Team

Agence Groupe-6 architectes, portrait de groupe

Groupe-6 was founded in 1970 in Grenoble as a partnership of 6 highly creative architects who take a collective and shared approach to the practice of architecture. Over time, continuing with this collegiate and trans-generational model, other architects have joined them, attracted by the partners’ original approach and the projects they undertake. Today there are 8 Partners continuing the venture in France and abroad, with 3 others on transversal functions. In 2020 they were joined by 8 project directors who further strengthen the dynamic. Groupe-6 has a total staff of 130 in two offices, one in Grenoble and the other in Paris.

Partner Architects

Denis Bouvier trained at INSA (formerly ENSAIS), before working first with Jacques Ferrier and then Nieto Sobejano in Madrid. He joined Groupe-6 in 2001, became a partner in 2005, a member of the strategic and administrative board in 2011, and executive director in 2014. He become President in 2017. His approach to architecture as a broad-based discipline and his experience as a teacher have led him to explore several fields including urban design, culture, health, workspaces, teaching and research. He has designed some major health care facilities, research laboratories and company headquarters, for example: hospitals in Arras (France, 2009) and Rennaz (Switzerland, 2019); the Caveirac medical centre (2016); the labs LMA in Marseille (winner of the AMO Saint-Gobain Award 2016) and CRBS in Strasbourg (2021); and the Schneider Electric Innovation Hub in Grenoble (2020).
British architect Mark Wilson trained in London (Grimshaw, McAslan). He has been a partner at Groupe-6 since 1999, and was appointed associate director in 2006. Mark is a member of the board and vice-president, and was made executive director in 2014. He runs all the major commercial development projects at Groupe-6, both in France and abroad, as well as transport facility projects. He designed the extension of Cap3000 shopping centre in Nice, the Caserne de Bonne shopping centre in Grenoble, the Chapeau Rouge development in Quimper, the Vache Noire shopping centre in Arcueil, and the Debenhams store in Liverpool. He has also taken part in the La Samaritaine project with Sanaa. He is now running the Maison Blanche station project in southeast Paris, the Grand Paris Express operational hub at Aulnay-sous-Bois, and the Dubai Summit project in Hatta, Dubai.
Urban designer Laurent Perret joined Groupe-6 in 2001, became a partner in 2014 and executive director in 2021. He first ran the Urban Design department in Grenoble, developing a range of urban projects including the Paris-Est Science and Technology Hub in Marne-la-Vallée and the renovation of the Hôtel-Dieu in Lyon. Since 2011, he has coordinated the development of the firm, using his knowledge of its projects and approach to look for new partnership opportunities.
Antoine Corcelle joined Groupe-6 in 2018 as Head of Works Department. His experience in major complex projects management, in healthcare, office as well as commercial sectors, led him to have a cross-functional role, either in the Works Department, as well as in Groupe-6 projects’ management. He is currently the Works Manager for the CRBS project in Strasbourg
(due for completion in 2020) and is second in command of the Cap 3000 project in Nice. He is also in charge of the quality and methods’ monitoring over the works phase.
Didier joined Groupe-6 in 2003 and has been a partner since 2008. In the quantity surveying department, which he runs, he is involved in all the public and private programmes for hospitals, research laboratories and commercial developments. He is currently overseeing the preliminary planning for the Cap 3000 shopping centre in Nice, the sports and culture centre in Chartres, the SMR-SMI train maintenance hub in Aulnay, and the Reims hospital project. Didier supports and advises the architects on an on-going basis, helping them to remain on budget as expected by the client.
Alexandre started out in Los Angeles and Paris with Dominique Perrault and Architecture Studio, and joined Groupe-6 in 2008 and became Partner in 2020. His cross-disciplinary and international expertise allows him to tackle all kinds of programmes on all scales: cultural and sports facilities, transport, industrial or commercial developments, health facilities, and housing. He has supervised the studies for the JW Marriott Hotel in Bahrain and the housing program Ilot Casanova in Chartres, and currently runs the realization of the Grand Paris Express Exploitation Center in Aulnay-sous-Bois, the Arena in Chartres and headquarters for Naval Group near Nantes and for the CIC group in Paris.
Having joined Groupe-6 in 2011, Clément Georges has been appointed Project Director in 2023, before becoming Partner in 2024. He has been working regularly both with private and public clients, in research, industrial as well as tertiary sector programmes. His work experience allowed him to gain a wide range of complex issues’ skills, in new constructions and also in renovation.
