The Charrière-Partners Architects Workshop

What The Charrière-Partners Architects Workshop does

Atelier d'Architectes Charrière-Partenaires SA is a Swiss architecture and urban planning firm headquartered in Granges-Paccot in the Canton of Fribourg. Founded in November 2011 and operating since January 1, 2012, the firm is the legal successor to Serge Charrière SA and maintains continuity of personnel, clients, and accumulated experience dating back over twenty years. The firm is privately held by three managing partners — Vincent Spicher, Dominique Martignoni, and Daniel Huguet — and operates with approximately twenty collaborators including EPFL/SIA-certified architects, HES architects, draftspersons, a dedicated BIM Coordinator and BIM Manager, construction managers, and administrative staff.

The firm offers a full architectural mandate lifecycle from preliminary project (avant-projet) through execution plans, coordination, expertise, and works direction (direction de travaux), supplemented by urban planning, interior design, and competition services. Its technology foundation centers on Building Information Modeling (BIM), supported by dedicated in-house coordination and management roles. Service delivery is direct-to-client, sourced primarily through public architecture competitions, parallel study mandates (mandats d'études parallèles), invited competitions, and direct commissions.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional service mandates (project-based fees) for a client mix that spans cantonal and communal government entities, healthcare networks, financial institutions (Credit Suisse), luxury/industrial enterprises (Richemont, Marcel Boschung AG, Micarna, Groupe E Connect, Anura SA, Manor), logistics operators (Emil Egger), and real estate developers (GIF SA). The firm has executed over one hundred notable projects across administrative, industrial, residential, healthcare, educational, and commercial sectors, and has secured multiple first-prize competition wins including EMS Domdidier (2023), Credit Suisse Fribourg (2006), and the Boschung Technology Center (2013). It operates exclusively in Switzerland, principally in the Canton de Fribourg and adjacent western Swiss regions.

Name

The Charrière-Partners Architects Workshop

Legal name

Atelier d'Architectes Charrière-Partenaires SA

Website

https://charriere.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Atelier d'Architectes Charrière-Partenaires SA is a Swiss architecture and urban planning firm based in Granges-Paccot, Fribourg, offering complete design, BIM coordination, and construction supervision services to public institutions and private enterprises across administrative, industrial, residential, healthcare, and educational sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban planning services
• Construction management
• Building renovation services
• BIM coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Granges

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Planning Services: Professional services revenue generated through architectural design, urban planning, project management, and construction supervision mandates for public and private clients. Projects include competitions, parallel study mandates, and direct commissions ranging from preliminary studies to full execution.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Charrière-Partners Architects Workshop is a Swiss architecture firm providing architectural design, urban planning, and construction-direction services. It serves clients across industry, administration, commerce, housing, education, and healthcare sectors, with project delivery supported by BIM coordination and management.

Product overview

The Atelier d'Architectes Charrière-Partenaires SA is an architecture and urban planning firm offering comprehensive architectural services. The firm provides complete project planning mandates, urban planning services, construction management, and interior design. Their portfolio spans administrative buildings, industrial facilities, residential housing (including senior housing and mixed-use developments), educational institutions, healthcare facilities (EMS/nursing homes), and commercial spaces. The firm also participates in architectural competitions and offers specialized services including BIM coordination and building renovation/restoration of classified historic buildings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Architectural design services covering industry, administration, commerce, housing, education, and healthcare buildings, delivered by EPFL/SIA-qualified architects.
• Urban Planning Services Urban planning services supporting public administrations and private developers in canton-level territorial and urban development projects.
• Construction Direction (Direction de travaux) Construction-direction and supervision services led by the partner responsible for works management, covering project execution oversight.

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Losinger-MarazzicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Team partnership with Losinger-Marazzi for SIC Givisiez conception-construction project - an 8-level institutional storage building for the Canton of Fribourg. The compact 6,400 m2 expandable design addresses complex site constraints including utilities and 13m elevation difference.
• IPAS architectescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Consortium partnership with IPAS architectes for the Etablissement pénitentiaire Bellechasse project, involving transformation and expansion of the central prison, food service facility, and new building for semi-detention and external work. Project runs from 2016-2028 as part of the second penitentiary planning phase.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Emch+Berger: Swiss engineering and architecture firm involved in infrastructure, building, and urban planning projects. Comparable in providing integrated design and construction supervision services across public and private sectors in Switzerland.
• Diener & Diener Architekten: Basel-based Swiss architecture firm with strong competition-winning track record in cultural, residential, and institutional buildings. Comparable in competition-led GTM and design quality recognition, though focused on higher-profile urban projects.
• Itten+Brechbühl: Major Swiss architecture and planning firm with full-service delivery across healthcare, education, residential, and administrative typologies. Comparable in offering full-mandate architectural services including competitions, planning, and execution, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach across Switzerland.
• Burckhardt+Partner: Large Swiss architecture firm with deep expertise in public-sector buildings, healthcare, education, and industrial facilities. Directly comparable in mandate types (EMS, schools, heritage renovation, industrial) but operates nationally and internationally with substantially greater capacity.

Direct peers

• Frei + Saarinen Architekten: Zurich-based Swiss architecture firm with strong competition record in public and residential projects. Comparable in design quality, competition-led business development, and full-mandate service offering, though operating in a different Swiss region.
• Atelier 5 Architekten: Mid-sized Bern-based architecture firm with similar full-service mandate model across residential, public, and educational buildings. Comparable in firm size range, mandate scope, and competition-driven project acquisition in the Swiss Romand/German-speaking markets.
• meier + associés architectes: Geneva-based Swiss architecture firm active in healthcare, housing, and public-sector projects. Comparable in mandate typologies (EMS, residential quarters, administrative buildings) and in competition-driven business model within western Switzerland.
• Lüscher Architectes: Lausanne-based Swiss architecture firm offering similar comprehensive services across residential, public, and industrial buildings. Comparable in firm scale and regional focus on western Switzerland, with similar competition-driven GTM.
• Feldschuh Architekten: Swiss architecture firm with comparable focus on public buildings, schools, and residential developments. Similar mandate range and competition-based project acquisition, particularly in German-speaking Switzerland.

Regional players

• Duplex Architectes: Fribourg-area architecture firm operating in the same cantonal market with overlapping client base (communes, cantonal services, private developers). Comparable in geographic concentration and competition participation in Fribourg canton mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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