AZC

En 2012, AZC est lauréat de deux concours d’architecture de Métro, l’un pour quatre stations de la nouvelle ligne B à Rennes, l’autre pour quatre stations du prolongement nord de la ligne 14 à Paris.

En 2015, l’agence remporte une nouvelle station à Lyon et en 2018, associée à Architram, elle est mandatée pour l’étude d’une station d’interconnexion à Lausanne.

Aujourd’hui, huit stations sont en chantier, pour un total de 25.000m² à Paris et 6.900m² à Rennes.

Deux stations sont en étude. AZC maîtrise aujourd’hui ce programme qui forge une véritable culture de la complexité et de la durabilité.

Faire de l’architecture est un processus qui consiste à ouvrir de nouvelles pistes, en considérant, à chaque fois, le chemin déjà parcouru. Depuis plusieurs années, AZC initie une approche plus libre de l’architecture qui interroge le thème du bonheur. Présenté dans le livre, «Time For Play, Why architecture should take happyness seriously », édité par Actar Publishers, ce travail consiste en la réalisation de pavillons d’expositions, d’architectures gonflables et d’installations temporaires.

Sollicitant la créativité et l’imagination, les projets temporaires invitent à une pratique ludique et spontanée de l’espace urbain.

Depuis 5 ans, nous développons tous les projets sur maquette numérique (BIM) ce qui nous assure une conception optimale tandis que le suivi de chantiers aussi divers, a formé AZC à l’acte de construire. Chaque projet, grand ou petit, est une expérience qui fait évoluer les méthodes de travail d’une équipe organisée, motivée et stable.

Néanmoins, l’architecture n’est rien sans enjeux et sans rêves ! Vouloir bien construire, est un objectif que nous partageons avec l’ensemble de nos collaborateurs au long d’une aventure qui nous réunit autour d’une responsabilité : construire une ville désirable pour demain.

We are actors and witnesses of a permanent change of uses and techniques whose speed is historical. If this perpetual novelty is exhilarating, it is also disturbing because it constantly questioning the relationship between technology and our existence, which tends to be more and more complex.

At AZC, as architects, we accompany this exciting evolution, helping to make the world habitable. Our ambition is to conceive and achieve qualitative and sustainable environments, rational but good for people who live there.

Founded in Alsace in 2001 by Irina Cristea and Grégoire Zündel, AZC is today a Parisian workshop composed of about twenty people who share the values ​​that motivated its creation. Together we work on various topics: office buildings, housing and equipments with the aim of mastering their urban integration, their qualities in terms of use and flexibility, or their cost. The agency now has more than thirty buildings delivered, several awards and a Equerre d’Argent nomination in 2018.

In 2012, AZC won two Metro architecture competitions, one for four stations of the new B line in Rennes, the other for four stations in the northern extension of line 14 in Paris.

In 2015, the studio won a new station in Lyon and in 2018, associated with Architram, we are mandated to study an interconnection station in Lausanne.

Today, eight stations are under construction, for a total of 25,000m² in Paris and 6,900m² in Rennes.

Two stations are under study. AZC now masters this program, which create a culture of complexity and sustainability.

Making architecture is a process of exploring new way, considering each time the path already traveled. For several years, AZC has been initiating a freer approach to architecture that questions the theme of happiness. Presented in the book, "Time For Play, Why architecture should take happyness seriously", published by Actar Publishers, this work consists of the realization of pavilions of exhibitions, inflatable architectures and temporary installations.

Soliciting creativity and imagination, temporary projects invite to a playful and spontaneous practice of the urban space.

For 5 years, we have been developing all digital mock-up projects (BIM), which ensures optimal design, while the monitoring of various sites has trained AZC to build. Each project, big or small, is an experience that changes the working methods of an organized, motivated and stable team.

Nevertheless, architecture is nothing without stakes and dreams! Wanting to build well, is a goal that we share with all our employees throughout an adventure that brings us together around a responsibility: building a desirable city for tomorrow.