Esposito + Javet Architectes Associés Sa

What Esposito + Javet Architectes Associés Sa does

Esposito + Javet Architectes Associés Sa is a Swiss architecture partnership founded in 2003 and headquartered at Rue des Terreaux 10, Lausanne. The firm is co-owned by EPFL-trained architects Alfonso Esposito and Anne-Catherine Javet, both 1989 graduates who studied under professor Luigi Snozzi and previously maintained independent practices in Lausanne. It employs approximately 12 collaborators including architects trained at EPFL, IUAV, ENSACF, HEIA-FR, HEPIA, UAL, ULB, and UTB, plus administration staff and a director of works.

The firm's core offering is full-service architectural design, planning, and construction supervision organized into four service categories: residential (Habitation), education and sport facilities (Éducation & Sport), healthcare and elderly care (Santé/EMS), and public/other buildings (Autres). It maintains a dedicated competition practice (Concours) and has produced distinctive typologies including the baïonnette corridor plan, the wing-of-mill classroom organization, and folded building forms adapted to landscape. Projects are delivered using Minergie-compliant construction methods, including wood structures and pellet heating. Realizations include Collège du Léman (Renens), Collège Vers-chez-les-Blanc (Lausanne), EMS Le Marronnier (Lutry), EMS Les Fauvettes (Montagny-la-Ville), EMS Bois-Gentil (Lausanne), EPFL student housing (Saint-Sulpice), and Salle de spectacles de l'Usine à Gaz (Nyon).

Revenue is generated through Swiss SIA-regulated professional fees, typically calculated as a percentage of construction cost or fixed fees for defined services, secured through public architectural competitions and direct municipal commissions. The firm serves exclusively institutional and public-sector clients — communes, cantons, EMS operators, housing cooperatives, and educational foundations — across the Swiss Romandie cantons of Vaud, Fribourg, Geneva, Valais, Neuchâtel, and Jura. The go-to-market is sales-led and built around Swiss public procurement law, which mandates open architectural competitions for most public building projects; the firm's track record of first-prize wins since 2001 functions as its principal business-development asset. The firm has no external investors, parent company, subsidiaries, patents, trademarks, or disclosed financial figures, and operates as a private partnership.

Name

Esposito + Javet Architectes Associés Sa

Legal name

Esposito & Javet architectes

Website

https://esposito-javet.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Esposito + Javet Architectes Associés Sa is a Lausanne-based Swiss architecture partnership founded in 2003 by EPFL-trained architects Alfonso Esposito and Anne-Catherine Javet. It provides full-service design and construction supervision for public-sector residential, educational, healthcare, and civic buildings across Swiss Romandie, secured via regulated architectural competitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Public building architecture
• Educational facility design
• Healthcare architecture
• Sustainable construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural design services: Full-service architecture firm providing design, planning, and construction supervision services for public and private projects. Revenue generated through professional fees calculated as percentage of construction costs or fixed fees for services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Esposito & Javet Architectes Associés Sa is a Lausanne-based architecture partnership providing full-service architectural design, planning, and construction supervision for public and private projects in the Swiss Romandie region. Core offerings are organized into Residential Architecture (Habitation), Education & Sport Facilities, Healthcare Architecture (EMS / Etablissements Médico-Sociaux), and Public/Infrastructure projects, with an active competition practice (Concours) that secures projects through public tenders.

Product overview

Esposito + Javet Architectes Associés Sa is a Swiss architecture firm based in Lausanne specializing in public and private construction projects. The firm operates as a unified architectural practice organized into four main service areas: Residential Architecture (villas, multi-family housing, student housing), Education & Sport Facilities (schools, sports complexes, daycares), Healthcare Architecture (nursing homes, senior residences), and Public/Infrastructure Projects (municipal buildings, performance venues). The firm maintains an active competition practice (Concours) and has won numerous public tenders. The portfolio demonstrates expertise in sustainable construction, often using wood structure and prefabricated elements, with projects throughout the Canton of Vaud including Lausanne, Lutry, Renens, Monthey, and other municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design for residential, educational, healthcare, and public infrastructure projects in the Swiss Romandie region, including programming, schematic design, construction documents, and construction supervision.
• Residential Architecture (Habitation) Design of single-family villas, multi-family housing, student housing, and urban housing developments for private clients, cooperatives, and foundations in the Vaud region.
• Education & Sport Facilities Architecture Architectural design of school complexes, colleges, sports halls, daycare centers (crèches), and early childhood education structures for municipal and cantonal clients.
• Healthcare Architecture (Santé / EMS) Design of medical and social care facilities (EMS - Etablissements Médico-Sociaux), including nursing homes and psychogeriatric residences for public associations and private operators.
• Competition Projects (Concours) Participation in public architectural competitions across residential, educational, healthcare, and public sectors as a primary business development channel, with documented first-prize wins.
• Urban Planning & Public Spaces Design of municipal administrative buildings, community centers, and public infrastructure such as performance venues and wash halls (e.g., Halle de lavage Payerne) for communes and municipalities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple award-winning projects including Distinction romande d'architecture 2011 and Best architects 2015
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fondation de VerdeilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Foundation client for Ecole Verdeil in Payerne. Firm won 1st prize in 2017 competition and completed construction 2019-2020.
• Coopérative d'habitation Les EstudiantinescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Client and housing cooperative for EPFL student housing project in Saint-Sulpice. Firm designed 4 buildings meeting Minergie standards with pellet heating. Long-term relationship leading to successful 2006-2009 realization.
• L'Atelier de Paysage Jean-Yves Le Baron sàrlcoreTechnology or IntegrationLandscape architecture partner appearing on multiple projects including Collège du Léman, EMS Le Marronnier, and Salle de spectacles de l'Usine à Gaz Nyon. Regular collaboration on public space and garden design.
• Aebischer & BovignycoreTechnology or IntegrationLighting design specialist collaborating on numerous projects including Collège du Léman, EMS Le Marronnier, and Ecole Verdeil. Regular consultant for architectural lighting solutions.
• Sorane SAcoreTechnology or IntegrationBuilding physics engineering firm appearing on multiple projects including Halle de lavage Payerne, Collège du Léman, and EMS Bois-Gentil. Specialist in thermal and energy performance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Itten+Brechbühl: Large Swiss architecture and engineering firm operating across multiple disciplines and geographies. A broader incumbent with overlapping public-sector expertise but significantly larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• Diener & Diener: Established Basel-based architecture firm with strong reputation in public and residential architecture. Comparable in design quality but operates at a substantially larger scale with international reach.
• Burckhardt+Partner: Major Swiss architecture firm with national and international presence, including significant public-sector and healthcare facility work. A broader incumbent competing for the same public tenders with substantially greater resources.

Direct peers

• studio vulkan: Zurich-based practice of similar size focusing on public architecture and cultural buildings. Comparable in their competition-led approach and emphasis on high-quality public realm projects.
• LOCALARCHITECTURE: Lausanne-based architecture practice of comparable size with a similarly strong portfolio of public-sector projects in Swiss Romandie, including schools and community facilities. Direct geographic and typological competitor for municipal commissions.
• gmür architekten: Swiss architecture practice focused on public and educational buildings with similar competition-driven workflow. Comparable in scale, mission, and typological focus.
• Burkhalter Sumi Architekten: Zurich-based firm with award-winning public and cultural architecture practice. Comparable in focus on public buildings and competition-driven workflow, though based in German-speaking Switzerland.
• Bauart Architekten und Planer: Swiss architecture firm with strong public-sector and education facility portfolio across multiple cantons. Comparable in mission and scale, with similar expertise in sustainable construction and competition-driven procurement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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