# Urb1n

> URB1N is a French multidisciplinary architecture agency, headquartered in Bordeaux with offices in Lyon, Paris, Saint-Étienne and Fort-de-France, delivering architecture, urban-planning and building projects across residential, hospitality, tertiary, commercial, public and health sectors.

Company page on Leadbay: https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/company/urb1n.net · loaded 2026-10-30

## At a glance

- Website: https://urb1n.net
- Team based in: Bordeaux (urb1n.net and 1 more)
- Industry: Architecture and Planning
- Employees: 23 (employees and founders, investors not counted; urb1n.net and 1 more)
- Seen in its site's code: Google Analytics (googletagmanager.com/gtag/js), WordPress (/wp-content/), Microsoft 365 (MX urb1n-net.mail.protection.outlook.com) (read 2026-10-30)

## What it sells, to whom

- URB1N is a French multidisciplinary architecture agency, headquartered in Bordeaux with offices in Lyon, Paris, Saint-Étienne and Fort-de-France, delivering architecture, urban-planning and building projects across residential, hospitality, tertiary, commercial, public and health sectors. ([urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/presentation-libre/), [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/urb1n))

## Why it stands out

- URB1N states it has been among France’s top 100 architecture agencies since 2022, citing D’Architecture; this is a ranking/recognition claim rather than a conventional award. ([urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/presentation-libre/))

## Products and services

- Architecture and master-planning services. ([urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/presentation-libre/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/projets/))
- Collective and individual housing. ([urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/presentation-libre/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/projets/))
- Office and tertiary buildings. ([urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/presentation-libre/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/projets/))
- Hospitality, thalassotherapy and spa projects. ([urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/presentation-libre/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/projets/))
- Commercial and industrial premises. ([urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/presentation-libre/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/projets/))
- Urban-development and public-building projects. ([urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/presentation-libre/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/projets/))
- Healthcare and medico-social facilities. ([urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/presentation-libre/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/projets/))
- **Rehabilitation and restructuring; example**: the 18,000 m² Equinoxe office redevelopment in Paris, delivered in 2024. ([urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/presentation-libre/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/projets/))

## Customers and markets

- **Customers**: ACOSS / URSSAF — client/maître d’ouvrage for the Equinoxe office redevelopment in Paris., La Poste — listed as a URB1N project/client reference (headquarters)., CPAM — listed as a URB1N project/client reference (Bordeaux headquarters). ([urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/presentation-libre/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/projet-iconique/equinoxe/))
- **Markets**: France, with agencies in Bordeaux, Lyon, Paris and Saint-Étienne, plus a Caraïbes/Fort-de-France presence. ([urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/MAG05_2026_compressed.pdf), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/presentation-libre/))
- **Markets**: Overseas France and the Caribbean are explicitly included in URB1N’s stated geographic scope. ([urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/MAG05_2026_compressed.pdf), [urb1n.net](https://urb1n.net/presentation-libre/))

## Team

- Sophie Giraud, Architecte - Directrice de projets
- François Ballereau, Directeur projets
- Emilie Melis, Directrice administrative et financière

## Latest news

- 2026-02-20 · [Saint-Étienne. Le programme de logements sociaux La Rosalie prend forme](https://www.leprogres.fr/economie/2026/02/20/le-programme-de-logements-sociaux-la-rosalie-prend-forme) (leprogres.fr)
- 2025-06-17 · [Saint-Quentin-de-Baron : une nouvelle mairie en chantier, livraison en 2026](https://www.sudouest.fr/lieux/gironde/saint-quentin-de-baron/saint-quentin-de-baron-une-nouvelle-mairie-en-chantier-livraison-en-2026-24889546.php) (sudouest.fr)
- 2025-06-16 · [Construction d'un nouvel institut médical ambitieux à Pessac - CONSTRUCTIONBTP](https://www.constructionbtp.com/batiment/article/2025/06/16/153255/construction-nouvel-institut-medical-ambitieux-pessac) (constructionbtp.com)
- 2022-06-27 · [Métropole de Lyon. APF France Handicap : l'association migre une partie de son activité villeurbannaise sur Décines](https://www.leprogres.fr/sante/2022/06/27/apf-france-handicap-quitte-villeurbanne-pour-decines) (leprogres.fr)
- 2022-03-01 · [FARGO a accompagné le groupe URB1N dans le rachat du cabinet d'architecture BTA, FUSACQ Buzz](https://www.fusacq.com/actualite/fargo-a-accompagne-le-groupe-urb1n-dans-le-rachat-du-cabinet-d-architecture-btaa236903_fr_) (fusacq.com)

