ABA-WORKSHOP

What ABA-WORKSHOP does

ABA Workshop (legal entity: ABA WORKSHOP SAS) is a multidisciplinary French architecture and urban-planning agency headquartered in Clichy-La-Garenne, Île-de-France. Founded in 2014 by Nelly Bussac and Loïc Brenterc'h, who met in Hong Kong and developed a shared vision around dense, flux-driven urbanism, the firm is structured around five branded service divisions: ABA-MOBILITY (mobility infrastructure including parking structures, multimodal poles, and airport landside zones), ABA-URBAN SPACES (urban and landscape planning at city and territory scale), ABA-HYBRID (spatial hybridization for complex multifunctional programs), ABA-REMODELING (rehabilitation and redesign within existing contexts), and Risonanze (biophilic workspace design). The firm positions itself around proprietary methodologies — notably the 'délaissés architecturaux' (architectural neglected spaces) framework and the hybridization approach — and reports a cumulative track record of 4,000,000 m² studied, built, or rehabilitated and 100,000 parking spaces delivered.

The firm's revenue model is professional-services-based, monetizing architectural design, urban planning, landscape design, and interior architecture work through project fees, AMO (Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage) consulting, and competitive bidding on French public contracts (DSP). Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting municipalities, airports, hospitals, transport authorities (SNCF), real-estate developers, cultural institutions, and corporate clients (LVMH, Disneyland Paris, Galeries Lafayette, VINCI), combined with consortium-based delivery alongside engineering partners (Serue Ingénierie, Progroup) and architectural co-designers (Thomas Rau, COT Institut de JINPU). Distribution relies on direct relationships, architecture competitions, organic social presence (LinkedIn, Instagram), and press coverage rather than paid acquisition.

The firm is privately held as an SAS with a registered capital of €10,000, has no disclosed external funding, and operates with a headcount reported at 11–50. It serves markets across France, China (Guangzhou), and Luxembourg (Bissen), with the CDG Zone Cargo Master Plan (with ADP) and the Loop Park Bissen project (with Thomas Rau) as flagship reference projects. Pricing is project-based with no standardized tiers, and there is no disclosed revenue, subscription, or recurring managed-service line.

Name

ABA-WORKSHOP

Legal name

ABA WORKSHOP SAS

Website

https://aba-workshop.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ABA Workshop is a French multidisciplinary architecture and urban-planning agency founded in 2014, serving public and enterprise clients across mobility infrastructure, urban design, remodeling, and biophilic workspaces in France, China, and Luxembourg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Cleanroom Fit-Out (Factories, Warehouses, Controlled Environments) (IMAFANAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban planning
• Mobility infrastructure
• Spatial hybridization
• Biophilic workspace design

Headquarters

HQ city

Clichy

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based fees for architectural design, urban planning, landscape design, and interior architecture services spanning from conception to realization. Revenue generated through competitive bidding on public contracts and direct engagement with private clients.
2. Consulting and AMO Services: Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage (AMO) services providing strategic consulting throughout project development phases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ABA-WORKSHOP is a multidisciplinary architecture and planning agency that designs and develops projects across mobility infrastructure, urban spaces, spatial hybridization, remodeling, and biophilic workspaces. The firm provides end-to-end architectural services from conception to realization, including urban planning, landscape design, and AMO consulting for public and private sector clients. Its work is organized around five service divisions: ABA-MOBILITY, ABA-URBAN SPACES, ABA-HYBRID, ABA-REMODELING, and the Risonanze workspace brand.

Product overview

ABA-WORKSHOP is a multidisciplinary architecture firm offering integrated design and consulting services organized around five operational divisions: ABA-MOBILITY (mobility infrastructure and parking), ABA-URBAN SPACES (urban planning and landscape design), ABA-HYBRID (strategic hybrid space design), ABA-REMODELING (spatial rehabilitation), and Risonanze (biophilic workspace innovation). The firm serves both national and international projects, from residential remodeling to large-scale urban mobility infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ABA-REMODELING: Renovating and redesigning spaces in respect of their context, to sublimate them and write a new page of their history.
• ABA-URBAN SPACES
• ABA-MOBILITY
• ABA-HYBRID
• Risonanze

