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  • Established in 1990 by Philippe Barthélémy and Sylvia Griño, Barthélémy Griño is a Franco-Uruguayan architecture practice based in Paris. Our expertise ranges from urban design and architecture to interior design and furniture design. We develop all types of projects for public and private clients from early conception stages to execution. We have completed over a hundred buildings throughout France and overseas in Japan, Italy, China, or Scotland. Barthélémy Griño was awarded the Mention Spéciale at the Equerre d’Argent for the Vincent Pascucci Stadium in 2003. More recently, we have won the Premier Prix des Trophées Bois Ile de France for the Philippe Mahut Stadium and the Trophée Béton Pro for the Radar tower in Saclay. The Berluti Manufacture in Ferrara was a finalist in both the ArchDaily Building of the Year Prize and the Grand Prix AFEX 2016. The Glenmorangie Distillery extension in Tain, Scotland, was a finalist of the 2023 Grand Prix AFEX. Our refurbishment of Dior 30 Montaigne was laureate of the 2023 Europe and World Prix Versailles, in Shop & Stores category. Lightwell is a finalist of 2024 Grands Prix Simi. The project of the Hôtel-Dieu refurbishment and extension was nominated Geste d’argent 2024. Philippe Barthélémy is a member of the Architectural Academy since 2018.

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    Distinction
    Hôtel-Dieu - Paris, France

    12.10.24

    The winning project for the Hôtel-Dieu refurbishment and extension, carried out by Vinci Construction (DP.r and BC.n), Valero Gadan and Barthélémy Griño, has just been awarded Geste d’Argent 2024 in the category dedicated to Architecture, Urbanism and Society. This distinction was created by Le Geste d’Or, an independent association gathering contracting authorities, prime contractors, general contractors, administrators and researchers. This prize pays tribute to their coordination within the framework of general interest projects.

    Picture : Studio Cota.

    Distinction
    Lightwell - Puteaux, France

    12.03.24

    Lightwell is a finalist for the 2024 Grand Prix SIMI in the refurbished building category. Born thanks to the refurbishment of a building dating from 1986, Lightwell provides a total of 34 587 m² of offices and services on the Esplanade de la Défense. The exemplary environmental approach implemented during the design phase has earned the building exceptional HQE and excellent BREEAM certification. Discover this outstanding building.

    Video: Petit, Vinci Construction and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.

    Construction works
    Banque de France Radziwill - Paris, France

    11.15.24

    In the first Parisian district, the construction works have now revealed the refurbished facades. The framework and roofing have been completed, and the finishing work will be achieved soon. The new connections between the six buildings are operational and highlight their strong potential in an outstanding location.

    Photographer: Thomas Barthélémy.

    Delivery
    Lightwell - Puteaux, France

    10.18.24

    To mark the Journées Nationales de l’Architecture, this year celebrating the new life of buildings, Barthélémy Griño is pleased to announce the delivery of Lightwell. Lightwell enjoys an exceptional location in the centre of La Défense. Constructed in 1986, the former Galilée building has been completely transformed by its refurbishment. Owned by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Lightwell is the embodiment of an ambitious project in terms of both architecture and environmental approach.

    Client : Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

    Architect: Barthélémy Griño

    Technical Consultant : Inex

    Structural Consultant : Setec TPI

    Facade Consultant: T/E/S/S Atelier d’Ingénierie

    Landscape Architect: D’ici Là

    Acoustics Consultant: Cap Horn Solutions

    Environmental Consultant : Oasiis

    Quantity Surveyor : BMF

    Construction Director : SCO

    SPC coordinator : Gemo

    Photographer: Arnaud Schelstraete.

    Construction
    19 rue François Ier - Paris, France

    10.11.24

    The real estate located 19 rue François Ier in the 8th Parisian district is being refurbished by Barthélémy Griño. The construction works aim to develop a programme combining offices and showrooms dedicated to LVMH.

    Picture: Barthélémy Griño.

    Publication
    Dior 30 Montaigne - Paris, France

    09.13.24

    Matières magazine highlights the 30 Montaigne refurbishment. The historical Dior’s headquarters located within the famous Triangle d’or constitutes an architectural heritage of the 19th century. Barthélémy Griño has directed the project aiming to restore and enhance it. Completed in 2022, it was laureate of World Prix Versailles 2023, shops and stores category. Its jardin d’hiver, conceived in collaboration with T/E/S/S Atelier d’ingénierie, was finalist of IABSE 2023.

    Photographer: Arnaud Schelstraete.

