What Hub Architectes does

Hub Architectes (legal name: sarl d'architecture hub architectes) is a Paris-based architecture firm registered as a French SARL with €25,000 capital, headquartered at 145 rue de Belleville in the 19th arrondissement (SIRET 794 663 781 00027, Ordre des Architectes membership S16169). The practice is led by four founding partners — Thomas Dantec, Raphaël Masson, Solène Le Gallo, and Chloé Verryser — and operates as an independent architecture firm with no disclosed external investors or parent company.

The firm's core offering is professional architectural design services spanning new construction, renovation, rehabilitation, and urban planning across residential housing, cultural facilities, commercial complexes, educational institutions, and mixed-use developments. Its technical approach integrates environmental performance targets (E+C-, Effinergie, BBCA, NF Habitat HQE, RE 2020), biosourced materials (wood-beton, straw-bale insulation), and structural systems enabling flexible program superposition. A notable differentiation is its repeated use of France's 'permis d'innover' regulatory framework to secure innovation permits for experimental spatial solutions such as the rotonde circulation at Village Vertical in Courcouronnes. Project construction values range from €60-130k for individual renovations to €31.6M for the Casabona mixed-use complex in Réunion.

Hub Architectes generates revenue through professional architectural fees, calculated as a percentage of construction cost or negotiated per mission scope, and acquires projects primarily through public and invited architectural competitions (concours), with additional direct commissions from private developers and private individuals. Its client mix spans public-sector entities (cities, regions, public territorial establishments), social-housing operators (Élogie-Siemp, Foncière de la Ville de Paris), and private real-estate developers (Nexity, Icade Promotion, Verrecchia, Adastra Promotion). The firm has expanded geographically across France and internationally into Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Spain, Italy, and South Korea, and has been recognized with the André Ardvison prize (Académie des Beaux-Arts), Europan 12 winner, EDF Diversiterres grant, and the European 40 under 40 award (2023).

Name

Hub Architectes

Legal name

sarl d'architecture hub architectes

Website

https://hub-architectes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hub Architectes is a Paris-based French architecture firm (SARL d'architecture) led by four founding partners, delivering sustainable architectural design, rehabilitation, and urban planning across residential, cultural, commercial, and mixed-use programs for public, social-housing, and private developer clients across France and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban planning services
• Sustainable building design
• Building rehabilitation
• Environmental certification consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural design and project management services: Hub Architectes earns revenue through professional architectural service fees calculated as a percentage of total construction cost, or through negotiated honoraria for specific mission scopes (studies, programming, partial or full missions). Revenue is project-based and episodic, generated from competition wins, direct commissions, and negotiated contracts with public and private clients. Projects range from small renovations (60-130k€ construction cost) to large-scale mixed-use developments (up to 31.6M€ construction cost).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hub Architectes is a Paris-based architecture firm providing comprehensive architectural design and urban planning services, including new construction, renovation, rehabilitation, and large-scale urban development projects. Its practice spans residential housing, cultural facilities (conservatories, cultural centers), commercial complexes, educational institutions, and mixed-use developments, with integrated environmental performance consulting targeting high environmental certifications (E+C-, Effinergie, BBCA, NF Habitat HQE, RE 2020) and biosourced material systems. The firm is structured as a SARL d'architecture with capital of 25,000€, operating as lead architect (mandataire) for clients including public entities, social housing operators, and private developers across France and select international locations.

