Founded in 1990 by Philippe Ameller and Jacques Dubois, the firm has developed rapidly, and works prominently in the field of demanding public facilities and housing projects. It now figures among the most dynamic teams in French architecture.
A Few Milestones
Without falling into a specialization that might narrow architecture down to a routine, our firm has developed over time special competence in six broad areas.
Offices and business premises have been our primary activity, with the development of Eurotunnel headquarters in Paris, and the design of Motorcycle Center in Trappes. Then, in 1990, Philippe Ameller and Jacques Dubois - guests and winners of their first common public competition (a kindergarten) - initiated two decades of designing educational buildings, from early childhood to university. Chosen by the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris for the restructuring of the geriatric hospital René-Muret, the firm addressed the health sector, which has become an important skill of its architects. Police and fire stations have acquainted us with the very specific practice of safety facilities.
The range of our regular activities encompasses a thousand apartments in various regions, from the Atlantic Coast to the French Alps and the heart of Paris. In addition, the design of culture and tourism facilities in France and abroad is our most recent growth axis.
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Dates & datas
1989
Jacques Dubois and Philippe Ameller team up for their first private commission: Moto Center near Paris.
1990
First public commission: a kindergarten in Asnières-sur-Seine, near Paris. Amelier and Philippe Jacques Dubois decide to become associates.
1992
The firm has four employees, and settles near La Bastille in the center of Paris. Completion of the Eurotunnel Headquarters and Information Centre in Calais.
1994
Following education, culture, commerce and offices, the agency now addresses the design of facilities for public safety : police stations in Sceaux and Villepinte. Ttwo years later, Ameller & Dubois wins the Montmartre Fire Station competition (completed in 2008). Mary Warburton, a young stage design oriented architect, joins the firm. She remains its most steady project manager.
1999
The turning of the computer era is irreversibly negotiated. The studio, which then has eight people, becomes the architectural firm Ameller, Dubois & Associés.
2001
The firm moves to its present premises in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine. The staff will raise from ten to thirty people within a decade.
2004
The ISIPCA college (Superior International College For Perfume, Cosmetics and Food Flavoring Technologies) in Versailles is nominated for the AMO Prize and is awarded the First Prize by the CAUE Des Yvelines for the 1995-2004 decade. Marc Pelé joins our staff as a trainee. He is now project manager and winner of the EUROPAN 2010.
2006
The First Prize for High Environmental Quality Building in the Paris Area is awarded to our Center for Early Childhood, in Issy-les-Moulineaux. The firm adopts its current logo and graphic environment.
2007
In the next two years, the firm will harvest its core of new talents, bound to play a key role in its growth : Guita Maleki, Raphael Hénon, Arne von Seidlitz, Renaud Djian, Hélène Martin, Catherine Laroche, Claire Marrodal, Grégoire Seidel, Frédéric Allinne, Lotfi Amara, Haithem Oueriemmi, Pascal Bardi, Émilie Marx. To learn about more recent newcomers, please visit the THE TEAM page of this website.
2010
