What B&B ARCHITECTES does

B&B Architectes is a privately-held French architecture firm based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, on the outskirts of Paris, operating from a 300 m² office in a converted tobacco factory. Directed by architect Frédéric Bourstin, the firm delivers contemporary architecture, urban planning, interior architecture, and visual/graphic creation through a multidisciplinary team of architects, technicians, and graphic designers. Its service portfolio spans tertiary office buildings, commercial complexes, residential developments (including Haussmannian renovations and ISMH-listed heritage works), luxury hotels, cinemas, and logistics facilities, with named project concepts such as City Hub and Country Crossdocker.

The firm's technical foundation centers on a Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflow built on Autodesk REVIT since 2006, among the first French agencies to adopt the platform, with oversight by a BIM VDC Manager certified by ESTP. Digitization is reinforced by immersive virtual reality, real-time synthesis imagery, and HD photo printing. Since 2008, the firm has committed every project to environmental certification, pursuing HQE, BREEAM, BBC, THPE, NF, AFILOG, WELL, and Certivea standards, and it participates in sustainable-design research with ADEME.

Commercially, B&B Architectes operates as a B2B professional services firm with a sales-led, direct-engagement model. It secures work through architectural competitions and direct commissions, often partnering with co-traitants (e.g., DGM & Associés, Baumschlager Eberle, Auer+Weber) on large-scale projects such as the BMW campus (78,180 m²), L'Oréal's Ecowest (58,000 m²), and the City Hub 2 Paris eco-district (230,000 m²). Its customers are enterprise clients across banking, real estate development, luxury hospitality, automotive, entertainment, and government, with pricing tied to project scope and complexity rather than disclosed publicly.

Name

B&B ARCHITECTES

Legal name

B&B Architectes

Website

https://bb-archi.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

B&B Architectes is a French architecture firm in Issy-les-Moulineaux delivering contemporary architecture, urban planning, interior design, and BIM-based sustainable building services across commercial, residential, hospitality, logistics, and cinema sectors for enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

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

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Sustainable building design
• BIM architectural services
• Urban planning consulting
• HQE environmental architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Issy-les-Moulineaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional architectural services including urban analysis, building design, interior architecture, visual and graphic creation. Revenue from design fees, project management, and consulting on construction projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

B&B Architectes is a multidisciplinary French architecture firm providing full-service architectural design, urban planning, interior architecture, and visual/graphic creation for enterprise clients. Its work spans new construction and heavy rehabilitation across tertiary offices, commercial complexes, residential buildings, luxury hotels, cinemas, and logistics buildings, with all projects delivered under a High Environmental Quality (HQE) bio-climatic approach. The firm is an early adopter of BIM/REVIT (since 2006) and uses immersive virtual reality, real-time synthesis imaging, and HD photo printing to support each project phase.