For Groupe-6, he first managed the construction of the Témis Sciences Research Center in Besançon, then, he designed the IntenCity Schneider Electric tertiary campus in Grenoble, the new hospital in Reims and the Soitec cleanroom extension project in Bernin. He is currently in charge of the new laboratories for Michelin’s research and innovation center in Clermont-Ferrand, as well as the restructuring of the Crédit Mutuel Savoie Mont-Blanc head office in Annecy. He has also just led to completion the major renovation of a tertiary building in Meylan.
A Groupe-6 partner since 2005, Bruno Hallé works in several fields, mainly office and industrial developments, universities and laboratories, and shopping centres. In Grenoble he designed the head offices for Crédit Agricole Sud Rhône-Alpes (2017) and the Alstom centre (2015); the SDIS headquarters in Fontaine (2017); the GreEn-ER science campus in Grenoble (2015), the Magmas-Volcans laboratories in Clermont-Ferrand (2016). After some large competitions (MIN in Nice, Solvay chimical campus in Saint-Fons), he runs the projects of the prison centres of Troyes-Lavau and Les Baumettes in Marseilles.
Franck Lavigne was a partner at Espace (Brigit de Kosmi) until 2001, joined Groupe-6 in 2002, and was made a partner in 2006. A specialist in hospital architecture, he has planned, built and extended several major health facilities: Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien in Corbeil-Essonnes, a large-scale project (116,500 sq.m.) completed in 2011; extension/remodelling of the hospital in Dijon, (2010 and 2013), hospital extension in Créteil (2014), new Nord-Deux-Sèvres Hospital in Faye l’Abbesse (2018). In 2015 he ran the competition entry for the Ile de Nantes Hospital, and in 2016 the entry for the Nouveau Lariboisière. He is currently overseeing the realization of the Institut de Canderologie et d’Imagerie in Brest.
Having joined Groupe-6 in 2017, Simon Leibe has been appointed Project Director in 2023, before becoming Partner in 2024. Prior to this, he has been in charge for 5 years of the projects for the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Region (Groupe Scolaire d’Epagny, Parking de Moirans, Eglise de Jésus-Christ à Grenoble) within the Atelier A agency. His steady projects’ experience, both in the design and construction phases, enabled him to manage many different projects, such as: the Grenoble cable transport project (scheduled for completion in 2026), the Dubai Summit project in Hatta (construction starting date in 2023), the major renovation of the NTN-SNR site in Annecy, counting of 800 homes, and the design of the new cardiovascular building at the Hôpital Nord for the AP-HM (awarded in 2024).
Having joined Groupe-6 architectes in 2009, he has been a partner since 2020. An expert in sports, leisure and cultural programmes, he was in charge of the competition for the Arena Paris 2024, the construction of the Stade de Bordeaux (2015) alongside Herzog and de Meuron (PPP Vinci concession / Vinci construction / Fayat), and the studies for the ENS Cachan, alongside RPBW. Recently, he designed the Cité Numérique and the École de Management de Normandie in Le Havre (2020) and the Symbio Gigafactory (2023) near Lyon. He is currently leading the design of the Hôtel des Sécurités in Montpellier and the creation of the Commandement de l’Espace in Toulouse.
Géraldine Maurice joined Groupe-6 in 2019 as project director, becoming a partner in 2025. After leading the competition for the Grand Paris-Nord University Hospital, she is currently in charge of the studies for the Nouvel Ambroise Paré in Boulogne, the BAC building, the Cosne-sur-Loire health centre and the restructuring of the Nice wastewater treatment plant. Her cross-disciplinary approach, from competition to completion, is backed up by her experience of public facilities (hospitals, higher education, sports facilities and industrial plants).
After 6 years working in Madrid, Blandine Rançon joined Groupe-6 architectes in 2012, becoming Project Director in 2023 and Partner in 2025. In particular, she has contributed to the studies for the Centre Hospitalier de Rennaz in Switzerland, as well as the competitions for the hospitals in Caen, Maubeuge, and Geneva and Aarau in Switzerland. After leading the design studies for the Centre Hospitalier de Sens, she is now in charge of the studies for the Bâtiment CHB 1 for the Centre Henri Becquerel in Rouen.
- Henri Becquerel Centre, Rouen
- Extension of the General Hospital, Sens
A graduate of Saint-Luc Tournai (Belgium), Yves Tailfer joined Groupe-6 architectes in 2002. Project Director since 2016, he became a Partner in 2023. His experience focuses on complex programmes (healthcare, laboratories, education), in France and abroad. He was in charge of the Clinique d’Alembert project in Grenoble and the Pontivy Hospital (2012), and directed the construction of the Rennaz Hospital in Switzerland (2019). He has led competitions for the Nouvel Hôpital de Nancy, and hospitals in Fez, Beni Mellal and Errachidia in Morocco, and is in charge of the extension project for the Centre Hospitalier Alpes Léman in Annemasse.
- Riviera-Chablais Hospital, Vaud-Valais, Rennaz (Switzerland)
- Centre Bretagne General Hospital, Noyal-Pontivy

