Our practice, Valode and Pistre was created in 1980 and it still rests on the same personal convictions of exchange, dialogue and mutual enrichment which have always been at the origin of our projects. For us, architecture is a profession, responding to unique commissions, which must above all meet the customer requirement and is fully justified by its social utility. While constituting the joint practice from the start and then by developing it according to same logic of shared responsibilities, we have always kept our distances with the gratuitous act and "sign" architecture to privilege anchored, contextual, singular and unique achievements which find their logic in the answer brought to a given problem. Each projects is an enigma to be resolved. Our work consists of finding the answer and communicating it. Initially attached to research on housing, and more particularly on the industrialized habitat, we quickly widened our field to the world of business and industry, as well as cultural facilities, with founder achievements such as the l'Oréal factory in Aulnay, Technocentre Renault in Guyancourt, or the Laisné Warehouses in Bordeaux. Each of these operations was the occasion to develop our philosophy and to validate our multidisciplinary approach, from the engineering point of view, but also in relation to the economic context, design, art and landscaping. We also collaborated with artists so as to institute an enriching experience for the building owner and to offer added value for the user. In the same manner, we are persuaded that care for the environment forms an integral part of the social responsibility for the architect, and that it stimulates innovative solutions. The question of style is secondary to the pertinence of the solution to the problem posed and the genius of the place. If the final result is beautiful or gracious, then our buildings were well conceived, meticulously regulated and were built with a quality as palpable to the building owner as to the general public. Quality of construction and its economy were always our leitmotiv and we mobilize our energy, from the studies to the construction to meet this requirement. The means gathered within our agency and accessible to all constitute an essential base for the practice, from the reference library to the drawing tools and the model workshop… Our collaborators and teams abroad constitute our best asset to satisfy this requirement of quality throughout the process. Architects and associates, everyone at Valode and Pistre, can find the tools necessary to practice their profession. Our offices are generously sized and appreciated for the serenity of the working environment, which undoubtedly influences our production. Isn't the role of the architect to fight against the chaos of the modern world, its paradoxes and its idiocies? Our capacity to work together is linked to our capacity to build a peaceful city where each building enters into resonance with its environment and where all buildings, from residences to offices, from cultural facilities to institutional equipment, cohabit in good order and coherence. Beyond strictly practical solutions, our projects attempt to find that singular echo, carrying symbolism and poetry, which exceeds the simple requirement of program.