## Where to find more

- [This page in Markdown, for agents](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/company/urb1n.net.md)

## Decision makers

- [Sophie Giraud](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/sophie-giraud--urb1n.net.md), Architecte - Directrice de projets
- [François Ballereau](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/francois-ballereau--urb1n.net.md), Directeur projets
- [Emilie Melis](https://mad-max.leadbay.ai/person/emilie-melis--urb1n.net.md), Directrice administrative et financière

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Where it comes from: 16 sites read (urb1n.net, linkedin.com, deedz.fr, fr.linkedin.com, rocketreach.co, tracxn.com, leprogres.fr, sudouest.fr, …).

## Best angle

2026-09-15 · Projects: Work-in-progress / 09.2026 Visite du chantier La Manufacture dans le quartier du Brézet à Clermont-Ferrand: Le R+1 s’achève sur les Bâtiments B & C et les fondations sortent de terre sur les … (1 source)

## Signals: what happened

- 2026-10-19 · News: 🚀 LIVRAISON / 10.2026 Cette semaine, la résidence « Côté Village » a été livrée. (1 source: [fr.linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/urb1n_b612promotion-activity-7517866654857568256-kzbO))
- 2026-09-29 · News: Work in progress / 10.2026 (1 source: [fr.linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/urb1n_hope-link-activity-7510598305693749248-lp3G))
- 2026-09-21 · News: RÉCEPTION / 09.2026 La construction du Village d’Entreprises de Cap Saône à Trévoux arrive à son terme: 4 958 m2 de SDP. (1 source: [fr.linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/urb1n_cap-activity-7507710700245409792-guOW))
- 2026-09-15 · Projects: Work-in-progress / 09.2026 Visite du chantier La Manufacture dans le quartier du Brézet à Clermont-Ferrand: Le R+1 s’achève sur les Bâtiments B & C et les fondations sortent de terre sur les … (1 source: [fr.linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/urb1n_la-manufacture-activity-7505634196866981889-ywnc))
- 2026-06-01 · Product: URB1N announced a new website and described itself as entering a more mature phase after years of development and experimentation (2 sources: [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/urb1n), [deedz.fr](https://www.deedz.fr/entreprise/urb1n-849695879))
- 2026-05-20 · Projects: Dans la zone du Brézet, Cogedim a lancé le chantier de « La Manufacture » (1 source: [7joursaclermont.fr](https://www.7joursaclermont.fr/dans-la-zone-du-brezet-cogedim-a-lance-le-chantier-de-la-manufacture/))
- 2026-04-30 · News: Obtention de marché – Projet de résidence services séniors RSS Stella à Saintes (1 source: [moreau-lathus.com](https://www.moreau-lathus.com/post/obtention-de-march%C3%A9-projet-de-construction-d-une-rss-stella-%C3%A0-saintes))
- 2026-04-12 · News: URB1N reshared URB1N (1 source: [fr.linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/urb1n_activity-7449154698949025793-dzyE))
- 2026-02-20 · News: Saint-Étienne. Le programme de logements sociaux La Rosalie prend forme (1 source: [leprogres.fr](https://www.leprogres.fr/economie/2026/02/20/le-programme-de-logements-sociaux-la-rosalie-prend-forme))
- 2025-09-01 · News: URB1N highlighted the inauguration of the Nouvel Espace Pinatel in Saint-Genest-Lerpt, a cultural venue with theatre, exhibition, cabaret and belvedere spaces (2 sources: [fr.linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/urb1n_nouvel-espace-pinatel-activity-7371474212043132928-UT2m), [groupe-legendre.com](https://www.groupe-legendre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Communique-de-presse-Islo-et-Legendre-Immobilier-VDEF.pdf))
- 2025-07-07 · News: [ 🏗️ Travaux en cours: CONSTRUCTION DE 36 LOGEMENTS LOCATIFS SOCIAUX pour le TOIT FOREZIEN] (1 source: [fr.linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/urb1n_toit-forezien-activity-7347918130528108545-HWFU))
- 2025-06-17 · Projects: Saint-Quentin-de-Baron : une nouvelle mairie en chantier, livraison en 2026 (1 source: [sudouest.fr](https://www.sudouest.fr/lieux/gironde/saint-quentin-de-baron/saint-quentin-de-baron-une-nouvelle-mairie-en-chantier-livraison-en-2026-24889546.php))

