KARAWITZ

What KARAWITZ does

KARAWITZ is a Paris-based architecture firm founded in 2006, operating from a 5-person studio at 13 Rue d'Aubervilliers, 75018 Paris. Its work is centered on sustainable architecture, with particular expertise in wood construction (CLT and LVL), passive house and EnerPHit design, bioclimatic approaches, and prefabricated/modular building systems. The firm has executed projects across residential, commercial/tertiary, hospitality, public/institutional, and international categories, with named projects including Rénopassive (the first Passivhaus-certified single-family renovation in France, 2012), the Pan'Auditorium for the International Wood Construction Forum, La Coupole and Tour 64 office renovations for Raiffeisen Capital Management, the EHPAD Ste Clotilde retirement home, the ZAC Clichy-Batignolles housing project for Groupe Immobilière 3F, the Swiss Embassy in Yaoundé, and the DIMPA community school in Congo.

The firm's underlying technology stack is low-tech by intent: bioclimatic design, passive construction, demountable/reusable structures, and bio-sourced materials (wood, bamboo). Its most notable proprietary technical component is the Bamboomero fastening system — a patent-pending hollow metal partial sphere with multiple holes for threaded rods, designed for modular three-dimensional bamboo frameworks. The firm also pursues industrial prefabrication, evidenced by the Trilogis House finalist placement in the 2025 National Off-Site Construction Awards.

KARAWITZ makes money through professional architectural services — design fees, project management, and construction oversight — on a quote-based, project-commission model. Channels include direct private commissions, public tenders, and architecture competitions. The firm does not publish pricing or revenue figures. Customer mix spans enterprise (Raiffeisen Capital Management, Groupe Immobilière 3F, Futuroscope), government (Swiss OFCL Swiss Embassy), and nonprofit/NGO segments (Mission Internationale DIMPA-IESRM). Geographic reach spans France, Austria, Italy, Cameroon, Congo, Martinique, and Mayotte, with no public listing, no disclosed funding, and a partnership-driven delivery model (e.g., Eckersley O'Callaghan for structural engineering, École Supérieure du Bois for academic collaborations, 14 wood panel manufacturers for the Pan'Auditorium).

Name

KARAWITZ

Legal name

KARAWITZ

Website

https://karawitz.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

KARAWITZ is a 5-person Paris-based architecture firm founded in 2006 specializing in sustainable design — wood construction, passive house, bioclimatic, and prefabricated systems — serving residential, commercial, hospitality, public, and international clients across Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Architecture Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Renovation, Remodeling & Tenant Improvements (General Contracting) (IMAFAAAE)

Keywords

• Sustainable architecture
• Bioclimatic design
• Passive house construction
• Wood construction systems
• Architectural services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Professional architectural services for residential, commercial, hospitality, public, and international projects. Revenue generated through design fees, project management, and construction oversight.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

KARAWITZ is a Paris-based architecture studio delivering sustainable, bioclimatic design services for residential, commercial, hospitality, public, and international projects. The firm provides end-to-end architectural services including design, project management, and construction oversight, with specialization in wood construction (CLT, LVL), passive house standards, prefabricated/modular systems, and adaptive reuse of existing buildings. Additionally, the firm develops proprietary construction technology such as the Bamboomero bamboo fastening system and designs discrete furniture pieces and scenographic installations.

Product overview

KARAWITZ is a Paris-based architecture firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of architectural services and design products. The firm's offerings span residential (houses, housing projects, passive house renovations), hospitality (hotels, ecolodges), public facilities (schools, retirement homes), office transformations, international projects, furniture design, and scenography. Key named products include: the Pan'Auditorium (temporary demountable wood auditorium for Forum Bois Construction), Trilogis House (off-site construction finalist), Rénopassive (first Passivhaus-certified renovation in France), Bamboomero (patent-pending bamboo fastening system), EHPAD Ste Clotilde (multi-certified retirement home), and various furniture pieces (Sperrholzbett, Modulboxen, Fruit Basket, Ofenrohrtisch). The firm specializes in sustainable, bioclimatic architecture with expertise in wood construction, passive house standards, and adaptive reuse projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pan'Auditorium: Temporary auditorium designed for the International Wood Construction Forum, created in CLT (2025) and reinterpreted in LVL (2026)

