architecture, Environment and Constructive Cultures (“AE&CC”) Master’s Program at the National Architecture School in Grenoble, France (“ENSAG”). The program is focused on the research, development and implementation of innovative construction methods and architectural designs. Students collaborate with local communities and industry experts to conceive and realize built works of architecture that are both educational and charitable in nature. The aspirations of the program are simultaneously to reinforce the knowledge and skills necessary for the students’ successful and meaningful practice of architecture and to support development efforts in distressed communities by enriching the quality of their built environment.

Some of designbuildLAB’s most prominent projects include:

• École Primaire Jean Rostand, Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
• Maison Pour Tous, Four, France
• Smith Creek Park, Clifton Forge, Virginia
• Sharon Fieldhouse, Alleghany County, Virginia
• Sharon Fields, Alleghany County, Virginia

The following statistics helped designbuildLAB achieve 10th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

9. Atelier Zündel Cristea

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Officially established in January of 2001, today AZC includes around thirty people organized into four areas: design, research, construction, and administration of projects. Our teams are made up of young architects from all over the world, as the diversity of our own respective Swiss-American and Romanian origins has brought us to an understanding of the interest in crossing cultures and transgressing boundaries. Consequently, the efficiency and creativity of our firm are bolstered by a constant effort in observing what’s going on elsewhere, in striving to work outside our country, and in taking an interest in differences.

Each of our projects is embodied by a strategy of qualitatively occupying sites, without preconceptions regarding their geographic location, their programmatic requirements, or their scale.

Some of Atelier Zündel Cristea’s most prominent projects include:

• Bouncing Bridge
• Grenelle tower
• Office building, Vevey, Switzerland
• Treasury office, Muntzenheim, France
• Medical care center Limay, Limay, France

The following statistics helped Atelier Zündel Cristea achieve 9th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

8. h2o architectes

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h2o architectes is an office of creative architectural design, also specializing in the restoration of ancient monuments. It is led by three architects: Charlotte Hubert, architect dipl. DPLG and historical preservation architect, Jean-Jacques Hubert, architect dipl. DPLG founder of the office and Antoine Santiard, architect dipl. EPFL who joined in 2008.

Established as a firm in 2005, the leading architects have had multiple collaborations since 2000. They have executed projects and won international competitions both as independent architects as well as for other major architects (Bruno Decaris, Jakob+MacFarlane, Bernard Tschumi).

h2o works on a wide scope of projects and scales, including historical monuments and sites, urban planning, architecture and design.

Some of h2o architectes’ most prominent projects include:

• Chatou, Chatou, France
• The Cabin, French Alps, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France
• “Front and back” Apartment, Paris, France
• Eva’s Bed
• Hypernuit, Paris, France

The following statistics helped h2o architectes achieve 8th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

7. Ferrier Marchetti Studio

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Ferrier Marchetti Studio seeks to develop a sensitive, humanist approach to the city, combining sustainable development and new technologies in the quest for innovation and urban delight. The result is a preliminary analysis, procedure and stance which informs the architectural design process. We are innovative and idealistic in our approach to what architects can and should be capable of.

Since 1993, we have believed that architecture should be a radical agent of change and reinvention. The studio has dedicated itself to the production of innovative projects and concepts with a commitment to sustainable development as a backdrop. There are philosophical roots to this approach.

Some of Ferrier Marchetti Studio’s most prominent projects include:

• Aqualagon, Paris, France
• Hachette Livre Headquarters, Vanves, France
• The French International School of Beijing, Beijing, China
• Headquarters of Métropole Rouen Normandie, Rouen, France
• Bridge in Choisy-Le-Roi, Choisy-le-Roi, France

The following statistics helped Ferrier Marchetti Studio achieve 7th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

6. Coldefy

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Thomas Coldefy and Isabel Van Haute created the studio Coldefy in 2006, and in that same year, were selected as winners of the international competition to build the Hong Kong Design Institute, surpassing 162 competing teams. This project embodied the core design philosophy of the office. It envisioned a new pragmatism that integrates social and sensory experiences, individual and community dynamics, as well as circulation and program influences. Through this holistic approach, Coldefy established a living manifesto for sensitive architecture, encapsulating its values and propelling the studio to the forefront of international design firms in France.

Presently, the studio maintains permanent offices in Lille, Paris, and Shanghai, with a team of around 50 collaborators engaged in projects across the globe.

Some of Coldefy’s most prominent projects include:

• Tropicalia, Lille, France
• Fondation de Chine, Paris, France
• Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Rue des Rogations Apartments, Lille, France
• Tropicalia, France

The following statistics helped Coldefy achieve 6th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

5. FREAKS freearchitects

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FREAKS freearchitects is a Paris-based architecture firm led by three architects, favoring prospection, research and experimentation through projects and building process practices from small-scale art installations to large-scale architecture competitions.

Some of FREAKS freearchitects’ most prominent projects include:

• SAMMODE research & development center, Lamotte-Beuvron, France
• Refurbishment of the historical Strasbourg zoo’s pedagogical farm and new visitor center, Strasbourg, France
• SUR MESURE, Paris, France
• Pavilion in a garden, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
• TWO WORKSHOP STUDIOS FOR JEAN-CHRISTOPHE DABLEMONT AND SOPHIE BARTHELEMY, SCULPTOR AND UPHOLSTERER, Saint-Ouen, France

The following statistics helped FREAKS freearchitects achieve 5th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

4. Ateliers A+

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From Montpellier, Nîmes, Toulouse or Paris, Ateliers A+ cross territories and programs, contexts and aspirations, to design projects throughout France and sometimes beyond, serving public and private project owners.