    Focus sport x Paris 2024
    Institut National du Sport, de l’Expertise et de la Performance - Paris, France

    07.04.24

    On the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Barthélémy Griño celebrates sport. In 2011, our studio completed the refurbishment of the INSEP campus northern part, the leading training and preparation center for French national teams. The public institution, overseen by the Ministry of Sports, hosts, trains, and supports more than 780 high-level athletes, including 530 permanent residents. Improving their quality of life was a major focus of the program.

    Photographer: Nicolas Borel.

    Construction works
    Banque de France Radziwill - Paris, France

    06.07.24

    At the heart of Paris, in the first district near Palais Royal, Radziwill street is revealing its restored facades. The numerous scaffoldings are progressively removed. The roof and its framework have also been renovated. This intervention has required advanced studies and a specific execution to allow the coexistence of a few former solid wood pieces and brand-new ones.
    Photographer: Thomas Barthélémy.

    Construction works
    Lightwell - Puteaux, France

    05.17.24

    In the frame of his course dedicated to the tectonic of the building envelope at ENSA Paris-Est, Philippe Barthélémy has invited his students to visit Lightwell construction site, directed by Barthélémy Griño at the heart of La Défense business district. Laure Duval and Valentin Puech have guided them and explained the four main facade types used for this huge refurbishment.
    Photographer: Thomas Barthélémy.

    Publication
    Dior 30 Montaigne - Paris, France

    05.07.24

    The photographer Robert Polidori, particularly famous for its main construction works shootings (such as the Château de Versailles restoration and the Getty Museum construction), has experienced a two-years immersion in the 30 avenue Montaigne refurbishment. The book Dior metamorphosis published last year by Rizzoli in French and English, constitutes a fascinating testimony of the huge operation directed by Barthélémy Griño at this mythic address were Christian Dior created his first collections. This architectural project is laureate of the Europe and World Prix Versailles 2023.

    Studies
    Banque de France Raspail - Paris, France

    04.30.24

    Barthélémy Griño carries on the studies about the conversion of the Banque de France real estate. This project of refurbishment aims to develop a programme mixing retail and offices. The buildings, located at the intersection of rue de Sèvres and boulevard Raspail in the 6th Parisian district, were constructed in 1909 and form an architectural heritage to preserve.
    Picture: Barthélémy Griño

    Design
    Dior façade - Nanjing, China

    04.24.24

    Christian Dior Couture has just inaugurated a new boutique by the beginning of the year, located within the Nanjing International Finance Centre (IFC). Totalizing 700 m², the women and men store offers two levels of ready-to-wear. Its curved facades develop the exclusive concept imagined by Sylvia Griño in reference to the brand fundamentals. The layout of the Sivec marble slats is inspired by the koré’s chiton in archaic Greek sculpture. This design embodies the very distinctive pleated finish of the first Dior dresses. The marble whiteness and ethereal aspect are emphasized by a backlighting.
    Photograph: Christian Dior Couture.

    Event
    Global Industrie - Villepinte, France

    04.03.24

    Nicolas Dufourcq and Philippe Barthélémy talk on the 26th of March about industry and its new walls. This conference was organized in the frame of The Main Stage programme, during the professional fair Global Industrie. They insisted on the fact that architecture is a communication and acceptability tool for factories, and moreover a strong lever to decarbonise. The building dimension plays a crucial part in the challenge of reinventing industry. The well-being at work progress in the tertiary sector will benefit to the industrial one thanks to an architecture focusing on the staff members’ comfort.
    Film: Résonance x Global Industrie.

    Laureate
    Hôtel-Dieu - Paris, France

    03.29.24

    Barthélémy Griño, Valero Gadan and Goutal & Clément are laureates of the competition launched by AP-HP concerning the Hôtel-Dieu refurbishment and extension, with their team led by Vinci Construction en France. The project aims to enhance this outstanding architectural heritage, founded during the 7th century, and to provide some very innovative medical services: New Hôtel-Dieu project: Vinci construction, winner for the transformation of the hospital | APHP

    VINCI CONSTRUCTION EN FRANCE (DP.r and BC.n) : Representative and General Contractor

    VALERO GADAN: Architect and Urbanist

    BARTHELEMY GRINO: Architect and Urbanist

    GOUTAL & CLEMENT : Architectural Conservator

    INEX: MEP, Environmental and Biomed consultant

    STRUCTURE ILE DE FRANCE: Structural consultant

    BMF: Quantity surveyor

    VENATHEC: Acoustics consultant

    CSD & ASSOCIES: Fire inspector

    Picture: Studio Cota.

