Reservoir A

What Reservoir A does

Reservoir A is a Belgium-based architecture and urban design practice founded in 2007 in Charleroi, with additional offices in Brussels and Mons. The firm delivers architectural services for public infrastructure, healthcare, cultural, and private commercial projects — including the 145,000 m² Grand Hôpital de Charleroi (1,000 beds), the 5,100 m² Dockin innovation and coworking building, the 3,000 m² Eden artistic creation centre, the 19,721 m² Caserne des pompiers de Charleroi, the Piscine de Courcelles, and the Jardin mémoriel at Marcinelle. Its work is characterised by a material-driven methodology that treats construction details, colour, and light as primary spatial elements, with an artistic sensibility traceable to the influence of artist Jean Glibert on founder and general manager Julien Dailly.

Underlying the practice is a project-based professional-services model: revenue is generated from design fees (typically a percentage of construction cost) on individually tendered or directly commissioned projects. The go-to-market is sales-led, anchored on Belgian public-procurement architecture competitions — for communes, hospitals, and cultural institutions — augmented by direct commissions from private developers such as Sambrininvest and Groupe Rossel. Delivery depends on a recurring multi-disciplinary ecosystem of collaborators, including a joint venture with VK architects+engineers and RHDHV (VKRA) for the Grand Hôpital de Charleroi, and partnerships with Philippe Samyn & Partners, Carbonifère, Christophe Terlinden, GEI, Michaël Sautier ingénieurs, and ATS. The team of roughly 20–25 professionals includes four architect associates plus project architects, heritage and landscape architects, a BIM specialist manager, an office manager, and a communications lead.

Reservoir A holds no external funding, no parent company, and discloses no financial figures. Recognition has accumulated in step with scale: the Grand Prix d'Architecture de Wallonie in 2021 (two categories), a Bricks in Architecture Awards Silver Prize and a BigMat International Architecture Prize (Belgium category) nomination in 2025, and ongoing presence at international venues such as MIPIM 2026 and the UNESCO UIA Barcelona CCP 2026 indicate a deliberate platform-building posture around public-sector and award-grade commissions in Wallonia and beyond.

Name

Reservoir A

Legal name

RESERVOIR A

Website

https://reservoira.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Reservoir A is a Belgium-based architecture and urban design practice (founded 2007, Charleroi), delivering public-sector, healthcare, cultural, and commercial commissions across Wallonia via public-procurement tenders and direct client commissions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleroi

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and design services: Professional architecture services for building projects including new construction, renovation, and urban development. Revenue is generated through design fees, typically calculated as a percentage of construction costs, for public and private sector clients across Belgium.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Reservoir A is a Belgian architecture and urban design firm founded in 2007 that provides architectural design, urban planning, building renovation, and interior architecture services. The firm delivers projects for public, healthcare, cultural, commercial, and residential clients, with a portfolio that includes hospitals, public infrastructure (swimming pools, sports halls), cultural centers, memorials and public spaces, and heritage renovations across the Wallonia region.

Product overview

Reservoir A is an architecture firm based in Charleroi, Belgium, founded in 2007. The firm offers architectural design services across multiple project types including public infrastructure (hospitals, swimming pools, sports halls, cultural centers), commercial buildings (office spaces, innovation centers), residential projects (individual houses, social housing), public spaces (memorial gardens, urban installations), and building renovations. The firm operates from three offices in Charleroi, Brussels, and Mons, and works in collaboration with various engineering firms, landscape architects, and artists on projects throughout Belgium.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full architectural design service covering concept, design development, and execution documentation for new-build projects across healthcare, public, cultural, commercial, and residential sectors.
• Urban Planning and Design Urban planning and public-space design service including master planning for public spaces, memorials, and urban contexts, delivered for public-sector and institutional clients.
• Building Renovation and Heritage Restoration Renovation, adaptive reuse, and heritage-sensitive restoration of existing buildings and public structures, addressing both functional upgrades and preservation requirements.
• Interior Architecture and Design Interior architecture and design service integrated with the firm's broader architectural commissions, covering public, cultural, commercial, and residential interiors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Jardin mémoriel received Silver Prize at Bricks in Architecture Awards 2025 and nomination for BigMat International Architecture Prize 2025 (from 650+ European entries)

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VK architects+engineerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership (VKRA - Association momentanée) for major projects including Grand Hôpital de Charleroi. The collaboration combines VK's engineering expertise with Reservoir A's architectural approach for large-scale complex projects.
• CarbonifèrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultidisciplinary team of landscape architects and designers based in Charleroi. Collaborated on Jardin mémoriel, transformation projects, and urban spaces, providing landscape design expertise integrated with Reservoir A's architectural work.
• Christophe TerlindencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist collaborator on memorial and public art projects including Jardin mémoriel. Creates interventions including murals, alcoves, lighting, and spatial geometry that integrate artistic vision with architectural space.
• Charleroi BouwmeesterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity planning cell that collaborates on urban development projects including the Jardin mémoriel, providing municipal perspective and coordination.
• Philippe Samyn & PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Caserne des pompiers de Charleroi project where Philippe Samyn & Partners served as lead architect with Reservoir A as collaborator, combining expertise for the 19,721 m2 fire station project.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• AgwA: AgwA is a smaller Brussels-based emerging architecture practice; comparable in scale and increasingly active in Belgian cultural and residential work, overlapping with Reservoir A on smaller public/private briefs.

Direct peers

• DKV Architecten: DKV Architecten is a Belgian architecture firm working on cultural, civic, and residential projects with similar scale and regional focus, providing direct competition for Walloon and Flemish public commissions.
• Stéphane Beel Architectes: Stéphane Beel Architectes is a Belgian firm known for material-driven, context-sensitive contemporary public and cultural architecture; shares Reservoir A's emphasis on materiality, public cultural commissions, and Belgian regional scope.
• B2Ai: B2Ai is a Belgian architecture and engineering practice with comparable scale, public-sector exposure, and integrated design-build capabilities, making it one of the closest direct competitors to Reservoir A in the Belgian institutional and healthcare market.
• L'Escaut architecture: L'Escaut is a Belgian architecture studio with comparable footprint focusing on public cultural projects and urban interventions; both firms engage with the same Belgian cultural and institutional client base.
• OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen: OFFICE KG-DVS is a Belgian contemporary architecture practice with a comparable public/cultural portfolio and strong material/conceptual focus; competes with Reservoir A for high-prestige Belgian institutional commissions.
• NU architectuurcollectief: NU architectuurcollectief is a Belgian contemporary architecture collective with comparable size and similar engagement with public commissions, urban context, and contemporary Belgian architectural discourse.

Broad incumbents

• Snøhetta: Snøhetta is an international architecture firm known for material-driven, context-sensitive cultural and public projects; shares Reservoir A's emphasis on materiality and contextual integration across public cultural commissions.
• Foster + Partners: Foster + Partners is a large international incumbent that regularly competes for major Belgian and European public, healthcare, and cultural commissions; represents the larger end of the competitive landscape Reservoir A navigates.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): BIG is a global architecture firm with established public, cultural, and commercial commissions in Europe; competes with Reservoir A in the upper tier of European public tender competitions and brand recognition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RESERVOIRA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reservoir-a

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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