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Paris studios by Marc Goodwin

Photographers go behind the scenes at 16 Paris architecture studios

The offices of 16 Parisian architecture studios, including Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Périphériques, feature in this set of images by photographers Marc Goodwin and Mathieu Fiol.

Goodwin and Fiol, who are both from photography studio Archmospheres, documented a wide variety of architecture offices in the French capital, from one with just two employees to another with 150.

As well as Renzo Piano's office, which occupies a former art gallery, and the monochrome offices of Périphériques, they also visited the workplaces of LAN and Laisné Roussel.

Many of the spaces occupy adapted buildings, including a former printer of vinyl record sleeves and a scooter parking space. For instance, Architecture-Studio's conservatory-like office previously belonged to a herbalist, and has a tree at its centre.

Elsewhere, glazed sliding doors open Tanya Klyne's studio to an outdoor courtyard, while the walls of Richez Associes' office are cluttered with taxidermy.

For Parc Architectes, the photographers captured details including a cobbled floor, plants and statues.

The images follow on from a series of photosets by Goodwin that document the studios of architects in different cities. He has previously visited the workplaces of London architects and Nordic studios.

Take a look inside all 16 Paris architecture studios:


Paris studios by Marc Goodwin

Architecture-Studio

In this space since: 1973
Number of employees: 150
Building's former use: herbalist


Paris studios by Marc Goodwin

Renzo Piano Building Workshop

In this space since: 1992
Number of employees: 95
Building's former use: art gallery


Paris studios by Marc Goodwin

Périphériques/Marin + Trottin Architectes

In this space since: 2000
Number of employees: 15
Building's former use: metal tube merchant


Paris studios by Marc Goodwin

LAN

In this space since: 2009
Number of employees: 27
Building's former use: clothing workshop


Paris studios by Marc Goodwin

DATA

In this space since: 2016
Number of employees: 17
Building's former use: artists' loft


Paris studios by Marc Goodwin

Laisné Roussel

In this space since: 2011
Number of employees: 28
Building's former use: joinery and later manufacturer of food colorant


Paris studios by Marc Goodwin

Philippe Rizzotti Architecte

In this space since: 2016
Number of employees: 6
Building's former use: Centre International des Arts de la Table showroom


Paris studios by Marc Goodwin

Richez Associes

In this space since: 2007
Number of employees: 72
Building's former use: office


Paris studios by Marc Goodwin

Archi5

In this space since: 2006
Number of employees: 4 partners, 30 employees
Building's former use: printer of vinyl record sleeves


Paris studios by Marc Goodwin

Nicolas Dorval-Bory Architectes

In this space since: 2011
Number of employees: 2
Building's former use: electricity shop


Paris studios by Marc Goodwin

Martinez Barat Lafore architectes

In this space since: 2014
Number of employees: 2
Building's former use: private dwelling


Paris studios by Marc Goodwin

Thomas Raynaud (BuildingBuilding)

In this space since: 2010
Number of employees: 5
Building's former use: private dwelling


Parc Architectes

In this space since: 2010
Number of employees: 2 partners, 8 employees
Building's former use: old printing house


Paris studios by Marc Goodwin

Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés, Architecture et Urbanisme

In this space since: 1995
Number of employees: 110
Building's former use: medical supplies warehouse


Paris studios by Marc Goodwin

Tanya Klyne

In this space since: 2013
Number of employees: 2
Building's former use: scooter parking space


Paris studios by Marc Goodwin

XTU Architects

In this space since: 2014
Number of employees: 15 to 20
Building's former use: office space