LANDERS

What LANDERS does

LANDERS Sàrl is a boutique landscape architecture firm headquartered in Gland, Vaud, Switzerland, operating since 2020 with a compact professional team under associates Paul-Emile Durand and Benoit Mollard. The firm offers full-lifecycle landscape architecture services covering concept design (avant-projet), detailed design (projet), technical development, financial estimation, permitting, on-site construction direction, and post-delivery maintenance. Its core competency is the synthesis of traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design, applied across climate and cultural contexts ranging from Alpine resorts to Caribbean villas.

The firm serves four primary customer segments: luxury private residential (principal segment), luxury hospitality, educational institutions, and cultural foundations and public institutions. Disclosed engagements include projects for Six Senses Crans Montana, EHL Campus Lausanne, Fondation Louis-Jeantet, Villa OUI (Le Barth Villas), Domaine des Plantaz, and La place des Musées (Plateforme 10, Lausanne). Geographic reach spans Switzerland (Geneva, Lausanne, Gland, La Côte, Valais), France (Provence, Champagne), and St Barthélemy in the Caribbean.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional services fees on bespoke projects, with multi-year contract cadence and custom project-based pricing. The go-to-market model relies on direct client engagement, portfolio visibility through landers.ch, and word-of-mouth referrals among high-net-worth individuals, luxury hotel groups, and cultural institutions. The firm differentiates itself through an 'accompaniment' philosophy — close client partnership and on-site presence during construction — rather than through proprietary technology, scale, or AI capability. No public listing, funding events, or acquisitions are recorded; LANDERS operates as an independent private limited company under Swiss law.

Name

LANDERS

Legal name

LANDERS Sàrl

Website

https://landers.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LANDERS Sàrl is a Gland, Switzerland-based boutique landscape architecture firm serving luxury private villas, five-star hotels, educational campuses, and cultural institutions across Switzerland, France, and the Caribbean with full-lifecycle design, construction direction, and maintenance services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Construction Project Management & General Contracting (HSAIABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Landscape Design (HSAIABAA), Commercial Landscape Design & Installation (HSAIABAJ), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Garden design
• Outdoor space planning
• Construction direction
• Garden maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Gland

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. Landscape Architecture Design Services: Custom landscape architecture design services including avant-projet (preliminary design), projet (design development), and technical development phases. Revenue is generated through professional design fees for bespoke projects.
2. Construction Direction and Project Management: On-site construction supervision, coordination of contractors, architectural direction, and project execution management. Revenue derived from implementation and direction services.
3. Maintenance and Garden Management: Ongoing maintenance, care, and management planning services for completed gardens and landscapes to ensure longevity and proper development of living elements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

LANDERS is a boutique landscape architecture firm that designs, supervises the construction of, and maintains bespoke gardens and outdoor spaces for luxury villas, hotels, institutions, and public sites. Its core offering covers the full project lifecycle — from initial concept (avant-projet) and design development through technical documentation, permitting, on-site construction direction, and post-delivery maintenance — delivered under an accompaniment philosophy with daily on-site presence during execution.

Product overview

LANDERS is a landscape architecture firm offering a comprehensive, single-platform service for designing and maintaining gardens and outdoor spaces. The core offering encompasses the full project lifecycle: initial concept (avant-projet), detailed design (projet), technical development, financial estimation, permitting, construction supervision, architectural direction, and ongoing maintenance. The company specializes in high-end residential villas, institutional campuses, and public spaces across Switzerland and international locations including St. Barthélemy, Provence, and Champagne.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services Full-service landscape architecture covering project conception, technical development, financial estimation, permitting, construction direction, and post-delivery maintenance for gardens, parks, and outdoor spaces. Targeted at luxury villa owners, hotel groups, educational institutions, cultural foundations, and public-sector clients.
• Construction Direction (Direction de travaux) On-site supervision and coordination of contractors during landscape construction, including financial optimization, execution project management, architectural direction, and delivery/commissioning. Targeted at clients of LANDERS' landscape design projects who need oversight during the build phase.
• Maintenance & Care Services Ongoing garden maintenance, management plans, and specialized pruning for completed LANDERS projects, ensuring living landscapes remain viable and develop properly over time. Targeted at owners of LANDERS-designed gardens and landscapes requiring long-term horticultural stewardship.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wirtz International: Internationally recognized Belgian landscape architecture practice with luxury residential, estate, and public garden projects. Comparable in high-craftsmanship, high-touch design delivery.
• Louis Benech: Renowned French landscape architect with luxury villa, château, and institutional projects including restoration of the Tuileries. Comparable in luxury European focus and design-led brand positioning.
• Topotek 1: Berlin-based landscape architecture firm with high-profile cultural, public-space, and residential projects across Europe. Comparable in cultural-institutional client work and design quality.
• Bureau Bas Smets: Belgian landscape architecture firm working on urban, cultural, and institutional landscape projects across Europe. Comparable in methodology and institutional client engagement.
• Hager Partner: Swiss landscape architecture firm with comparable high-end residential, public, and institutional projects across Switzerland. Closest direct peer in terms of scale, geography, and luxury-segment focus.
• Vladimir Djurovic Landscape Architecture: Boutique landscape architecture firm serving luxury residential and hospitality clients across Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean. Highly comparable in clientele, geography, and bespoke service model.
• Michel Desvigne Paysagiste: French landscape architect known for high-end public spaces, institutional campuses, and urban landscape work. Closely comparable on the cultural/public-realm side of LANDERS' portfolio.

Emerging players

• Piet Oudolf: Internationally celebrated naturalistic planting designer with gardens and public landscapes worldwide. Comparable in design-led brand and luxury/institutional client mix, though more focused on planting design than full landscape architecture.

Broad incumbents

• Burckhardt+Partner: Large Swiss architecture and urban planning firm with landscape capabilities. Operates broadly across building design and masterplanning with overlapping client base of institutional and high-end residential developers in Switzerland.
• Six Senses (Resort Owner): Listed as a LANDERS client for Crans Montana. As an established luxury hospitality brand commissioning landscape work at scale, Six Senses represents a meaningful adjacent incumbent shaping the same premium outdoor-experience category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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