Atelier Coloco

What Atelier Coloco does

Atelier Coloco is a Paris-based landscape architecture and urban planning firm founded in 1999, operating as a multidisciplinary atelier that combines landscape architects, urban planners, botanists, gardeners, and artists to deliver projects ranging from territorial strategies to garden construction. The firm is structured around five service categories — Exploration, Strategy, Activation, Construction, and Transmission — and emphasizes ecological continuity, biodiversity corridors, water management, and participatory design with communities. Its portfolio of more than 50 projects spans former industrial sites (Base 217, Cathédrales du Rail), coastal restoration (Calanques, Havre de Geffosses, Coutances), urban regeneration (Parc des Groues, Les Mercuriales), cultural gardens (MoCo Montpellier, Biennale d'Architecture), and international commissions in Morocco, Ivory Coast, Kosovo, Italy, and Belgium.

The firm operates on a professional services revenue model, acquiring projects through competitive public tenders, architectural competitions, and direct commissions from public institutions (municipalities, metropolitan areas, AFD) and private developers. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Atelier Coloco is a privately held, independent firm with 16 employees, no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no venture capital backing. Its go-to-market relies on relationship-led enterprise field sales, prestigious project collaborations (notably with Dior and Gilles Clément), and awards such as the 2023 Prix Coup de Coeur du Palmarès du Paysage. The firm is building a recurring services layer through ongoing management mandates (e.g., Parc des Groues) in addition to its core design revenues.

Name

Atelier Coloco

Legal name

Coloco

Website

https://coloco.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Atelier Coloco is a Paris-based multidisciplinary atelier (landscape architects, urban planners, botanists, gardeners, artists) delivering landscape design, urban planning, and ecological projects for French public institutions and select private developers across France, Europe, and Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban planning design
• Ecological landscape design
• Biodiversity corridor planning
• Public space design

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Professional services revenue from landscape architecture and urban planning projects, including master planning, design, and construction supervision for public and private clients. Projects are acquired through competitive tenders, competitions, and direct commissions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Atelier Coloco is a Paris-based landscape architecture and urban planning firm offering comprehensive services from territorial strategies to garden construction. The firm combines landscape architects, urban planners, botanists, gardeners, and artists in a multidisciplinary atelier focused on contemporary landscapes, with particular expertise in biodiversity, ecological corridors, water management, and coastal adaptation. Projects span public infrastructure, urban regeneration, cultural gardens, and ecological restoration across France and internationally.

Product overview

Atelier Coloco operates as a unified atelier (workshop) combining Paysagistes (landscape architects), Urbanistes (urban planners), Botanistes (botanists), Jardiniers (gardeners), and Artistes (artists). The firm offers comprehensive landscape architecture services organized around five project categories: Exploration (research and strategic studies), Stratégie (planning and landscape strategies), Activation (participatory implementation), Construction (garden and landscape construction), and Transmission (knowledge sharing and education). Projects range from urban parks, ecological corridors, biodiversity management, waterfront developments, cultural gardens, to participatory urban interventions. The portfolio includes both public and private commissions across France and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers7 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 core, flagship and minor.

• ATM (Hydrology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with ATM for hydrology studies in projects such as Base 217, combining landscape and water management expertise.
• Institut d'Ecologie Appliquée (IEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with IEA for ecological expertise in biodiversity and ecological continuity projects.
• Bertrand Lavier (Artist)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with artist Bertrand Lavier on the MoCo garden project in Montpellier, creating a garden-atlas as a journey through five continents represented by plant species.
• Gilles ClémentflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration with renowned gardener and landscape designer Gilles Clément on multiple projects including Manifesta 12 Palermo and various exhibitions. Co-commissioner of 'La Préséance du Vivant' exhibition.
• DIOR / BETAKflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Dior Spring Summer 2020 fashion show, designing 'Les Bosquets Voyageurs' - traveling bosquets that were subsequently planted in permanent locations including Foundation GoodPlanet and Base 217.
• Groupe HuitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with architecture firm Groupe Huit on cultural projects including the Centre Culturel Jacques Aka in Bouaké, Ivory Coast.
• Véronique MurecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with botanist Véronique Mure on multiple projects including MoCo Montpellier and Ivry-sur-Seine nature strategy.
• Eiffage AménagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Eiffage Aménagement on the Cathédrales du Rail project in Saint-Denis, France.
• AnmacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Anma landscape firm on Parc des Groues management and various other projects.
• INterlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with INterland on coastal projects including Havre de Geffosses restoration and various landscape studies.
• C40 - Reinventing CitiesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration through C40 Reinventing Cities initiative for the Sant'Andrea project in Venice, Italy.
• IngéropcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering partnership on large infrastructure and environmental projects including coastal recomposition and hydraulic studies.
• AlgoeminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting partner on territorial development and planning studies.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Broad incumbents

• West 8: Larger Dutch landscape architecture and urban design practice with global reach. Competes for the same class of large public and waterfront commissions and operates at a meaningfully larger scale.
• OLIN: US landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm with major public and cultural commissions. Competes for flagship cultural-landscape projects but operates at substantially larger scale.
• James Corner Field Operations: New York-based landscape architecture and urban design studio behind major public realm projects such as the High Line. Competes for the same tier of large, signature public landscape commissions.

Direct peers

• Gross Max: Edinburgh-based landscape architecture studio with European public and cultural projects. Similar boutique scale, design orientation, and participation in high-profile public tenders.
• Agence TER: Paris-based landscape architecture and urban planning firm working on major public projects across Europe and the Middle East. Overlaps with Coloco on territorial strategies, ecological corridors, and large-scale master planning tenders.
• Vogt Landschaft: Zurich-based landscape architecture firm with strong public-sector and international project portfolio. Comparable ecological and urban design orientation with European public client base.
• Michel Desvigne Paysagiste: Paris-based landscape architect recognized for large-scale urban and territorial projects. Comparable culture, French market base, and involvement in prestigious public commissions and international exhibitions.
• Topotek 1: Berlin-based landscape architecture office with an international cultural and public project portfolio. Comparable design-led atelier ethos and bid-based public project acquisition.
• Mosbach Paysagistes: Paris-based landscape architecture studio with strong public and cultural project portfolio. Direct competitor for French public tenders and a similar atelier-style creative identity.
• Bureau Bas Smets: Brussels-based landscape architecture and urban design studio with a comparable multidisciplinary approach and portfolio of large public and ecological projects across Europe. Closely mirrors Coloco's atelier-style model and France/Belgium cross-border activity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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