    Event
    Global Industrie - Villepinte, France

    03.22.24

    Global Industrie, the main professional event dedicated to the French industrial sector, will take place from the 25th to the 28th of March at Paris Nord Villepinte. Philippe Barthélémy, President of Barthélémy Griño, will participate to a conference with Nicolas Dufourcq, President of Bpifrance, about «Industry and its new walls» on the 26th of March, at 11:50 am. This conference programme called La Grande Scène / The Main Stage aims to promote interdisciplinary discussions.

    Photographer: Bernard Taboureau.

    Exhibition
    Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine - Paris, France

    03.14.24

    Four months before the Olympic Games, the Parisian museum Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine presents an exhibition called « Il était une fois les stades » (once upon a time, stadiums). The curatorial approach puts into perspective the function, evolution and representation of this popular place, highlighting the many architectural forms it could have, until becoming sometimes a proper monument. The stadiums Vincent Pascucci (formerly called Bords de Seine) and Philippe Mahut, achieved by Barthélémy Griño in Nanterre and Fontainebleau, are part of the exhibition, to discover from the 20th of March to the 16th of September 2024.
    Photographers: Bernard Taboureau and Arnaud Schelstraete.

    Delivery
    Dior Offices - Courbevoie, France

    03.08.24

    Barthélémy Griño has just renovated four levels of offices for Christian Dior Couture within the Alto tower. The interior designed by Sylvia Griño is focused on transparency, which embodies the brand identity and adapts to the emblematic flared building form. The abundance of curved lines defines spaces and furniture in a sober and sophisticated universe. The moderate colour palette matches the wooden warmth and a beige harmony, contrasting with the omnipresent crystalline element.

    Photograph: Barthélémy Griño.

    Anniversary
    ANSES headquarters - Maisons-Alfort, France

    02.13.24

    The ANSES headquarters were delivered ten years ago, in 2014, in Maisons-Alfort near Paris. This public scientific agency serves the general interest since its creation in 2010. Located in a huge and green park embodying two centuries of scientific history, the ANSES headquarters highlights the Ecole Vétérinaire campus refurbishment.

    Photographer: Arnaud Schelstraete.

    Delivery by BGx
    Dior 21 Vernet - Paris, France

    02.05.24

    Barthélémy Griño’s subsidiary dedicated to execution works, BGx, has just delivered a tertiary programme located near the Champs-Elysées avenue in Paris for Christian Dior Couture. The building has been refurbished in collaboration with the Designer Marco Costanzi. Its spacious and welcoming entrance is bathed in zenithal light and gives access to 7 levels of offices, open spaces, meeting rooms, cafeteria and a green courtyard.

    Photograph: Barthélémy Griño.

    Corporate
    Annual party - Paris, France

    01.29.24

    The yet traditional annual party took place by the end of January. This event allowed the whole team to gather and celebrate the new year, remembering the 2023 best happenings. Such a great and joyful moment!

    Photographer : Bernard Taboureau.

    Design
    Dior façade concept - Las Vegas, Etats-Unis

    01.16.24

    Dior has just inaugurated the new façade of its boutique located within the Bellagio, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the tenth adaptation of the exclusive design by Sylvia Griño for Christian Dior Couture. The marble reveals its tones all along backlit variable sections, creating a strong signal at the brand universe entrance, in reference to its iconic pleated dresses.

    Photograph : Christian Dior Couture.

    2024
    Happy New Year!

    01.01.24

    Construction works
    Dior 15 Vernet - Paris, France

    12.28.23

    Barthélémy Griño is refurbishing the real estate located 15 rue Vernet in the 8th Parisian district for Christian Dior Couture. The 6 buildings, with façades dating back to the end of the 19th century, will host offices, workshops, showrooms, a cafeteria, and coworking places. This project also covers the courtyard and terraces with vegetation.

    Client : Christian Dior Couture

    Technical client representative: ESA Engineering

    Architect : Barthélémy Griño

    Structure consultant: IN4

    Services consultant: OCI

    Environmental consultant: Eléments Ingénieries

    Construction company : Petit

    Picture: Barthélémy Griño (project aerial view).

    Distinction
    Dior 30 Montaigne - Paris, France

    12.20.23

    Our project Dior 30 Montaigne is laureate of the World Prix Versailles in the Shops & Stores category. This prize is awarded in partnership with UNESCO and the International Union of Architects. It highlights architectural and design creations focusing on sustainability, innovation and local heritage. The 30 Montaigne refurbishment consisted in preserving the artist’s memory, revealing the virtuosity of the creators continuing his work nowadays, and celebrating the internationally renowned Dior brand. The diversity of the programme echoes Christian Dior’s savoir-faire, made of inventiveness, culture and art of living.

