Nature & Découvertes
A headquarters designed like a natural refuge
In the heart of Versailles, Nature & Découvertes’ headquarters is a warm, light-filled haven designed in raw wood by Bouchain & Julienne. Saguez & Partners crafted interiors that echo the brand’s values: natural, simple, and inspiring. From custom wooden furniture to open, inviting spaces, nature is everywhere. A workplace where you breathe better and think better.
Key Facts
Brand founded in 1990
3,000 m² headquarters
Built entirely in solid wood (spruce and larch)
1,000 employees
La Canopée: Nature & Découvertes' Wooden Refuge
No, you're not in the Alps. Welcome to the headquarters of Nature & Découvertes in Versailles. Here, it's wood, wood, and more wood. A remarkable architectural feat by Patrick Bouchain and Loïc Julienne.
At Saguez & Partners, we love trees and we love wood. Our own Manufacture Design is living proof of that. Wherever we work offices, hotels, retail spaces, urban neighborhoods we integrate this warm, natural material.
So it was only natural that we partnered with Nature & Découvertes to design the interior of their headquarters: inspiring spaces, raw wood furniture, abundant natural light… Every detail was crafted to bring the brand’s values to life within its walls.
Now that’s a workplace you’d be happy to come into every day.
An unusual place for those curious about nature
The furniture is designed in a spirit of recycling and committed outdoor living: outdoor items, hooks, shelves, crates, pillars strapped to wooden crates. On the ceiling, tool sheds, ladders, ropes and illuminated globes hang from rails. The brand reinterprets nature and travel with creativity and imagination. The products are displayed in modular furniture: boxes and nesting tables on wheels, pedestals with metal hooks. Created by 3A Agencement, the furniture is reminiscent of thick, powerful lumberjack furniture. A place of passions and encounters with the adviser-guides, the herbal tea area invites customers to relax, escape and share.
JJ Pigeon, inspired artist
Right from the entrance, the monumental and dreamlike sculpture by Jean-Jacques Pigeon questions the relationship between man and nature. Made from branches gathered in the forest, the colorful work literally steps out of the frame to create a link between the outside and the inside.
“Doing business differently, offering human connection, knowledge, inspiration, beauty: helping urban people reconnect with nature.”
François Lemarchand, Founder, Nature & Découvertes"
A Patagonian hideout or a Mont-Blanc refuge? No. This is an office.
Vertical paths like footbridges, corridor-trails, and wayfinding inspired by hiking signs.
