For more than two decades, we have designed and built premium landscapes that transform outdoor spaces into environments of beauty, wellbeing, and lasting value. Every project has been guided by the belief that thoughtful design can enrich people's lives and create a deeper connection between people and nature.
Today, that philosophy has evolved beyond residential landscapes.
As artificial intelligence reshapes our world, data centres have become the critical infrastructure powering modern society. Branché™ is pioneering a new vision through Living Data Centres™, combining architecture, landscape design, and environmental stewardship to create AI infrastructure that integrates naturally into the communities it serves.
Our approach brings together living architecture, green roofs, native zero-irrigation landscapes, natural cooling, biodiversity, and minimal light pollution to create infrastructure that performs better while respecting the environment.
We believe the world's most advanced technology should exist in harmony with nature.
Arnaud Daurat
Founder & Chief Executive Officer | Principal Designer | Author
Cert Hort Adv, Cert Land Adv, ADI
Arnaud Daurat is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Branché™, where he leads the vision of creating Living Data Centres™ that seamlessly integrate critical AI infrastructure with the natural environment.
Trained in Reunion Island, France and New Zealand in horticulture, irrigation, and environmental design, Arnaud brings more than two decades of experience across architecture, nature, and sustainable living to the next generation of AI infrastructure.
Beyond Branché™, Arnaud is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Astelia Robotics™, and the Founder and President of Exxovantage® and 200 Billion Suns™.
His vision for Branché™ is simple: to create the world's most sustainable and beautiful AI infrastructure, where nature and intelligence thrive together.
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Executive Director - Intelligent Infrastructure
Derek Hansen brings more than two decades of experience leading digital transformation, geospatial intelligence, reality capture, and autonomous systems across industry and critical infrastructure.
At Branché™, Derek's technology creates a digital intelligence layer for Living Data Centres™, combining reality capture, AI, digital twins, autonomous systems, and predictive analytics to optimize environmental performance, maintenance, security, and operational efficiency throughout the entire lifecycle of critical infrastructure.
Guided by his philosophy of Strategic Mischief, Derek transforms complex data into actionable intelligence, building the digital foundation for the next generation of sustainable infrastructure, autonomous operations, and humanity's expansion beyond Earth.
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