Products and services

• Sustainable Architectural Design Services End-to-end architectural design, project management, and construction oversight for residential, commercial, hospitality, public facility, and international projects, applying bioclimatic design, wood construction (CLT, LVL), passive house standards, and prefabricated/modular systems.
• Pan'Auditorium demountable wood structure Temporary demountable auditorium composed of two interlocking loops, assembled without metal components, designed to accommodate standardized panel dimensions and encourage reuse. Initially built in CLT (2025) and reinterpreted in LVL (2026).
• Bamboomero bamboo fastening system Patent-pending fastening system for bamboo structures enabling simple, economical and adaptable modular three-dimensional framework construction, based on a hollow metal partial sphere perforated with multiple holes into which threaded rods attached to bamboo are inserted and secured with nuts inside the sphere.
• Trilogis House prefab house Passive house using prefabricated construction techniques for residential living, recognized as a finalist in the 2025 National Off-Site Construction Awards.
• Furniture Design collection Collection of custom furniture designs including Ofenrohrtisch (oven pipe table in wood), Modulboxen (modular box furniture system), Fruit Basket, and Sperrholzbett (plywood bed).

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% reduction in material consumption with LVL panels vs CLT
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Eckersley O'Callaghan (EOC)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Engineering firm collaboration for Bamboomero project in Mayotte. EOC provided structural engineering expertise for the bamboo fastening system design.
• MEHA WorkshopscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWorkshop partner for full-scale 1:1 prototype development of Pan'Auditorium project.
• École Supérieure du BoiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner producing intermediate-scale models for Pan'Auditorium project as part of collaborative design process.
• Wood Panel Manufacturers (AB Pano, Drouin, ISB, Joubert, Laudescher, Malvaux, Novatop, Groupe Thébault, Lignotrend, Rahuel Bois, Swisskrono, Taylux, Valcromat, Woodenha)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner14 wood panel manufacturers providing sponsorship and donations for Pan'Auditorium project. 119 panels were showcased through this partnership.
• Séquence Bois MagazineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner magazine that launched call for contributions for Mayotte reconstruction following Cyclone Chido.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Snøhetta: Larger Nordic architecture practice with a strong sustainability and timber-construction portfolio (e.g., timber-clad public buildings). Broader scope but overlapping client types and bioclimatic design ethos.
• Studio Gang: Chicago-based practice recognized for sustainability-driven architecture, particularly mass-timber projects. Comparable in using timber as both structural and narrative element, though at much larger scale.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture incumbent with substantial embassy, public, and sustainability credentials. Comparable in serving government/institutional clients (OFCL Swiss Embassy) and executing complex international commissions.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish global architecture firm with frequent sustainability and modular/prefab themes. Comparable target clients and sustainability positioning; much larger scale and broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Jakob + MacFarlane: French architecture studio working across residential, cultural, and adaptive-reuse projects with strong material experimentation. Similar Paris base, project-based fee model, and willingness to take on international commissions.
• Triptyque Architecture: Paris-based architecture studio with a parallel focus on bioclimatic, low-tech, and bio-sourced material projects. Comparable in scale, French base, and design philosophy around climate-responsive architecture.
• Shigeru Ban Architects: Tokyo-based studio globally renowned for innovative timber and paper-tube structures, including disaster-relief and demountable buildings. Directly comparable in advanced timber construction R&D and humanitarian/international project profile.
• Vincent Callebaut Architectures: Paris-based sustainable/parametric architecture practice working on green buildings, mixed-use towers, and tropical projects. Comparable target market (developers, governments, hospitality) and bioclimatic methodology.
• Atelier Stéphane Malka: Paris-based sustainable architecture practice specializing in densification, modular/timber construction, and bioclimatic urban projects — close methodological overlap with KARAWITZ's off-site and wood-construction focus.

Others

• Eckersley O'Callaghan (EOC): Engineering firm that has collaborated with KARAWITZ on Bamboomero (Mayotte). Listed as a peer because they sit in the same timber/bioclimatic construction ecosystem and increasingly co-deliver advanced wood projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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