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LFA! – LUKAS FLORENT ARCHITECTE is an independent architecture firm established in 2012. After completing his studies between Montpellier and Granada, Florent LUKAS obtained his architecture degree in 2008, followed by the HMONP (qualification to practice as an independent architect) the following year, while collaborating with Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines on the construction of the Centre Pompidou Metz. Working as an assistant architect on this renowned project, Florent LUKAS developed his interest in technical exploration and educational practice, which led him to connect with Shigeru Ban’s teams as early as 2008, during a workshop he voluntarily supervised at the Pont du Gard as a model-making instructor at ENSA Montpellier.

Technical curiosity, innovation in practices and processes, collaboration, and a strong commitment to knowledge sharing are deeply rooted in Florent LUKAS’s career. From the creation of his firm, this translated into a practice strongly oriented toward environmental awareness and mediation around its challenges and methods. Today, the agency has developed solid technical and methodological expertise, which it continues to enhance through ongoing voluntary training.

In this regard, the certification as a Mediterranean Sustainable Buildings Advisor obtained by Florent LUKAS in 2023 reflects a broader environmental commitment initiated during his academic years.

The ethical approach to construction that stems from these principles leads the agency to promote, as much as possible, a bioclimatic architecture in its original sense—that is, “the ability of a project to take advantage of its context to create architecture that is naturally comfortable for its users.”

This coherence extends to limiting the use of technical materials, paying close attention to the origin and nature of all materials, and systematically favoring bio-based, geological sourcing, and reuse.

Construction methods are also central to the design approach, as they allow control over overall costs, including embodied energy and carbon impact, and serve as a key tool in the ongoing pursuit of necessary frugality.

This ethic is supported by the organization of the firm, both geographically and methodologically. With offices in Strasbourg and Marseille, the agency operates at a national scale across the Grand Est, PACA region, and Corsica, while maintaining a close, local approach. This is further reinforced by the outsourcing of specialized expertise, such as engineering consultants, site supervision, landscape designers, scenographers, or artists—carefully selected for each project.

In this context, the technical organization of work closely aligns with the firm’s CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) approach.

With fourteen years of experience, the agency demonstrates expertise defined by the diversity of its skill sets. From territorial planning and architectural design to interior architecture and design, as well as participation in international teams and the management of heritage construction sites, these overlapping competencies position the agency as a committed, experienced, and agile actor, both technically—through the variety of project types it can handle, and geographically, through ongoing and developing international collaborations.

Furthermore, the agency continues to expand its openness and capacity for innovation through research projects focusing on environmental housing developments, educational pavilions, and even naval design.

Through these initiatives, the agency places at the core of its evolution a constant dialogue between theoretical and practical expertise, in the pursuit of both making and being.

Don’t hesitate any longer, and contact Florent LUKAS to bring your project to life!