    Photographer: Arnaud Schelstraete.

    Publication
    Glenmorangie Distillery - Tain, Scotland, United Kingdom

    12.13.23

    L’Arca International, the international magazine dedicated to architecture, design and visual communication, highlights the Glenmorangie Distillery in its last edition. Barthélémy Griño has conceived the Lighthouse as an environmentally responsible equipment, embodying the innovative spirit of this almost two-hundred-year-old brand: Oak coming from casks became wooden panels added to the glazed façade, biogas emanating from the distillation process feeds the building, and production areas have been organised with natural ventilation.

    Photographer: Mel Yates.

    Construction works
    Banque de France Radziwill - Paris, France

    12.07.23

    The refurbishment of six Banque de France buildings located between Radziwill and Valois streets, in the first Parisian district, continues. Under the protection of the huge scaffolding, all the two-century solid wood pieces are being replaced and the framework gathered again. Some 2800 m² of wooden floorings, made of Dalfeu cross-laminated timber, are visible and create a welcoming and comfortable atmosphere.

    Photograph: Barthélémy Griño.

    Event
    We are French Touch 2023 x Manufacture Berluti - Ferrara, Italia

    12.01.23

    The third We are French Touch edition took place on the 21st of November in Paris, Maison de la Mutualité. The event celebrates each year the French cultural and creative industry development in our country and abroad, connecting its many actors through various initiatives. Barthélémy Griño thanks Nicolas Dufourcq, General Director of the Banque publique d’investissement, for having quoted during its speech (2’50) the Berluti manufacture completed in Ferrara, Italia, in 2016, as an example of French industrial architecture in the world.

    Film: We are French Touch (speech Plein Cadre, Nicolas Dufourcq introduction).

    Fresh Start
    Louis Vuitton - 103 Champs Elysées - Paris, France

    11.27.23

    Louis Vuitton Malletier has chosen Barthélémy Griño and its partners Setec Bâtiment and T/E/S/S atelier d’ingénierie for the complete mission of refurbishment concerning the real restate located 103 avenue des Champs Elysées. The program runs over more than 20 000 m² and gathers a global store, exhibition galleries, hotel suites, a restaurant and a spa. This project aims to enhance a remarkable heritage property – which hosted the famous Elysée Palace – developing an ambitious environmental strategy in order to make the 103 Champs Elysées become an essential Parisian place again.

    Photograph: Barthélémy Griño (existing façade).

    Construction works
    Lightwell - Puteaux, France

    11.24.23

    Lightwell new façades will be completed soon. They are composed by prefabricated units measuring 2,9 x 2,9 meters, and installed by a crane. This effective technique has been chosen by our agency in order to optimize the construction duration, and to reduce noise pollution or waste production. The refurbished building will offer 10 floors of offices and a lot of services, like a business center equipped by a modular auditorium, a sports and well-being center, and green terraces. Barthélémy Griño has conceived Lightwell as a cosy and inspiring lively place.

    Photograph: Petit.

    Anniversary
    Stade des Bords de Seine – Nanterre, France

    11.10.23

    These Stadiums and bow-and-arrow range were completed 20 years ago in Nanterre, France. The same year, in 2003, the project was nominated at the Equerre d’Argent, and laureate of Prix de la Construction Bois.

    It was renamed Stade Vincent Pascucci in 2017, in tribute to this member of the Resistance who directed the local Entente Sportive during thirty years.

    Photographer: Hélène Binet.

    Publication
    Glenmorangie Distillery - Tain, Scotland, United Kingdom

    10.23.23

    The French National editor Les Editions du Patrimoine publishes this month “ARCHI FRANCE Architectes français à l’export French Architects overseas Grand Prix AFEX 2018-2023”. This bilingual book written by Frédéric Lenne for the non-profit association AFEX (French Architects for Export) highlights around fifty awarded-projects since 2018. The work is introduced by two prefaces, a first one by the Minister for Culture, Rima Abdul Malak, and a second one by the AFEX President, Réda Amalou. This publication promotes French Architecture variety and creativity all around the world. Our Glenmorangie Distillery extension, which has been distinguised this year, is part of the book.