Products and services

• ABA-MOBILITY Architecture and design services for mobility infrastructure, including multimodal hubs, parking facilities, and transportation-related spaces, with a specialization in adaptable designs that can evolve with future mobility practices. Targets public and private mobility operators and infrastructure programs.
• ABA-URBAN SPACES Urban planning and landscape design services covering territory- and city-scale spatial organization, sustainable development, and airport zone planning. Serves municipalities, developers, and public-sector bodies.
• ABA-HYBRID Strategic and transversal architectural approach for complex, multifunctional, and hybrid programs that combine temporal and functional design principles. Used by clients with intricate briefs requiring adaptive, hybrid buildings.
• ABA-REMODELING Spatial redesign and rehabilitation services transforming interior and exterior environments while respecting their context, history, and identity to create customized, harmonious environments. Targets residential and commercial remodeling clients.
• Risonanze Biophilic workspace design services that create innovative work environments reconnecting people with nature through light, air, water, and vegetation, targeting corporate clients seeking well-being and performance gains in their workplaces.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,000,000 m² studied/built/rehabilitated in mobility infrastructure
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• ADP (Aéroport de Paris)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABA Workshop collaborated with ADP/ADPI as co-designer on the CDG Zone Cargo Master Plan project, developing the strategic vision for doubling freight capacity by 2050. This was the first European cargo zone to receive 'Green Warehouse' certified hangars.
• COT Institut de JINPUcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-designer with COT Institut de JINPU on the Hengli Island urban park competition in Guangzhou, China. Partnership combining international expertise for large-scale territorial planning.
• Thomas Rau ArchitectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Dutch architect Thomas Rau (sustainable and circular architecture expert) on Loop Park Luxembourg - the world's first fully modular, evolvable parking structure using circular economy principles.
• Serue IngénieriemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering partner and co-traitant on Parc Silo de Haguenau project, providing structural engineering expertise as part of the design-build consortium.
• ProgroupmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering partner on Loop Park Luxembourg project, collaborating on the innovative circular economy-based parking structure.
• Alliance HQEminorOthersCertification partnership for High Environmental Quality (HQE) standards in sustainable development and building projects.
• CIBI (Certification Bois Bur府)minorOthersAffiliation for biodiversity certification in urban and building projects.
• AFEX (Architectes Français à l'Export)minorOthersMember of professional association promoting French architecture internationally.
• BPI FranceminorOthersPartnership with BPI France for export and international development support.
• Business FranceminorOthersPartnership for international business development and export support services.
• OsmozminorOthersPartnership for environmental certification and sustainable development consulting.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Herzog & de Meuron: Elite international architecture firm recognized for adaptive reuse, cultural and mixed-use projects. Aspirational benchmark for hybrid/mixed-use commissions and a competitor for premium European public and cultural mandates.
• Foster + Partners: Major international architecture firm with deep mobility infrastructure and airport expertise. Competes for the same type of high-profile airport, transit and public infrastructure commissions as ABA's ADP and SNCF work.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Large international architecture firm with high-profile adaptive and mobility projects. Competes with ABA for visibility on adaptive, infrastructure-led commissions but at much larger scale and global reach.
• Snøhetta: International architecture and landscape architecture firm with strong urban planning and biophilic design focus. Comparable approach to ABA-URBAN SPACES and Risonanze but operating globally at a larger scale.

Direct peers

• TVK: Paris-based architecture and urban planning practice known for territorial-scale and public-realm projects. Direct competitor for the urban-planning and large public-sector commissions ABA-URBAN SPACES targets.
• Architecture-Studio: Major French architecture firm with broad urban, mixed-use and public-sector portfolio. Direct competitor for general architectural commissions and large urban planning mandates comparable to ABA-URBAN SPACES and ABA-HYBRID.
• ANMA (Agence Nicolas Michelin & Associés): French architecture and urban planning firm with strong public-sector and territorial project track record. Direct peer for French urban development, mobility and public realm commissions.
• AREP: French architecture and engineering firm specialized in mobility, transit and station design with deep SNCF and airport relationships. Direct competitor for mobility infrastructure, multimodal poles and station-parking commissions that anchor ABA-MOBILITY.
• Studio Gang: International architecture practice with explicit focus on sustainability, adaptive reuse and biophilic/urban ecology. Comparable design philosophy to ABA-HYBRID and Risonanze biophilic workspaces.
• Wilmotte & Associés: Established French architecture firm with international luxury, cultural and mixed-use projects. Comparable in scale and premium-segment positioning to ABA's LVMH, Disneyland Paris and Galeries Lafayette engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aba-workshop
• Instagraminstagram.com/abaworkshop
• Xx.com/ABAworkshop

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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