PARA-SOL

Name

PARA-SOL

Legal name

PARA-SOL inc.

Website

https://para-sol.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom architectural and design project fees: PARA-SOL earns fees for bespoke architecture and design projects including feasibility studies, design mandates, and turnkey realizations for cities, institutions, businesses, and individuals.
2. Prefabricated housing and urban furniture product sales: Since 2017, PARA-SOL has developed a catalog of prefabricated solutions in housing, outdoor, and urban furniture. Products are sold in partnership with local manufacturers.
3. Industrial design and product licensing: Design concepts such as OBLIQUE bike racks and Cyclofixe are designed by PARA-SOL and manufactured by partners; revenue is generated through design fees and production arrangements.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PARA-SOL is a multidisciplinary design and architecture studio that combines architecture, urban design, industrial design, and public art to deliver bespoke projects and a catalog of prefabricated products. The firm provides custom architecture and design services (feasibility studies, design mandates, turnkey realizations) for municipalities, institutions, businesses, and individuals. Since 2017, it has also developed a catalog of prefabricated housing concepts (Refuge S560, Éco-Habitat S1600, Éco-Habitat 4U) and urban furniture products (OBLIQUE bike racks, Cyclofixe, Fauteuil B in recycled HDPE), manufactured in partnership with local Quebec producers.

Product overview

PARA-SOL is a multidisciplinary architecture and design firm offering both custom project services and a catalog of prefabricated products. Their core offering combines architecture, urban design, industrial design, and public art. The product portfolio includes prefabricated homes (such as Éco-Habitat S1600 and chalet designs), urban furniture (bike racks including OBLIQUE and Cyclofixe, benches, Fauteuil B in recycled HDPE), and custom-built projects. Since 2017, they have developed prefabricated concepts in housing, outdoor, and urban furniture in partnership with local Quebec manufacturers. The firm operates as PARA-SOL Architecture for custom projects and PARA-SOL Design for their product catalog line.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PARA-SOL Design: A design studio focused on public amenities and custom goods, created in 2024. Vincent Vandenbrouck and Quentin Savignac lead the studio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 450 Ombrelles Olympiques concept proposed for the Quebec-wide Olympic Stadium roof reuse project, each using ~70 m² of reused membrane and 2 tonnes of recycled steel
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor, moderate and core.

• Comité 21 QuébecminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Comité 21 Québec propelled the Fauteuil B project — a chair made from recycled HDPE plastics — along with the Conseil des arts et de la culture de Vaudreuil-Soulanges and centre d'artistes Agrégats. The project was part of the 'Affiche ta culture circulaire' initiative.
• LAROCQUE-COURNOYERminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024LAROCQUE-COURNOYER provided structural engineering for the Tour Mont Saint-Antoine observation platform project for the Ville de Saint-Jérôme.
• Société de développement commercial Côte-des-NeigesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024The SDC Côte-des-Neiges commissioned the installation of PARA-SOL's OBLIQUE bike racks in the commercial district, representing both a customer and a marketing partner that promoted the product.
• Studio ArcadiamoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Studio Arcadia collaborated with PARA-SOL on the Zone de rencontre Simon-Valois competition (2017) and on the Place des Montréalaises competition. Arcadia is a public space and urban design studio.
• Bâtiment Pré-Fab inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Bâtiment Pré-Fab is a Quebec manufacturer of prefabricated buildings (garages, chalets, and houses). PARA-SOL collaborates with them on the Éco-Habitat S1600, Refuge S560, and Éco-Habitat 4U prefab housing concepts. Bâtiment Pré-Fab handles manufacturing and construction, while PARA-SOL provides the design. This is a key partnership for PARA-SOL's prefab housing catalog.
• CivilitimoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Civiliti is a Montreal landscape and urban design firm that collaborated with PARA-SOL on multiple competition projects including Place des Montréalaises and the Grey Nuns / Youville Mother House revitalization.
• ÉcohabitationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Écohabitation is a Quebec non-profit organization focused on ecological housing. They partnered with PARA-SOL and Bâtiment Pré-Fab on the Éco-Habitat S1600 project to develop an affordable, ecologically designed prefabricated home.
• Atelier GriscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Atelier Gris is a Quebec-based welding and fabrication workshop that manufactures PARA-SOL's OBLIQUE bike rack system and other steel urban furniture. PARA-SOL directs customers to Atelier Gris for quotes and installation. The partnership represents a core product channel for PARA-SOL's urban furniture catalog.
• PaprikaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Paprika (graphism firm) collaborated with PARA-SOL and Geniex on the winning Percée visuelle construction site information module project for the Ville de Montréal.
• GeniexminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Geniex (engineering firm) collaborated with PARA-SOL and Paprika on the winning Percée visuelle project for the Ville de Montréal.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lemay: Large Canadian architecture and design firm with significant urban design and public-realm practice across Quebec and internationally. Broader incumbent that competes for the same municipal mandates as PARA-SOL but at much larger scale.
• Architecture49: Large Canadian architecture firm with broad public-sector and institutional work across provinces. Incumbent comparable in serving municipalities and institutions, but at a scale far beyond PARA-SOL.

Direct peers

• NIPpaysage: Montreal-based landscape architecture firm with a comparable mix of public-sector competition work, urban design, and landscape installations in Quebec. Direct peer because both firms compete in the same Design Montréal landscape competition pipeline.
• Provencher_Roy: Montreal architecture firm with a strong public-realm and urban-design practice, including signature public installations in Quebec. Comparable in serving municipal clients through design competitions and built urban furniture.
• Bisson Associés: Quebec architecture and urban design firm participating in Design Montréal competitions and delivering public-realm projects in Montreal. Comparable to PARA-SOL in municipal competition focus and multidisciplinary urban work.
• Daoust Lestage: Montreal architecture and urban design studio active in public-space commissions, landscape competitions, and exhibition design. Comparable to PARA-SOL in multidisciplinary scope and Quebec public-sector focus.
• Civiliti: Montreal landscape and urban design firm that has actually co-competed with PARA-SOL on Place des Montréalaises and the Grey Nuns / Youville Mother House project. Direct peer in Quebec landscape-architecture competition work.
• Atelier Paul Laurendeau: Montreal architecture studio with significant public-institution and museum scenography work. Comparable to PARA-SOL's scenography and public-architecture mandates.
• Yh2 Architecture: Quebec architecture firm known for contemporary residential architecture with ecological and prefab sensibilities, including chalets and small-format housing. Comparable to PARA-SOL on the prefab housing / residential side of the business.

Regional players

• KPMB Architects: Canadian architecture firm with institutional, cultural, and public-realm work. Comparable in design approach and competition orientation, but operates primarily in Ontario and at a larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/para.sol.architecture

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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