With more than 100 employees today, our multidisciplinary team has been combining know-how, experience, curiosity and enthusiasm for more than 30 years, drawing with several hands and at all scales with a common vision, born from the creative and collective reflection of our 8 professions: architecture, town planning, landscape, environment, design, engineering, economy and management.

Some of Ateliers A+’s most prominent projects include:

• A+Agency, Montpellier, France
• NEW NATIONAL STADIUM TOKYO 2020, Shinjuku, Japan
• Event Hall L’Agora and Ernest Hemingway Media Library, Le Grau-du-Roi, France
• Hotel La Prison***, Béziers, France
• Jean-Claude Carrière Theatre, Montpellier, France

The following statistics helped Ateliers A+ achieve 4th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

3. Atelier du Pont

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Established in 1997, Atelier du Pont is an architecture and interior design firm of some 45 professionals from all walks of life who work alongside the studio’s founders, Anne-Cécile Comar and Philippe Croisier. The studio works on a wide variety of projects, from hotels to facilities, housing, offices, private residences, boutiques, and restaurants.

Each one explores new ways of living, working, and relaxing to create sites that are well-suited to their purpose, creative, and inspiring, in France and abroad. The firm uses a comprehensive approach towards design.

Some of Atelier du Pont’s most prominent projects include:

• Pavillon Jardins, Paris, France
• Holiday house with swimming pool, Lège-Cap-Ferret, France
• Offices for the Community of Municipalities, Les Herbiers, France
• 25 rue Michel-le-Comte, Paris, France
• Woody – Office building, Saint-Maurice, France

The following statistics helped Atelier du Pont achieve 3rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

2. archi5

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archi5 was founded in 2003, the fruit of its founders’ common agency experience and the approach they share to architecture. A context-based approach to projects is key: the site, the programme, the social and cultural challenges are all examined, analyzed and compared. These data are then transformed into questions.

The projects offer a dynamic and comprehensive response to those issues to the highest standard that has come to be archi5’s trademark. This approach is visible and legible in every building. It confers meaning and form and is perceptible in the projects’ applications, spaces and environmental impact. It is the essence of our confidence in architecture, its capacity to enhance humankind’s environment. The agency uses its acumen and know-how to instill this ethos throughout and to guarantee its continuity.

Some of archi5’s most prominent projects include:

• The Marcel Sembat High School, Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France
• Jean Louis Étienne school, Coupvray, France
• Angela Davis School, Bezons, France
• Louise Michel High School, Gisors, France
• Mont-de-Marsan Médiathèque, Mont-de-Marsan, France

The following statistics helped archi5 achieve 2nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

1. Dominique Coulon & Associés

© Dominique Coulon & Associés

Located in the heart of Strasbourg, Dominique Coulon & Associés is a firm of architects of national and international renown.

For more than 25 years, the agency has earned a reputation for the quality of the public facilities it designs. It has worked on a wide and varied range of programmes, including a media library, music school, auditorium, school complex, swimming pool, sports facilities, a residential home for the dependent elderly, and housing.

Dominique Coulon and his associate Steve Lethos Duclos allow their intuition to lead the way as they seek to develop contextual projects that combine contrast and complexity, where the outer envelope hints at inner richness.

Some of Dominique Coulon & Associés’ most prominent projects include:

• Housing for elderly people, Huningue, France
• ‘Pierre Bottero’ media library and park, Pélissanne, France
• ‘Charles Aznavour’ conservatoire of music, theatre and dance, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
• Regional Court and Industrial Tribunal, Montmorency, France
• Multicultural centre, Isbergues, France

The following statistics helped Dominique Coulon & Associés achieve 1st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in France:

Why Should I Trust Architizer’s Ranking?

With more than 30,000 architecture firms and over 130,000 projects within its database, Architizer is proud to host the world’s largest online community of architects and building product manufacturers. Its celebrated A+Awards program is also the largest celebration of architecture and building products, with more than 400 jurors and hundreds of thousands of public votes helping to recognize the world’s best architecture each year.

Architizer also powers firm directories for a number of AIA (American Institute of Architects) Chapters nationwide, including the official directory of architecture firms for AIA New York.

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A Guide to Project Awards

The blue “+” badge denotes that a project has won a prestigious A+Award as described above. Hovering over the badge reveals details of the award, including award category, year, and whether the project won the jury or popular choice award.

The orange Project of the Day and yellow Featured Project badges are awarded by Architizer’s Editorial team, and are selected based on a number of factors. The following factors increase a project’s likelihood of being featured or awarded Project of the Day status:

• Project completed within the last 3 years
• A well-written, concise project description of at least 3 paragraphs
• Architectural design with a high level of both functional and aesthetic value
• High-quality, in-focus photographs
• At least 8 photographs of both the interior and exterior of the building
• Inclusion of architectural drawings and renderings
• Inclusion of construction photographs

There are 7 Projects of the Day each week and a further 31 Featured Projects. Each Project of the Day is published on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Stories, while each Featured Project is published on Facebook. Each Project of the Day also features in Architizer’s Weekly Projects Newsletter and is shared with 170,000 subscribers.

We’re constantly looking for the world’s best architects to join our community. If you would like to understand more about this ranking list and learn how your firm can achieve a presence on it, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at editorial@architizer.com.

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