Campbell Luscombe Architects

What Campbell Luscombe Architects does

Campbell Luscombe Architects is a privately held Australian architectural design practice founded in 1977 by Leo Campbell FRAIA and Professor Desley Luscombe FRAIA, headquartered at Studio 3, Level 3, 35 Buckingham Street, Surry Hills, NSW. The firm provides integrated architecture, urban design, and interior design services across four primary verticals: aged care and seniors housing, educational institutions, NSW government departments, and private luxury retirement developers. The practice employs between 11 and 50 staff and operates on a project-based professional services model, with directors maintaining personal involvement from brief formulation through construction completion.

The firm generates revenue through bespoke design fees quoted per project based on scope and complexity, with multi-year contract lifecycles typical of architectural commissions. Its technical platform centers on Building Information Modeling (BIM) for design and documentation, and its go-to-market is enterprise field sales — direct engagement with government, institutional, and major private sector clients. Marketing relies on reputation-based channels: industry awards (multiple Australasian Over 50's Housing 'Architect of the Year' titles 2010-2014), international publication features (inclusion of four projects in the 2014 IAHSA/images Publishing book 'Architecture for an Ageing Population'), and academic engagement through Professor Luscombe's position as Dean of UTS's Faculty of Design, Architecture & Building. Notable clients include UnitingCare Ageing, Catholic Healthcare, RSL Lifecare, BUPA, Waterbrook, the University of Technology Sydney, the University of New South Wales, and various NSW government departments.

Name

Campbell Luscombe Architects

Legal name

Campbell Luscombe Architects Pty Ltd

Website

https://clarchitects.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Campbell Luscombe Architects is a Sydney-based architectural practice founded in 1977 that provides architecture, urban design, and interior design services for enterprise clients in aged care, education, government, and luxury retirement sectors across Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Aged care architecture
• Urban design planning
• Interior design services
• Heritage architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Surry Hills

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional services revenue from comprehensive architectural design services including Architecture, Urban Design, and Interior Design for residential, educational, community, and aged care/seniors housing projects. Revenue is project-based, earned through design fees, project management, and consulting services throughout the construction process from brief formulation to final construction.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Campbell Luscombe Architects is an architectural design firm providing comprehensive services in Architecture, Urban Design, Interior Design, and Heritage Architecture for residential, educational, community, government, and aged care and seniors housing projects. The firm supports clients from brief formulation through to final construction, with directors personally involved throughout the engagement.

Product overview

Campbell Luscombe Architects is an architectural design firm offering a unified suite of services centered on Architecture, Urban and Interior Design. Their portfolio spans residential, educational, community, and aged care and seniors housing projects. The practice also provides specialized heritage architecture services for culturally significant buildings. Notable projects include Waterbrook (seniors living benchmark), Lifestyle Manor (luxury seniors housing), and various institutional projects for universities and government departments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Design Services Comprehensive architectural design services for residential, educational, community, and aged care and seniors housing projects, with the directing principal remaining personally involved from brief formulation through to final construction.
• Urban Design and Master Planning Urban design and master planning services for large-scale developments and urban renewal projects, integrated with the firm's broader architectural work.
• Interior Design Interior design services integrated with architectural design for residential, educational, community, and aged care projects.
• Heritage Architecture Specialised contextual architecture sympathetic to historic and culturally significant built environments, including heritage-listed properties.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 35 years of award-winning architecture with repeat clients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bates Smart: One of Australia's oldest and largest architecture practices with a broad portfolio spanning commercial, residential, health, and education. Overlaps with Campbell Luscombe in health/aged care and education, but operates at significantly larger scale across multiple sectors.
• Architectus: Australian and New Zealand architecture practice with significant work in health, aged care, education, and public architecture. Comparable in multi-vertical specialisation and institutional/government client base, with somewhat broader geographic reach across Australasia.
• Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (FJMT): Major Australian architecture firm with a strong portfolio in public, institutional, and residential projects including health and education. Comparable in institutional client mix (universities, government) and award-winning design approach, but significantly larger in scale.
• Conrad Gargett: Australian architecture firm with heritage, education, health, and aged care work, including significant NSW-based institutional projects. Comparable in scale and vertical mix, particularly in heritage architecture and government-sector work, serving similar Brisbane/Sydney clients.
• Woods Bagot: Global architecture and design firm with Australian heritage and significant health, education, and seniors living portfolio. Comparable in serving institutional clients and operating with an integrated architecture and interior design offering, though at much greater global scale.
• Hassell: Global design practice with deep Australian roots and major presence in health, education, and public architecture. Comparable in serving university and government clients, but at much greater scale and broader geographic footprint than Campbell Luscombe.

Direct peers

• Jackson Clements Burrows (JCB): Melbourne- and Sydney-based architecture firm with strong credentials in residential, community, and education projects, plus aged-care work. Comparable in boutique-mid scale, multi-vertical mix (residential/community/health), and award-winning design approach.
• Billard Leece Partnership: Australian architecture firm specialising in health, aged care, and seniors living projects across Australia. Closely comparable in scale, vertical specialisation, and client mix (aged-care providers and health institutions), making it a direct competitor for the same enterprise design briefs.
• ThomsonAdsett: Australian architecture practice with a dedicated focus on retirement living, aged care, seniors housing, and health sectors. Directly comparable as a specialist architecture firm competing for the same aged-care operator clients (e.g., Catholic Healthcare, BUPA, RSL-type organisations) in Australia.

Regional players

• Warren and Mahoney: Architecture firm with operations across Australia and New Zealand, active in health, education, and urban design. Comparable in design quality and institutional client mix, with primary New Zealand base providing geographic complementarity rather than direct competition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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