Founders : Robert Pupat, Michel Potié, Bernard Félix-Faure, Jean-Marc Pigeon, Jean-Denis Dupuy, Olivier Félix-Faure

Former Architects Partners : Antoine Buisseret, Geneviève Carini, Alain Eyraud, Candide Félix-Faure, Nicolas Félix-Faure, Pierre Franchino, Jacques de Guillebon, Alan Hennessy, Xavier Minart, Alain Mollaret, Yves Pervier, Nathalie Pierre, Michel Rafin, Norbert Sanchis, Rémy Vieillard

Project Directors

Having joined Groupe-6 in 1993, he has been Project Director since 2016. In particular, he was in charge of the Nouvel Hôpital d’Orléans, from design to site supervision (2006-2015). He has also worked on the Bron psychiatric hospital (1999), the Paray-le-Monial hospital (2006) and the Clermont-Ferrand university hospital (2009). He has also been an Agency BIM Referent since 2013. More recently, he was in charge of the New Hospital in Reims, from design to completion (2017-2024).
- New Hospital, Orléans
- New Hospital, Reims
Interior architect, designer and signage specialist, David Naudon began his career within many renowned agencies before joining Groupe-6 architectes between 2001 and 2008, and again from 2022. He has shaped his expertise through the projects he has worked on. He has very quickly established a multidisciplinary approach to solving specific problems related to interior architecture on the scale of large ERP buildings. Caring for people, their own desires, projects and singularity, he puts his skills at the service of “living”. His will being to conceive an architecture for living, led by the place, the circumstances, the environment and the encounters. With no boundaries between scales, design – architecture – urban planning, they come together to serve all human being.
Caroline Paul is an architect (Nantes 2000, Paris-Belleville 2002) and a sociologist (EHESS 2004).
She has experience of institutional research and teaching in architecture (Paris-Malaquais, 2002 to 2012), engineering schools (ESTP, since 2017) and as a consultant for different agencies.
She joined Groupe-6 in 2012 as Director of Communications and Research.
She is in charge of all the agency and projects’ communications, the creation and coordination of specific media (web, films, print, social networks) as well as media and partner relations.
Since 2019, she has been developing the #hopitaldufutur research platform and its podcasts, dedicated to changes within the hospital :

groupe-6.com/hopitaldufutur/conversations
- Grand Paris-Nord University Hospital, Saint-Ouen
After working with Ibos, Vitart and Brunet-Saunier, Agnès Plumet joined Groupe-6 in 2013.
As a DPLG architect and project director, her cross-disciplinary experience has led her to work on a wide range of all scales programmes: major commercial urban development projects, business and service sector projects, and research centers. She has recently been in charge of the development – throughout to completion – of the Cap 3000 project in Nice, a prestigious seafront shopping centre, and its 3,500-space silo car park.
- CAP3000, Nice
Marie-Laurence Rudelin, a graduate in general management from Emlyon Business School, joins Groupe-6 in 2022 as Legal and Financial Director. Her experience in managing architectural agencies allows her to a cross-functional role. She has an overall view of the Executive Committee, of the project departments and the support services, which she manages in compliance with the agency’s values and strategy.

