Altura Arquitectes

What Altura Arquitectes does

Altura Arquitectes is a 12-person professional architecture firm headquartered in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, founded in 2019 from a collaboration between Arteks and Ginjaume arquitectes that began in 2013 on the Refugi Guardat de l'Illa at 2,488 meters altitude in the Pyrenees. The firm delivers integrated architecture services across design, project management, and construction oversight for residential projects (single-family, multi-family, affordable housing, coliving, senior living), public facilities (schools, cultural, infrastructure), offices, heritage rehabilitation, and landscape. Its core technical capabilities center on sustainable Pyrenees mountain architecture, including timber construction systems (CLT, massive timber, light timber framing using local Pyrenees wood), Passivhaus design (documented energy demand below 20 kWh/m²·year), bioclimate strategies (solar protections, natural ventilation, geothermal/aerothermal systems, controlled mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, earth tubes, photovoltaic integration), parametric facade optimization, and reversible heritage rehabilitation using 3D modeling, photogrammetry, and traditional materials (stone, lime mortar).

The firm generates revenue through project-based professional fees negotiated per project, acquiring clients via direct commissions, public and private architecture competitions, and referrals. It maintains a sales-led go-to-market targeting both private residential/commercial clients and public institutional clients (government, municipalities, cultural institutions), with a geographic footprint spanning Andorra, Spain (Catalonia), and Switzerland (Lausanne). Visible enterprise and public clients include Govern d'Andorra, Comú d'Andorra la Vella, COEX, Comuna de Chavannes-près-Renens (Switzerland), VallBanc, Endor Homes, and Andorra Telecom. The firm operates a repeat technical-partner ecosystem including BEAL AEC (structural engineering) and ATECI (MEP) alongside environmental assessor Arqbag. Recent recognition includes 2025 Green Solutions Awards (Construction21 International), 2025 MAPEI First Prize in Urban Intervention, and 2026 Premis d'Arquitectura d'Andorra First Prize in New Construction, all anchored on the Parc de l'Ossa project, alongside a UNESCO El Correu publication (2023) for the Sant Vicenç d'Enclar bell tower reconstruction.

Name

Altura Arquitectes

Legal name

ALTURA, S.L

Website

https://altura.ad

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Altura Arquitectes is a 12-person architecture firm in Andorra specializing in sustainable Pyrenees architecture — timber construction, Passivhaus design, and heritage rehabilitation — serving public institutions, private developers, and corporate clients across Andorra, Spain, and Switzerland on a project-based professional services model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Reconfiguration & Structural Alterations (HSAPAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Real Estate ESG / Sustainability & Resilience Advisory (Decarbonization, Climate Risk) (BPAJANAI)

Keywords

• Sustainable architecture
• Timber construction
• Heritage rehabilitation
• Passive house design
• Bioclimate design

Headquarters

HQ city

Andorra la Vella

HQ country

Andorra

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architecture and design services for residential (single-family, multi-family, affordable housing), public facilities, offices, rehabilitation, and landscape projects. Revenue is generated through project-based professional fees for design, project management, and construction oversight.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Altura Arquitectes is an architecture firm delivering full-spectrum architectural design and project management services — from concept and schematic design through construction oversight — for residential, public, commercial, and landscape projects in the Pyrenees region. The firm specializes in sustainable mountain architecture, with deep expertise in timber construction (CLT, massive timber), Passivhaus-certified design, bioclimate strategies, and reversible heritage rehabilitation of historic buildings using traditional materials and contemporary technology.