Product overview

Hub Architectes is a Paris-based architecture firm (SARL d'architecture) providing architectural design and urban planning services through a portfolio of completed and ongoing projects. The firm's core offering centers on architectural design services spanning new construction, renovation, rehabilitation, and urban planning across residential housing, cultural facilities, commercial complexes, educational institutions, and mixed-use developments. Environmental performance consulting—including E+C- labeling, BBCA certification, and biosourced material integration—operates as an integrated module within projects. The firm also develops specialized projects under France's 'permis d'innover' innovation permit framework, enabling experimental architectural approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Comprehensive architectural design services spanning new construction, renovation, and rehabilitation across residential, cultural, commercial, and educational building types, delivered through full French architecture mission scopes (esquisse through AOR).
• Urban Planning Services Urban planning and development planning services including large-scale land development projects (up to 32 ha), neighborhood redesign, and city master planning commissions from public territorial establishments and private developers.
• Environmental Performance Consulting Environmental and energy performance design services integrated into architectural projects, including thermal renovation targeting E+C- labeling, BBCA certification, NF Habitat HQE, and biosourced material specifications for high environmental performance delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% reduction in energy consumption achieved through targeted thermal renovation approach at Conservatoire Niedermeyer (Issy-les-Moulineaux)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nicolas Lombardi ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub frequently collaborates with Nicolas Lombardi Architecture as co-architect on housing projects in Paris (25-logement + nursery at Rue Paul Meurice, 41-logement Chapelle-Charbon, 19+24-logement Jules Verne in Rennes). Nicolas Lombardi serves as a trusted design collaborator across multiple projects.
• Heros ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the Conservatoire Niedermeyer rehabilitation project (Issy-les-Moulineaux, 2025 competition) alongside engineering consultants EVP, Espace Temps, Meta, and Éco+Construire.
• DPV (DPV Architectes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub served as lead architect (mandataire) in partnership with DPV for the Casabona commercial complex in Saint-Pierre de la Réunion (21,138 m², 31.6M€), with DPV providing local expertise on the Réunion site.
• Marin+Trottin / Périphériques ArchitectescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the conversion of the Cimendef building into a Regional Conservatory in Saint-Paul, Réunion (delivered 2021). Also collaborated on the Joli Mai commercial center requalification in Meudon alongside Bérénice and Bianchimajer.
• BianchimajercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecurring collaborator on housing and urban projects including the 25-logement + nursery (Paris), 41-logement Chapelle-Charbon (Paris), Joli Mai requalification (Meudon), and Alfred Delp urban planning (Donauworth). Provides landscape and urban design expertise.
• L'Atelier ArchitectescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub won the Reims Regional Conservatory restructuring/extension competition (2024) alongside L'Atelier Architectes, with TPFI, Alternative Acoustique, and F. Tallon as engineering consultants.
• Valéro Gadan ArchitectesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the 20-logement project in Courcouronnes (ZAC Canal Europe) and the 103-logement project also in Courcouronnes, with Valéro Gadan responsible for buildings 1 and 2.
• Base + H2O (Urbanistes)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub collaborated with Base+H2O as urban planners for the 41-logement BRS project at ZAC Chapelle-Charbon, Paris 18e, where the urban plan establishes a composite volumetric composition at the edge of the new park.
• Architecture StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub is working on the 124-logement project in Créteil (ZAC du Triangle de l'Échat) as part of a team led by Architecture Studio as urban planner for the overall ZAC.
• CoBe (Urbanistes)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub collaborated with CoBe as urban planners for the 28-logement BRS project at ZAC du Fort d'Aubervilliers (Lot E2), where the volumetric strategy responds to the urban plan's design principles.
• Atelier 2/3/4/minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub worked with Atelier 2/3/4/ as urban planner for the 20-logement project at ZAC Canal Europe, Courcouronnes, part of the larger Grand Paris Aménagement development.
• Bérénice (Urbanisme / Commerce)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the Joli Mai commercial center requalification in Meudon (competition winner 2018) and the Granville mixed-use entry district study (2023), providing commercial and urban development expertise.
• Leonard:Paris (VINCI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub was invited by Leonard:Paris (VINCI's urban innovation platform) to rethink the courtyard of its headquarters at Place du Colonel Bourgoin in Paris, and subsequently completed the courtyard design (2020).
• Grand Paris AménagementcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGrand Paris Aménagement is both a client (commissioning urban development zones) and a strategic partner. Hub has been selected by GPA for multiple innovation permit housing projects (Village Vertical, 20-logement Courcouronnes) as part of Grand Paris urban development initiatives.
• Élogie-Siemp / Foncière de la Ville de PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecurring public developer client for social housing and BRS projects in Paris. Hub has delivered the 25-logement + nursery (completed 2024) and the 41-logement BRS project (under construction) for these Paris public housing organizations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wilmotte & Associés: Established French architecture firm with broad portfolio across housing, cultural, commercial, and urban projects. Larger and more diversified than Hub, but competes for the same headline French public commissions.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): International architecture practice with strong sustainability credentials and competition-winning credentials. Larger scale and broader geography, but comparable emphasis on environmentally certified, competition-driven projects.

Direct peers

• Architecture Studio: Major French architecture firm with comparable portfolio in housing, cultural facilities, and large-scale urban projects across France and internationally. Directly competes for the same public competitions and private developer commissions.
• Périphériques Architectes (Marin+Trottin): French architecture firm with comparable emphasis on urban transformation, collective housing, and adaptive reuse. Direct competition for the same French public client base.
• Jakob+MacFarlane: Paris-based architecture practice recognized for innovative design and cultural/commercial projects. Comparable size, French base, and emphasis on design-led differentiation in competitions.
• LAN Architecture (Local Architecture Network): Paris-founded sustainable architecture firm with comparable work in French social housing, cultural facilities, and mixed-use developments. Directly competes in the same competition-driven French market.
• TVK (Trévelo & Viger-Kohler): Paris-based architecture practice with similar focus on urban planning, collective housing, and large-scale public projects. Comparable in scale and competition-led business model.
• ChartierDalix Architectes: Paris-based architecture firm known for sustainable design, environmental certification expertise, and competition-led project acquisition. Comparable profile in regulated French housing and public projects.
• Atelier 2/3/4/: French architecture practice focused on housing and urban projects within Grand Paris development zones. Similar size, competition-led GTM, and overlap on social housing and BRS programs.
• L'Atelier Architectes: French architecture firm with similar size and competition-driven GTM, frequently participating alongside Hub in public cultural and housing competitions (e.g., Reims Conservatory).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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