Michel Beauvais Associates

What Michel Beauvais Associates does

Michel Beauvais Associés (MBA) is a French architecture and urban planning agency founded in 1987 and headquartered in Paris, specializing exclusively in hospital and healthcare facility design. The firm has completed over 40 hospital establishments across metropolitan France, French overseas territories (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Nouvelle-Calédonie, La Réunion), and international markets (notably the first university hospital in West Africa at Abomey-Calavi, Bénin, delivered in 2024). MBA is structured as a SAS with €1,769,000 in share capital and operates from a Paris headquarters (800 m²) and a Brussels office (200 m²) with more than 40 collaborators in total.

The firm's service offering centers on comprehensive architectural design for hospitals — new construction, restructuring of occupied sites, extensions, psychiatric facilities, geriatric/EHPAD centers, oncology institutes, and maternal/child health centers. Core technology is BIM (Building Information Modeling), adopted firm-wide since 2014 and delivered through a full 3D digital workflow on Autodesk Construction Cloud / BIM 360, supported by a dedicated BIM Manager and Coordinator, 29 full 3D workstations, and a redundant server infrastructure. Differentiated capabilities include complex phased construction on occupied hospital sites, HQE-certified sustainable design, urban integration of hospital campuses, and interior architecture for healthcare environments.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees on multi-year public-sector mandates. The firm acquires clients exclusively through competitive tenders under French public procurement law (Loi MOP, Conception-Réalisation, PPP, Marchés Globaux) and international government-to-government channels. Client concentration sits in French public hospital authorities (CHU, CH) with AP-HP, CHU de Limoges, CHU de Bordeaux, CHU de Nîmes, CHU d'Angers, and CHRU de Nancy as recurring institutional clients, plus limited private healthcare exposure (Korian/Clariane). Leadership is collegiate, anchored by founder Michel Beauvais (President, UAFS president since 2025) and Charlotte Pijcke (Directrice Générale), supported by seven project directors with 20+ years of healthcare specialization.

Name

Michel Beauvais Associates

Legal name

MICHEL BEAUVAIS ASSOCIES

Website

https://architecturemba.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Michel Beauvais Associés is a Paris-based architecture firm founded in 1987 that specializes exclusively in hospital and healthcare facility design, serving French public hospital authorities (CHU, CH) and select international clients across more than 40 completed establishments via BIM-enabled design and public procurement tenders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Engineering Services: MBA generates revenue through professional architecture and engineering design services for hospital and healthcare construction projects. Revenue is project-based and generated through public procurement tenders, design competitions, design-build contracts, and PPP frameworks. Projects range from new hospital construction to complex restructuring and extension of occupied hospital sites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Michel Beauvais Associés is a French architecture and urban planning agency that provides comprehensive architectural design services exclusively for hospital and healthcare facilities. The firm delivers new hospital construction, restructuring, extension, and renovation projects across France and internationally, leveraging BIM-enabled collaborative design methodologies to balance medical functionality with humanistic, patient-centered architecture.

Product overview

Michel Beauvais Associés (MBA) is a French architecture firm specializing exclusively in healthcare architecture, offering comprehensive design services for hospitals and healthcare facilities. The firm's core offering centers on architectural design and BIM methodology for hospital construction, renovation, and restructuring projects. MBA operates from Paris and Brussels offices and has delivered over 40 hospital establishments across France, overseas territories (Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia, La Réunion), and international markets (Bénin). The company's services span from initial concept design through construction management, with specialized expertise in BIM implementation, urban hospital planning, and interior architecture for healthcare environments.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Healthcare Architecture Design Services Comprehensive architectural design services for hospitals and healthcare facilities, including new construction, renovation, restructuring, and extension projects in France, overseas territories, and international markets. Delivered for public hospital authorities (CHU, CH) and private healthcare operators through competitive tenders, design competitions, and design-build contracts.
• BIM Collaborative Design Services Building Information Modeling (BIM) collaborative design services using 3D virtual modeling to optimize project costs, performance, and quality. The full digital model and project information are exchanged with project partners, supporting owners through collaborative design.
• Urban Hospital Planning Urban planning services integrating hospital facilities with their urban and territorial context, addressing the relationship between healthcare institutions and surrounding cities. Led by MBA's urbanism team with extensive municipal urbanism expertise.
• Interior Architecture for Healthcare Facilities Interior architecture, polychromy, and furniture design services for hospital programs, focused on creating ambiance, patient and staff comfort, and the design of healthcare interiors.

