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Approach

The axis where strategy takes shape.

Every project is considered as a whole, from the creative intent to the build, with the same standard of control and responsibility.

A whole-project approach

We give form to the identity, the ambitions and the stakes of brands. Creativity, operational rigour, performance and responsibility: four dimensions considered together, from the very first intent, for spaces that are coherent, buildable and designed to last.

Overhead view of a work table: plans, models and samples shared by the project team.

01

Creative vision

Bringing out a strong idea from the brand’s identity and ambitions. Architecture, volumes, materials, light and circulation come together around that thread to give the project its coherence and its character.

  • Identity
  • Architecture
  • Experience

02

Operational rigour

Anticipating constraints, coordinating expertise and keeping control of every stage of the project. From design to roll-out, the same standard guides the decisions and the quality of execution.

  • Anticipation
  • Coordination
  • Control

03

Performance & impact

Optimising resources and investment from the design stage, to reconcile performance, adaptability and long-term control of the project.

  • Resources
  • Investment
  • Adaptability

04

Responsibility

Building safety, durability and reuse into the design from the outset, considering the project across its whole life cycle.

  • Safety
  • Durability
  • Reuse

End-to-end management

  1. 01

    Framing

    Objectives · identity · needs · constraints · budget

  2. 02

    Designing

    Concept · architecture · experience · materials

  3. 03

    Structuring

    Surveys · engineering · costing · optimisation

  4. 04

    Producing

    Sourcing · fabrication · coordination · inspection

  5. 05

    Deploying

    Planning · logistics · installation · on-site follow-up

  6. 06

    Capitalising

    Review · storage · reuse · adaptation · optimisation

One point of contact, hands-on expertise

The 23.4 Design method rests on first-hand experience of the major trade shows, gained by its founder before the practice was set up. That ground-level knowledge feeds an approach attentive to the realities of each project: technical and regulatory constraints, deadlines, logistics and on-site conditions.

Experience across sectors

  • Salon international de l’agriculture
  • Eurosatory
  • SIAE
  • JDP
  • VivaTech
  • Milipol
  • RNTP
  • EUMO
  • Festival du livre
  • Workspace
  • Maison&Objet
  • Sirha
  • Solutrans
  • Pollutec
  • MIPIM
  • Batimat
  • NRF
  • Tech for Retail
  • Euronaval
  • JEC
  • ADF
  • A+A
  • Sant’Expo
  • JFHOD

France & international

World map: the territories where 23.4 Design works.

Local presence

Skills brought in as close as possible to where the project is built.

Compliance

The standards and constraints specific to each territory, taken into account.

Control

One method and one standard, wherever the project is built.

From strategy to built volume.

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