Corinne Vezzoni et Associés

What Corinne Vezzoni et Associés does

Corinne Vezzoni et Associés is a privately held French architecture, urban planning, and landscape design firm founded in 2000 by Corinne Vezzoni and Pascal Laporte, with Maxime Claude joining as partner in 2007. The firm operates from its Marseille headquarters on the Corniche Kennedy and a Paris office established in 2018 as Corinne Vezzoni et Associés SAS in partnership with Atelier MLH, employing approximately 30 permanent collaborators across both sites. It serves public-sector clients (government ministries, regions, municipalities, transit authorities), cultural institutions (MuCEM, Médiathèques), educational organizations (Aix-Marseille Université, Région Sud), and private developers (Eiffage, Icade) on cultural, educational, housing, judicial, office, and infrastructure projects across France and selectively internationally (Morocco, Egypt, Italy, Malta, Saudi Arabia).

The firm's core technical identity is built on contextual architecture emphasizing site-specific design, material honesty — particularly concrete construction with focus on mass, thickness, and plastic expression — and a long-standing commitment to sustainable construction that predates current French environmental regulation. Its methodology includes insulating concrete formulations using local aggregates, integration of buildings with landscape (via partner HYL Paysagistes), and BIM-enabled design and delivery. The firm holds pioneering credentials in French low-carbon construction: Le Thémis in Paris was the first building in France to receive the E+C- label, achieving HQE Excellent, BREEAM Exceptionnel, Effinergie+, and Biosourcé certifications.

The business operates on professional-services fees, typically calculated as 8-12% of construction cost, generated through competitive bidding for public projects and direct commissions for private sector work. Key contracts include the €110M J1/Le Phare port renewal for Port de Marseille Fos, the Chalucet quarter redevelopment in Toulon (EcoQuartier labeled), two Grand Paris Express stations (Lines 15 East and 18), and the thecamp innovation campus. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the firm is owned by its three partners with no external investment, and operates exclusively through direct client engagement without reseller or distribution channels.

Name

Corinne Vezzoni et Associés

Legal name

Vezzoni & Associés

Website

https://vezzoni-associes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Corinne Vezzoni et Associés is a privately held French architecture, urban planning, and landscape design firm founded in 2000, headquartered in Marseille with a Paris office, serving public-sector, cultural, educational, and private developer clients across France and internationally on contextual, sustainability-led building and infrastructure projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban planning services
• Sustainable building design
• Concrete construction
• Public infrastructure architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional fees from architectural design services for public and private sector projects including cultural facilities, educational institutions, housing, commercial buildings, and urban planning engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Corinne Vezzoni et Associés is a French architecture firm providing full-service architectural design, urban planning, and landscape design for public and private sector clients. The firm delivers projects across cultural institutions, educational facilities, housing, offices, judicial complexes, transport infrastructure, and urban redevelopment, with distinctive expertise in concrete construction, contextual site-specific design, and high environmental performance. Projects are acquired through competitive architecture competitions and direct commissions, executed with BIM-based workflows and approximately 30 permanent collaborators across Marseille and Paris offices.

Product overview

Corinne Vezzoni et Associés is an architecture, urban planning, and landscape design firm based in Marseille with a secondary office in Paris. The firm operates around 30 permanent staff across both locations and delivers a diverse portfolio of architectural projects spanning cultural institutions, educational facilities, housing, office buildings, judicial complexes, and urban infrastructure. The firm is recognized for its contextual approach to architecture, emphasizing site-specific design, material honesty (particularly concrete), and sustainable construction practices. Notable projects include Le Thémis in Paris (first E+ C- labeled building), the Quartier Chalucet urban redevelopment in Toulon (EcoQuartier labeled), Grand Paris Express metro stations, and the J1/Le Phare port renewal project in Marseille.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architectural design for public and private sector projects including cultural buildings, educational facilities, housing, offices, judicial buildings, and infrastructure. Each project receives a site-specific, contextual design response tailored to program, environment, and community.
• Urban Planning Urban design and planning services including master plans, eco-district development, and metropolitan planning projects for public authorities and developers.
• Landscape Design Urban landscape architecture integrated with building projects and public space design, often delivered in partnership with HYL Paysagistes and other landscape specialists.
• J0 / Le Phare Project Renovation of the historic J1 port warehouse in Marseille and construction of Le Phare, the new headquarters for Port de Marseille Fos. Part of a major port renewal initiative.
• Le Thémis 10,665 m² office building in the Clichy-Batignolles eco-district in Paris, featuring mixed wood-concrete structure and geothermal energy production. First building in France to receive the E+C- label.
• Quartier Chalucet Comprehensive redevelopment of a former hospital site in Toulon into a creative district combining education (art school, business school), médiathèque, departmental offices, housing, and public gardens. Awarded EcoQuartier label.
• Grand Paris Express Stations Design of two metro stations for the Grand Paris Express: Rosny Bois Perrier (Line 15 East) and Satory (Line 18), in collaboration with Egis and Ingérop respectively.
• thecamp Innovation campus near Aix-en-Provence designed for interdisciplinary collaboration between entrepreneurs, artists, scientists, and NGOs. Features a distinctive tensile fabric canopy covering 7,000 m².