    Exhibition
    Glenmorangie Distillery - Tain, Scotland, United Kingdom

    10.14.23

    The famous Palais Royal celebrates French Architecture with the Grand Prix AFEX 2023 exhibition. Our extension of The Glenmorangie Distillery in Scotland is one of the laureates.
    The ten awarded projects are exhibited until the 10th of December on huge panels, between the columns, near the Daniel Buren contemporary installation.
    Then, this exhibition will be presented in French embassies all over the world.

     

    Corporate
    Annual convention - Paris, France

    10.02.23

    Our annual internal convention took place on the 21st of September.
    Barthélémy Griño’s team was glad to welcome the recently-arrived collaborators and to talk about the ongoing projects.
    This event was organized within one of our construction sites, located in the 8th parisian district.

    Exhibition
    Glenmorangie Distillery - Tain, Scotland, United Kingdom

    09.26.23

    The extension of the Glenmorangie Distillery will be part of the Grand Prix AFEX 2023 exhibition at the parisian Palais Royal, from the 13th of October to the 10th of December 2023. The AFEX Association will publish “Archi France. Architecture française dans le monde / French architects overseas. Grand Prix AFEX 2018-2023”, signed by Frédéric Lenne, by Les Editions du Patrimoine. During the attached interview, Philippe Barthélémy and Ludovic Masson tell the Glenmorangie Distillery story, distinguished this year.

    Video editing: Dépli design studio

    Interview
    Lightwell - Puteaux, France

    09.01.23

    By Béton interviews Philippe Barthélémy about Lightwell, a project representing the contemporary challenges of architecture in the tertiary sector. This refurbishment aims ambitious environmental certifications, such as “HQE exceptionnel”, “BREEAM excellent” and “BBC Effinergie Rénovation RT -40%”. Moreover, all the demolished concrete will be reused.

    Picture: L’Autre Image.

    Distinction
    Jardin d’hiver Dior 30 Montaigne - Paris, France

    08.11.23

    The jardin d’hiver conceived by Barthélémy Griño Architects and T/E/S/S Atelier d’ingénierie, Structural engineering consultant, in the frame of the Dior 30 Montaigne refurbishment, has been shortlisted in the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering Project and Technology Awards 2023 (IABSE). The 11 rue François Ier access has been transformed by the creation of this contemporary extension with remarkable characteristics. It is composed by 24 glazed panels, the biggest ones measuring 2m45 x 8m70 and made in France for the very first time. The structure, consisting of 7,50 meters-long clear laminated glass beams, is a main innovation, previously unseen. The jardin d’hiver conception and production are a technical achievement. The whole glazed volume sits on a titanium finished base.

    Photographer: Arnaud Schelstraete.

    Publication
    Banque de France Radziwill - Paris, France

    07.21.23

    Le Moniteur focuses on the Radziwill construction works, located in the first Parisian district, near the Palais Royal. The seven buildings floorings demolition aims to create a unique, functional and maximised parcel of real estate. This main refurbishment of a Banque de France property is founded on the restoration of the 18th century architectural heritage elements, such as façades, roofs and staircases.

    Architect : Barthélémy Griño
    Historical Monuments Architect : Perrot & Richard
    Quantity surveyor : Cabinet Votruba
    Structural engineer : DVVD
    MEP engineer : Cabinet MTC
    Acoustic consultant : Studio D A P

    Design
    Dior façade concept - Chengdu, China

    07.06.23

    The Dior store located within the new SKP Chengdu has just been inaugurated. The undulating façade imagined by Sylvia Griño perfectly echoes the organic architecture of this precursory mall. The marble boards layout alludes to the brand iconic pleated dress.

    Photograph: Dior façade, SKP, Chengdu, China, Christian Dior Couture.

    Construction works
    Lightwell - Puteaux, France

    06.28.23

    The Lightwell construction continues in the business district of La Défense: Façades are now being installed. The future lacquered aluminium cladding will embody the former Galilée building transformation. Lightwell has been conceived as an exemplary place, offering a new work experience focused on flexibility, comfort and social cohesion. A main strategy of circular economy has been imagined to recycle 100% of the demolished concrete.

    Photographer: Arthur Weidmann.

    Design
    Dior façade concept – Zhengzhou, China

    06.13.23

    The Dior shop located within the David Plaza mall, in Zhengzhou, China, has just inaugurated its new façade in May. Barthélémy Griño has adapted the concept imagined by Sylvia Griño for Dubai. The marble boards are organized to produce a waving cladding, particularly fitting with the curved façade. This exclusive concept is inspired by the iconic pleated dress designed by Christian Dior, and celebrates the brand identity.

    Photograph: Dior façade, David Plaza, Zhengzhou, China, Christian Dior Couture.

