AD ARCHITECTE is available for new projects

AD Architecte — formerly ED ARCHITECTE until 2020 — has extensive experience working with both public and private clients.

Augusto DA SILVA, founding architect and managing director of AD Architecte, began his career in the construction industry in 1984. He graduated from the Paris-Belleville School of Architecture in 1994. His final-year project was awarded the MAF Prize in 1996.

AD Architecte has extensive experience working in occupied buildings, particularly educational facilities and, more specifically, private Catholic schools. This expertise began in 1997 with Groupe Scolaire Fénelon, a collaboration that continued until 2012.

In 2005, Sainte-Geneviève School in Versailles invited the firm to participate in a competition for the construction of the Charles de Foucauld building.

After winning the competition, AD Architecte renovated a large number of buildings and constructed two new buildings on the site between 2005 and 2013.

From 1997 to the present day, the firm has been commissioned by numerous schools for renovation and construction projects, as well as safety and accessibility upgrades, as demonstrated by its portfolio of references.

Today, drawing on this extensive experience, the firm remains committed to meeting its clients' expectations and providing effective solutions in terms of availability, quality, cost and deadlines.

From the very beginning — long before sustainable development became a global concern — AD Architecte has placed strong emphasis on environmental responsibility and quality.

Sustainable development has always been an integral part of AD's professional practice.

The firm has therefore naturally applied its experience to this growing public-interest priority:

OPTIMISED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

• Energy savings: lights, computers and screens switched off when not in use
• Low-energy light bulbs
• Waste sorting
• Paper recycling
• Minimising paper printing

MAXIMISING DIGITAL PROCESSES

• Electronic transmission of documents, files, drawings, correspondence and meeting reports
• Server-based archiving with external backups
• The firm has also developed an organisational approach designed to go beyond individual expertise and provide appropriate solutions in line with a high environmental quality approach to projects:
• Collaborative work in pairs
• Standardised file management, classification and ISO-style archiving
• Centralised information accessible to all team members from their workstations
• Graphic guidelines

Administrative guidelines

Today, a significant part of the firm's activity focuses on the energy renovation of residential buildings, particularly housing stock dating from the post-1950 period. Working alongside various engineering consultancies, AD Architecte renovates and improves the energy performance of numerous residential developments.

Do you have a project in mind? Contact Augusto DA SILVA today to discuss it!