Atelier Agopyan

What Atelier Agopyan does

Atelier Agopyan is a privately-held French architecture firm founded in 1963 and headquartered in Antony, a southern suburb of Paris. The firm delivers architectural design services across three core practice areas: Groupe scolaire (school groups, including primary and secondary educational buildings), Logements (residential housing developments ranging from individual homes to multi-hundred-unit complexes), and Équipements (public equipment facilities such as médiathèques, cultural centers, sports stadiums, and community buildings). All visible project commissions originate from public-sector or institutional clients, including municipalities, housing authorities, and educational administrations.

Its business model is project-based fee-for-service architecture, with revenue generated through direct engagement on individual commissions. The firm's go-to-market relies on a professional website (atelieragopyan.com) and an Instagram portfolio (@atelier_agopyan) as primary commercial channels, complemented by direct outreach to public institutions and private developers. Geographic scope is concentrated in the Île-de-France region, with occasional projects in other French metropolitan areas (e.g., Nantes). The firm operates with a headcount of 11-50 employees, consistent with a mid-sized partner-led practice.

Core technical capability rests on in-house architectural design expertise across the firm's three typology specializations, supported by what appears to be standard industry tooling rather than proprietary technology platforms. No AI/ML capabilities, software products, integrations, or technology partnerships are disclosed in available data. The firm is independently owned with no disclosed investors, subsidiaries, funding rounds, M&A activity, or partnership alliances — consistent with a stable, founder/partner-operated practice rather than a venture or PE-backed enterprise.

Name

Atelier Agopyan

Legal name

Atelier Agopyan

Website

https://atelieragopyan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Atelier Agopyan is a French architecture firm founded in 1963, headquartered in Antony near Paris, designing schools, residential housing, and public facilities for institutional clients across the Île-de-France region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Public building design
• Residential architecture
• Urban planning services
• School facility design

Headquarters

HQ city

Antony

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Atelier Agopyan is a French architecture firm offering comprehensive architectural design services across three practice areas: Groupe scolaire (school groups for primary and secondary education), Logements (residential housing projects including apartment complexes and individual homes), and Équipements (public and institutional equipment facilities such as cultural centers, libraries, sports stadiums, and community spaces). The firm delivers projects ranging from individual school buildings to large-scale urban development projects including the reconfiguration of town centers, primarily in the Île-de-France region.

Product overview

Atelier Agopyan is an architecture firm offering comprehensive architectural design services through three main service areas: Groupe scolaire (school groups), Logements (residential housing), and Équipements (public equipment facilities). The firm specializes in designing and delivering educational institutions, housing complexes, and public facilities across France, with projects ranging from individual school buildings to large-scale urban development projects including the reconfiguration of town centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Groupe scolaire Architectural design services for school groups, including primary and secondary schools, as exemplified by the Saint Mesrop Arabian primary and college project. Targeted at public education authorities and municipalities.
• Logements Architectural design services for residential housing projects, including apartment complexes and individual homes, such as the 75-logement, 114-logement, 183-logement, and 319-logement developments, as well as urban renewal projects. Targeted at private developers and public housing authorities.
• Équipements Architectural design services for public and institutional equipment facilities, including cultural centers, libraries (médiathèques), sports stadiums (e.g., extension du Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes), and community spaces. Targeted at public sector institutions and local authorities.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Snøhetta: International architecture and design practice active across cultural, public, and residential typologies — broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities though operating at a larger scale and different geography.
• Foster + Partners: Internationally established architecture firm with deep public-sector and residential portfolios — broader incumbent competing on the same tender types at much larger scale.
• Dominique Perrault Architecture: Larger French architecture firm with broader international reach and a comparable public/cultural/residential portfolio — broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Global architecture practice with major public and residential projects — a broader incumbent operating at much larger scale with overlapping public/cultural typology.

Direct peers

• Wilmotte & Associés: Established French architecture practice with a similarly broad portfolio covering residential developments, cultural facilities, and urban projects — directly comparable in scope and French-market positioning.
• TVK: Paris-based architecture and urbanism firm specializing in public space, housing, and large-scale urban projects — comparable in typology and French-market activity.
• Architecture-Studio: Paris-based architecture firm of comparable scale with a portfolio spanning public, residential, and cultural projects across France and internationally — closely comparable in typology mix and client base to Atelier Agopyan.
• AIA Life Designers: French architecture firm with strong public-sector and healthcare/education project pipelines — closely comparable in institutional client focus and project typology.
• ANMA: French architecture practice active in public equipment, urban renewal, and housing — directly comparable in typology mix and French regional-market focus.
• Groupe-6: French architectural firm with public-sector, healthcare, education, and urban-development projects — directly comparable in institutional client focus and project scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/atelier_agopyan
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/atelier-agopyan

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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