    Distinction
    Glenmorangie Distillery - Tain, Scotland, United Kingdom

    03.16.23

    The Grand Prix AFEX jury members announced yesterday the 2023 edition’s ten finalists at MIPIM. Our Glenmorangie Distillery extension, located in the Highlands, on the edge of the Dornoch Firth and delivered in September 2021, has been distinguished. This emblematic industrial site benefits from two new buildings embodying the Glenmorangie brand identity, between tradition and modernity. We have developed our project in an ethical environmental approach using local materials such as old oak casks, stones and slates. The biogas created by the distillation process constitutes a new source of energy for the site.

    www.afex.fr/actualites-afex/2021/5/20/grand-prix-afex-2023-de-larchitecture-francaise-dans-le-monde-khxgj

    Photographer: Mel Yates.

    2023
    Happy New Year!

    01.01.23

    Delivery by BGx
    Céline Saint Honoré - Paris, France

    12.03.22

    Our subsidiary BGx delivers during this early December the Céline new Parisian address, located 384 rue Saint Honoré in the first district. The luxury boutique displays the women prêt-à-porter collection within a sparkling universe made of black marble, brass and steel. The decoration has been imagined by Hedi Slimane in the frame of Celine Art Project.

    Photography: Céline.

    Publication
    Radar tower – Saclay, France

    10.31.22

    Archibooks editions published a book about Paris-Saclay hub, highlighting its history and exploring its architectural richness. The Radar tower, delivered by Barthélémy Griño in 2016 for the Etablissement Public Paris Saclay, is one of the many projects presented. This 65 m high guidance radar dedicated to Orly airport looks like a contemporaneous monumental column. The tower is composed of concrete posts with important variations in width on their back face. The Radar tower catches and reflects light all day long like a kaleidoscope.

    Picture: Archibooks.

    Competition
    Hôtel Dieu - Paris, France

    10.07.22

    Barthélémy Griño, associated to Valero Gadan Architects, has just been shortlisted by the APHP for the Hôtel Dieu refurbishment and extension competition.The hospital is located in the historical center of Paris, in front of Notre Dame, and constitutes a main architectural heritage. The two offices are both conceiving an innovative project, embracing a new vision of the iconic Île de la Cité.

    Competition
    Alliance Française - Paris, France

    09.29.22

    Alliance Française is an association devoted to promote the French language and culture all around the world. The institution will celebrate its 140th anniversary in 2023. In this context, Alliance Française has decided to refurbish its historical site boulevard Raspail. This Parisian office welcomes 10 000 students of more than 120 different nationalities each year. Barthélémy Griño, in association with Vinci Construction, has been shortlisted to imagine an ambitious renovation project.

    Design
    Dior façade concept - Singapore

    07.27.22

    Our exclusive design concept has just been adapted to the Dior store located in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Inspired by kinetic art, Sylvia Griño imagined this unique marble façade in 2017 for the Dubai Mall shop in United Arab Emirates. Since then, Christian Dior Couture commissioned its adaptation in Bangkok (Thailand), Macau, Shanghai (China) and Hong Kong.

    Photograph: Dior façade, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, Christian Dior Couture.

    Construction start
    Lightwell – Puteaux, France

    06.06.22

    Our office launches this week the Lightwell construction works for Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. This building of 38 000 m², built in 1986 by the Architect Gino Valle, has a unique location at the heart of La Défense. This project will offer a contemporaneous image and new uses to the refurbished building. Barthélémy Griño has conceived and developed a strategy based on circular economy in order to maximise the reuse of existing materials.

    Architect : Barthélémy Griño

    Technical Consultant : Inex

    Structural Consultant : Setec TPI

    Environmental Consultant : Oasiis

    Quantity Surveyor : BMF

    Construction Director : SCO

    SPC coordinator : Gemo

    Photograph: Petit.

    Master plan
    Europe Campus INSEAD - Fontainebleau, France

    06.01.22

    Our office achieved this week the master plan for the INSEAD Europe Campus. The site is located at the heart of the remarkable Fontainebleau forest, and enters into an unprecedented redeployment process. This master plan has been conceived during months in collaboration with Agence Ter, specialized in urban planning and landscaping. The study defines the main transformations to undertake for the international campus refurbishment.

    Photograph: INSEAD.

