For Hermès, Coldefy revisits the archetype of the workshop and reinvents the work environment.
Hermès entrusted us with the design of its second leather goods factory in the Ardennes.
The project is set in an undulating landscape of hedgerows and meadows. Our design included creating a village of artisans within a large horizontal house, whose ‘folded’ design forms a new canopy of wood.
This reference to the house, place of life but also of a family history and its inscription in the surrounding nature, guided the whole conception of the project.
It meets a sensitive and pragmatic approach to architecture that interacts with the environment and respects its identity
The result: a bioclimatic design labeled E4C2, an architectural gesture combining softness, sobriety and technical sophistication and a building that fits sensitively into the surrounding nature and promotes the well-being of the artisan.
