AP Architecture

What AP Architecture does

AP Architecture is a French private architecture practice organized as a SARL and founded in 2012, with its headquarters in Versailles and a regional office in Lyon. The firm designs and manages architectural projects across seven categories: heritage (Patrimoine), cultural (Culture), education and after-school facilities (Enseignement & Périscolaire), offices and housing (Bureaux & Logements), healthcare (Santé), sport, and competition entries (Concours). Project teams remain engaged from initial conception through to construction supervision, providing continuity of authorship and oversight across the project lifecycle.

The firm's core technical differentiation centers on two domains: certified PassivHaus (bâtiment passif) energy-efficient design methodology, held by its founding partner and several team members, and a heritage integration approach that reconciles contemporary programmatic requirements with existing built patrimony. Underlying technology is conventional architectural practice — building design, project management and construction oversight — augmented by domain specialization rather than proprietary software platforms. The team's professional composition (architectes DE-HMONP and architectes DE) and the firm's editorial direction by Pierre-Etienne Miny form the institutional backbone of delivery.

AP Architecture operates a B2G and institutional go-to-market, targeting French government ministries, departmental councils, prefectures, municipalities, universities and healthcare institutions. It maintains a portfolio of more than 100 institutional clients, including the Assemblée Nationale, the Agence Publique pour l'Immobilier de la Justice, Paris-Sorbonne, Panthéon-Assas, the École Nationale d'Administration, the Ministère de l'Intérieur and the Cour de Cassation. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees on public-sector tenders and direct commissions. The firm markets via its portfolio website (atelier-ap.com), Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, and participates in architectural competitions to surface non-tender business development opportunities.

Name

AP Architecture

Legal name

AP Architecture

Website

https://atelier-ap.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AP Architecture is a French SARL architecture firm founded in 2012, headquartered in Versailles with a Lyon office, designing and managing heritage, cultural, education, healthcare, office, housing and sports projects for French government and institutional clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA), Iconic Architecture & Signature Buildings (Cathedrals, Palaces, Castles) (THAJACAE)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Public building architecture
• Heritage restoration
• Urban planning
• Institutional architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Versailles

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architecture services for building design, renovation, and project oversight from conception through completion. Revenue generated through project-based fees for institutional, governmental, and public sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AP Architecture is a French architecture firm that provides architectural design, project management, and consulting services for institutional clients. The firm focuses on public-sector projects including educational facilities, healthcare buildings, cultural venues, and heritage restoration, delivering designs from initial concept through construction oversight across offices in Versailles and Lyon.

Product overview

AP Architecture is a multi-disciplinary architecture firm offering a comprehensive range of architectural and design services across seven project categories: PATRIMOINE (heritage preservation), CULTURE, ENSEIGNEMENT & PERISCOLAIRE (education and after-school facilities), BUREAUX & LOGEMENTS (offices and residential), SANTE (healthcare), SPORT, and CONCOURS (architecture competitions). The firm operates two offices (Versailles and Lyon) and provides services from initial design through full project completion, including construction supervision. This is a service-based architecture firm, not a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full architectural design services for public buildings, educational facilities, healthcare structures, and cultural venues for institutional clients in France.
• Heritage Restoration Services Restoration and adaptive reuse services for historic and classified buildings, addressing conservation requirements for institutional and governmental owners.
• Project Management and Construction Oversight End-to-end project management from feasibility studies through construction administration, supporting public-sector clients with multi-year building programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Team present since 2012 demonstrating staff retention and company stability
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Cour de CassationcoreOthersHeritage building renovation project for the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court), showcasing expertise in prestigious historical building restoration

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Agence François Chatillon: French architecture practice with a strong heritage and historic-monument restoration portfolio (notably for French châteaux and palaces); the most direct comparability to AP Architecture on the heritage/PassivHaus and built-patrimony axis.
• Wilmotte & Associés: Major French architecture firm with deep heritage and cultural-institution portfolio (cultural centres, museums, public buildings); closely comparable mission in serving French institutional clients and integrating contemporary design with patrimony, though operating at materially larger scale.
• Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés: Established French architecture firm with strong track record in public institutions, offices, and heritage-adjacent projects for clients including ministries and major public bodies; closely mirrors AP Architecture's institutional/heritage mix.
• Atelier Philippe Madec: Paris-based architecture practice with a similarly strong sustainable/ecological design ethos serving public-sector and institutional clients in France; comparable in size and mission to AP Architecture, especially on environmental architecture and public projects.
• Reichen et Robert: Paris-based architecture firm active in public infrastructure, education, and urban architecture; very comparable profile to AP Architecture in serving French public-sector and institutional clients.
• AVA Architectes (Architecture Vivante Associés): Mid-sized French architecture firm with a portfolio spanning heritage, cultural, and public-sector projects; serves a similar institutional client base to AP Architecture and operates at a comparable scale.
• Lemoine & Associés: French architectural firm with recognized expertise in heritage-sensitive and cultural projects; comparable to AP Architecture on combining contemporary design with preserved built heritage for public clients.

Broad incumbents

• Architecture-Studio: Large international French architecture firm founded in Paris with an extensive portfolio of cultural, educational, and public-sector institutional buildings globally; serves the same French institutional buyer base but at significantly larger scale and a broader geographic footprint than AP Architecture.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/atelieraparchitecture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/atelieraparchitecture
• Instagraminstagram.com/atelieraparchitecture/?hl=fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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