Arnou architectes

Arnou architectes is a French architecture firm that designs diverse built environments including prisons, hospitals, schools, and cultural facilities across France. The company operates from Tarare in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Here are key aspects of the company:

• Industries: The firm works on a wide range of public sector projects such as former prison sites (friches carcérales), healthcare institutions like Hôtel Dieu and crèches, educational establishments including École Normale and pensionnats, sports venues like Stade Jacques Joly, and cultural spaces such as médiathèques.
• Locations: Projects are executed throughout France with specific sites identified in cities including Paris, Angers, Clermont-Ferrand, Nantes, Sathonay-Camp, Riom, Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Chantonnay, Saint-Priest, Beauvallon, Valenton, Lucenay, Chaussy, and Tarare.
• Operations: The company manages complex transformations of existing structures, evidenced by projects involving former command centers (Hôtel de commandement), military barracks (Caserne Moncey), and repurposed industrial or agricultural sites like Maison dans un cuvier and Ferme des Bénédictines.

This architectural practice demonstrates a versatile capability in adapting historic and functional buildings for contemporary public use across multiple French regions.