Agence Spatiale

What Agence Spatiale does

Agence Spatiale is a privately held, multidisciplinary architecture and design firm founded in 2011 by Étienne Bernier in Quebec City, Canada, with a second office in Montreal. The firm delivers an integrated suite of design services spanning eight disciplines: architecture, interior design, brand design, object/industrial design, art installations, urban planning, social/community projects, and ideation/competition design. Its work spans private residential, commercial (restaurants, hotels, retail, offices), institutional (schools, libraries, transit), cultural (museums, pavilions), and healthcare projects, with a recurring emphasis on sustainability, sensory experience, and budget-conscious design.

The firm operates a professional services model in which revenue is generated through project-based design fees on custom engagements, supplemented by winnings in public architectural competitions (e.g., MNBAQ Espace Riopelle, Ville de Saint-Colomban library) and consortium partnerships with peer firms such as BGLA Architecture and APPAREIL Architecture for large-scale institutional and cultural commissions. Client acquisition is portfolio- and award-driven rather than sales-driven: the firm has accumulated a substantial body of recognized work, including a 2024 Governor General's Medal in Architecture, multiple Architecture MasterPrizes, AZ Awards, Grands Prix du Design wins, and inclusion on Architizer's A+ List of firms to watch. Underlying technology is conventional architectural design tooling; no proprietary software, API, or platform is offered, and there is no disclosed AI/ML capability.

The firm employs approximately 35 people — the founder, four named associates (architects Marianne Charbonneau, Yannick Badeau, Thomas Olivain and brand strategist Eulalie Lecoq), and roughly 30 multidisciplinary staff covering architecture, interior design, 3D art, brand strategy, graphic design, and industrial design. It is privately held with no disclosed external funding, parent, or holding structure, and its operating geography is concentrated in Quebec, Canada. Notable customers include Ville de Saint-Colomban, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Centre de services scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay, Barreau du Québec, Acero – Groupe Immobilier, and private clients such as Gm Développement and Dr Gabriel Beauchemin.

Name

Agence Spatiale

Legal name

Agence Spatiale

Website

https://agencespatiale.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agence Spatiale is a privately held multidisciplinary architecture and design firm in Quebec, Canada, delivering integrated architecture, interior, brand, object, art, and urban design services to private, commercial, institutional, and cultural clients across the province.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior design services
• Brand identity design
• Urban planning services
• Art installation design

Headquarters

HQ city

Québec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Design Services Revenue: Professional fees for architecture, interior design, brand design, and urban planning services. Revenue is project-based, earned through design contracts with private developers, homeowners, institutions, municipalities, and cultural organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Agence Spatiale is a multidisciplinary design firm that delivers architecture, interior design, brand design, object design, art installations, and urban planning services. Projects span residential, commercial, institutional, cultural, and public-sector clients, primarily across Quebec. The firm pursues projects through direct client engagements, public competitions, and consortium partnerships with other architecture firms.

Product overview

Agence Spatiale is a multidisciplinary architecture and design firm based in Quebec, Canada, offering an integrated suite of spatial design services. The firm operates across eight interconnected disciplines: Architecture, Interior Design, Brand Design, Object Design, Art Installations, Urban Design, Social Projects, and Ideation. Projects span residential homes, commercial spaces, institutional buildings, cultural venues, restaurants, healthcare facilities, and urban public spaces. The firm collaborates with partner architecture firms (BGLA, APPAREIL Architecture) for large-scale consortium projects and maintains offices in Quebec City and Montreal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• École de l'Étincelle achieved Governor General's Medals in Architecture 2024, OAQ Prix d'excellence 2024, and multiple international awards demonstrating design excellence
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BGLA ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing consortium partner on major cultural and institutional projects including Espace Riopelle (MNBAQ), Bibliothèque Maison des Découvertes (Marieville), École de l'Étincelle, and Espace culturel Aurèle-Dubois. BGLA provides complementary architectural expertise for large-scale institutional projects.
• APPAREIL ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Lab-École educational projects including École de l'Étincelle and Les classes du versant. Collaboration enables delivery of innovative educational architecture combining spatial design with pedagogical approaches.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• KPMB Architects: Canadian architecture firm recognized for cultural, institutional, and academic projects. Comparable on award-winning institutional and cultural design, with broader national scope.
• Lemay: Major Canadian architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture firm with deep Quebec roots. Competes in the same commercial, institutional, and urban design segments but with substantially larger capacity and international reach.
• Architecture49: Canadian architecture practice with strong Quebec presence. Competes for institutional, cultural, and educational commissions similar to Agence Spatiale's portfolio.
• Diamond Schmitt Architects: Toronto-based architecture firm with significant cultural, institutional, and educational project portfolio. Comparable on institutional and cultural project types, at larger scale.
• Provencher Roy: One of Quebec's largest architecture and urban design firms. Competes for the same institutional, cultural, and high-end residential mandates at greater scale and headcount.

Direct peers

• ACDF Architecture: Montreal-based architecture and interior design firm with comparable multidisciplinary, design-forward practice. Direct competitor for high-end residential, hospitality, and commercial interior mandates.
• Bisson Associés: Quebec City-headquartered architecture firm of comparable size, focused on institutional, cultural, and residential projects. Direct competitor for Quebec-based public and institutional commissions.
• BGLA Architecture: Quebec City-based architecture firm and long-standing consortium partner of Agence Spatiale. Comparable size and sector focus, with shared work on Espace Riopelle (MNBAQ), École de l'Étincelle, and Espace culturel Aurèle-Dubois.
• APPAREIL Architecture: Montreal-based multidisciplinary architecture firm with overlapping design philosophy. Consortium partner on multiple Quebec institutional projects (École de l'Étincelle, Les classes du versant), serving residential, institutional, and cultural clients in Quebec.

Regional players

• STGM Architectes: Quebec-based architectural firm with strong institutional, educational, and cultural project portfolios. Direct competitor for the same Quebec public-sector commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/agencespatiale
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agencespatiale
• Instagraminstagram.com/agence_spatiale

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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