Team members

A
- Rosa Acampora
- Perrine Alexandre
- Nicholas Archer
- Maria-Carolina Arruda
- Guillaume Autret
B
- Mathias Bacconnier
- Pierre Barbotte
- Coralie Bariou
- Frédérique Baron
- Thibaut Barthalay
- Philippe Battesti
- Mathilde Bedu
- Clément Belanger
- Leïla Belloundja
- Guillaume Bénet
- Emilie Bilan
- Enzo Bilardo
- Catherine Bonnier
- Hélène Bottarel
- Victor Boutin
- Titouan Brossard
- Willy Bunod
- Florian Burnichon
C
- Olivia Carneiro
- Céline Castedo
- Denis Chaix
- Juliette Chauvel
- Céline Chenu
- Rémy Chhun
- Nicole Combalot
- Elie Cordier
- Orlando Corso
- Tom Courtois
- Eloïse Crouzet
- Serge Cuchet
D
- Maria d’Agostino
- Cybèle Da Costa
- Myriam Dana
- Marie de Kerdrel
- Emmanuelle Delaunay
- Diane Delorme Tigroudja
- Mélusine Deutsch
- Christel Dudragne
E
- Valentin Evrard
F
- David Favard
- Daniela Fieffe
- Sabine Fontana-Bourgeat
G
- Lilyan Garnier
- Olivier Garnier
- Damien Gaudin
- Juan-Pablo Gonzales
- Clémence Goudal
- Malika Guezzale
- Christine Guillas
- Loïc Guillaud
H
- Aziz Hassouni
- Peter Hatzmann
- Christian Hennuy
- Arnaud Hirschauer
- Bethsabée Hoffnung-Mitrani
I
- Enrico Ingala
J
- Adrien Jacques Le Seigneur
- Christine Jaouen
K
- Annie Kechichian
- Diana Kechichian
L
- Gaëlle Le Gemble
- Claire Lebreton
- Colin Lefevre
- Chloé Leportier
M
- Ketty Maitre
- Agnieska Malinowska
- Sylviane Martinet
- Sandrine Masson
- Patrick Mineur
- Béatrice Minne
- Eliane Monon
- Sandra Morsch
N
- Cornelia Negulescu
- Loïc Nekmouche
- Minh Nguyen
- Muriel Nourrisson
O
- Romain Obry
- Giovanni Orsi
- Vincent Orthlieb
- Thiago Ouchi-Yamaguti
P
- Elliott Parcy
- Julie Pedone
- Guillaume Perret
- Monique Perret
- Luis Pestana
- Bastien Peyrot
- Sandrine Pieck
- Vivien Pillot
- Vincent Platel
R
- Sandrine Rey
- Julien Richard
- Loïc Rion
- Maria Romero
S
- Sabine Sachter
- Thomas Sanson
- Nathalie Savinas
- Ludivine Servolle
- Samuel Soeur
- Marie-Anne Steinhaus
- Anthony Suard
T
- Stéphane Temporale
- Corinne Thibaut
- Anne-Lise Thierry
- Céline Tosti
- Nicolas Tricard
Y
- Marcela Yolito

Partner Architects

Denis Bouvier – President, Architect Partner

Mark Wilson – Executive Director, Architect Partner

Laurent Perret – Executive Director, Head of Development, Urbanist Partner

Antoine Corcelle – Architect Partner, Head of Works Department

Didier Deschamps – Head of Quantity Surveying Department, Engineer Partner

Alexandre Franc – Architect Partner

Clément Georges – Architect Partner

Bruno Hallé – Architect Partner

Franck Lavigne – Architect Partner

Simon Leibe – Architect Partner

Alain Marchal – Architect Partner

Géraldine Maurice – Architect Partner

Blandine Rançon – Architect Partner

Yves Tailfer – Architect Partner

Project Directors

Thierry Bernardoux – Architect, Associate, Project Director, Firm's BIM Manager

David Naudon – Interior Designer, Project Director

Caroline Paul – Architect, Head of Communications

Agnès Plumet – Architect, Project Director

Marie-Laurence Rudelin – Legal and Financial Director

Team members