    Delivery
    Dior 30 Montaigne - Paris, France

    03.07.22

    Our office delivers this month the 30 Montaigne for Christian Dior Couture. This huge construction site is coming to an end after 3 years of work. Barthélémy Griño Architects has conceived a project celebrating the firm, which has strong foundations through its glorious history, and is truly contemporary at the same time. This refurbishment transforms the prestigious address where Christian Dior imagined and created all his models in the middle of the 20th century, at the heart of the Triangle d’or. The mixed programme runs over 10 000 m², and echoes the richness of Christian Dior savoir-faire: haute couture and high jewellery workshops, a global store, an exhibition gallery, restaurants, a VIP suite, offices and an outstanding winter garden. Our agency has completed main architectural and structural interventions to make this unique place born again.

    Architect : Barthélémy Griño
    Interior Architect (haute couture and high jewellery workshops, offices, commons) : Sylvia Griño
    Designer : Peter Marino Architect
    Scenography : Nathalie Crinière
    Landscape Architect: Peter Wirtz
    Film: Christian Dior Couture.

    Publication
    The Glenmorangie Distillery - Tain, Scotland

    01.28.22

    The French Whisky Magazine interviews this month Philippe Barthélémy and Ludovic Masson about the genesis of the Glenmorangie’s Lighthouse project.
    The quarterly review focuses on the new laboratory of Bill Lunsden -the Glenmorangie’s Master Distiller since 25 years- and its team,
    who give free rein to their creativity through daring testing.

    Photographer: Mel Yates.

    Construction start
    Banque de France - Radziwill Site - Paris, France

    01.17.22

    The Radziwill site refurbishment works begin this month. These seven buildings owned by La Banque de France are located in the first Parisian district, between the Radziwill and Valois streets, near the Palais Royal. They will host a mixt program, combining office and social activities. Barthélémy Griño is associated with Perrot & Richard Architects to achieve this complex renovation, aiming a significant enhancement of users comfort and energy efficiency.

    Picture: Barthélémy Griño, ADAGP, Paris.

    2022
    Happy New Year!

    01.01.22

    Publication
    The Glenmorangie Distillery - Tain, Scotland

    11.24.21

    The English magazine Elle Decoration announces the delivery of the two new buildings designed by our office inside the Glenmorangie distillery, in its December 2021/January 2022 issue. The Lighthouse reaffirms the creative and technological reputation of this quite two-hundred-year-old firm.
    Photographer: Mel Yates.

    Publication
    The Glenmorangie Distillery - Tain, Scotland

    09.10.21

    Wallpaper highlights the Glenmorangie Distillery extension, in the frame of the brand’s ambitious development strategy.
    The Lighthouse creates a link between the historical distillery and the amazing Highlands’ landscapes.
    Made both of glass and timber, the Lighthouse enhances ancestral techniques in a high-technology laboratory, becoming the symbol of a Scottish whisky brand looking to the future.
    www.wallpaper.com/architecture/glenmorangie-distillery-research-laboratory-barthelemy-grino-tain-uk#search
    www.linkedin.com/posts/moradpour_glenmorangie-distillerys-beacon-of-innovation-activity-6841982219418918913-FnfT
    Photographer: Mel Yates.

    Publication
    The Glenmorangie Distillery - Tain, Scotland

    09.10.21

    The Architect’s Journal focuses on the Lighthouse, reinventing the Glenmorangie Distillery.
    The volume, characterized by its simplicity and glass facades, overlooks the whole site with its 20-meters-highed figure, creating the perfect frame for the two monumental copper stills.
    As a reference to the beacons guiding ships through the Dornoch First, the Lighthouse reflects the most contemporary aspect of distillation.
    www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/barthelemy-grino-designs-glazed-lighthouse-tower-for-scottish-distillery
    www.linkedin.com/posts/thearchitectsjournal_barth%C3%A9l%C3%A9my-gri%C3%B1o-designs-glazed-lighthouse-activity-6842151166487384064-4b8e
    Photographer: Mel Yates.

    Publication
    The Glenmorangie Distillery - Tain, Scotland

    09.02.21

    The Financial Times celebrates the Glenmorangie Distillery renewal, in Tain, in the Highlands, embodied by the new Lighthouse.
    We have conceived this iconic building as an inspiring laboratory for innovation establishing a dialogue between tradition and creativity.
    The Lighthouse stands at the heart of the two-hundred-year-old distillery, creating a link between the outstanding environment of the Dornoch Firth and these lands’ unique savoir-faire.
    www.ft.com/content/4043eca5-e9b1-436e-8368-cd520110a93a#comments-anchor
    Photographer: Benjamin McMahon.

