Forster Paysages SA

What Forster Paysages SA does

Forster Paysages SA is a Swiss landscape architecture firm headquartered in Prilly (Vaud), founded approximately a decade ago and operating with a team of roughly six employees. The firm specializes in landscape architecture with a pronounced focus on climate adaptation — including urban cooling, biodiversity enhancement, and stormwater management — and has completed approximately 100 projects since inception, primarily across Swiss Romandie (cantons of Vaud, Geneva, Valais, Bern, and Neuchâtel).

The firm's core offering is design and project delivery of public and private outdoor spaces, delivered through Swiss Standard SIA 142/143 architecture competitions and direct commissions. Notable work includes the "Gardens of Time" (Les Jardins du Temps) at the Audemars Piguet campus in Le Brassus, which won the 2021 MIPIM Award for Best Urban Regeneration Project, and a series of competition wins between 2023 and 2026 across estate, municipal, and school projects in Grands-Esserts, Corsier-sur-Vevey, and Charles-Giron.

The business model is professional services fee-for-project, with revenue generated from design fees, competition prize awards, and project management commissions. The customer base is heavily weighted toward public-sector municipalities (Ville de Pully, Vevey, Lutry and others), with a smaller private segment anchored by luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet and financial institution BCV. The firm partners with architectural leads as a specialist sub-consultant on larger built projects, indicating a tiered go-to-market within Swiss design procurement.

Name

Forster Paysages SA

Legal name

Forster Paysages SA

Website

https://forster-paysages.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Forster Paysages SA is a six-person landscape architecture firm based in Prilly, Switzerland, designing climate-adaptive public and private outdoor spaces across Swiss Romandie for municipalities and select private clients such as Audemars Piguet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Landscape Design (HSAIABAA)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban greening design
• Climate-adaptive landscaping
• Public space planning
• Biodiversity landscape design

Headquarters

HQ city

Prilly

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Landscape design and conception services: Feasibility studies, competition entries, parallel study mandates, expert consulting services, and preparation of planning applications
2. Project coordination and construction management: General project coordination with administrations, construction site management and follow-up, cost evaluation and control
3. Maintenance guidelines and follow-up services: Development of customized maintenance booklets, tender organization for maintenance services, and ongoing service follow-up

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Forster Paysages SA provides professional landscape architecture services encompassing the conception, design, and realization oversight of public and institutional landscape projects. Its work is centred on climate-adaptive urban greening, biodiversity enhancement, and sustainable land use, delivered through participatory methodologies aligned with Swiss SIA 142 and SIA 143 competition norms for municipalities, public institutions, and educational clients in Suisse romande.

Product overview

Forster Paysages SA is a landscape architecture firm offering professional services as a unified portfolio rather than a platform-plus-modules structure. The core offering consists of six interconnected service areas: Conception & Réalisation provides full project lifecycle support from feasibility through construction; Démarches Participatives facilitates citizen engagement in planning; Intégration Paysagère handles contextual landscape integration for infrastructure; and Cahiers d'Entretien delivers long-term maintenance documentation. These are complemented by two thematic focus areas—Rafraîchir la Ville (urban cooling through vegetation) and Penser pour Demain (climate-adaptive design)—that frame the firm's approach to sustainable landscape architecture across private and public sector projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conception & Réalisation Full-cycle landscape architecture design and realization oversight service for public and institutional landscape projects, covering concept design through to on-site implementation supervision.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ projects completed in portfolio
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bonnard + Woeffray ArchitectescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Collaboration on Grands-Esserts Pièce urbaine Lisière project, winning 1st prize in urban landscape competition
• Esposito + Javet architectescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 June 2026Partnership on Corsier-sur-Vevey school site extension project, winning MEP SIA 143 award
• Itten + Brechbühl architectescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 May 2026Collaboration on Les écoles Charles-Giron et des Charmilles project, winning 1st prize in SIA 142 open competition
• Comamala Ismail architectescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2025Partnership on Collège de la Passerelle project in Yverdon-les-Bains, winning 1st prize
• Max Dudler et Diserens Maurel architectescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 September 2024Collaboration on Sion Pavillon project (museum landscape within historic penitentiary), winning 1st prize in SIA 142 competition on preselection
• Local architecturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2024Partnership on Belmont-sur-Lausanne project, winning 1st prize in MEP on invitation competition
• 2b architectescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 January 2024Collaboration on Bethesda clinical site expansion project in Tschugg (BE), selected as award winner

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Hager Partner AG: Swiss landscape architecture firm headquartered in Zurich with comparable practice in urban and public space design, climate-adaptive greening, and competition-based public procurement. Directly comparable in service portfolio andSwiss market focus.
• ASP Landschaftsarchitekten AG: Swiss landscape architecture firm with offices in Basel and Lausanne, active in urban open space and public sector projects. Comparable in geography (Swiss Romandie overlap), service portfolio, and public procurement focus.
• Latz + Partner: German landscape architecture firm known for large-scale public space and park projects, including post-industrial site conversions. Comparable in design philosophy around ecological regeneration and competition-driven public sector work.
• Agence Ter (Territoires, Environnement, Ressources): Franco-Swiss landscape architecture and urban planning firm with strong presence in public competitions across Switzerland and France. Comparable in climate-adaptive public space design, ecological sensitivity, and competition-led business model.
• Studio Vulkan Landschaftsarchitektur: Swiss landscape architecture practice based in Zurich with strong competition pedigree and projects in public urban spaces. Comparable in offering, customer base (municipalities, public institutions), and competition-led growth model.
• Lorenz Eugster Landschaft GmbH: Swiss landscape architecture firm with projects in public spaces, parks, and urban development. Comparable in scale, Swiss market focus, and competition-based service delivery to municipalities and public institutions.
• bbz Landschaftsarchitekten Berlin: German landscape architecture firm specializing in urban landscapes, parks, and public space projects. Comparable in design approach for public institutional projects and competition-based project acquisition.
• Topotek 1: German landscape architecture firm with international project portfolio, particularly in public urban spaces and competition-driven projects. Comparable in urban greening expertise, design philosophy, and competition participation.
• Vetsch Partner Landschaftsarchitektur AG: Established Swiss landscape architecture firm with offices in Zurich and Chur, active in competitions and public sector projects across Switzerland. Highly comparable in scale, service offering, and competition-driven GTM.
• Rotzler Krebs Partner Landschaftsarchitekten: Swiss landscape architecture firm with a focus on public spaces, residential developments, and sustainability-oriented design. Comparable in Swiss market focus, public sector client base, and specialization in ecological landscape design.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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