What Newtecnic does

Newtecnic is a London-headquartered architecture and engineering design firm founded in 1995 by Andrew Watts and Yasmin Watts, operating as NEWTECNIC LTD. (Companies House number 05549311). The firm is organized around an integrated design methodology that treats architecture, structural engineering, facade engineering, environmental design, and construction knowledge as interdependent components of a single process, codified in its proprietary Constructive Intelligence Framework and Visualise/Design/Test methodology. It employs 51–100 people across three UK locations (registered office at 167–169 Great Portland Street, workshop at Somerset House, and design studio at Barbican) plus international entities in the USA and the Arabian Gulf, and has delivered over 200 projects in markets spanning Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, North America, and Oceania.

The firm operates two lines of business: (1) professional services delivering Architecture + Engineering Design (full multi-disciplinary design for large-scale projects) and Specialist Engineering Design (engineering consultancy within architect-led teams, with deep capability in facades, structures, and environmental performance), and (2) publication revenue through the Modern Construction series of books and the Modern Construction Online digital knowledge base, published in partnership with De Gruyter Birkhäuser. Clients include sovereign and government-backed mega-project sponsors (KAFD Metro Station Riyadh, Zayed International Airport Abu Dhabi, Grand Egyptian Museum, Heydar Aliyev Center Baku) and enterprise commercial developers (Lakhta Center Saint Petersburg, Galaxy SOHO Beijing, Burjuman Tower Dubai). Pricing is project-specific and multi-year, with no public tiered pricing disclosed.

The firm's go-to-market is enterprise field sales combined with collaborative architect-led partnerships and direct international engagement with fabricators and specialist contractors. Marketing is predominantly thought-leadership driven, with 150+ technical magazine articles published in the past three years and a strategic research partnership with Cambridge University Construction Research Partnership. Award recognition includes the Queen's Award for Enterprise (2018), 3rd place in the New Civil Engineer Top 100 Power List (2019), and shortlisting for the New Civil Engineer Awards in 2019 and 2020.

Name

Newtecnic

Legal name

NEWTECNIC LTD.

Website

https://newtecnic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Newtecnic is a London-based architecture and engineering design firm providing integrated architecture, structural, facade, and environmental design services for large-scale international building projects, serving sovereign, governmental, and enterprise clients across the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Engineering Design Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA), Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

Keywords

• Architectural engineering design
• Facade engineering consultancy
• Structural design services
• Building envelope design
• Construction design consultancy

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Architectural and Engineering Design Services: Professional services revenue generated through architectural and engineering design for large-scale projects, including full architecture and engineering design as well as specialist engineering design consulting within architect-led teams. Projects span multiple building types, climates and locations internationally.
2. Publication Revenue: Revenue from the Modern Construction series published by De Gruyter Birkhäuser, including Modern Construction Online digital knowledge base. Books are used internationally by students, educators and construction professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Newtecnic is an architecture and engineering design firm providing full Architecture + Engineering Design for bold, near-future building projects and Specialist Engineering Design consultancy within architect-led teams. Services cover façade, structural, and environmental design supported by physical modelling, prototyping, and construction knowledge integration, with additional revenue from the Modern Construction book series and Modern Construction Online digital knowledge base published by De Gruyter Birkhäuser.

Product overview

Newtecnic is an architecture and engineering design firm offering a portfolio of design services centered on integrating architecture, engineering, and construction within a single design process. The core offering consists of Architecture + Engineering Design services (full design for near-future building projects) and Specialist Engineering Design (engineering consultancy within architect-led teams), supplemented by specialized capabilities in Facade Design, Structural Design, and Environmental Design. The firm supports its practice through the Modern Construction Series of books and the Modern Construction Online digital knowledge base (published by De Gruyter Birkhäuser), which document and communicate the methodologies, case studies, and technical knowledge developed through projects. Design Implementation services bridge the gap between design and construction. The coherence of the portfolio derives from a consistent methodology of Visualise · Design · Test, where architectural, structural, environmental and construction systems are developed together iteratively.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture + Engineering Design Full architecture and engineering design services for bold, near-future building projects, developing architectural form alongside structural, environmental, and construction systems from project inception, for institutional, governmental, and commercial clients.
• Specialist Engineering Design Engineering design consultancy provided within architect-led teams, focusing on façade, structural, and environmental design strategies for complex building envelopes and structures, for other architectural firms.
• Design Implementation Services supporting the translation of architectural and engineering design into construction, including fabrication knowledge integration and construction coordination.
• Facade Design Specialist façade engineering and design services developing envelope systems that integrate environmental control, structural efficiency, and architectural expression, for complex building forms.
• Structural Design Engineering design services for complex structural systems, integrating structural behaviour with architectural form and construction methodology.
• Environmental Design Environmental engineering services including MEP coordination and environmental performance analysis integrated with the architectural design process.
• Modern Construction Online A continuously expanding digital knowledge base published by De Gruyter Birkhäuser, documenting case studies, technical references, design methods, and construction precedents developed through Newtecnic's practice and research.
• Modern Construction Series Book series published by Birkhäuser including Modern Construction Handbook, Modern Structural Design, Modern Environmental Design, Modern Construction Envelopes, and Modern Construction Case Studies, documenting the relationship between design, engineering, and construction, used internationally by students, educators, and construction professionals.

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Cambridge UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Research partnership delivering concrete facade innovation through collaboration between Newtecnic and Cambridge University Construction Research Partnership. The partnership has produced documented innovations in building envelope design.
• De Gruyter BirkhäusercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublishing partnership for Modern Construction series and Modern Construction Online digital knowledge base. De Gruyter Birkhäuser publishes Newtecnic's authored content documenting relationships between design, engineering and construction through projects, systems and case studies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Werner Sobek: Engineering firm specializing in facade engineering, lightweight structures, and sustainable design. Comparable boutique specialist competing for the same complex-form, high-performance building envelope commissions.
• Bollinger + Grohmann: International structural engineering consultancy with deep facade expertise, working within architect-led teams on complex buildings across Europe and internationally. Direct competitor for specialist engineering commissions on landmark projects.
• Schlaich Bergermann Partner: Specialist structural engineering firm known for innovative structures, lightweight roofs, and complex facades. Competes for the same high-end structural engineering commissions on landmark architecture projects.
• Buro Happold: Independent engineering consultancy specializing in structural, facade, and environmental design for complex buildings and infrastructure. Closest direct peer to Newtecnic in specialist engineering design for landmark architecture projects globally.

Broad incumbents

• WSP: Global professional services firm with major buildings practice spanning structural, facade, and MEP engineering. Competes with Newtecnic for engineering design commissions on large international building programs.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Integrated architecture, engineering, and urban design practice. Competes with Newtecnic for full design commissions on complex towers and competes for in-house facade/structural work that might otherwise go to specialist consultancies.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure and building design firm with full multidisciplinary capability. Represents the scale incumbent that increasingly absorbs specialist work in-house and competes for the same large public/commercial programs.
• Arup: Global engineering consultancy with a dedicated facade engineering and structural team that serves as a broad incumbent competitor and occasional collaborator on mega-projects across the same building types Newtecnic targets.

Others

• Zaha Hadid Architects: Star-architecture firm with complex-form building projects across the same geographies and typologies where Newtecnic operates. Functions as both collaborator (engaging Newtecnic on engineering packages) and as competitor for the same bold, near-future commissions.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture firm with extensive in-house engineering and an established relationship as one of Newtecnic's architect-led collaborators. Functions as both a key client relationship (engaging Newtecnic as specialist) and as a competitor for full design commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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