Transforming environmental ambition
into investable strategy
From vision to implementation, through impact, program, and identity
Lab V is an advisory firm helping real estate and built environment players turn environmental ambition into strategic advantage.
We work at the intersection of sustainability, programming, and identity—guiding projects, portfolios, and companies from early-stage definition to implementation. Our approach combines high-level vision with technical depth and operational insight, ensuring that environmental goals translate into tangible outcomes, long-term value, and meaningful user experiences.
In parallel, we explore forward-looking questions at the crossroads of science, design, and culture—continuously enriching our perspective.
Expertise
Environmental Strategy, Programming and Identity
for the Built Environment
Lab V helps real estate stakeholders and built environment players define and deliver strategies and projects that are environmentally ambitious, financially sound, and aligned with evolving user expectations.
We work at the intersection of environmental strategy, programming, and identity—where early decisions shape long-term value.
We operate across three complementary scopes
Project Advisory
for developers, investors,
and architects
Environmental strategies that drive resilience and differentiation
Programming that defines that aligns spatial use with emerging needs
Identity frameworks that guide design, activation, and narrative — turning ESG into experience
Portfolio Advisory
for institutional investors, asset managers, and long-term owners
Strategic analysis of environmental performance across multiple assets
Programming audits to identify opportunities for repositioning and value creation
Frameworks to align environmental goals, brand identity, and user experience at scale
Corporate Strategy
for companies innovating
in the built environment
R&D positioning and sustainability roadmaps
Market alignment and value proposition development
Strategic framing to guide product and business evolution
Lab V bridges vision and execution. With a dual background in engineering and architecture, we combine strategic foresight with technical credibility — and we work closely with a trusted network of environmental, economic, and design specialists to ensure follow through at every phase and coherent delivery.
We also operate our own experimental spaces, gaining hands-on insight into what makes a concept viable — and valuable — in the real world.
Whether you're defining a new destination, repositioning an underperforming asset, or scaling an innovation in the built environment, Lab V helps align purpose, performance, and identity at every stage.
About
Laélia Vaulot
Founder
With a multidisciplinary foundation spanning engineering, architecture, and environmental research, Laélia Vaulot founded lab V to help shape a built environment where environmental ambition translates into strategic, cultural, and spatial value. Her work bridges scales and disciplines—supporting real estate actors, material innovators, and cultural institutions in aligning sustainability with purpose, use, and identity.
Before launching lab V, Laélia served as Environmental Strategy Lead at PCA-Stream, an architectural practice based in Paris. There, she developed comprehensive environmental programs for major renovations of patrimonial buildings such as BERGÈRE X PARIS and AXA HQ Matignon, as well as large-scale new constructions like the Bobigny Courthouse, the second-largest in France. She also led urban-scale carbon reduction methodologies, notably for the transformation of the Champs-Élysées. Alongside her strategic work, she curated conferences exploring the intersection of art, science, and material culture, with topics ranging from AI and creativity to the evolving role of matter in design.
Laélia’s expertise is grounded in a strong technical background. She trained as an engineer at École des Ponts et Chaussées in France and earned a Master in Civil and Environmental Engineering from MIT. Her passion for design and building led her to pursue a Master of Architecture at Yale University. Early in her career, she worked in London, focusing on art installations and temporary structures, before moving to San Francisco, where she conducted research on innovative seismic reinforcement systems.
Of French and Vietnamese heritage, Laélia grew up between Europe and Asia before beginning her career in the United States. Drawn by Paris’s pioneering momentum around sustainability and urban transformation, she returned to the city to deepen her expertise. Today, she brings this perspective—shaped by one of the world’s most forward-thinking contexts—to projects across geographies.
With Lab V, Laélia combines strategic vision with deep technical fluency—guiding projects, portfolios, and companies from early-stage definition to implementation. Her multidisciplinary background allows her to connect environmental goals with real-world outcomes, engaging both high-level decision makers and technical teams. Grounded in practice and open to exploration, her approach helps shape spaces and strategies that are resilient, meaningful, and built to last.
Let’s connect
We work with developers, investors, architects, and innovators shaping the future of the built environment.
If you’re looking for strategic support—whether on environmental performance, project programming, or identity definition—we’d be happy to hear from you. We also welcome inquiries from companies developing new materials, cultural institutions, or collaborators interested in advancing ideas at the intersection of sustainability, design, and long-term value.
Feel free to reach out to discuss a project, partnership, or opportunity to work together.
Get in Touch
Information:
contact[@]thelabfive.com
Recruitment :
recruitment[@]thelabfive.com
We are always looking for new talents to join the team. If you’re interested in contributing to meaningful, high-impact projects, please get in touch.