Product overview

Altura Arquitectes és un estudi d'arquitectura amb seu a Andorra que ofereix serveis integrals de disseny i projectació arquitectònica. El seu portafoli s'estructura al voltant de categories de projectes: Habitatges (unifamiliars i plurifamiliars), Equipaments (públics i privats), Oficines, Reforma, Paisatgisme, Interiorisme, Concursos, Rehabilitació d'edificis, i Arquitectura en Fusta. L'estudi apostat per la sostenibilitat com a eix central, aplicant estratègies bioclimàtiques, passives i de descarbonització. Destaquen les seves especialitats en: rehabilitació patrimonial (Refugi de l'Illa, Campanar Sant Vicenç d'Enclar, Cal Gastó), construcció en fusta (CLT i estructures massisses), i projectes d'habitatge assequible i coliving.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arquitectura General (Integrated Architecture Services) Comprehensive architectural services covering all project phases — design, project documentation, and construction supervision — applying sustainability, bioclimate, and energy efficiency criteria in each intervention. Targeted at private residential clients, developers, public institutions, and corporate clients in the Pyrenees region.
• Building Rehabilitation and Restoration Reforms and rehabilitations that give new life to existing spaces, improving comfort and energy efficiency as a sustainable alternative to demolition and new construction. Includes reversible heritage rehabilitation using traditional construction techniques (stone walls, lime mortar) combined with 3D modeling and photogrammetry for historic structures.
• Timber Architecture Sustainable construction using massive timber, CLT (cross-laminated timber), and light timber framing in structures, facades, and interiors, prioritizing locally sourced Pyrenees wood to reduce CO2 emissions and ensure thermal comfort.
• Sustainable Architecture Projects centered on sustainability, employing passive strategies, renewable energy, natural and local materials such as Pyrenees timber, stone, and other low embodied-energy materials to minimize environmental impact.
• Architecture Competitions Participation in architecture competitions that allow the firm to research and provide innovative solutions to urban, social, and environmental challenges, combining energy efficiency, natural materials, and architecture connected to the territory.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced energy demand below 20 kWh/m²·year in Passivhaus-certified projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Letellier ArchitectescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the reconstruction of the Sant Vicenç d'Enclar bell tower (2019 collapse), under the supervision of the Government of Andorra's Department of Cultural Heritage. Letellier led the international expert commission, with Altura and Brull i Alfonso forming the project team.
• Brull i Alfonso Arquitectura i PatrimonicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the reconstruction of the Sant Vicenç d'Enclar bell tower as part of a three-firm team with Letellier Architectes, under Government of Andorra supervision.
• Ginjaume Architecture et PaysageminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided landscape design for the Museu de l'Automòbil d'Andorra competition entry in Encamp, collaborating on the urban and landscape integration of the granite-clad museum building.
• LacolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint project collaboration with Lacol on the Ca la Carolina rehabilitation in the Empordà region (Girona), which was published by Global Spaces.
• Llamazares i Pomés (Interiorisme)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInterior design collaborator on the VallBanc headquarters renovation project in Escaldes-Engordany, contributing to the corporate interior design language aligned with VallBanc's brand identity.
• Estudi BigaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture collaboration on the Àliga Ski residential building project in El Tarter, Canillo.
• BEAL AEC (Structural Engineering)coreTechnology or IntegrationStructural engineering partner appearing on the majority of Altura's projects, providing structural design for timber, steel, and hybrid construction systems across residential, public, and rehabilitation projects.
• ATECI (Building Services Engineering)coreTechnology or IntegrationMEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) engineering partner appearing on multiple projects including Vall Banc, Sant Julià de Lòria house, Can Noguer housing, and others, providing efficient building services design.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Snøhetta: Norwegian-headquartered multidisciplinary practice specialising in sustainable, context-driven architecture and landscape. Comparable on sustainability ethos and growing presence in European public/cultural commissions.
• Lacaton & Vassal: Pritzker Prize-winning French practice whose work centers on low-impact, low-energy renovation of existing buildings — a directly comparable philosophy around reversible, low-carbon retrofit captured in Altura's rehabilitation portfolio.
• RCR Arquitectes: Pritzker Prize-winning Catalan practice (Olot) known for material-driven, landscape-integrated architecture and active use of local timber and steel. Comparable in regional identity and sustainable-material philosophy, though materially larger.
• Herzog & de Meuron: Basel-based practice with deep expertise in timber construction and material innovation (e.g., wooden residential and public buildings in Switzerland). Relevant broad incumbent given Altura's Swiss expansion via the La Bourdonnette school.
• Atelier 5: Bern-based cooperative practice (founded 1955) known for sustainable, low-energy housing and a cooperative ethos — historically relevant reference point for a sustainability-driven European small practice and broad incumbent on cooperative, energy-efficient housing.
• Kengo Kuma and Associates: Global practice widely recognized for pioneering the use of timber, CLT, and natural materials in contemporary architecture. Closest broad incumbent on Altura's CLT/massive-timber and material-as-carbon-sink approach.

Direct peers

• Brull i Alfonso Arquitectura i Patrimoni: Catalan heritage and architectural conservation practice. Direct collaboration partner on the Sant Vicenç d'Enclar bell tower reconstruction, comparable on Pyrenees stone/heritage restoration expertise.
• Lacol: Barcelona-based architecture cooperative focused on sustainable rehabilitation, affordable housing, and participatory design. Directly comparable in mission and methodology (community- and sustainability-led small practice) and a confirmed collaboration partner on the Ca la Carolina project.
• Letellier Architectes: French heritage/stone restoration specialist who led the international expert commission on Sant Vicenç d'Enclar alongside Altura and Brull i Alfonso; similar size and deep domain focus on stone-built heritage.

Emerging players

• Ginjaume Architecture et Paysage: Andorran landscape-architecture practice and one of the two founding firms from which Altura emerged in 2019. Closely related through shared heritage and ongoing collaboration on competition entries (Museu de l'Automòbil).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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