Maquette Fau

What Maquette Fau does

Maquette Fau, operating commercially as Atelier FAU and Studio FAU, is a French B2B professional services firm specializing in physical architectural scale models and complementary digital 3D visualization. Founded around 1970 and headquartered in Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or near Lyon, the company runs three workshops across France (Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or, Lyon, Marseille) and serves architects, real estate developers, industrial firms, and local authorities. Across its history the firm claims over 1,700 physical maquettes produced and more than 500 real estate program perspectives delivered, and it lists named enterprise clients including Bouygues Immobilier, Vinci Immobilier, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Altaréa, Cogedim, Plurimmo, Noovel-R, and infrastructure/industrial buyers such as APRR, Actémium, Sermas, and SMC2.

The product portfolio is split between physical deliverables (lift-up cutaway models, urban planning models, shopping center and ERP models, industrial and museology models, motorized models, and prestige wooden models using oak, walnut, and beech) and Studio FAU digital outputs (exterior, interior, terrace, and aerial 3D perspectives, interactive 3D virtual tours, 360° orbital animations, 3D sales plans, 3D architectural films, and the Visit 2 interactive housing search tool). Production combines artisanal cabinetmaking with digital fabrication methods including laser cutting, 3D printing, LED integration, and video mapping projected onto physical model surfaces in partnership with specialized projection studios.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue with custom quoting per engagement based on scale, complexity, materials, and deliverables; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven, with direct B2B engagement initiated via website contact, phone, and participation in major French real estate and architecture salons such as MIPIM and SIMI. The company is a privately held SARL with no disclosed parent, no institutional investors, no M&A history, and a single named officer (Maxime Ducastel, Directeur de publication); headquartered as FAU SARL (SIRET 395 347 313 00029) with a 17-person team.

Name

Maquette Fau

Legal name

FAU SARL

Website

https://maquette-fau.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maquette Fau is a French B2B professional services firm that designs and builds physical architectural scale models and complementary 3D digital visualization, serving architects, real estate developers, industrial firms, and local authorities across France and selectively in Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Physical Architectural Models: Custom-made physical scale models for architecture, real estate promotion, urban planning, competition, museums, and industrial applications. Pricing varies by project complexity, scale, materials, and level of detail.
2. 3D Digital Visualization Services: Studio services including 3D perspectives, virtual tours, orbital animations, 3D films, 3D sales plans, and aerial perspectives for real estate developers, architects, and urban planners.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Maquette Fau designs and produces custom handcrafted physical architectural scale models (lift-up, competition, urban planning, industrial, museum, interior, wooden, motorized) for architects, developers, industrial firms, and local authorities. The company also operates Studio 3D Architecture, providing digital 3D visualization services such as exterior and interior perspectives, aerial views, 360° virtual tours, orbital animations, 3D sales plans, and 3D films to support property marketing, competitions, and stakeholder communication.

Product overview

Maquette Fau operates as a dual-offering company combining physical architectural models and digital 3D visualization services. The core physical product line includes scale models (maquettes physiques) such as lift-up models, competition models, urban planning models, shopping center models, industrial models, museum and video mapping models, interior models, wooden models/chalets, and motorized models. The Studio 3D Architecture digital division provides complementary visualization tools including 3D perspectives (exterior, interior, aerial, terrace), 3D virtual tours, orbital animations, 3D sales plans, property films, aerial views, and the Visit 2 housing search tool. The company positions these offerings as complementary—the physical models provide tangible impact for trade shows and institutional presentations while digital tools enable flexible modifications, immersive experiences, and scalable communication across web and social media.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Physical Architectural Models (Maquettes physiques)

Quantifiable outcome

• Immediate 3D spatial understanding for non-specialist audiences
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maquette-fau
• Instagraminstagram.com/atelier_fau

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

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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