Anne Démians

Anne Démians d'Archimbaud is a French architect who opened her first agency in 1995. In 2003, she established Architectures Anne Démians in Montreuil, near Paris. The agency has designed office buildings, a freight station, school kitchens and several residential developments.

Biography Born in Colmar, Démians studied architecture at the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Versailles, graduating in 1987.

Her mixed-use Quai Ouest project in the centre of Nancy has attracted considerable attention. Completed in 2015, the building with 640 oblong windows houses offices, a hotel and a number of stores.

In May 2015, Démians won the competition for renovating the ESPCI ParisTech and converting it into a major research centre. Her design includes of additional space, mainly for laboratories.

Since 1998, Démians has taught at the schools of architecture in Brittany, Paris and Berlin.

Selected projects Anne Démians' recent projects include:

2006: Central kitchen for the Caisse des écoles, Paris, completed 2012 2009: Luxury housing, Batignolles, Paris 2010: Winner of competition for 350 housing units in Auteuil 2010: Winner of competition for a speculative office building in Batignolles 2011: Building in Nancy with housing units, student residence and shops 2011: Winner of restricted competition for Société Générale's head office in Fontenay-sous-Bois 2012: Winner of competition for three tower blocks in Strasbourg