CAPLA

What CAPLA does

CAPLA is a French architecture firm founded in 2012, headquartered at 47 Rue Barrault in Paris, with two additional offices in Dijon and Rilly-sur-Loire. The firm is led by three partners — Marie-Jeanne Jouveau (Gérante, Architecte du patrimoine), François Da Silva Ferreira (Associé, Architecte DPLG), and Arnold Velay (Associé, Architecte DPLG specializing in material reuse) — and operates with a team of approximately 16–20 professionals. The firm's practice spans four integrated service lines: Architecture (new construction, renovation, and restructuring), Patrimoine (heritage restoration, AVAP and SPR studies, and conservation diagnostics), Urbanisme (PLUI-H development, landscape studies, and municipal planning), and Programmation (feasibility and programming studies for complex public and institutional projects).

CAPLA's revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees for architectural design, heritage restoration, urban planning studies, and programming commissions. The firm sells primarily through direct engagement and competitive bidding, with the public sector — including the French Ministry of Justice, municipalities such as Bordeaux, Cherbourg, Chartres, and Viroflay, the Conservatoire du Littoral, and institutions like Sciences Po, ENS, and the Université de Dijon — representing the dominant client base. Supplementary private work includes social housing (ICADE Promotion), telecom infrastructure (Scaleway), and office restructuring (Braxton Asset Management). The firm has documented international project references in Italy (Tuscany) and Peru (Lima), and has built an alliance ecosystem of co-consultants including Geostudio (urban planning), Co-S (programming), ANA Ingénierie (engineering), and Ville Ouverte (programming). The firm is private, partner-owned, and has no disclosed funding rounds or M&A activity.

Name

CAPLA

Legal name

CAPLA

Website

https://caplarchitecture.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CAPLA is a French architecture firm specializing in heritage preservation, urban planning, and programming services, serving primarily public-sector clients including ministries, municipalities, and educational institutions across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAKAO

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

Keywords

• Heritage architecture services
• Urban planning services
• Architectural programming studies
• Building renovation design
• Bioclimatic sustainable design

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture Services: Traditional architecture firm revenue derived from project-based fees for architectural design, heritage restoration, urban planning studies, and programming services. Revenue comes from both new construction and renovation/restoration projects across residential, cultural, institutional, and industrial sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CAPLA is a French architecture firm providing professional design services across four integrated practice areas: architectural design (new construction and renovation of residential, cultural, sports, and industrial buildings), heritage architecture (patrimoine) including restoration, AVAP and SPR studies and diagnostics, urban planning (urbanisme) covering PLUI-H development and municipal planning, and architectural programming (programmation) covering feasibility studies, functional program development, and project management assistance. The firm serves public sector, institutional, and private enterprise clients across France through offices in Paris, Dijon, and Rilly-sur-Loire.

Product overview

CAPLA is a French architecture firm specializing in three interconnected service areas: Architecture (new construction, renovation, and restructuring), Heritage (patrimoine) services (historic building restoration, AVAP, SPR studies, and diagnostics), Urban Planning (urbanisme) services (PLUI-H, landscape plans, municipal planning), and Programming services (feasibility studies, program development, project management assistance). The firm operates from offices in Paris, Dijon, and Rilly-sur-Loire with three partners: Marie-Jeanne Jouveau, François Da Silva Ferreira, and Arnold Velay. The portfolio spans residential, cultural, sports, industrial, and institutional projects across France, integrating ecological performance and bioclimatic design principles into both new and heritage work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Atelier 27minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration with Atelier 27, led by Carsten Hanssen (Architecte DPLG, Architecte du patrimoine), for heritage architecture projects.
• GeostudiocoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLong-term collaboration with Geostudio (Geohabitat, Urbaniste) as urban planning partner on multiple PLUI and urban development projects.
• Co-ScoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOngoing partnership with Co-S for programming assistance and lead consultant on public sector projects including Ministry of Justice commissions.
• Eloise BloitminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProgramming consultant collaboration for urban planning and landscape projects.
• Dérive PaysagistesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration with landscape architects for integrated architectural and landscape design projects.
• Atelier AtlanteminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with Atelier Atlante (Paysagistes) for landscape architecture on heritage projects.
• LamalleminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStructural and economic engineering consultant for construction projects.
• Cabinet Volte & RousseauminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExpert surveyors (Géomètres-experts) for land and property measurement and documentation.
• Olivier Richard-HernandezminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration with Olivier Richard-Hernandez (Architecte DPLG) on heritage and international projects including Peru landscape competition.
• Ville OuvertecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with Ville Ouverte for programming on Bordeaux Opéra project.
• ANA IngénieriecoreTechnology or IntegrationEngineering partner for infrastructure and energy master planning projects including Bordeaux Opéra.
• SCENOGRAPHICCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerScenography consultant for cultural institution projects.
• AAKA conseilminorOthersAccounting and financial advisory services for the firm.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Chartier Dalix Architectes: French architecture firm with parallel commitment to public-sector cultural and heritage commissions and bioclimatic design integration. Comparable French contemporary-heritage practice.
• ARCHI5 Productions: French architecture practice with public-sector portfolio including cultural, educational, and heritage projects. Comparable size and French institutional client base.
• Encore Heureux Architectes: French architecture firm explicitly focused on reuse, circular materials, and heritage adaptation. Highly comparable in their shared emphasis on réemploi and sustainable heritage intervention.
• Wilmotte & Associés: Major French architecture firm with broad practice covering heritage, urban, and institutional work. Comparable in multi-disciplinary French architecture-and-heritage positioning.
• Dominique Perrault Architecture: Established French architecture practice with strong public-sector portfolio including institutional, cultural, and heritage projects. Comparable in French institutional client mix and project scale.
• Atelier 27: French heritage architecture firm led by Carsten Hanssen, who actually partners with CAPLA on heritage projects. Direct peer due to identical French heritage architecture focus and overlapping partner ecosystem.
• Lacaton & Vassal Architectes: Award-winning French architecture firm with parallel focus on heritage building transformation, social housing refurbishment, and sustainable contemporary intervention. Highly comparable in French public-sector heritage mandate profile.
• Agence Ter (architectes urbanistes): French urban planning and landscape architecture firm working with municipalities on territorial and PLUI-style plans. Strong overlap with CAPLA's urbanisme and programming services for public clients.

Broad incumbents

• ANMA (Agence Nicolas Michelin & Associés): Larger established French architecture and urban planning firm with broad portfolio including public infrastructure and heritage. Broader in scope but competes for similar French public mandates.

Regional players

• Atelier Roland Schweitzer: Established French landscape and urban planning practice with parallel focus on heritage landscapes and PLUI work for French municipalities. Comparable in integrated planning and landscape-heritage scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/capla

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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