Lacroix Chessex

Name

Lacroix Chessex

Legal name

Lacroix Chessex SA

Website

https://lacroixchessex.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban planning
• Building renovation
• Residential architecture
• Institutional buildings

Headquarters

HQ city

Genève

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architecture services including design, project management, and construction oversight for residential, public, educational, and healthcare facilities. Revenue generated through professional service fees on commissioned projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lacroix Chessex is a Swiss architecture firm providing full-service architectural design covering residential, commercial, public, and educational buildings, including new construction, renovation, transformation, and vertical extension (surélévation) projects. The firm also delivers urban planning services integrating architectural solutions within broader urban contexts, and contributes to architectural education through teaching positions at HEIA Fribourg and EPFL.

Product overview

Lacroix Chessex is a Swiss architecture firm offering comprehensive architectural services, urban planning, and teaching. The firm operates as a unified practice organized around four partners and one associate, delivering projects across residential, commercial, public, and educational sectors. Their portfolio spans completed buildings (Built Projects) and ongoing competitions (Unbuilt Projects), with particular expertise in vertical extensions, renovations, and sustainable construction. The firm also contributes to architectural education through teaching positions at EPFL and HEIA Fribourg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Design Services Full-service architectural design covering residential, commercial, public, and educational buildings, including new construction, renovation, transformation, and vertical extension (surélévation) projects, delivered for public, institutional, and private clients across Switzerland and France.
• Urban Planning Services Urban development and planning services for residential quarters and public facilities, integrating architectural solutions within broader urban contexts and site-specific design approaches.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple first-prize competition wins across Swiss Romandy since 2005, indicating strong reputation and client trust
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Notter + VigneminorOthersGraphic design services provider for the firm's communication materials.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Devanthéry & Lamunière Architectes: Geneva-based architecture practice of comparable size and similar regional focus in Swiss Romandy. Both founders of Lacroix Chessex previously worked at Devanthéry & Lamunière, making it a direct comparable in scale, typology, and competition-driven GTM in the Geneva market.
• LVPH Architectes: Geneva-region architecture practice with comparable size, public-sector competition experience, and focus on educational and residential typologies in Swiss Romandy.
• Pont 12 Architectes: Swiss Romandy architecture practice (Vevey/Lausanne) of similar boutique scale, focused on public, educational, and residential commissions. Direct competitor in competition-based public procurement across Vaud and Geneva cantons.
• Nomos Architectes: Geneva-based practice with comparable typology (public, residential, mixed-use) and similar competition-based business development. Boutique scale with strong Swiss Romandy focus.
• 3B Architectes: Swiss architecture practice active in similar institutional, educational, and residential typologies. Comparable boutique scale and competition-driven approach with comparable geographic footprint in French-speaking Switzerland.
• Meier & Associés Architectes: Geneva architecture firm where partner Ludovic Durand previously worked. Comparable size and typology (residential, public, institutional), competing for the same Swiss Romandy commissions and competition slots.

Broad incumbents

• Buchner Bründler Architekten: Established Basel-based architecture firm with similar contemporary, site-specific design approach. Operates at slightly larger scale and broader geography but competes in similar Swiss architectural award circuits and on comparable institutional typologies.
• Burkhalter Sumi Architekten: Zurich-based contemporary architecture practice recognized for residential and public projects at a similar design-quality tier. Comparable in terms of academic ties and competition-driven awards, though operating from a different Swiss region.
• Studio Vulkan Architekten: Zurich-based practice with comparable contemporary design quality and typology (residential, public). Slightly larger scale and broader geography but a peer in terms of design reputation and Swiss architectural award ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Atelier Kempe Thill: Rotterdam/Dresden-based European practice with similar focus on residential densification, urban extensions, and contemporary public housing. Comparable in typology and design philosophy though operating across a broader European footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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