What Studio Razavi Architecture does

Studio Razavi Architecture is a Paris-based architecture practice founded in 2008 and operating internationally across residential, commercial, hospitality, and cultural sectors. The studio is led by founder Alireza Razavi and operates with a small team of 11-50 employees, delivering bespoke buildings, interiors, and furniture with a stated design philosophy centered on materiality, craftsmanship, and how spaces and objects age over time. Its portfolio spans high-net-worth residential commissions (Mountain House series I-IV in the French Alps, Paris apartments, London townhouse, New York Soho Triplex), hospitality and restaurant design (multiple Boqueria locations in New York and Chicago), corporate interiors (August Debouzy law firm, Motion Equity Partners headquarters), gallery and auction-house exhibition design (David Zwirner Paris, multiple Sotheby's Surrealism exhibitions, Galerie Mouvements Modernes), urban projects (47 Malakoff, Fondazione Portaluppi student housing, Central Park Glass Addition), and standalone furniture products (Alborz Dining Table, Clessidra Table).

The practice generates revenue through project-based design fees for architecture, interior design, and furniture commissions, acquired via direct client relationships, referrals, and recognition from industry awards including a World Architecture Festival 2021 win. Customers include high-net-worth private individuals, art galleries and auction houses, restaurant groups, professional services firms, and private equity offices across France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Azerbaijan. Distribution is entirely direct with no intermediary channels, and the studio has pursued at least one notable collaboration with peer firm Selldorf Architects on the David Zwirner Paris gallery. No external funding, parent company, or ownership disclosures are present in the available data, indicating a founder-owned independent practice.

Name

Studio Razavi Architecture

Legal name

Studio Razavi

Website

https://studiorazavi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Studio Razavi Architecture is a Paris-based architecture practice founded in 2008, designing buildings, interiors, and furniture for high-net-worth individuals, art institutions, hospitality groups, and corporate clients across Europe and North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (541410), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Architectural Reconfiguration & Structural Alterations (HSAPAEAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior design
• Custom furniture design
• Residential architecture
• Commercial architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Project-based fees for architectural design, interior design, and furniture design services. Revenue is generated through direct client commissions for residential, commercial, cultural, and hospitality projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Studio Razavi is a Paris-based architecture practice designing buildings, interiors, and custom furniture for an international roster of private clients, art institutions, restaurants, and corporate customers. Their work is defined by a focus on materiality, craftsmanship, spatial composition, and how designed objects and spaces age over time. The practice delivers fully bespoke architecture, interior design, exhibition installation, and furniture commissions, primarily acquired through direct client engagement and referrals.

Product overview

Studio Razavi Architecture is a Paris-based architecture practice operating internationally. The firm offers integrated architectural design, interior design, and custom furniture design services as a unified practice rather than a platform-plus-modules structure. Their portfolio spans residential architecture (houses, apartments, duplexes), commercial and hospitality spaces (restaurants, galleries, offices), exhibition installations, and custom furniture pieces. Key projects include the Mountain House series in the French Alps, the Boqueria restaurant chain (Times Square and Chicago), David Zwirner Paris gallery, and Sotheby's exhibition installations. The practice is known for its focus on materiality, craftsmanship, and creating spaces that emphasize how things are assembled, used, and how they age.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design for residential, commercial, institutional, and cultural projects, delivering buildings and urban developments for private individuals, firms, and institutions internationally from a Paris base.
• Interior Design Services Interior design for residential apartments, offices, restaurants, galleries, and commercial spaces with a focus on materiality, craftsmanship, and spatial experience.
• Custom Furniture Design Bespoke furniture design service producing in-house custom pieces that incorporate unique materials and forms for private and commercial clients.
• Alborz Dining Table A custom dining table designed by Studio Razavi featuring distinctive geometric forms, part of the studio's Alborz collection of bespoke furniture.
• Clessidra Table An hourglass-shaped coffee table carved from a single block of marble with continuous veins and varying perspectives, manufactured by Blanc Carrare and Margraf.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Selldorf ArchitectsnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio Razavi worked in collaboration with Selldorf Architects on the David Zwirner Paris gallery project. The collaboration involved redesigning exhibition spaces, upgrading glass for mechanical and fire rating, and modifying the steel structure while retaining original cast iron features. Selldorf Architects served as the primary architecture firm with Studio Razavi contributing to the project.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Atelier Jean Nouvel: Paris-headquartered architecture firm of much greater scale, working internationally on cultural, residential, and commercial projects. Comparable Paris base and cultural/institutional client overlap, but vastly larger scope.
• Peter Marino Architect: Large, established luxury architecture practice with deep HNW and luxury retail clientele. Comparable in high-end client base but operates at significantly greater scale and headcount.

Direct peers

• Olson Kundig: Seattle-based boutique practice known for craft-driven residential and commercial architecture with strong material expression. Comparable in boutique scale, residential focus, and emphasis on how materials age.
• Selldorf Architects: New York-based architecture practice led by Annabelle Selldorf with a comparable focus on galleries, cultural institutions, and high-end residential projects. Directly comparable in typology and client profile, and has a documented collaboration with Studio Razavi on the David Zwirner Paris gallery.
• Roman and Williams: New York architecture and design studio working across residential, hospitality, and cultural commissions with a strong craft and materiality identity. Directly comparable in segment mix (residential + hospitality + cultural).
• Johnston Marklee: Los Angeles-based boutique practice with an internationally recognized portfolio across cultural, residential, and exhibition projects. Comparable in boutique scale, award recognition, and cultural-institutional client base.
• Vincent Van Duysen Architects: Antwerp-based studio combining architecture, interiors, and product design with a minimalist material palette. Closely comparable integrated architecture + furniture model and luxury residential focus.
• Studio Vincent Van Duysen: Antwerp-based practice with a signature focus on materiality, craftsmanship, and timeless residential and hospitality architecture. Closely comparable design philosophy and boutique scale.
• Studio KO: Paris-based architecture and interiors practice with an international luxury residential and hospitality portfolio. Direct geographic and typological peer, working in a similar high-end segment from Paris.

Emerging players

• Apparatus: New York interdisciplinary design studio working across interiors, furniture, and lighting with a material-led, craft-forward identity. Comparable in the furniture-plus-interiors extension of an architecture practice and HNW client overlap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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