What AEA architectes does

AEA Architectes is a French full-service architecture firm founded in 2000 in Mulhouse and headquartered in Strasbourg since 2007. Structured as a Société Civile Professionnelle (SCP) with €1,000,000 in capital, the firm employs approximately 27–31 professionals including seven partners (René-Pierre Ortiz as Managing Partner, Richard Lang, Rodrigue Thiemann, Marie Real, Olivier Lingelser, Matthieu Ortiz, Sophia Brunstein) and a multidisciplinary team of architects, construction economists, interior designers, urban planners, and administrative staff. Operations span four offices in Strasbourg (headquarters), Sausheim, Luxembourg, and Bandol, with service delivery across France, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.

The firm's core offering is project-based professional services across eight verticals: Habitat (residential housing), Culture & Education, Hotels & Restaurants, Infrastructure, Institution (government/defense), Research (laboratories, scientific facilities), Activity (commercial/office), and Health (EHPAD, medical centers). Services span the full project lifecycle from programming and concept design through construction supervision, with particular expertise in heritage rehabilitation (Monuments Historiques compliance) and complex institutional projects. Marquee deliverables include the Pavillon d'Accueil Louise Weiss at the European Parliament (€19.8M), the CNRS Institut Charles Sadron rehabilitation (€16.8M), Lycée Jean Rostand (€16.4M), and the conversion of the Manufacture des Tabacs into The People Hostel.

AEA generates revenue through design fees, project management, and architectural supervision billed on a per-project basis negotiated per commission, with clients acquired via competitive tenders and direct commissions. The customer mix is roughly balanced between public sector (European Parliament, Région Alsace, Ville de Colmar, CNRS, ministries) and private developers and corporates (Bouygues Immobilier, Vinci Immobilier, Perspective, Crédit Agricole Alsace-Vosges, Weleda). The firm ranked 65th in D'A magazine's 2024 ranking of French architecture firms by turnover, down from 57th in 2022, and received a Hotel & Lodge Awards 2022 recognition for L'Esquisse MGallery Colmar.

Name

AEA architectes

Legal name

AEA Architectes

Website

https://architectes-aea.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AEA Architectes is a French full-service architecture firm (SCP, founded 2000, HQ Strasbourg) delivering design, heritage rehabilitation, and project management across residential, institutional, hospitality, research, and healthcare verticals for public-sector clients and private developers in France, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Heritage building rehabilitation
• Urban planning design
• Interior architecture services
• Construction supervision services

Headquarters

HQ city

Strasbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Project-based professional services revenue from architecture, interior design, and urban planning projects for institutional and private clients. Revenue derived from design fees, project management, and architectural supervision services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AEA Architectes is a full-service French architecture firm providing comprehensive architectural design, interior design, urban planning, and construction supervision services across residential, cultural, educational, hospitality, institutional, research, commercial, and healthcare project categories. The firm delivers services from initial programming and concept design through construction supervision for new builds, renovations, and heritage restorations, serving institutional clients, private developers, and corporate clients primarily across France, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.

