AWO // Architecture & Ingénierie //

What AWO // Architecture & Ingénierie // does

AWO is a family-owned, multidisciplinary architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Bétheny, in the Reims metropolitan area of France, founded in 1991 and operating through a formal group structure since 2010. The firm delivers fully integrated services — architecture, structural, thermal, fluid, environmental, electrical, acoustic, pollution, and photovoltaic engineering, BIM management, construction economics, project management (Pilotage B), and client advisory (AMO) — via a co-located team of approximately 40 collaborators, supported by three subsidiaries: 2CAO (BIM management and drawing, founded 1993), OAK (fluids engineering and general contracting, expanded 2012), and TECO² (energy engineering). The firm has operated a BIM-first methodology since 2008, enabling unified multidisciplinary digital collaboration from design through construction to maintenance, including 3D scanning and 360° virtual walkthroughs.

AWO's client base spans private residential and commercial developers, social-housing operators, logistics and industrial companies, hospitality groups, financial services firms, and public-sector clients, with project values ranging from €300,000 micro-crèches to a €270M mixed-use tower in Abu Dhabi. The firm delivers projects across France (Grand Est, Île-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, PACA, Hauts-de-France) and selectively in Belgium, Romania, and the UAE, with notable references including Champagne Louis Roederer, AGF La Défense, One Nation Paris, Catinvest Mont-de-Marsan, Domaine Les Crayères, and FC Invest Abu Dhabi.

AWO operates a sales-led, direct-engagement go-to-market model, responding to public tenders and private commissions with no intermediaries or resellers. Revenue is generated entirely through professional services fees structured on construction cost, surface area, and project complexity — there is no subscription, recurring, or productized revenue stream. The firm is privately held by the founding Genaux family (Grégoire and Agathe Genaux as co-founders and group leaders) and is not publicly listed, with no disclosed funding rounds, external investors, or M&A activity.

Name

AWO // Architecture & Ingénierie //

Legal name

AWO

Website

https://studio-awo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AWO is a family-owned, multidisciplinary French architecture and engineering firm (Bétheny, Reims area, founded 1991, ~40 staff) delivering integrated architecture, engineering, BIM management, and construction services across residential, commercial, logistics, hospitality, and public-sector projects in France, Belgium, Romania, and the UAE.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Engineering Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Architectural Services (54131)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy & Sustainability Management (Energy Audits/Optimization/Carbon & ESG Programs) (IMAIAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Building Management & Facility Control Systems (BMS/BAS, Power Monitoring, EPMS) (EUAEAFAJ), Compliance, Risk & EHS Management (BPABAAAK)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Building information modeling
• Structural engineering services
• Construction project management
• Multidisciplinary engineering consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Bétheny

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Engineering Services: Professional services revenue derived from architecture, engineering design, BIM management, project management, and AMO (Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage) services. Billed on a project basis with fees structured around construction costs, surface area, and project complexity. No recurring subscription model; revenue is transaction-based per project.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AWO is a family-owned multidisciplinary architecture and engineering firm offering integrated services combining architectural design with structural, thermal, fluid, environmental, electrical, acoustic and photovoltaic engineering, BIM management, construction economics, project management (Pilotage B) and AMO (owner advisory). The firm delivers comprehensive project studies and global responses for building owners across residential, commercial, hotel, industrial, educational and mixed-use developments.

Product overview

AWO Architecture & Ingénierie operates as a multidisciplinary architecture and engineering firm with a portfolio of integrated services. The core offering combines architecture design with five integrated engineering offices covering structural, thermal, fluid, electrical, acoustic, environmental, and photovoltaic disciplines. The firm is organized around its main architecture services complemented by specialized subsidiaries: 2CAO for BIM Management, OAK for general engineering, TECO² for energy engineering, and 2CAO for construction economics. Additional services include Pilotage B (construction management) and AMO (client advisory). The company has been operating since 1991 and adopted BIM methodology since 2008.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architecture design covering residential, commercial, office, hotel, industrial, educational and mixed-use projects; the firm provides complete project studies and global responses for building owners.
• BIM Management (2CAO) Building Information Modeling services for design, construction and maintenance of buildings, delivered by the 2CAO subsidiary; includes multidisciplinary modeling, exterior surveys integrated into BIM models and 360° virtual visualization through Webshare.
• Integrated Engineering Offices (OAK) Internal engineering capabilities delivered by the OAK subsidiary covering thermal, fluid, environmental, electrical, structural, acoustic, pollution and photovoltaic engineering across five integrated engineering offices.
• Energy Engineering (TECO²)

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed projects ranging from €300K micro-crèche to €270M mixed-use tower in Abu Dhabi

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered notable, standard, minor and core.

