Groupe 3 Architects

What Groupe 3 Architects does

Groupe 3 Architects (legal name: GROUPE 3 ARCHITECTES) is a French private limited company (SARL) headquartered at 20 rue de Crosne, Rouen, operating as a multi-disciplinary architectural practice. The firm delivers project design, construction supervision, and project management services across six verticals: Education, Sports, Industrial/utility infrastructure, Housing, Commercial/tertiary, and Public facilities/equipment. Its client base is dominated by French public-sector buyers — regional and departmental governments, municipal intercommunalities, and public institutions — alongside selected private developers and a single disclosed international client (Ville de Lancy, Geneva). Individual project construction costs span from approximately €470,000 for small rehabilitations to €140,000,000 for the Trèfle-Blanc ice rink in Geneva.

The firm executes projects using industry-standard CAD and BIM (Building Information Modeling) workflows, with documented mission types including BASE, EXE, OPC, and BIM coordination. Its service delivery relies on a recurring ecosystem of independent engineering partners (structural, MEP, acoustic, environmental, water-process) to provide the multi-disciplinary technical coverage required by French public tenders. The firm does not disclose revenue, has no external investors, operates as a closely-held SARL with €150,000 registered capital, and shows no signs of funding rounds, acquisitions, or platform/technology productization.

Commercially, Groupe 3 Architects generates revenue through project-based professional services fees tied to awarded tenders and private commissions. Pricing is determined per project based on scope, surface area, mission type, and required environmental certifications (HQE, RT 2012, RE 2020). The go-to-market is enterprise field sales into public procurement offices, with no channel partner or reseller model. Marketing is limited to a project portfolio website and a LinkedIn presence; the firm relies on track record and tender qualifications rather than active demand generation.

Name

Groupe 3 Architects

Legal name

GROUPE 3 ARCHITECTES

Website

https://g3architectes.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Groupe 3 Architects is a French SARL architecture firm based in Rouen delivering project design, supervision, and management services across education, sports, housing, industrial, and public-facility verticals for French government clients and selected private developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Public building architecture
• BIM project missions
• Environmental certification design
• Construction project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Rouen

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architecture Design Services: Project-based architecture fees charged to public and private sector clients for design, construction supervision, and project management services. Revenue generated through competitive public procurement tenders and private commissions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Groupe 3 Architects is a French architecture firm (SARL) based in Rouen that provides comprehensive architectural design, construction supervision, and project management services for public and private sector clients. Services are organized across six specialized sectors: Education, Sports, Industrial (water/wastewater treatment), Housing, Commercial/Tertiary, and Public Facilities, with project sizes ranging from small municipal works under €500K to large regional facilities exceeding €100 million.

Product overview

Groupe 3 Architectes is a French architecture firm (SARL) based in Rouen, France, offering comprehensive architectural services organized across six specialized sectors: Education (schools, colleges, lycées, training centers), Sports (gyms, pools, sports complexes), Industrial (water treatment, wastewater, environmental infrastructure), Housing (individual and collective residential), Commercial/Tertiary (offices, retail, municipal), and Public Facilities (cultural centers, libraries, community spaces). The firm operates as a single unified practice rather than a platform-based model, providing project design, construction oversight, and rehabilitation services primarily in Normandy and surrounding regions. Projects range from small-scale municipal works (under 500k€) to major regional facilities exceeding 100 million euros, with typical project sizes between 1,000-20,000 m².

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Services — Education Sector Design and project management services for educational facilities including schools, colleges, lycées, and training centers. Projects span new construction, rehabilitation, and extension work for French regional councils and departmental governments.
• Architectural Services — Sports Sector Design services for sports facilities including gyms, swimming pools, sports complexes, arenas, and multi-sport venues. Projects range from community facilities to large-scale regional sports centers.
• Architectural Services — Industrial Sector Specialized design services for industrial infrastructure including water treatment plants, wastewater facilities, and environmental engineering projects. Projects include treatment stations, pumping facilities, and environmental installations.
• Architectural Services — Housing Sector Residential architecture services covering individual housing, collective housing, student residences, and mixed-use residential developments. Projects range from single-family homes to large-scale housing complexes with hundreds of units.
• Architectural Services — Commercial/Tertiary Sector Design services for commercial and tertiary buildings including office complexes, retail spaces, municipal buildings, cultural centers, and public administration facilities.
• Architectural Services — Public Facilities/Equipment Sector Design services for public infrastructure and community facilities including cultural venues, libraries, media centers, community centers, and multipurpose halls.

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• C3ECminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering consultancy appearing frequently in project teams across sports facilities, housing, and public buildings. Collaborates on structural, electrical, and mechanical engineering aspects of architecture projects.
• SICREminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering partner frequently included in project teams for electrical and technical systems coordination on public infrastructure projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NP2F: French architecture firm with public-sector orientation across educational and cultural facilities. Similar project typology and engagement model through public procurement.
• Patriarche: French multi-sector architecture and engineering firm with comparable diversified service offering across housing, education, retail, and public infrastructure. Comparable in delivering architectural missions across similar project scales in the French market.
• Groupe-6: French architecture firm with diversified portfolio spanning public facilities, housing, healthcare, and cultural projects. Similar BIM-driven approach and comparable project scale for public-sector clients.
• Archi5: French architecture practice working across education, sports, cultural, and public facility sectors with similar environmental sustainability focus. Comparable firm size and public-sector project portfolio.
• AIA Life Designers: French architecture firm specializing in healthcare, education, and public-sector projects with similar regulatory-compliance focus (HQE, environmental certifications). Comparable public procurement orientation and project scale.
• Barthélémy Griño: French architecture and urban planning firm with comparable public-sector engagement model, including educational, sports, and infrastructure projects across multiple French regions.
• Tolila+Gilliland: French architecture practice working across public, cultural, and educational buildings with comparable emphasis on environmental performance and BIM-integrated delivery.
• Wilmotte & Associés: Established French architecture practice with comparable multi-sector portfolio including cultural, educational, and residential projects. Similar enterprise-scale operation and project typology mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/groupe-3-architectes-franck-maviel-architecte-1b329497

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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