An iconic metal manufactory

The Ribbons of Hermès Champigny-sur-Marne, France

The Ribbons of Hermès

Champigny-sur-Marne, France

An iconic metal manufactory

Commercial - Cultural - Offices

2026

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Status

Concours

Client

Hermès International

Address

Champigny-sur-Marne, France

Date

2026

Area

17,000 m²

Program (Details)

Metal Manufactory; Workshops for Galvanization, Tribofinishing, Engraving, Lacquering, Welding, Polishing, and Shaping, Showroom,

Laboratories, Open-plan Offices, Dining Facilities

Credits

Mikoü

Project Team

Landscape architect: Vogt Paris

Architect

Mikoü Architectures

Structure

Bollinger Grohmann

Fluids

Espaces Temps

HQE

Franck Boutté

Economy

Alliance Economie

The Hermès Metal Manufactory meets the requirements of a highly technical program structuring a fully controlled production chain, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship while engaging in a dialogue with the territory of Champigny-sur-Marne through an urban, landscape and symbolic composition that reflects the timeless values of the Maison Hermès.

Territorial anchoring and site identity.
The project draws upon the site’s profound identity, shaped by its landscape, and by its agricultural and geological memories. It is positioned at the confluence of two major landscape entities: the Marne Valley and the Brie Plateau. This privileged geographical location—soon to be further enhanced by the arrival of the Grand Paris Express—grants the Manufactory the status of a landmark within a territory undergoing transformation.

An inspiring topography: between rising slopes and open clearings

Located at the edge of an industrial zone and overlooking the residential hillsides, the site benefits from a remarkable natural slope. This offers expansive views over the valley and allows the workshops to be positioned at the upper level, on the south side along Avenue du Général de Gaulle, while the gardens extend the building northwards, down to Rue des Clotaies.
We therefore take advantage of the site’s topography to place the parking beneath the workshops, in a privileged location that enables natural ventilation and provides access from both the lower ground level and the village square on Rue des Clotaies.

A sober and efficient bioclimatic design

The Village Square, the symbolic heart of the project
Accessible from Rue des Clotaies, the pedestrian entrance leads to the “Village Square,” the project’s focal point. This generous space embodies the values of the Hermès Maison: elegance, timelessness, exacting standards and simplicity. Its Champigny-travertine paving enters into dialogue with plantings inspired by espaliered fruit trees and local market-garden crops.

Champigny preserves the memory of an agricultural landscape structured in narrow strips—long cultivated plots alternating with walled kitchen or ornamental gardens.
Our project draws inspiration from this vernacular organization, reinterpreting these layers as a succession of built masses and gardens that structure the entire site along a south–north axis.
The workshop volume is positioned on the upper part of the site, at the level of Avenue du Général de Gaulle to the south, and opens to the north onto a long, linear garden—both mineral and planted—set lower, at the level of Rue des Clotaies. It is crowned with longitudinal sheds oriented along the east–west axis, bringing soft northern light into the workshops.

The agricultural strip pattern as the guiding framework of the project

The bioclimatic approach guides the entire project: natural light, north–south cross-ventilation, north-facing glazed sheds for the workshops, green roofs, transparent circulation spaces, and dual orientation for the offices. The project prioritizes user comfort, energy efficiency, and a strong relationship with living systems.
The northern part of the site is left free of construction to accommodate a remarkable biotope: a wooded triangle punctuated by planted basins, hedgerows, and local species conducive to the return of biodiversity.