What WAGON-LANDSCAPING does

Wagon Landscaping is a Paris-headquartered landscape architecture practice co-founded in 2007 by François Vadepied and Mathieu Gontier, both ENSP Versailles graduates (DPLG, 2007). The firm operates with a six-person team and concentrates on urban soil de-impermeabilization and renaturation, transforming sealed surfaces (asphalt, concrete) into fertile soils via in-situ material recycling and technosol creation — an approach anchored in the principle of working with existing conditions (déjà-là), living soils, and natural dynamics rather than imposing fixed designs. Its service offering spans master planning, design, and design-build implementation for public spaces, courtyards, rooftops, and infrastructure studies, supplemented by long-term trial-garden experimentation that produces proprietary companion-plant palettes.

The practice earns revenue primarily through project-based professional services fees for municipal authorities (e.g., Ivry-sur-Seine, Parc Chanot/Marseille with TDSO and GL Events), architecture firms (Clément Vergely Architectes, Maison Edouard François, François Brugel), and real estate developers (Vinci Immobilier on the Universeine Olympic Village, 2024). Secondary revenue comes from published works — notably the 2024 monograph 'À l'échelle de la main' (25.90€) and free educational guides — which double as thought leadership. Geographic reach spans France plus commissions in Italy, Belgium, UK, Russia, USA, Romania, and Algeria, supported by partnerships with ADEME (MODEVALURBA research funding), ENSP Versailles, and Pavillon de l'Arsenal, and recognized by the Landezine LILA 2024 Office of the Year award.

Name

WAGON-LANDSCAPING

Legal name

Wagon Landscaping

Website

https://wagon-landscaping.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wagon Landscaping is a six-person, Paris-based landscape architecture practice founded in 2007 that designs urban soil de-impermeabilization and renaturation projects for French municipalities, architecture firms, and real estate developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscaping Services (561730), Landscaping Services (56173)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Renovation & Re-Design (Yard Makeovers) (HSAIABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance (BPABADAA), Garden Bed Design, Layout & Planting Plans (HSAIAFAA)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban soil de-impermeabilization
• Renaturation design services
• Public space landscape design
• In-situ soil recycling

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Consulting and Design Services: Project-based fees for landscape architecture design, master planning, and design-build services for public spaces, urban regeneration, and ecological transformation projects.
2. Publications and Books: Sale of published works on landscape practice, such as 'À l'échelle de la main' (25.90€), documenting methodologies and project approaches.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wagon Landscaping is a Paris-based landscape architecture agency that designs and implements landscape projects centered on urban soil renaturation, de-impermeabilization, and in-situ material recycling. The firm works on public spaces, courtyards, rooftops, event sites, and exhibition gardens for municipalities, real estate developers, architecture firms, and cultural institutions across France and internationally. Core methods include transforming impermeable urban surfaces (asphalt, concrete) into fertile soils using on-site material recycling, creating technosols/neo-soils without export, and identifying resilient companion plants through long-term trial garden experimentation.

Product overview

Wagon Landscaping is a Paris-based landscape architecture practice with over 20 years of expertise, operating across all fields of landscape from public spaces to infrastructure and studies. The firm specializes in renaturation and de-sealing of urban soils, with a practice focused on existing conditions, living soils, and natural dynamics. Their core services include landscape architecture, urban soil recycling (technosol creation), and public space design. The agency also develops educational guides on ecological gardening and urban de-sealing, and maintains a trial garden for plant experimentation. Projects span France, Belgium, Italy, UK, USA, and Russia, including the 2024 Olympic Village landscape, memorial gardens, and territorial studies. The practice builds most projects themselves and emphasizes minimal transformation, material reuse, and hand-scale interventions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Radio Wagon: Thematic web radio playlists curated by the landscape practice

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services
• Renaturation and De-sealing of Urban Soils
• Urban Soil Recycling (In-situ Technosol Creation)

Quantifiable outcome

• Urban sites transformed through de-impermeabilization with materials reused entirely on-site
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 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

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Association Arts et Jardins Hauts-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaborative partner for garden festivals and cultural projects including Belvédère des Lézards in Sicily and Jardin Destock in Long. Joint development of landscape installations within cultural programming.
• Agrigento Capitale italiana della CulturacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Cultural program partner for the Belvédère des Lézards project - rock garden installation created for the Italian Capital of Culture designation.
• Clément Vergely ArchitectescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLead architecture coordinator for Universeine Olympic Village project in Saint-Denis. Collaborative multi-firm design team including Béal & Blanckaert, Pascal Gontier, Lina Ghotmeh.
• TDSO Architecte UrbanistecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMandataire (lead firm) for Parc Chanot project in Marseille, with Wagon Landscaping as landscape sub-consultant alongside Verdi and Envisols.
• Vinci ImmobiliercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper client for Universeine Olympic Village landscape project - major mixed-use development requiring ecological landscape design for courtyards and rooftops.
• Ecole Nationale Supérieure du Paysage de VersaillesminorOthersEducational partnership for teaching and student involvement. François Vadepied teaches at ENSP Versailles and students participate in workshop projects.
• Université de Lorraine / INRAEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on soil rehabilitation and urban soils through the Sols et Environnement laboratory.
• Pavillon de l'ArsenalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural institution partnership for exhibition gardens including 'La beauté d'une ville' and garden reuse projects for Chevaleret housing estate.
• AREPminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWon competitive consultation for Maine-Montparnasse district redesign. Partnership focused on multimodal mobility and biodiversity in urban transformation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Topotek 1: Berlin-based landscape architecture firm working across Europe on urban spaces, parks, and cultural landscapes — comparable in scale, design philosophy, and international project mix to Wagon Landscaping.
• Gross.Max: Edinburgh-based landscape architecture studio with strong European public-sector portfolio in parks, urban regeneration, and master planning — similar in international scope and design-led public commissions.
• Michel Desvigne Paysagiste: Internationally recognized French landscape architect with strong public-sector portfolio in urban regeneration and large-scale park design — directly comparable in typology of work and French institutional clients.
• Agence TER: Paris-based landscape architecture firm of comparable scale working on urban regeneration, public space design, and large territorial projects for French municipalities and international clients — directly overlapping with Wagon's service offering and customer base.
• Vogt Landschaft: Swiss landscape architecture firm with international projects in urban regeneration and public-space design — comparable in scale and typology of work, including European public commissions and cultural installations.
• Atelier Jacqueline Osty et Associés: Major French landscape architecture practice known for urban parks, public spaces, and ecological design for cities such as Paris and Bordeaux — competes for the same public-procurement landscape architecture commissions as Wagon.
• BASE (Bureau d'Aménagement et de Stratégie Environnementale): French landscape architecture firm specializing in urban ecology, de-sealing, and environmental design for public and private clients — strong methodological overlap with Wagon's de-impermeabilization focus.

Broad incumbents

• West 8: Internationally established landscape architecture and urban design practice with a broad public-space and ecological portfolio across Europe — a larger incumbent competing for major urban regeneration commissions of the same type Wagon targets.
• SLA (Stig L. Andersson): Copenhagen-based landscape architecture practice known for urban nature, climate adaptation, and biodiversity-led design — a larger, more established firm working in adjacent themes of urban greening and de-sealing.

Emerging players

• Oxygen at Work: France-based specialist in urban biodiversity and nature-based solutions with corporate and municipal clients — an emerging French player in the urban ecology niche that overlaps with Wagon's de-impermeabilization and renaturation work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/wagonlandscaping
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wagon-landscaping

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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 →

Frequently asked questions about WAGON-LANDSCAPING