A+R Paysages

What A+R Paysages does

A+R Paysages is a privately-held landscape architecture firm founded in Dublin in 2006, with its principal studio established in Bordeaux since 2010. The firm employs approximately 15 collaborators — landscape architects, engineers, architects, and administrative staff — directed by founder Rémi Salles, an OPQU-qualified urbanist and AJAP 2010 laureate. A+R specializes in the design of public parks, urban requalification projects, and ecological landscapes, applying a phytosociology-based methodology that produces perennial, resilient, biodiversity-optimized ecosystems, including micro-forests inspired by Miyawaki principles with documented performance metrics (4,260 plants on 1,300 m² at Parc Bühler, 1.2 m average growth at first spring).

The firm's project portfolio spans large-scale metropolitan studies (Bordeaux historic center, 320 ha; Bastide Niel eco-district, 35 ha), sports and leisure facilities (Moustoir in Lorient, 6.6 ha; Saint-Paul-Lès-Dax, 29 ha), archaeological site landscapes (Aquae Segetae, Chronographe), and the Bordeaux Métropole 1-million-tree planting initiative across 28 municipalities by 2030. A+R generates revenue through professional services fees earned via competitive public tenders (concours) and direct commissions, frequently serving as lead designer or co-lead within consortia that include marquee partners such as MVRDV, BIG, Egis, Artelia, and Chaix & Morel. Customers are predominantly French municipalities and metropolitan authorities, supplemented by private developers, wine estates, and international clients in Ireland.

The firm's distribution is entirely direct: project acquisition through public procurement and private commission, with no product distribution or SaaS components. Geographic footprint covers most French metropolitan regions (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Île-de-France, Bretagne, Normandie, Occitanie, Centre-Val de Loire, Grand Est) and Dublin/Ireland. Operations are private, debt-free, with no institutional investment or acquisition activity disclosed.

Name

A+R Paysages

Legal name

A+R Paysages

Website

https://aplusrpaysages.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

A+R Paysages is a Bordeaux-based landscape architecture firm (founded Dublin 2006) employing ~15 staff that designs public parks, urban requalification projects, and micro-forests using phytosociology principles, serving French municipalities, metropolitan authorities, and select private developers via competitive tenders and direct commissions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture
• Urban planning
• Ecological design
• Micro-forest planting
• Public space design

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Design and Master Planning Services: A+R Paysages generates revenue through professional services fees for landscape architecture design, master planning, and project coordination on public and private commissions. Revenue is project-based, typically won through competitive tendering (concours) and direct commissions. Projects range from small-scale private garden commissions to large-scale public infrastructure and urban development projects. The firm acts as lead designer or as part of a consortium.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

A+R Paysages is a landscape architecture firm that designs public parks, urban public spaces, ecological corridors, sports facility landscapes, school grounds, heritage gardens, and archaeological sites. The firm combines landscape architecture, urban planning, and ecological design with proprietary phytosociology-based and micro-forest methodologies, offering design, master planning, and project coordination services through competitive public tenders and direct commissions.

Product overview

A+R Paysages is a landscape architecture firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of design services rather than a unified software product. The firm's core offerings span landscape architecture for parks and public spaces, urban planning studies, and specialized environmental design services including micro-forest creation based on phytosociology principles, archaeological site landscapes, school environments, and heritage garden restoration. Projects range from large metropolitan requalification initiatives (such as the 320 ha Center Ancien de Bordeaux study) to intimate residential gardens (like the 1000 m² Jardin AM-T), and from sports facility landscapes (Parc du Moustoir, 6.6 ha) to sustainable beach reconfiguration (Hossegor). The firm also leads the "1 Million Trees" plantation initiative for Bordeaux Métropole, demonstrating commitment to large-scale ecological urbanism.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 4260 plants on 1300 m² in micro-forest (Parc Bühler)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

