2BDM Architectes

What 2BDM Architectes does

2BDM Architectes is a French heritage architecture firm founded in 2010 that specializes in the preservation, restoration, conversion, and reconstruction of historic monuments and landscape heritage across all major periods from the Gallo-Roman era to the 20th century. The firm operates through three offices (Paris headquarters, Versailles regional office at the Palace grounds, and a Grand Est office in Guebwiller) with a 70-person team including 20 heritage architects holding ACMH (Architecte en Chef des Monuments Historiques) and DSA credentials — statutory French state designations that confer territorial responsibility for designated historic monuments. Services span diagnostic studies, master planning, complete project management (maîtrise d'œuvre), structural restoration, adaptive reuse, technical compliance upgrades, and landscape restoration, delivered across religious monuments, châteaux, military heritage, theaters, brutalist buildings, civil architecture, and historic gardens.

The firm's core technology combines traditional craftsmanship with contemporary restoration techniques, grounded in rigorous diagnostic methodology — understanding each building's history, materials, structural condition, and uses prior to any intervention. Notable proprietary capabilities include the ACMH-held partners' statutory authority over French monuments in designated geographic territories, deep expertise in heritage regulatory frameworks, and integration of sustainability certification pathways (Bâtiments Durables Franciliens) into restoration practice. Key landmark commissions include the €96.8M HT Hôtel de la Marine, the €70.5M HT Paris Courthouse restructuring, the €11.09M HT Royal Chapel at Versailles, the €15M HT Basilica of Saint-Denis north tower reconstruction, and the Mobilier National restoration.

Revenue is generated through professional service fees on heritage architecture and project management engagements, with no publicly disclosed pricing as fees are negotiated per-project based on scope, complexity, and monument significance. The go-to-market is sales-led and operates exclusively through two channels: competitive public tendering for government heritage projects (mandated under French procurement law) and direct commissions from public institutions and private heritage owners. The firm's ACMH statutory mandates provide a structurally protected pipeline of public sector work, supplemented by reputation-driven direct commissions in the private heritage segment. Client concentration is heavily weighted toward French government and quasi-government cultural heritage bodies including OPPIC, DRAC Île-de-France, Centre des Monuments Nationaux, the Château de Versailles public establishment, and the Musée de l'Armée, with private heritage owners (e.g., Dampierre estate) representing a secondary segment.

Name

2BDM Architectes

Legal name

2bdm Architectes

Website

https://2bdm.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

2BDM Architectes is a French heritage architecture firm that restores, converts, and manages historic monuments and landscape heritage sites for French government cultural bodies and private owners, operating through 70 staff including 20 ACMH-credentialed architects across Paris, Versailles, and Grand Est offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heritage Architecture and Restoration Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Heritage architecture
• Monument restoration
• Historic preservation
• Adaptive reuse
• Landscape restoration

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Heritage Architecture and Restoration Services: The firm generates revenue through professional fees for architecture and project management services on heritage restoration, conversion, rehabilitation, and reconstruction projects. Services include diagnostic studies, master planning, complete project management (maîtrise d'œuvre), and technical compliance upgrades for historic monuments. Projects range from diagnostic studies (e.g., 4.7M€ HT Mobilier National, 1.45M€ HT Vézelay basilica) to major restorations (e.g., 96.8M€ HT Hôtel de la Marine, 11.09M€ HT Royal Chapel Versailles).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

2BDM Architectes is a French heritage architecture firm that provides diagnostic studies, restoration, rehabilitation, conversion, and reconstruction services for historic monuments and landscapes spanning the Gallo-Roman era to the 20th century. The agency delivers end-to-end project management (maîtrise d'œuvre) including technical compliance upgrades, energy efficiency improvements, and adaptive reuse for contemporary functions.

Product overview

2BDM Architectes is a French heritage architecture firm offering a unified suite of services centered on the preservation, restoration, and adaptive reuse of historic monuments and built heritage. The firm provides end-to-end project services including diagnostic analysis, architectural restoration, structural rehabilitation, conversion and modernization, and landscape restoration. Founded in 2010 by four heritage architecture specialists, the agency operates across France with expertise spanning from Gallo-Roman era through 20th-century buildings, covering religious monuments, castles, civil buildings, military heritage, theaters, and brutalist architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heritage Restoration and Preservation Services
• Monument Diagnostics and Assessment
• Heritage Conversion and Adaptive Reuse
• Landscape and Garden Restoration

Quantifiable outcome

• 15+ years of heritage restoration expertise since 2010 founding
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Association Suivez la FlècheminorOthersThe Association Suivez la Flèche is sponsoring the reconstruction of the north tower and spire of the Basilica of Saint-Denis. The association supports the 15M€ HT project aimed at reconstructing the 90+ meter tower dismantled in 1846-1847, based on François Debret's archival documentation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Atelier Roland Schweitzer: Paris-based architecture practice specializing in heritage restoration and rehabilitation of historic monuments in France. Comparable to 2BDM in scale, ACMH-led delivery model, and focus on classified monuments.
• Agence Philippe Prost: French architect-led practice with strong heritage and memorial restoration credentials (e.g., Notre-Dame de Lorette, Historial de la Grande Guerre). Directly comparable to 2BDM's specialty in monumental heritage work.
• Chatillon Architectes: ACMH office (François Chatillon) with parallel portfolio of national-monument restorations including French cathedrals and châteaux. Direct peer in terms of statutory designation, project typology, and public-client focus.
• ARTENE: Sister heritage architecture agency co-founded by 2BDM's founding partners (Batard and Bottineau). Operates adjacent heritage portfolio with overlap in ACMH personnel and service lines; functions as a sibling competitor in the same niche.
• Pierre-Antoine Gatier Architectes: ACMH-led office with extensive portfolio of classified-monument restorations across France. Closely comparable statutory authority, project scale, and French public-sector heritage client base.
• Didier Repellin Architecte: ACMH (and former Chief Curator of French national monuments) running an independent heritage architecture practice. Direct peer to 2BDM in statutory credentials, project typology, and public-monument client access.
• Lagneau Architectes: ACMH-led Paris architecture office specializing in historic monument restoration and adaptive reuse. Operates in the same French heritage market with comparable service lines and ACMH-driven public-tender positioning.
• Hervé Baptiste Architectes: ACMH-led Paris practice (Hervé Baptiste) focused on historic monument restoration and rehabilitation. Competes with 2BDM for similar public-heritage tenders and territory-based ACMH assignments.

Broad incumbents

• Wilmotte & Associés: Larger Paris-based architecture practice with broader portfolio spanning new construction, cultural institutions, and heritage rehabilitation (including co-credit on Station F with 2BDM). Overlaps on heritage work but operates as a much broader incumbent.
• Anthony Béchu Architecture: Established French architecture firm with heritage rehabilitation experience alongside broader institutional and cultural building work. Comparable on cultural-heritage typology but with a wider service portfolio than 2BDM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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