## Working on now

- Architecture, urbanism and design: URB1N announced a new website and described a phase of greater maturity, clarity and ambition in June 2026.
- Rehabilitation and adaptive reuse across housing, offices, retail, public facilities and industrial projects, with a stated emphasis on sustainable, inclusive urban development.
- Pessac/Ampéris: delivering the Tour de Visée redevelopment—20,000 m² of offices/co-living plus a restaurant—with delivery listed for 2026.
- Clermont-Ferrand: URB1N is architect for Cogedim/Altarea’s La Manufacture, a 12,000 m² mixed tertiary complex under construction and targeted for Q3 2027 delivery.
- Bron: acting as OPC on Decathlon Village’s transformation with Decathlon, Nhood and Z Architecture; the project targets a more open sports-and-wellbeing destination with major landscaping and sustainability measures.

From: [réhabiliter](https://urb1n.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/MAG05_2026_compressed.pdf), [Tour de Visée, Pessac - Réalisation URB1N](https://urb1n.net/projet-iconique/tour-de-visee/), [URB1N | LinkedIn](https://fr.linkedin.com/company/urb1n), [URB1N aime jouer en équipe. Merci à Décathlon (MOA), NHOOD (AMO) et ZARchitecture pour le challenge. | URB1N](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/urb1n_architecture-opc-moex-activity-7482436247739670529-F-mf), [ET ISLO SANTÉ](https://www.groupe-legendre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Communique-de-presse-Islo-et-Legendre-Immobilier-VDEF.pdf)

## Summary

URB1N is a French architectural and planning agency that designs projects including collective and individual housing, offices, hotels, industrial facilities, and urban developments. It operates as a decentralized, multidisciplinary team headquartered in Bordeaux with additional offices in Lyon, Paris, and Saint-Étienne. The company is led by president Patrick Leyx and does not disclose investors as it is a self-owned firm. Recent activity includes the October 2026 delivery of the Côté Village residence in Brignais and ongoing construction of the HOPE LINK project in Saint-Priest and terminal access points at the Grand Port of Martinique.

[1]: https://urb1n.net/ "URB1N : Agence d'Architecture Positive et Engagée"
[2]: https://urb1n.net/presentation-libre/ "Qui sommes-nous ? URB1N, Architecture Positive"
[3]: https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/urb1n_b612promotion-activity-7517866654857568256-kzbO "🚀 LIVRAISON / 10.2026 Cette semaine, la résidence « Côté Village » a été livrée. | URB1N"
[4]: https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/urb1n_acoss-urssaf-activity-7311359461799911425-4_Yl "Livraison 🚀  URB1N est fier de vous présenter la livraison en cours de l’immeuble Equinoxe (ACOSS), avenue de France à Paris. Cette rénovation de 18 000 m2 débutée en 2021 … | URB1N"
[5]: https://www.deedz.fr/entreprise/urb1n-849695879 "Société URB1N à Paris (849695879) : chiffre d'affaires, dirigeants"
[6]: https://linkedin.com/company/urb1n "URB1N"
[7]: https://rocketreach.co/urb1n-profile_b43e039ac1e8be88 "URB1N Information"
[8]: https://tracxn.com/d/companies/urbyn/__VsUAkz-1UiN3X3mGupS7tu6LgZ3pxua3eAauqMKbARQ "Urbyn - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors - Tracxn"

## Sources

- [Urb1n's website](https://urb1n.net)
- [réhabiliter](https://urb1n.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/MAG05_2026_compressed.pdf)
- [Tour de Visée, Pessac - Réalisation URB1N](https://urb1n.net/projet-iconique/tour-de-visee/)
- [URB1N | LinkedIn](https://fr.linkedin.com/company/urb1n)
- [URB1N aime jouer en équipe. Merci à Décathlon (MOA), NHOOD (AMO) et ZARchitecture pour le challenge. | URB1N](https://fr.linkedin.com/posts/urb1n_architecture-opc-moex-activity-7482436247739670529-F-mf)
- [ET ISLO SANTÉ](https://www.groupe-legendre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Communique-de-presse-Islo-et-Legendre-Immobilier-VDEF.pdf)