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

• ArteliacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering and consultancy partner within the groupement (consortium) for the Bordeaux Métropole 1-million-tree planting initiative. A+R coordinates the southern territorial pole with Artelia providing engineering and technical support.
• Sauvages (Botanists)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSauvages provides botanical expertise for the 1-million-tree planting project, including palette definition and species selection adapted to local conditions. Also collaborated on Bordeaux plantation projects and micro-forest implementations.
• Fleur de Sol (Agronomists)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgronomy partner for the 1-million-tree planting project, contributing soil analysis and agronomic expertise. Also collaborated on micro-forest soil preparation methodologies.
• MVRDVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational architecture firm serving as co-lead urban designer and ZAC coordinator alongside A+R for the Bastide Niel eco-district project in Bordeaux (35 ha). A+R and MVRDV jointly provide urban design and public space development.
• Dermot Foley Landscape ArchitecturemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIrish landscape architecture firm serving as co-lead designer with A+R for the Adamstown parks project (20 ha, Dublin).
• Chaix & Morel et AssociésmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm leading multiple stadium/sports facility projects where A+R provides landscape architecture. Projects include: Parc du Palais des Sports de Beaublanc (Limoges) and Parc du Moustoir (Lorient).
• Atelier d'Architecture King KongmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating with A+R on multiple projects including Hôtel du Palais Cardinal (Saint-Émilion), Parc du Coteau/Gare de Vitry (Vitry-sur-Seine), and other heritage/hotel projects.
• Berranger & VincentmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating with A+R on heritage projects including the Parc Archéologique d'Aquae Segetae (Sceaux-du-Gâtinais) and the Chronographe archaeological park (Rezé).
• OLGGA ArchitectesmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating with A+R on sports and public space projects including the Plaine des sports de Petit-Quevilly and the Moustoir park in Lorient.
• EgiscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMajor engineering consultancy collaborating with A+R on multiple projects including the Marne sector requalification at Mérignac, the Moustoir park in Lorient, and the Parc du Palais des Sports de Beaublanc in Limoges.
• Aurélien Caillon (Botanist)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBotanist contributing to the Bordeaux plantation projects including species selection for the 1-million-tree initiative and multiple micro-forest implementations. Partnered on Square Reignier, Parc Bühler, and other projects.
• Olivier Damas (Agronomist)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgronomist from Fleur de Sol contributing to the micro-forest implementations at Pessac Ampéris and Parc Bühler, providing soil preparation methodology and plant species adaptation expertise.
• Claude Figureau (Phytosociologist)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLate phytosociologist and former director of the Jardin des Plantes de Nantes, who collaborated with A+R on phytosociological planting approaches, including vegetation joint treatments at Bastide Niel.
• EcosphèreminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEnvironmental consultancy partner in the groupement for the 1-million-tree planting project.
• Groupe Nepsen E6minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner in the groupement for the 1-million-tree planting project.
• PijoulsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner in the groupement for the 1-million-tree planting project.
• Les Architectes AnonymesmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating with A+R on the Résurgence bayonnaise project in Bayonne's historic center.
• SYSTRAmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering firm collaborating with A+R on the Parc du Coteau project at the new Vitry-sur-Seine metro station (Line 15).
• Danielle Justes (Artist)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist collaborating with A+R on the requalification of Boulevard d'Aragon and Square George V in Pau.
• Wonderful LightminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLighting design partner for the Boulevard d'Aragon and Square George V requalification project in Pau.
• Atelier du TraitminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating with A+R on the Quartier Denfert Rochereau project in Niort.
• A2I InframinorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInfrastructure engineering partner for the public spaces component of the Quartier Denfert Rochereau project in Niort.
• R-USEcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner in the team for the Marne sector requalification at Mérignac (17 ha), working alongside Egis on public space and technical coordination.
• Leibar & SeigneurinminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm for the building component of the Groupe Scolaire Brazza project.
• HamemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban planning partner collaborating with A+R on the requalification of Bordeaux's historic center (320 ha) and the Bordeaux Inno Campus study (1,000 ha across 4 communes).

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Agence TER: French landscape and urban planning firm of comparable size and project type, working on public space design, metropolitan plans, and ecological urbanism. Competitor for similar French municipal tenders.
• In SITU Architecture & Paysage: Bordeaux-region landscape architecture practice competing with A+R in the same geographic market for local public space, park, and urban planning commissions.
• Michel Desvigne Paysagiste: Leading French landscape architecture firm with comparable public-sector project scale (Parc de Bercy, Lyon Confluence), operating with a similar professional services model and concours-driven GTM. Both firms compete for major French municipal and metropolitan commissions.
• BASE (Base Artitecture, Landscape, Environment): French landscape and architecture firm with a similar portfolio of public space, park, and ecological projects; competitor for French municipal tenders and European commissions.
• Atelier Jacqueline Osty et Associés: Recognized French landscape architecture agency with a comparable footprint in major public park and urban requalification projects (e.g., Parc des Expositions, Bordeaux). Directly competes for the same concours-based commissions.

Broad incumbents

• Egis: Large French engineering and consulting group that includes landscape and urban design capabilities. Acts both as A+R's consortium partner and as a broader incumbent with in-house capacity for landscape scopes on infrastructure projects.
• SWECO (landscape division): European engineering and design consultancy with a substantial landscape architecture practice active across municipal infrastructure programs; broader incumbent with comparable public-sector client base.
• MVRDV: Dutch architecture firm leading large urban masterplans where A+R contributes landscape scope (e.g., Bastide Niel). A larger incumbent with embedded landscape/urbanism talent competing in the same urban design competition space.

Emerging players

• SLA (Stig L. Andersson): Scandinavian landscape architecture and urban design firm with strong emphasis on biodiversity and climate-adaptive urbanism, similar to A+R's micro-forest and ecological methodology positioning.

Regional players

• Dermot Foley Landscape Architecture: Irish landscape architecture firm that co-led the Adamstown parks project with A+R. Comparable offering (public park and master planning) but primarily Irish market; relevant as A+R's international peer.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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