Looking for an architect in Lyon? As an international architecture firm, Patriarche has offices in Lyon’s 7th arrondissement. Architects, interior architects, engineers, urban planners... Our multidisciplinary team brings its full range of expertise to support and deliver your projects.

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An International Architecture Firm with a Presence in Lyon

13 offices across France and around the world

Patriarche is an international architecture firm with 13 offices across France, Switzerland, Morocco, Abu Dhabi, and Canada. Through its network of connected offices—located in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes, and at its headquarters in Le Bourget-du-Lac—the firm delivers large-scale projects throughout France. Patriarche also operates across North America through its offices in Montreal and Quebec City, while its Swiss presence extends to Basel and Nyon. This “one firm, multiple locations” approach enables Patriarche to remain agile, mobilize expanded multidisciplinary teams, and maintain a strong understanding of the local contexts in which it operates.

The Lyon Office in the Heart of the 7th Arrondissement

Located at 200 Avenue Jean Jaurès in Lyon’s 7th arrondissement, our Lyon office is firmly rooted in the heart of this dynamic ecosystem. Your architect in Lyon may be involved in developing local projects throughout Lyon and its surrounding areas—Villeurbanne, the Rhône-Alpes region, and beyond—as well as contributing to international projects across the globe.

Our Projects in Lyon and the Surrounding Area

Patriarche has delivered a wide range of major projects in Lyon and throughout the Rhône department, including:

• Genzyme: Corporate headquarters, laboratories, and production facilities.
• Bioaster: Offices and laboratories for the Bioaster Technological Research Institute (IRT).
• École Normale Supérieure (ENS) de Lyon: Research building for one of France’s leading higher education and research institutions.
• Le Onze: A low-environmental-impact office building located in a rapidly transforming urban district.
• La Maison de Rodolphe: A shelter for people experiencing homelessness, designed with a focus on sustainability, architectural quality, and easy replication in other cities.
• La Maison de Répit: The first respite care and support facility dedicated to people living with long-term illnesses and their caregivers, set within a wooded park.
• Montcelard: A mixed-use development comprising new office and residential buildings, alongside the restoration of a historic manor house on the Montcelard estate.
• Campus LyonTech-la Doua: Renovation and extension of 22 occupied buildings across the LyonTech campus.
• Boiron Laboratories, Messimy: Since 1993, Patriarche has served as both urban planner and architect for the development of Boiron’s Biotechnology Campus.

An Augmented Architecture Platform in Lyon

Convinced that architecture alone is no longer enough to make a meaningful impact in a rapidly changing world, we advocate an augmented approach to architecture. This takes the form of a multidisciplinary platform, where collective intelligence is harnessed to serve each project and unlock its full potential.

A Multidisciplinary Architecture Firm

Architects, engineers, urban planners, interior architects, landscape architects, real estate developers, service providers, model makers, and QEB specialists... Patriarche brings together more than 100 areas of expertise to deliver impactful projects. This broad range of skills enables us to work with greater agility, take on large-scale developments, and successfully address highly complex technical challenges.

Driving Value Across the Entire Project Lifecycle: Development, Architectural Design, Construction, and Activation

These areas of expertise are distributed across five complementary entities that support projects throughout every stage of their lifecycle:

Our Values

The User at the Heart of Every Project

Architecture is designed to meet human needs and support evolving patterns of use over time. Created for and by people, it strives to generate a positive impact on society. This approach is reflected in functional, context-driven architecture that provides meaningful and tailored responses to the challenges facing both people and the planet.

Sustainable and Environmentally Responsible Architecture

Patriarche is committed to developing responsible projects with a low environmental impact. To address these challenges, the firm leverages a wide range of expertise and design strategies, including bioclimatic and biophilic architecture, low-carbon design, bio-based materials, reuse and recycling practices, and landscape-driven approaches that promote biodiversity and sustainable water management.

60% of Our Projects Involve Renovation, Refurbishment, or Extensions

As architects in Lyon, Patriarche currently delivers 60% of its projects through refurbishment, renovation, and extension, with the ambition of increasing this figure to 75% by 2030. This approach aims to build the city upon the existing city—prioritizing urban regeneration over resource-intensive demolition and new construction. In this context, we design with a long-term perspective, placing a strong emphasis on adaptability and reversibility to ensure buildings can evolve alongside changing needs over time.

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