About
L'ESPACE ARCHITECTURAL is an international architecture and design company founded by Mario Bartylla and Zurab Zaalishvili in Paris. The origins of our company trace back to 2000 when Mario Bartylla joined the renowned Design Architectural studio in Paris, being responsible for projects in Russia and other CIS countries. Zurab Zaalishvili joined the company in 2003 and established the Moscow branch. In 2007 we established MB Architects in Paris and Moscow. In 2020 we decided to rebrand our company and change the name to L'ESPACE ARCHITECTURAL, which better reflects our expertise.
Our most senior team members have already four decades of experience. We are now applying this long-standing expertise to provide full architectural services for our clients, from concept design to construction supervision. Our teams have completed projects across Europe, Russia, Central Asia and North Africa.
Our Approach
Every one of our projects is unique — we don’t use standard solutions. We apply an individual approach to meet the particular needs of the place and the customer. We bring international know-how and experience, yet we understand the importance of local habits, expectations and tastes. We visit the site ourselves to be sure to understand its specifics, and we continue to cooperate with local teams throughout the design and implementation process.
Our method of working is highly participatory, with local and international architects, engineers, merchandising consultants and others contributing as needed from the beginning to the end of a project. This ensures that the final product fully meets the client’s requirements — including careful selection of materials and designs according to the goals, and the budget of our customer.
With these core principles, we increase the value of projects so that our customers save time as well as money.
Expertise & Services
We specialise in commercial space. Whether a shopping centre, a hotel, a business centre or a mixed-use project, we create a destination. We know how to encourage people to spend time in our buildings.
We offer a comprehensive suite of design services that spans from master planning and schematic design to on-site supervision, ensuring a seamless and successful project journey from inception to completion.
Analyzing Site
We provide a feasibility analysis to give an estimate of a site’s potential prior to a client’s decision to invest. We analyse the geometry and relief, as well as all boundaries applicable to building construction, underground services and possible connections to city infrastructure networks. We also take into account all regulations, as well as basic needs such as the necessary number of car places. After these in‑depth preliminary investigations, we can confirm potential features and qualities of the site.
Optimizing Functionality
Our comprehensive approach covers all three of the main fields of functionality: architecture, engineering and merchandising. We use our expertise to combine each of these fields in order to achieve a well‑balanced scheme with an optimised customer flow within malls. We create the best possible strategic layout for anchor tenants, while ensuring that every retail unit gains the benefit of a well balanced visitor frequentation. Of course, our designs also accommodate all the necessary technical areas in such a way as to minimise the constraints and burdens that these can place on the centre.
Creating Form
Functionality is the inner engine of any project. We consider that function creates the form. In our projects functionality always continues into form. The aesthetic of our interiors and facades bring substantial value to our project and turn it into a landmark for the location. We create a global concept through every aspect of the architecture which gives a building its unique identity. This identity must always be easily understandable so that it can be quickly and positively adopted by customers.
