It was in 1988 that the design office specializing in landscape architecture was created in Thônex in the Canton of Geneva, under the name of Gilbert Henchoz landscape architect consultancy SA. A few years later, in 2004, Raphaël Saive, DPLG landscape architect, recently graduated from ENSAP (Bordeaux National School of Architecture and Landscape) joined the office as project manager.
A few months later, in 2005, it was the turn of Franck-Johann Bodenmann, HES landscape architect, graduate of HEPIA (Haute Ecole du Paysage, d'Ingénierie et d'architecture de Genève) to join the office of studies. From then on and although it only had around ten employees at most during this period, the company “Gilbert Henchoz architecte landscapegisteconseils SA” was entrusted with more and more projects, whether it was the development private gardens or public spaces.
After the Coronavirus crisis, we can see an evolution in the relationship between individuals and the landscape. Many questions arise about the way in which our living environments and our public spaces must be reorganized, in addition to the acceleration of the deployment of new technologies in daily uses and a collective awareness of climate change. .
In this new context they perceive, Franck and Raphaël want to revitalize the design office and its approach to landscape architecture. In 2021, they decided to acquire all the design offices "Gilbert Henchoz Architectes Paysagistes Associés SA" in Vésenaz and Nyon, as well as the French firm "Les architectes du Paysage sarl." Wishing to focus their activities solely on the development of private, public, and urban landscape projects, the full-service landscape company Green Artwas not included in the acquisition. At that time, the team comprised 25 employees.
The name ARFOLIA evokes the diversity of a passion profession, where art, architecture, creativity, science, nature and pragmatism come together to imagine and design harmonious, creative and functional spaces, deeply respectful of nature. 'environment.
ARFOLIA is a team of landscape architects and landscape specialists, all driven by originality, innovation and determined to shape a sustainable future from the first phases of project design. Capable of combining technical skills and a creative approach, our teams also stand out by providing our clients with innovative technologies such as BIM, digital modeling and virtual reality.
Updated: January 10, 2024.
As of January 2024, more than 38 talented employees are working diligently to complete projects of all types and sizes with passion and skill.
A new office, ARFOLIA I Méditerranée, dedicated to creating private gardens around the Mediterranean basin, opened its doors at the beginning of this year in Nice, in the South of France.