Product overview

AEA Architectes is a full-service French architecture firm offering comprehensive architectural services across eight main project categories: Habitat (residential housing), Culture & Education, Hotels & Restaurants, Infrastructure, Institution, Research, Activity, and Health. The firm provides services from initial design through construction supervision, covering new construction, renovation, and heritage restoration projects. Founded in 2000 in Mulhouse and headquartered in Strasbourg since 2007, the agency operates throughout France, Switzerland, and Luxembourg. Each project category is documented with dedicated project pages showcasing completed works with client, cost, location, surface area, and project descriptions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Habitat (Residential Architecture Services) Full architectural design and supervision services for residential housing projects including social housing, student residences, individual villas, and multi-family apartment buildings. Delivered for private developers (Bouygues Immobilier, Perspective, European Homes) and institutional clients.
• Culture & Education (Cultural and Educational Architecture Services) Architecture design for cultural venues, theaters, cinemas, museums, schools, colleges, lycées, and university buildings, including notable projects such as the Lycée Jean Rostand restructuring for Région Alsace (€16.4M).
• Hotels & Restaurants (Hospitality Architecture Services) Architecture services for hotels, hostels, and gastronomic restaurants including interior design and heritage building conversions, exemplified by L'Esquisse MGallery hotel in Colmar (€15M, Hotel & Lodge Awards 2022) and The People Hostel in Strasbourg (Manufacture des Tabacs reconversion).
• Infrastructure Architecture Services Architecture and urban design services for parking structures, public parks, and urban infrastructure projects, including the Parking et parc public Montagne Verte in Colmar (€19.2M) for Ville de Colmar.
• Institution (Institutional and Government Architecture Services) Architecture for government buildings, barracks, police stations, and institutional facilities, including the European Parliament's Pavillon d'accueil Louise Weiss (€19.8M), Restaurant des député(e)s, Jardin d'enfants kindergarten, Bar des député(e)s, Plateau média, Espaces tertiaires, and Bâtiment Vaclav Havel.
• Research Facility Architecture Services Architecture services for laboratories, research centers, data centers, and scientific facilities, including P3 laboratories and the CNRS Institut Charles Sadron rehabilitation and extension in Strasbourg (€16.8M) and the CRITT AERIAL research facility for Région Alsace.
• Activity (Commercial and Business Architecture Services) Architecture services for office buildings, commercial spaces, wineries, and business parks, including the Crédit Agricole Alsace-Vosges Immeuble Poincaré renovation in Colmar and the CAP Plein Ciel tower (53 logements Huningue, Pyramides d'Argent 2009).
• Health (Healthcare Architecture Services) Architecture services for healthcare facilities including EHPAD (elderly care homes), MARPA, medical centers, and antenna facilities, including the EHPAD Le Village Richwiller for Mutualité Française d'Alsace (€10.3M) and the Ministère des Armées antenne médicale in Bitche.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked 65th among French architecture firms by revenue (2024)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• OSLO ArchitectesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated architect on the Bureaux Archipel project (70M€) in Strasbourg international business district alongside LinkCity, Cogedim, and Altarea
• DTACCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign architect for Hôtel Le Léonor project (20.8M€) - AEA provided architectural assistance for compliance verification and coordination with Bâtiments de France

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Triptyque Architecture: French architecture firm of similar scale with comparable focus on residential, hospitality, and cultural projects, including heritage adaptive reuse. Overlaps AEA on developer and hotel clients.
• DTACC: French architecture and project management firm specializing in hospitality, housing, and public commissions. DTACC is named alongside AEA in the Hôtel Le Léonor project, indicating closely aligned project types and client pool.
• ECDM Architectes: Paris-based French architecture firm with comparable mid-scale public, residential, and cultural portfolio. Competes for similar institutional and developer commissions.
• Coldefy & Associés Architectes: French architecture practice covering public facilities, housing, and heritage projects. Direct competitor on regional French public procurement and developer commissions.
• OSLO Architectes: Strasbourg-based architecture firm of comparable scale with overlapping public-sector and developer client base. AEA already partners with OSLO on the €70M Bureaux Archipel project, confirming direct comparability.
• DGT Architects: French architecture firm with multi-sector practice covering residential, public, and cultural projects. Comparable size and portfolio mix to AEA.

Broad incumbents

• Wilmotte & Associés: Internationally active French architecture firm with strong cultural, hospitality, and institutional portfolios. Competes for the same high-profile public and private commissions that drive AEA's mid-market wins.
• Architecture-Studio: Major French architecture practice with global institutional, cultural, and urban-planning projects. Competes with AEA for European Parliament-adjacent and large public commissions.
• Groupe-6: Major French architecture firm covering healthcare, education, cultural, and urban planning projects. Comparable on public-sector tenders and heritage/institutional work at a larger scale.
• Patriarche: Large national French architecture and engineering firm with multi-sector coverage including housing, hospitality, healthcare, and public infrastructure. A broader incumbent whose size and range directly overlap AEA's mid-tier institutional commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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