    2021
    Happy New Year!

    01.01.21

    Nomination
    Philippe Barthélémy - National Superior Schools of Architecture's Professor

    12.11.20

    Philippe Barthélémy has been nominated National Superior Schools of Architecture’s Professor. Philippe Barthélémy teaches project at the Ecole d’Architecture de la Ville et des Territoires of Marne-la-Vallée, in the frame of the Master’s degree “Matière à Penser”. His lecture “The Envelop Tectonic” highlights the relation between materiality and building poetics, to the attention of both the EAVT Architecture students and the Ponts et Chaussées Engineers students.

    Delivery by BGx
    Moncler Champs Elysées Global Store - Paris, France

    12.01.20

    BGx, our subsidiary focused on the execution works, delivers by the end of the year the 119 avenue des Champs Élysées prestigious address, refurbished for the Moncler brand. The international company opens a new global store, offering a remarkable experience to its clients.

    Invitation to tender
    7 buildings Banque de France rue Radziwill - Paris, France

    11.01.20

    Our practice has launched the invitation to tender concerning the refurbishment of 7 buildings, owned by La Banque de France, located rue Radziwill. The tenderers are allowed to send their offers until the 21st of January 2021.
    Photograph: Banque de France.

    Delivery
    Social buildings - Plaisir, France

    09.15.20

    Completed for 3F Résidences, the two social buildings major refurbishment of 174 apartments has just been delivered. These buildings, located in Plaisir, are dedicated to migrant workers.
    Picture: Barthélémy Griño, ADAGP, Paris.

    Construction by BGx
    118 avenue des Champs Élysées - Paris, France

    09.01.20

    The 118 avenue des Champs Élysées refurbishment continues. The delivery is planned for the last quarter of 2021. The operation aims to increase the value of this 4 000 m² and 7 floored real estate. The building will develop various functions. This project is realised for DWS by our subsidiary BGx, focused on the execution works.
    Picture: Barthélémy Griño, ADAGP, Paris.

    Publication
    Manifattura Berluti – Ferrara, Italia

    06.01.20

    The international publisher of architecture and design The Images Publishing Group has just published Brick Stone Metal Wood, Building on Tradition. This book highlights some new uses of the traditional materials through a curated selection of contemporaneous buildings, such as the Manifattura Berluti of Ferrara, characterized by natural red cedar and beech. The excerpt is available in our publications.
    Photographer: Arnaud Schelstraete.

    Design
    Dior façades concept - Dubaï, Macau, Shanghai and Bangkok

    03.01.20

    Sylvia Griño has imagined an original façade concept for Christian Dior Couture. Inspired by kinetic art, the façade is conceived as an installation. The marble boards sequences wave, create a vertical graphic effect and some colors variations. Its reminiscence performs the moving façade’s perception process. After Dubaï, the concept has been adapted in Macau, Shanghai and Bangkok.
    Photograph: Dior façade, Siam Paragon, Bangkok, Christian Dior Couture.

    Project by BGx
    Chaumet Vendôme - Paris, France

    02.26.20

    After a year of works, Parisian jeweller Chaumet celebrated the reopening of its historic address on the prestigious Place Vendôme. The hôtel particulier houses a boutique, salons and a high jewellery workshop.

    The renovation has been carried out by our execution subsidiary BGx.

    Anniversary
    2020 - 30 years!

    01.01.20

    The office is 30 years!

    Construction work start
    Dior Montaigne - Paris, France

    10.17.19

    The parisian municipal services have approved the building permit concerning the Dior’s parcel of real estate refurbishment located avenue Montaigne.

    Shortlisted team
    Quartier des Héronnières - Fontainebleau, France

    10.17.19

    Barthélémy Griño has been shortlisted with Vinci Immobilier and Adim PIDF (Clients), Architracks (Associated Architect), Niez Studio (Landscape Architect), Agence Perrot Richard (Historical Monuments Architect Clients’ Assistant), Degaine (Historical Monuments) and Verdoia – VINCI Construction France (Enterprises), Châteauform’, Ovelia et CDC Habitat (Operators and investors) by the Etablissement Public du Château de Fontainebleau in order to participate to the invitation to tender concerning the Quartier des Héronnières and its surroundings conversion.

    Event
    International French School - Moscow, Russia

    03.05.19

    The building permit for the renovation and the extension of the International French School was granted by the City services. Serguei Kouznetsov, chief architect of Moscow, paid tribute to the project during a special press conference.

    Publication
    My Bauhaus - Edition Detail

    01.21.19

    The collective work My Bauhaus / Mein Bauhaus, 100 Architects on the 100th Anniversary of a Myth was published by Edition Detail with special contributions of Sylvia Griño and Philippe Barthélémy.