Cimaise Architectes

What Cimaise Architectes does

Cimaise Architectes is a French architecture and engineering firm founded in 1925, operating from a headquarters in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) and a regional office in Paris (16 boulevard de la Tour Maubourg, 75007). The firm provides full-scope master contracting (maîtrise d'œuvre) services spanning feasibility studies, budget analysis, permitting, architectural design and construction supervision, organized around six vertical practice areas: industrial buildings, commercial buildings, office/tertiary, parking design, public equipment and housing. The website claims a team of approximately 25 professionals, though firmographic data records 12 employees — the website figure is treated as the more current first-party source. Notable technical capabilities include BIM (Building Information Modeling) for complex projects such as the €6M Saint-Étienne crematorium, photovoltaic canopy (ombrière photovoltaïque) engineering, and ICPE-classified industrial site expertise.

The firm's client base is enterprise-focused and sector-diversified, spanning retail/commercial (Galeries Lafayette, Carrefour, Lidl, Monoprix, Casino, Altarea, Carmila), banking (BNP Paribas, UnoFi), energy/nuclear (ENGIE, Framatome), aerospace (Safran), industrial manufacturing (Desjoyaux, HEF, Barbier Group) and public sector clients (Rhône-Alpes Region, Saint-Étienne Métropole, ENSASE). Notable scale signals include over 100 commercial complex projects completed in 40+ years, a 38,500 m² technology pole project at METROTECH (27 pavilions, 780 parking spaces), and individual project budgets ranging from €6M (crematorium, Halles de Toulon) to €36M (Cité Scolaire Honoré d'Urfé lycée portion). Documented certifications include HQE, BREEAM Very Good, Effinergie, Passivhaus, QEB, Label V, Valorpark and ECOJARDIN.

The business model is professional-services, project-based and quote-driven with multi-year contract cycles typical of the French architectural market. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and there is no funding history, no M&A activity, and no parent company. The firm is privately held with no institutional investors identified. GTM is direct enterprise field sales targeting large construction projects, supported by a portfolio-website and LinkedIn presence rather than active digital marketing. The firm carries a documented century-old brand with industry recognition including the Grand Prix SIMI 2007 (New Building category).

Name

Cimaise Architectes

Legal name

Cimaise Architectes

Website

https://cimaise.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cimaise Architectes is a French architecture and engineering firm founded in 1925, employing approximately 25 professionals across offices in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert and Paris, providing master contracting services in industrial, commercial, office, parking, public and residential building design with environmental certification expertise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Engineering Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAKAA

Architectural Design Services

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

SECONDARYBPAHAKAC

Landscape Architecture & Site Design

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

SECONDARYBPAHAKAB

Interior Design Services

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

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Industrial building architecture
• Commercial building architecture
• Sustainable building design
• Master contracting missions

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Full-service architecture firm providing master contracting missions, feasibility studies, architectural design, project management, and construction supervision for commercial, industrial, residential, and public projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cimaise Architectes is a full-service architecture and engineering firm providing master contracting missions across six verticals: industrial buildings, commercial buildings, offices, parking, public equipment, and housing. Services span feasibility studies, budget analysis, permitting, architectural design, project management, and construction supervision, with strong emphasis on sustainable development and environmental certification.

Product overview

Cimaise Architectes is a multi-disciplinary architecture and engineering firm operating since 1925, offering a unified suite of architectural services organized around six core areas: industrial buildings, commercial buildings, office buildings, parking design, public equipment, and housing. The firm employs approximately 25 professionals and has completed over 100 commercial complex projects. Specialized offerings include photovoltaic canopy (ombrière) design for parking and industrial sites, commercial building rehabilitation (including occupied-site renovation), and sustainable development consulting. Projects span new construction, rehabilitation, thermal renovation, and extension, with a strong emphasis on environmental certifications (HQE, BREEAM, Passivhaus) and sustainable design principles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture for Industrial Buildings

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ commercial complex projects completed in over 40 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Altarea CogedimcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Joint project partnership for the Halles de Toulon rehabilitation, in partnership with Altarea Cogedim and Carrefour Property, completed in September 2021 with €6M budget.
• Carrefour Property (Carmila)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Partnership with Carmila/Carrefour Property for Halles de Toulon rehabilitation project - a 1,250 m² historic market hall renovation.
• Omnipark (Q Park)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2012Collaboration on the Palais de Justice underground parking in Saint-Étienne (2012), providing 247 parking spaces across 8,720 m². Omnipark is a global leader in parking management.
• AIA ARCHITECTESminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for the Parc des Expositions (PEX) project in Saint-Étienne, where Cimaise works together with AIA ARCHITECTES on this public facilities project.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Patriarche Group: French architecture and engineering group offering full-service design across commercial, industrial, office, and residential — directly comparable end-to-end master contracting offering in the French market.
• DTACC: French architecture and engineering firm with similar multi-disciplinary offering for commercial, industrial, and public projects; relevant competitor in the same mid-sized French architecture market segment.
• Groupe-6: French architecture and engineering firm active across commercial, healthcare, public, and tertiary projects — directly comparable practice profile to Cimaise in scale, services, and target clients.
• AIA Architectes: French architecture and engineering atelier of comparable size and footprint; explicitly partnered with Cimaise on the Parc des Expositions project in Saint-Étienne, demonstrating directly overlapping capability in industrial, public, and commercial architecture across France.
• Wilmotte & Associés: Established French architecture firm with comparable scope across commercial, cultural, and residential sectors; competes for similar French enterprise and institutional mandates and pursues similar sustainability credentials.
• Valode & Pistre: Paris-based French architecture firm with strong practice in commercial, office, and industrial buildings — directly comparable to Cimaise's industrial/commercial/tertiary portfolio and competing for the same large French enterprise clients.
• Brenac & Gonzalez: Paris-based French architecture firm with comparable practice in commercial, housing, and public-equipment architecture; competes for the same French institutional and enterprise clients.
• Architecture-Studio: Major French architecture firm with comparable practice across commercial, public, and urban architecture; competes for the same French enterprise and institutional clients and offers similar full-service master contracting.

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis France: Global design and consultancy firm with a French architecture practice spanning commercial, industrial, and public sectors; competes for the same large enterprise tenders as Cimaise but at significantly larger scale and with broader service portfolio.

Regional players

• Atelier Téqui Architectes: Architecture firm with comparable commercial, residential, and public practice but with stronger geographic concentration in other French regions; overlaps with Cimaise on building type and customer profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cimaise-architectes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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