In 1684, he started as a designer in the administration of the Bâtiments du Roi and played a major role in the new decoration of the royal residences.
He introduced arcades in basket handle falling again on consoles, mirror panelling and fireplace surroundings to support height.
He then worked for important Parisian clientele, aristocrats and financiers, gaining recognition from François Duret, president of the Grand Conseil, with whom one finds him often associated.
The German lecturer Brice vigorously criticized the Rivié Hotel: "Which achieves to disfigure all, it has a big opening in the middle, in a displeasing manner, without any proportion of its height with its width.
But an avid other, Édouard Fournier, is of an opinion all opposed one: "The gigantic door of the hotel Desmarets, one of the masterpieces by the better student of Mansart, Lassurance, serves today entry to the passage of the Panoramas, opposite the small street of Montmorency."