Varon Architectes

Varon Architectes is a French architecture firm based in Bois-le-Roi, in Seine-et-Marne. Catherine and José Manuel Varon, both DPLG architects who graduated in 1998 from the Paris-Belleville UP8 school, followed distinct paths before partnering: José Manuel worked as a self-employed architect from 2001 and then co-managed the firm DVP Architecture from 2002 to 2021, while Catherine was a project manager for 22 years at C&D Carril Architectes in Paris. In 2018, after 20 years of professional practice, the couple chose to leave for a year with their three children on a trip around the world, an experience they describe as a true life lesson that transformed their view of the world and the way they approach the profession. Upon their return in 2019, this desire to work differently and together took shape in 2021 with the dissolution of DVP Architecture and the creation of Varon Architectes, practicing under their own names. The core business of Varon Architectes covers all types of projects, public or private, small or large: new builds, extensions, rehabilitations, renovations, additions of extra storeys, bioclimatic constructions and timber-frame constructions, energy and thermal renovations. The firm provides all phases of a project, from initial design to handover of the works, as well as partial assignments. The firm’s ecological approach is based on a holistic design of the building considered as a living organism interacting with its environment, structured around five pillars: the site, architectural form, materials, implementation, and services and energy systems. In 2023 and 2024, the firm trained in eco-responsible interventions on existing buildings and in the DynaMOE 1 training, enabling it to carry out energy audits eligible for MaPrimeRénov', with José Manuel Varon holding the Mon Accompagnateur Rénov' accreditation.