The foundation stone has been laid for the ARTFX Montpellier Campus, a contemporary factory, a modern abbey of knowledge.

Led by OPALIA, in partnership with ARTFX, an international reference in the fields of visual effects, animation and video games, the project affirms a clear ambition: to offer the creative talents of tomorrow an educational and architectural tool that is up to the rapid changes in the cultural and creative industries.

Conceived as a contemporary hub, the campus offers approximately 6.000 square meters dedicated to teaching, complemented by two student residences totaling nearly 500 units. The entire complex is set within a landscaped park designed as a true urban space, seamlessly blending built and open areas, and incorporating a verdant amphitheater. The campus is thus envisioned as a place for living as much as for learning, fostering interaction, movement, and shared use.

The architecture proposed by Valode & Pistre is distinguished by its clear and rigorous design, serving both educational and professional uses. The clearly identifiable volumes guide the flow of movement, structure circulation, and offer generous workspaces adapted to digital creation practices. The project maintains a close dialogue with the landscape, affirming a strong connection to the ground and vegetation, and contributing to creating an environment conducive to concentration, experimentation, and collective life.

In a demanding environmental approach, Valode & Pistre is aiming for BREEAM Very Good certification for the educational building. This ambition reflects a particular focus on environmental performance, the sustainability of construction choices, and long-term usability.

Already present in the Montpellier area, notably with the Prado-Concorde project in Castelnau-le-Lez carried out with OPALIA, Valode & Pistre integrates the ARTFX Montpellier Campus into a territorial and architectural continuity. The project also extends an existing collaboration with ARTFX, following the design and inauguration of the ARTFX Campus in Roubaix, confirming a long-term reflection on spaces dedicated to education, creation, and innovation.

Conceived as one of Denis Valode's last projects, the ARTFX Montpellier Campus extends, with restraint and exacting standards, an architectural legacy founded on conceptual rigor, the legibility of spaces, and attention to their uses. These principles find a particularly fitting expression here, serving the creative talents of tomorrow.