Product overview

B&B ARCHITECTES is an architecture firm offering comprehensive architectural services as a single unified practice. The core offering encompasses architecture design (contemporary architecture, urban composition analysis, building conception), urban planning, interior architecture, and visual/graphic creation, delivered by a multidisciplinary team of architects, drafters, and graphic designers. Since 2008, the firm has integrated High Environmental Quality (HQE) and bio-climatic architecture as a foundational approach. The firm employs digital tools including BIM (REVIT) services since 2006, digital visualization, immersive virtual reality, and HD photo printing. Service categories include tertiary buildings (offices), commercial buildings, residential buildings, hotels, cinemas, logistics buildings, and competition projects. Notable named project concepts include City Hub (compact vertical urban logistics with passive energy) and Country Crossdocker (HQE logistics concept).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architectural design including contemporary architecture, urban composition analysis, building conception focused on usage and client needs, and handling of complex technical and administrative projects for enterprise clients.
• Urban Planning Urban analysis and composition services, including EcoQuartier feasibility studies in major metropolises, delivered as part of the firm's multidisciplinary practice.
• Interior Architecture Interior architecture services delivered as part of a multidisciplinary team addressing visual and graphic creation alongside building design.
• Visual and Graphic Creation Visual and graphic creation services integrated into the multidisciplinary architectural team supporting project deliverables across all phases.
• HQE / Bio-climatic Architecture Responsible High Environmental Quality architecture with a bio-climatic approach, sustainable development integration, and renewable energy production incorporation, applied to all current projects since 2008.
• BIM Services Digital modeling services using Autodesk REVIT, covering all project phases from conception through execution, including technical partners and contractors, under a BIM VDC Manager certified by ESTP.
• Digital Visualization Digital visualization services using immersive virtual reality, real-time synthesis images, and HD photo printing for project visualization across all phases.
• Tertiary Building Design Design of new office buildings, office rehabilitations, and high-rise office buildings (IGH), including IGH-class tertiary developments.
• Commercial Building Design Commercial space design including shopping centers, retail spaces, mixed-use commercial complexes, and commercial complexes within residential buildings.
• Residential Building Design Design of new residential buildings, Haussmannian renovations, ISMH-listed building renovations, from luxury housing to social housing.
• Hotel Architecture Hotel design including restructuring and extension of historic properties into luxury 5-star hotels, with deep Monument Historique restoration expertise.
• Cinema Architecture Cinema complex design including multiplexes and next-generation cinema spaces for cinema operators.
• Logistics Building Design Industrial logistics building concepts including passive energy-targeted buildings, warehouses, and urban logistics facilities integrated with eco-district developments.
• Architectural Competition Entries Architectural competition entries across various building types and programs, used as an engagement channel for enterprise clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• BIM implementation on projects up to 46,000 m² from studies through construction contracts
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Kaufmann & BroadmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partnership on BMW Real Estate Project competition in Montigny-le-Bretonneux (78,180 m²), targeting NF HQE, BREEAM Excellent, and WELL Gold certifications.
• Auer+Weber+AssoziertemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Co-traitant partnership on Lot A9B competition for Zac Paris Rive Gauche (21,101 m²), with Auer+Weber+Assozierte as mandataire.
• ADEMEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerB&B Architectes participates in sustainability research and pilot projects in partnership with ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique), engaging in eco-district feasibility studies in major metropolises, passive energy logistics concepts, and BBC housing projects.
• DGM & AssociéscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership as mandataire on major projects including Ecowest L'Oréal (58,000 m²) and Zac des Docks (44,639 m²). B&B serves as co-traitant (façade specialist) in these collaborations.
• Baumschlager EberlemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-traitant partnership on Campus Academy International project in Vitry-sur-Seine (63,000 m², 2017 competition). Also collaborated on La Poste Vaugirard rehabilitation project.
• Builders & PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on BMW campus project for architectural execution and project management.
• Saguez & PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape design partnership on Campus Academy International project.
• Land'ActminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration as landscape architect on Campus Academy International project.
• FAA Franklin AzziminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-traitant for façade design on Beaupassage project in Paris 7ème (10,976 m²).

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Foster + Partners: Global architecture incumbent with deep sustainability and large-scale commercial expertise. Competes for the same blue-chip developer and corporate clients but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Global architecture firm with an explicit sustainability and innovation brand, often winning large mixed-use and corporate campus commissions that overlap with B&B's enterprise project profile.

Direct peers

• Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés: Paris-based architecture practice focused on large-scale office, commercial and mixed-use developments. Closely comparable on tertiary building typology and enterprise developer client base.
• Baumschlager Eberle: Austria/Switzerland-headquartered architecture firm with a parallel sustainability and timber/bioclimatic focus. Existing co-traitant partner on Campus Academy International; comparable in scale and design philosophy.
• Atelier Christian de Portzamparc: Prestigious French architecture firm with a comparable mix of urban, commercial and cultural commissions across large scales. Competes for similar institutional and developer clients.
• Auer+Weber+Assozierte: Munich-based architecture firm with strong sustainability credentials and large-scale commercial project experience. Existing co-traitant partner on Zac Paris Rive Gauche; comparable on sustainable design approach and project scale.
• Architecture-Studio: Major French architecture practice headquartered in Paris with a comparable multidisciplinary portfolio spanning commercial, residential, cultural and urban-scale projects. Most directly comparable peer in size, market and service mix.
• Wilmotte & Associés: Established French architecture firm with a similar mix of luxury hospitality, tertiary and high-end residential commissions. Comparable in scale and project typology, with deeper cultural/institutional presence.
• FAA Franklin Azzi Architecture: Paris architecture firm with parallel expertise in façade engineering, Haussmannian renovation and commercial real estate; existing co-traitant partner on the Beaupassage project and a natural head-to-head competitor on similar briefs.
• Jacques Ferrier Architecture: Paris-based architecture practice with strong HQE/sustainable design credentials and a portfolio of commercial and cultural projects. Closely comparable on environmental positioning and French enterprise client mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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