DWPA, architects

What DWPA, architects does

DWPA, architects (legal entity DWPA, architectes) is a privately-held French architecture firm founded in 2001 by Dominique Weber and Pierre Albrech in Strasbourg. The firm specializes in architectural, urban, and landscape design with a focus on sustainable and contextual architecture, employing biosourced materials (wood, straw, earth), passive building standards, and HQE (High Environmental Quality) approaches. Its core offering is full-service architectural design covering context analysis, technical studies, project management, and construction supervision across cultural facilities (médiathèques, museums), educational and early childhood facilities (schools, nurseries, crèches), residential housing, and public administration buildings.

The firm operates a sales-led go-to-market focused on French public-sector tenders and architectural competitions (concours), with private commissions as a secondary channel. Customer base consists exclusively of municipalities and public institutions concentrated in the Grand Est region of France, including Collectivité Européenne d'Alsace, Ville de Reims, Ville de Mulhouse, Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, and Centre Hospitalier de Rouffach. Pricing follows standard architecture fee structures quoted as a percentage of construction budget per project; fees are not publicly disclosed. The firm has won three regional sustainability awards from Envirobat Grand Est between 2021 and 2024, validating its specialization in biosourced and passive construction.

DWPA is structured as a micro-practice with 7-8 team members including the two co-founders, four collaborating architects (Laurent Plyer, Philippe Gunther, Uriel Cubillos Macias, Léa Lachaume), and one management/communication associate (Elisa Quirin). The firm maintains recurring multi-disciplinary partnerships with engineering firms (Capem Ingénierie, Solares Bauen, RB économie, ES Services Énergétiques) and landscape consultants for project execution. There is no external funding, no parent company, and no disclosed revenue, consistent with an independent professional practice model.

Name

DWPA, architects

Legal name

DWPA, architectes

Website

https://dwpa.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DWPA, architects is a Strasbourg-based French architecture firm founded in 2001 that specializes in sustainable, contextual design of public facilities — schools, nurseries, cultural centers, and housing — using biosourced materials and passive building standards for municipalities across the Grand Est region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Sustainable architecture
• Public building design
• Biosourced construction
• Passive building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Strasbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Full architectural services from competition participation through design, project management, and construction supervision for public and private buildings

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DWPA, architectes is a Strasbourg-based architectural firm providing full-service architectural design for public and private buildings, including context analysis, technical studies, design development, project management, and construction supervision. The firm specializes in sustainable construction utilizing biosourced materials (wood, straw, earth), passive building standards, and HQE (High Environmental Quality) approaches, with primary focus on public cultural buildings, educational facilities, residential housing, and administration buildings across the Grand Est region of France.

Product overview

DWPA, architects is a single-firm architecture practice offering comprehensive architectural design services. The firm operates as a unified practice with no platform or modular product structure. Their core offering encompasses architectural design across multiple building types, with particular expertise in public cultural buildings (médiathèques, museums), educational facilities (schools, nurseries), residential housing, and public administration buildings. The firm differentiates through a specialization in sustainable construction using biosourced materials (wood, straw, earth), passive building standards, and high environmental quality (HQE) approaches. Projects span the Alsace and Grand Est region of France, with completed works including award-winning buildings such as the Médiathèque Frida Kahlo, Groupe Scolaire Claire Roman, and the Château de La Petite Pierre restoration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design covering context analysis, technical studies, design development, project management, and construction supervision for public and private buildings across cultural, educational, residential, and administrative typologies.
• Sustainable and Biosourced Construction Design Specialized architectural design focused on eco-construction using biosourced materials (wood, straw, earth), passive building standards, renewable energy integration, and short-circuit supply chains. Applied to both new construction and renovation projects.
• Public Cultural Building Design Design of cultural infrastructure including médiathèques, museums, and cultural centers. Notable projects include Médiathèque Frida Kahlo at Schiltigheim (2024 Prix Régional de la Construction Bois winner) and Musée les Mineurs Wendel.
• Educational Facility Design Design of schools and early childhood facilities including groupement scolaire, maternelle, élémentaire, and périscolaire projects throughout Alsace and Grand Est region. Examples include Groupe scolaire Claire Roman (Ville de Mulhouse), Restaurant scolaire et école Rapp à Souffelweyersheim, and École maternelle du Ried à Hoenheim.
• Residential Housing Design Design of social and participatory housing projects including eco-quartier developments, adapted housing for seniors, and mixed-use real estate projects.
• Public Administration Building Design Design of municipal buildings, town halls, and administrative centers including restructuring and extension of heritage buildings. Includes projects such as Urmatt Mairie extension meeting THPE standards.
• Sports and Health Facility Design Design of sports halls, gyms, health facilities including medical centers, pharmacies, and hospital site restructuring such as the Centre Hospitalier de Rouffach extra-hospitalier site.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple public tenders won through architectural competitions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ECDM Architectes: Mid-sized French architecture firm known for public-sector work including cultural, educational, and urban projects, operating in a similar size band and competing for analogous institutional clients.
• TETRARC: French architecture practice comparable in size with a comparable emphasis on sustainable construction and public-sector commissions, making it a direct competitor for the same regional sustainability-focused tenders.
• KOZ Architectes: French architecture firm specializing in biobased and low-carbon construction with a public-building focus, sharing DWPA's commitment to biosourced materials and sustainable design as a competitive differentiator.
• Atelier Roland Schweitzer: Paris-based French architecture firm with strong focus on sustainable, heritage, and bio-based construction, closely aligned with DWPA's HQE/passive building expertise and public-sector specialty.
• ANMA Architectes: French architecture firm of similar scale with a strong public-sector portfolio including schools, cultural facilities, and administrative buildings, competing in the same institutional tender ecosystem.
• Atelier d'Architecture Dominique Coulon: Strasbourg/Paris-based French architecture firm of comparable size with an award-winning portfolio focused on public cultural and educational buildings, directly competing for the same municipal and regional tender pool as DWPA.
• Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes: French-based architecture firm specializing in public infrastructure and cultural facilities with a sustainability orientation, comparable in project type and institutional client base to DWPA.

Broad incumbents

• Wilmotte & Associés: Established French architecture practice with a broad portfolio including cultural, educational, and urban projects, representing a larger incumbent competing for premium public commissions.
• AIA Architectes: Larger French architecture group with a wide public-sector portfolio across multiple French regions, competing for comparable institutional and municipal commissions though at greater scale than DWPA.
• Architecture-Studio: Major French architecture firm with an extensive international portfolio of public cultural and educational buildings, a broader incumbent competing for the same large-scale institutional commissions DWPA targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dwpa.architectes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dwpa-architectes

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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