Ad Astra Architecture & Design

On site

Transforming the existing.

A close look at the real, as near as possible to the material, to reveal the potential of places.

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A carpenter at work in a dormer under construction, Paris rooftops in the background.

Heritage
Transformation
Materials
Craft
Durability

Courtyard façade of a Parisian building, seen from below.

01

Façade

Secure, reveal.

Steel props under an opened floor.

02

Structure

Understand, reinforce.

Opened roof, bare rafters, a tarpaulin against the sky.

03

Roof

Adapt, extend.

The floor plate after demolition, a worker seen from behind.

04

Floor plate

Take apart with care.

A dormer under construction, open to the rooftops.

05

New uses

Prepare tomorrow.

The site becomes an architectural material, not merely a technical matter.