Record checked on 26 October 2026.
Comte & Vollenweider
Architecture firm in Nice · founded in 2002
Overview
Comte & Vollenweider is a Nice practice led by Pierre-André Comte and Stéphane Vollenweider, who met as students at the Paris-Belleville school of architecture and have worked together since 2002. It designs housing, schools and sports buildings, mainly on the Côte d'Azur, with plain volumes and close attention to landscape and light, and also has an office in Paris. Its Cité artisanale in Valbonne won the Prix de la première œuvre in 2007.
- Founded
- 2002
- Team
- ≈ 8
- Projects
- 8
- Awards
- 2
The partners' biographies give 2002 (an interview on the firm's site says 2005); the current company, SARL Comte et Vollenweider, was registered in 2008.
Other offices: Paris
Partners and founders
Pierre-André ComtePartner / Co-manager / Architect
Stéphane VollenweiderPartner / Co-manager / Architect
Fields of work
Housing · Schools and education · Sports facilities · Business and aviation buildings · Conversion of existing buildings
Built work
Collège Simone Veil (renovation and extension)
Nice · Secondary school and gymnasiumÉcole de design Condé (former PTT power station)
Nice · Conversion into an art and design schoolHome housing tower (188 units, with Hamonic + Masson as lead architect)
Paris · Housing with shopsGalliénice housing (138 units)
Nice · Social and private housing with shopsH16 business aviation hangar, Cannes-Mandelieu airport
Cannes · Aircraft hangarCannes tennis complex
Cannes · Tennis centre and clubhouseValbonne craft workshops (Cité artisanale)
Valbonne · Craft workshopsPrizes and awards
- 2007Prix de la première œuvre, Le Moniteur (Cité artisanale, Valbonne)
- 2000Europan (laureate, Stéphane Vollenweider)
Frequently asked questions
Where is Comte & Vollenweider based?
The firm's address is 191 rue de France, 06000 Nice.
When was Comte & Vollenweider founded?
It was founded in 2002.
How can I contact Comte & Vollenweider?
You can reach the firm by phone on +33 4 92 15 05 58, by email at contact@comtevollenweider.fr and through its website comtevollenweider.fr.
What are the main projects of Comte & Vollenweider?
Its built work includes National Padel Training Centre (Vichy, 2025), Collège Simone Veil (renovation and extension) (Nice, 2021) and École de design Condé (former PTT power station) (Nice, 2015).