What Gauvreau Design does

Gauvreau Design is a Montreal-based interior architecture and design firm founded in 2000 by Ysabel Gauvreau, operating as a privately held, family-owned boutique with 1–10 employees. The firm provides interior design and architectural services to real estate developers, with anchor client relationships spanning major Quebec developers including Devimco, Prével, Cogir, and Broccolini. Engagement is project-based, typically covering multi-phase residential, rental, mixed-use, and (more recently) hospitality developments, with the firm embedded across planning, design documentation, and construction administration stages.

The firm's core technology platform is Autodesk Revit on BIM 360, supporting BIM-based interior architecture workflows consistent with enterprise developer procurement standards. Long-tenured client relationships and a multi-generational governance structure (Ysabel as founder, Valérie Gauvreau joining as business partner in 2009, and Annie Gauvreau deployed to Indonesia for international expansion) provide the institutional backbone.

Revenue is generated through project-based design fees tied to developer contracts. The firm has earned consecutive annual recognition awards from 2015 through 2024, evidencing sustained market credibility. In 2024, the firm extended its footprint internationally into Bali, Indonesia, opening a hospitality vertical targeting villa and hotel complex design work for developer and operator clients outside its traditional Quebec base.

Name

Gauvreau Design

Legal name

Gauvreau Design

Website

https://gauvreaudesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gauvreau Design is a Montreal-based interior architecture and design firm providing project-based design services to Quebec real estate developers (Devimco, Prével, Cogir, Broccolini) across residential, mixed-use, and hospitality projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Interior Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (541410), Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Interior design services
• Architectural design
• Real estate design
• Commercial interior design
• Residential interior design

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Interior Design Services: Gauvreau Design provides interior design services for real estate developers, including design of residential model units, sales offices, common spaces, commercial spaces, restaurants, bars, boutiques, and offices. Revenue is generated through professional design service engagements with property developers and commercial clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gauvreau Design provides full-service interior architecture and design for real estate developers and commercial property owners, encompassing conceptual design, detailed plan production using Revit, BIM 360 coordination across project stakeholders, and execution through final completion. The firm's portfolio spans residential towers, mixed-use developments, model units, sales offices, common spaces, restaurants, bars, boutiques, offices, and international villa and hotel concepts in Bali, Indonesia. Services are delivered on a project-by-project basis with custom, non-publicly-disclosed pricing tied to scope and complexity.

Product overview

Gauvreau Design (GD) is an interior architecture and design firm founded in 2000 by Ysabel Gauvreau, with sister Valérie Gauvreau joining as business partner in 2009. The firm operates as a single unified design service offering rather than a software platform. The core offering encompasses real estate interior design services (residential towers, mixed-use developments), commercial interior design (restaurants, bars, boutiques, offices), and specialty services (international villa design in Bali). Services are delivered using technological tools including Revit software for detailed plan production and BIM 360 platform for professional coordination. The product portfolio spans diverse project types including high-rise residential sales offices, furnished model units, common spaces, restaurants, and boutique hotels. The firm's design approach is recognized through multiple Grand Prix du Design and Prix Habitat Design awards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gauvreau Design by Annie G. Rental villa concepts and hotel complexes in Bali, Indonesia, developed in collaboration with Annie Gauvreau.

Products and services

• Real Estate Interior Design Services Full-service interior design for large-scale real estate developments including high-rise residential towers, mixed-use buildings, and commercial spaces. Services encompass conceptual design, detailed plan production using Revit software, BIM 360 coordination, and complete project execution from conception to final completion, delivered to enterprise real estate developers.
• Residential Interior Design Interior design services for residential projects including model units, common spaces, and multi-generational homes. Portfolio includes Le Samuel, Victoria sur le Parc, Central Parc, Quartier Général, Les Trois Sommets, and numerous condo and rental tower projects across Canada, delivered to residential developers and property owners.
• Commercial Interior Design Design services for commercial spaces including restaurants, cafés, boutiques, bars, offices, sales centers, and aesthetic clinics. Notable projects include Sekoya restaurant boutique, T-Bar 70, One Skin Clinique d'esthétique, and Serdy Média offices, delivered to commercial property owners and operators.
• International Villa and Hotel Design (Bali) Rental villa concepts and hotel complex designs developed through collaboration with Annie Gauvreau in Bali, Indonesia. Projects include Cocoon Pererenan mini villas and Casa Bloom rental villa, delivered to international hospitality developers and operators in Southeast Asia.

Quantifiable outcome

• Grand Prix du Design 2024 Grand Winner, Platinum Laureate, and Gold Certification for Villa Nest project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Annie Gauvreau (Gauvreau Design by Annie G.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024International collaboration with Annie Gauvreau, based in Indonesia, uniting the three Gauvreau sisters across the globe. Annie G. has joined Gauvreau Design to develop rental villa concepts as well as hotel complexes in Bali, Indonesia. This partnership extends the firm's capabilities internationally into hospitality design.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Yabu Pushelberg: Toronto-based interior design firm specializing in luxury hospitality, residential, and retail environments with major real estate developer clients. Operates in the same premium interior-design-for-developers category as Gauvreau, particularly comparable on hospitality and high-end model unit work.
• Provencher Roy: Montreal-based architecture and interior design firm with a strong portfolio in institutional, residential, and mixed-use developments. Competes for the same Quebec developer commissions as Gauvreau, with overlapping clientele in the Montreal condo and rental market.
• Lemay: Major Montreal-headquartered architecture and design firm offering interior design for residential, mixed-use, and commercial developments across Canada and internationally. Directly competes with Gauvreau in the Quebec real estate developer market, with a substantially larger team and broader services portfolio.
• MU Architecture: Montreal-based architecture firm specializing in residential, mixed-use, and signature commercial developments. Targets Quebec developers for design commissions in the same project categories as Gauvreau, including model units and sales offices.
• Sid Lee Architecture: Montreal-based creative firm with an architectural practice serving real estate developers and commercial clients on mixed-use and residential projects. Overlaps with Gauvreau in the Quebec developer and commercial interior design market with comparable project types.
• ACDF Architecture: Montreal-based boutique architecture and interior design studio with a portfolio in residential, mixed-use, and commercial projects. Competes in the same local market as Gauvreau for Quebec developer and commercial client commissions.

Broad incumbents

• Diamond Schmitt Architects: Canadian architecture firm with a national practice spanning residential, mixed-use, institutional, and hospitality developments. Provides interior design services as part of broader architectural mandates, overlapping with Gauvreau on residential and mixed-use developer projects in the Canadian market.
• Gensler: Global design firm with one of the largest real estate and developer-services practices in the world. Overlaps with Gauvreau on residential, mixed-use, and commercial interior design for major developers, but operates at much greater scale and with a broader service portfolio across geographies and asset types.
• B+H Architects: Canadian-founded international architecture and interior design firm with strong mixed-use and residential developer practice. Comparable in targeting real estate developers for interior design services, particularly in the Canadian market, but with much broader geographic reach and headcount.

Emerging players

• _naturehumaine: Montreal-based architecture and interior design practice with residential and commercial projects. Operates in the same local Quebec developer market as Gauvreau at a similar boutique scale, with intersecting clientele in residential and small commercial commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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