Named customers15 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Vinci Construction FrancecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMBA frequently partners with Vinci Construction France as the general contractor/construction partner in hospital projects. Notable collaborations include CHT Nouvelle-Calédonie (mandataire: Vinci Construction France, 322 M€), CHU de Limoges Dupuytren 2 (GTM/Vinci as mandataire), CHU de Bordeaux Pellegrin (GTM Aquitaine/Vinci as mandataire), and the Hôpital Grand Paris Nord project.
• Bouygues ConstructioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBouygues Construction (including Bouygues Bâtiment International) is listed as a key construction industry partner. Collaborations include CH d'Annecy Genevois (Bouygues Construction Sud-Est as mandataire) and other hospital projects.
• EgiscoreTechnology or IntegrationEgis is listed as a key BET (engineering) partner on multiple hospital projects including CHT Nouvelle-Calédonie, CHU de Martinique, and others. Provides structural, MEP, and other engineering services.
• IngéropcoreTechnology or IntegrationIngérop is a recurring BET partner on MBA projects including CH de Périgueux and Centre Hospitalier de Pau. Provides multidisciplinary engineering services.
• ArteliacoreTechnology or IntegrationArtelia serves as BET partner on major projects including CHT Nouvelle-Calédonie and CHU de Bordeaux (Artelia + Deerns).
• OasiiscoreTechnology or IntegrationOasiis is a recurring BET HQE (high environmental quality) partner on multiple MBA projects including CHT Nouvelle-Calédonie, CH du Raizet, and CH de Drôme Vivarais. Specializes in sustainable building and natural ventilation design.
• EdeiscoreTechnology or IntegrationEdeis appears as BET partner on projects including CHU de Limoges (Dupuytren 2) and CHU de Martinique, providing engineering services.
• Baumschlager Eberle ArchitektenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaumschlager Eberle Architekten is a co-traitant architect on the Hôpital Grand Paris Nord project (one of the largest AP-HP projects in 30 years). Also a named partner on the consortium for the Grand Paris Nord hospital.
• SeteccoreTechnology or IntegrationSetec is listed as a BET partner and appears on projects such as CH de Saintonge (Setec as BET) and is a named partner on the CH de Pau project.
• WSPcoreTechnology or IntegrationWSP (including WSP France, WSPBET HQE) is a recurring engineering partner on multiple projects including CH de Drôme Vivarais, CHU de Caen (Ateliers 2/3/4 + Edeis + Projex + WSP), and Hôpital Grand Paris Nord.
• Autodesk (Revit/Autocad/3DdsMax)coreTechnology or IntegrationMBA uses Autodesk Building Collection (Revit, AutoCAD, 3ds Max) with V-Ray rendering, BIM 360 Collaborate and Docs, and ACC (Autodesk Construction Cloud) as its primary design technology platform.
• Impresa Pizzarotti & CiemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorImpresa Pizzarotti is the mandataire of the winning consortium for the AP-HM Bâtiment Femmes-Parents-Enfants at La Timone (Marseille) and is a named partner on the CHU de Rennes project.
• AP-HP International (Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris International)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAP-HP International partnered with the government of Benin for the CHIC hospital project at Abomey-Calavi, which was designed by MBA. This represents a strategic international development partnership.
• TER (paysagistes)coreTechnology or IntegrationTER is listed as a landscape architecture partner on projects including CH du Raizet (Guadeloupe) and appears as a named partner on the CH de Drôme Vivarais project.
• Sergio GraziaminorOthersSergio Grazia is the primary architectural photographer for MBA, producing professional photography for the majority of completed projects including CHT Nouvelle-Calédonie, CHU de Limoges, CH du Raizet, and others.
• Economie 80coreTechnology or IntegrationEconomie 80 is listed as an economist (cost consultant) partner and appears on multiple projects including CHT Nouvelle-Calédonie and CH de la Côte Fleurie.
• Archipel (architectes co-traitants)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchipel is listed as a co-traitant architect partner and appeared on the CHT Nouvelle-Calédonie project as a co-traitant alongside MBA.
• Moon Safari (architectes co-traitants)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoon Safari is a co-traitant architect on the Centre Hospitalier de Pau project (alongside MBA and Seg-Fayat).
• Hobo Architecture (architectes co-traitants)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHobo Architecture serves as co-traitant on multiple projects including CHU de Bordeaux (with MBA + Hobo), CHU de Limoges Dupuytren 1, and CH de Pau.
• Demathieu BardcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDemathieu Bard is listed as a construction industry partner and serves as mandataire on the CHU de Nîmes Carémeau-Sud surélévation project (Conception-Réalisation groupement).
• Fayat BâtimentcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFayat Bâtiment is listed as a key construction partner. Seg-Fayat (part of Fayat Group) is mandataire of the Centre Hospitalier de Pau restructuring-extension project.
• Rabot DutilleulcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRabot Dutilleul Construction is listed as a partner and appears on the CHU de Nancy BSM project (PPP) as constructor, alongside Icade.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Jouin Manku: French architecture firm with broad portfolio across hospitality, culture, and select healthcare/large public projects. Larger, more diversified incumbent occasionally overlapping in public-sector competitions.
• SCAU Architecture: Large French architecture firm (employer of MBA's project director Bernadette Méchain earlier in career) with diverse portfolio including tertiary, infrastructure, and healthcare projects. Comparable as a larger, broader incumbent.
• Wilmotte & Associés: Major French architecture firm with broad portfolio including healthcare, culture, and housing. Larger, more diversified incumbent occasionally competing in hospital tenders.

Direct peers

• TANK Architectes: French architecture firm with a healthcare division and a comparable BIM/digital workflow approach, active on French public hospital projects. Direct peer on similar tender types.
• Atelier 2/3/4/: French architecture firm active on large hospital projects (e.g., consortium member on CHU de Caen with MBA). Directly comparable as a healthcare-focused peer entering the same consortia.
• Chabanne et Partenaires: Lyon-based architecture firm specializing in healthcare, sports, and education; a former employer of MBA's BIM Manager. Direct peer in French healthcare architecture competitions.
• AIA Associés: French architecture firm with a large dedicated healthcare division, regularly competing against MBA in CHU and CH design competitions. Directly comparable on scope, geography, and client base (French public hospitals).
• AART Farah: Paris-based architecture firm historically focused on healthcare and large public projects. A former employer of MBA's project director Karin Reusch, operating in the same French public hospital tender market.
• Baumschlager Eberle Architekten: Austrian/Swiss architecture firm that co-designed Hôpital Grand Paris Nord with MBA. Active in European healthcare architecture, comparable in scale and design philosophy.
• Brunet Saunier Architecture: French healthcare architecture specialist with comparable portfolio of CHU and CH projects. Competes in the same Loi MOP tenders and similar HQE/BIM-driven mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

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