ATELIER DE LA PASSERELLE

What ATELIER DE LA PASSERELLE does

ATELIER DE LA PASSERELLE is a privately-held French architecture practice founded in 1988 and headquartered in Lyon (3, rue de la Quarantaine, 69005 Lyon). The firm is structured as a generalist partnership with roughly 15–23 staff, including three associated architects leading the practice since the 2024 succession from founders Juliette Cozon Annic, Yann Cozon, and Olivier Blaise. Its core offering is full-service architectural commission across housing (logements), sports and educational facilities (sport, enseignement), tertiary/commercial buildings, urban planning (urbanisme), and interior design (intérieur), delivered through missions spanning study, execution, and project management (Mission Base+Etude+EXE+OPC).

The firm's technical differentiation lies in sustainable construction: wood-frame buildings (ossature bois), biosourced materials, material reuse (réemploi) executed with circular-economy partners such as BOBI, building rehabilitation including thermal insulation and heritage projects, and passive summer comfort management via STD simulation. Projects target environmental certifications including E+ C- (levels E2C1 and E3C1), Effinergie+ with Bbio max -30%, and Haute Qualité Environnementale (HQE).

Revenue is generated through professional-services commissions won via architectural competitions and direct engagement. Buyers are split between the public sector (municipalities such as Ville de Mions, Métropole de Lyon), social housing operators (OPAC du Rhône, SDH, Alpes Isère Habitat, Auvergne Habitat, Batigère Rhône-Alpes, SIER), private developers (Nexity, Bouygues Immobilier, Cogedim, La Foncière Logement, D2P), and occasional healthcare/social organizations (Le Petit Monde et l'Univers; Centre Hospitalier de Villefranche-sur-Saône). Geographic footprint is centered on the Rhône-Alpes/Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region with extension into Bourgogne, Île-de-France, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Pricing is project-based and not publicly disclosed; visible contract values range from the ~€1.3M SDP Maison du Petit Monde to the €6.57M Complexe Sportif in Mions.

Name

ATELIER DE LA PASSERELLE

Legal name

Atelier de la Passerelle

Website

https://atelierdelapasserelle.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Atelier de la Passerelle is a Lyon-based French architecture practice founded in 1988, offering full-service design across housing, sports, educational, tertiary, urban planning, and interior projects, with deep specialization in sustainable construction, wood-frame building, biosourced materials, and material reuse for public, social housing, private developer, and healthcare clients across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Residential Remodelers (236118)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Sustainable construction
• Urban planning
• Wood frame construction
• Building rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Full-service architectural commissions including base mission, study phase, and execution (Mission Base+Etude+EXE+OPC). Services span housing, sports facilities, education, commercial/tertiary, urban planning, and interior design projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Atelier de la Passerelle is a generalist architecture firm providing full-service architectural design and urban planning across residential, sports, educational, tertiary, and interior design projects. The firm specializes in contextual architecture with deep expertise in sustainable construction methods including wood frame building, biosourced materials, material reuse/reemployment, and low-carbon decarbonation approaches targeting E+C- environmental standards. Projects are commissioned directly by public entities (municipalities, social housing operators) and private developers, primarily in the Rhône-Alpes region of France.

Product overview

ATELIER DE LA PASSERELLE is a generalist architecture firm operating as a single unified practice offering comprehensive architectural services. The firm provides core architecture services complemented by specialized offerings in sustainable construction (wood construction, biosourced materials, decarbonation), circular economy (material reuse/reemploi), and building rehabilitation. Project categories include housing, educational facilities, sports complexes, tertiary/commercial buildings, urban planning, and interior design. The portfolio spans residential, commercial, and public sector projects across the Rhône-Alpes region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services
• Urban Planning (Urbanisme)
• Interior Design (Intérieur)
• Wood Construction (Construction Bois)
• Material Reuse (Réemploi)
• Building Rehabilitation (Réhabilitation)
• Decarbonation Services
• Housing (Logements)
• Educational Facilities (Enseignement)
• Sports Facilities (Sport)
• Tertiary Buildings (Tertiaire)

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects targeting E+ C- environmental standard levels E2C1 and E3C1
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• CetisminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering firm (BET structure) for structural engineering services on the Maison du Petit Monde project at Villefranche-sur-Saône hospital.
• Arbor&SensminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering firm (BET Fluide / SSI) for fluid systems and fire safety systems on the Maison du Petit Monde project.
• Cabinet GrassetminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEconomist consultancy providing cost estimation services for the Maison du Petit Monde project.
• IndigèneminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLandscape architect firm providing landscaping services for the Maison du Petit Monde project at Villefranche-sur-Saône.
• BOBIminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerReuse engineering consultancy (BE réemploi) for the 29-unit housing project in Oyonnax, supporting circular economy material valorization.
• Octav TIRZIUminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPerspectivist providing visualization services for the Complexe Sportif project in Mions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Chartier Dalix Architectes: Larger established Parisian practice with comparable housing and public-equipment portfolio; broader geographic reach and bigger team, but overlapping sustainability narrative and client segments.
• Architecture-Studio: Major French architecture firm with broad national and international footprint; competes for large public housing and sports/educational commissions at the upper end of the market where ADLP also bids.

Direct peers

• Atelier du Pont: Mid-sized French architecture firm with comparable portfolio across housing, sports/educational facilities, and tertiary buildings; competes for similar public and private developer commissions.
• Encore Heureux: Paris architecture practice recognized for circular-economy construction and material reuse (réemploi) — directly comparable specialized service offering and overlapping client base in social/affordable housing.
• Jakob + MacFarlane: Paris-based contemporary architecture firm with parallel mix of housing, public facilities, and adaptive reuse projects; competes for similar cultural and developer-led commissions.
• Tectoniques: Lyon-based architecture firm of comparable scale with strong specialization in wood construction and sustainable building — directly comparable on territory, project typologies, and bio-based material expertise.
• Antonini Darmon: Paris-based architecture firm with similar mid-scale housing, social, and tertiary portfolio; comparable project size and competition-driven GTM.
• Gaëtan Le Penhuel: French architecture practice of comparable size with residential, social housing, and public-equipment expertise; similar Bbio/Effinergie+ certifications and public-procurement orientation.
• Roland Schweitzer Architectes: Long-established Parisian practice specializing in social and affordable housing, with a strong territorial-architecture philosophy directly comparable to ADLP's Rhône-Alpes identity.

Others

• BOBI (Be Réemploi): Reuse engineering consultancy that partnered with ADLP on the Oyonnax 29-unit project; represents the specialist supplier ecosystem the firm draws on for circular-economy material valorization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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