Quantifiable outcome

• Le Thémis building achieved multiple environmental certifications: E+C-, HQE 'Excellent', BREEAM 'Exceptionnel', Effinergie+, and Biosourcé labels
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Eiffage ConcessionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership for J0/Le Phare project - the new headquarters of Port de Marseille Fos. Eiffage Concessions leads the development consortium.
• RedmanmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership for J1 project competition. Redman is a real estate development company.
• NP2F (Paris)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Architecture firm partnership for J1 project competition.
• ArteliamajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2019Engineering partnership for J1 project, providing technical expertise.
• Atelier MLH (Michelle Lenne Haziza)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partnership established in January 2018 to create Corinne Vezzoni et associés SAS, a new Parisian structure. Michelle Lenne Haziza, practicing architect with environmental design expertise, collaborated on projects including Le Thémis building in Paris and Grand Paris Express stations.
• SnøhettamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018International partnership for Toulon waterfront project (L'Avenir de la rade de Toulon). Snøhetta is a renowned international architecture firm.
• HYL PaysagistesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Landscape architecture partnership for multiple projects including Toulon waterfront and Chalucet neighborhood redevelopment.
• EgiscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2018Engineering partnership for Grand Paris Express Line 15 - Gare de Rosny Bois Perrier (Egis as mandataire).
• IngéropcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2018Engineering partnership for Grand Paris Express Line 18 - Gare de Satory (Ingérop as mandataire).
• Matonti-Politi Architecture et PatrimoinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Architecture partnership for J0/Le Phare project, working together on Port de Marseille Fos headquarters.
• Christian Devillers et associéscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Long-standing partnership for urban planning and architectural projects. Worked together on Chalucet neighborhood in Toulon and other mixed-use developments.
• ADRET BETminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering partner for various projects.
• EgiscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMajor engineering partner for infrastructure projects including Grand Paris Express.
• IngéropcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMajor engineering partner for infrastructure projects.
• Artelia (formerly Coteba, Sogreah, Arcoba, Daragon conseil)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMultidisciplinary engineering firm partnership for various projects.
• IcadecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate development partner for multiple projects including Toulon waterfront and other developments.
• Eiffage ImmobiliercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor real estate development partner for projects including smartseille and other developments.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Studio Gang: Internationally recognized architecture practice with comparable emphasis on contextual and sustainable design across cultural, civic, and public-realm projects.
• BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group: Global architecture firm working on cultural, infrastructure, and mixed-use projects at much larger scale; relevant as a broader-incumbent reference for the same typology of high-profile public commissions.
• Snøhetta: International architecture and design firm with established cultural and public project portfolio; already a direct partner on the Toulon waterfront project, and a broader-incumbent reference for the same category of work.

Emerging players

• Triptyque Architecture: Smaller French architecture practice with a sustainability- and biomimicry-led approach; comparable in size and in serving a mix of public and private clients in France and Brazil.
• DGT Architects: Paris-based firm operating at a similar scale, with comparable cultural and public project focus and a similar emphasis on contextual, narrative-driven design.

Direct peers

• Wilmotte & Associés: Paris-based French architecture and urban planning firm of comparable scale and prestige, similarly serving cultural, public, and private sector clients with award-winning contextual design across France and internationally.
• Atelier d'Architecture Michel Rémon: Mid-sized French architecture practice with a comparable mix of public, cultural, educational, and housing projects and a similar relationship-driven GTM via competitions and direct commissions.
• Atelier Christian de Portzamparc: Award-winning French architecture firm with a comparable international profile, public and private project mix, and emphasis on urban scale design — a strong match on reputation and project typologies.
• PCA - Philippe Chiambaretta Architecte: Paris-based architecture and urban planning firm of similar size working on cultural, educational, and mixed-use projects, with comparable emphasis on contextual design and public sector clients.

Regional players

• Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter: Norwegian architecture firm of comparable scale working on cultural, public, and landscape projects; relevant as a regional/international peer sharing similar contextual and material-driven design philosophy.

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

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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