• Jose Ignacio LinazasoronotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with renowned Spanish architect Jose Ignacio Linazasoro for the Médiathèque de Grasse public library project. AWO participated in the competition in association with Linazasoro, combining local architectural expertise with international prestige for the 3,000 m² project in the historic center of Grasse.
• Atalante HotelsnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtalante Hotels commissioned AWO for the IBIS Budget Arlon hotel project - a 70-room hotel on three levels in Belgium, representing the latest #REBOOST brand concept for super-economic premium experience.
• FreystandardStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrey commissioned the Food Court/Place Gourmande project in Bezannes, featuring 4 restaurants with street art installations including Speedy Graphito, creating a town-center atmosphere in a commercial zone.
• GreemstandardStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreem is a recurring client for residential projects including Résidence Grand Angle (29 units, €2.3M) and Les Jardins de TAL micro-crèche (€300K), demonstrating an established working relationship for housing and educational developments.
• Mont Royal ImmobilierstandardStrategic or Co-development PartnerMont Royal Immobilier commissioned the Basalte office building project in Bezannes (2,400 m², €2.47M), a commercial and office building at the entrance of the new TGV station district.
• CatinvestnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatinvest commissioned the large-scale Centre Commercial Mont de Marsan shopping center project (60,000 m², €47M) featuring a hypermarket, DIY store, garden center, and medium-sized retail spaces.
• Groupe GardiniernotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroupe Gardinier commissioned the renovation and extension of Domaine Les Crayères, a prestigious Relais & Châteaux hotel and double-Michelin-starred restaurant, including spa, orangerie, villa, and historic garden restoration (€20M project).
• Plurial NoviliastandardStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlurial Novilia commissioned the Pavillons Bezannes & École Internationale project combining 11 rental houses with an international school (1,405 m², €2.1M) in the new town context.
• Speedy GraphitominorOthersStreet artist Speedy Graphito contributed to the Food Court/Place Gourmande project by creating facade murals, adding artistic identity to the commercial development.
• 2CAOcoreTechnology or Integration2CAO is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AWO Group, specializing in BIM management, 3D scanning, and digital modeling. Founded in 1993 and pioneering BIM since 2008, 2CAO provides the technical foundation for AWO's integrated design process and offers services to external clients.
• OAKcoreTechnology or IntegrationOAK is a subsidiary of AWO Group, providing engineering services with expertise in fluid systems and building technology. Led by Hugo Desruelle (CEO) and David Federspiel (BIM Development Director), OAK integrates technical engineering with AWO's architectural services.
• TECO²coreTechnology or IntegrationTECO², led by Laurent Boitel (President), is a subsidiary providing specialized engineering services within the AWO Group structure, complementing architecture with technical expertise.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Architecture-Studio: Paris-based architecture firm operating internationally across cultural, residential, hospitality, and mixed-use projects. Comparable in international execution capability, multidisciplinary design approach, and engagement on large-scale public and private commissions.
• Groupe-6: French architecture, urban planning, and engineering firm specializing in healthcare, education, cultural, and mixed-use projects. Comparable in integrated architecture and engineering delivery and in serving public-sector and institutional clients alongside private developers.
• Groupe Kardham: French architecture, engineering, and design firm offering integrated building services to commercial real estate, hospitality, and public-sector clients. Comparable integrated delivery model and similar target customer base across office, retail, and mixed-use developments.
• Patriarche: French family-owned multidisciplinary architecture and engineering firm of similar size, operating across residential, hospitality, commercial, and mixed-use projects with premium clients. Highly comparable in integrated A&E model, project scale range, and family-ownership structure.
• Wilmotte & Associés: Paris-based architecture firm with international practice in luxury hospitality, residential, cultural, and mixed-use projects. Comparable in premium hospitality references, international project execution, and high-end design positioning.
• DTACC: French architecture and engineering firm delivering integrated design services across residential, commercial, and industrial projects. Comparable in combining architecture with technical engineering (BIM, MEP) and in serving French developers and institutional clients.
• AIA Associés (Architecture Ingénierie Associés): French multidisciplinary architecture and engineering practice combining architectural design with structural, MEP, and environmental engineering. Directly comparable in offering integrated A&E services to similar project types and client segments in France.

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis (France): Global design, engineering, and consultancy firm with substantial French operations covering buildings, urban development, and sustainability advisory. Comparable in integrated A&E and sustainability services but with vastly larger scale, recurring advisory revenue streams, and global client base.
• EGIS: Major French engineering and architecture group operating across buildings, infrastructure, transportation, and energy with integrated design capabilities. Overlaps in MEP, structural, and environmental engineering plus architecture, but operates at a much larger scale with global delivery.
• Artelia: Large independent European engineering, project management, and architecture group offering multidisciplinary building design across all major sectors. Comparable capabilities but at materially larger scale with broader geographic footprint and recurring multi-year framework engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/awo.studio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/awo-architecture-whispers-and-oasis

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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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