JNC International

Name

JNC International

Legal name

JNC International

Website

https://jnc.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JNC International is a 55-year-old Brussels-based landscape architecture and urban planning firm with ~20 staff across Brussels and Lyon, delivering master plans, public space design, and territorial studies to public agencies and private developers in Europe, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Design and Engineering Consulting: JNC International generates revenue through fee-based professional services as landscape architects and urban planners. Revenue is earned via project-based commissions, either through public procurement (competitive tenders) or direct commissions from private developers and public institutions. Projects range from master planning and landscape design to full project management of public spaces, parks, urban quarters, and ecological restoration sites.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JNC International is a landscape architecture and urban planning firm delivering three integrated professional disciplines: Urban Design, Landscape Design, and Urban Planning. The firm serves municipalities, public agencies, and private developers across Europe and Africa, executing projects ranging from urban squares, parks, and eco-districts to large territorial master plans exceeding 6,000 hectares. Revenue is earned through fee-based project commissions secured via public procurement tenders or direct private commissions.

Product overview

JNC International is a landscape architecture and urban planning firm organized as a Société Anonyme (SA) that offers three integrated professional services: Urban Design, Landscape Design, and Urban Planning. Founded in 1968 and celebrating 50 years in 2019, the firm specializes in reconciling urban environments with natural landscapes through landscape architecture projects spanning urban spaces, public squares, parks, greenways, and natural site restoration. The company operates from two locations in Brussels and Lyon, with approximately 20 collaborators including architects, landscape architects, and engineers. Projects range from small-scale public spaces to large territorial developments across Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Urban Design Services Urban design services encompassing the composition, form, function, and use of urban spaces at the scale of one or several districts. JNC International develops this practice as a full discipline, addressing sustainable development themes including functional mixity, built density, open space enhancement, ecological network reinforcement, soft mobility connections, and public transport development. Clients are municipalities, public agencies, and private developers.
• Landscape Design Services
• Urban Planning Services
• Joining Nature and Cities (Book) A book published by JNC International exploring the reconciliation of built urban environments with natural landscapes, available for purchase through Peinture Fraiche, Filigranes, and CIVA Bookshop.

Quantifiable outcome

• Parc de la Deûle (700 ha, Lille) awarded National Landscape Prize of France (2006) and Council of Europe Landscape Prize (2009)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 3XNcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJNC International worked in association with 3XN (Danish architecture firm) along with De Graeve, Nonet, LTF, Arcadis, BEE Architect, and Radiance 35 on the Grognon project in Namur, Belgium. 3XN served as the architectural partner for the 'Port numérique' building component.
• ArcadisminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArcadis participated as a consulting engineer in the multidisciplinary team for the Grognon esplanade project in Namur, Belgium.
• Bruno BianchetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBruno Bianchet served as a co-consultant alongside BA Greisch for the master plan of the eco-district at Forges de Clabecq in Tubize.
• Matexi / VprojectcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMatexi (through its project vehicle Vproject) commissioned JNC International as author of the urban project for the eco-district of the former sugar factory site in Genappe, Belgium. SUID urbanistes and Xavier Mariage were also part of the team.
• Jacques SimoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJacques Simon worked in association with JNC International on the Parc de la Deûle project (700 ha, Lille, France), which won both the National Landscape Prize of France (2006) and the Council of Europe Landscape Prize (2009).
• Gilles ClémentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architect Gilles Clément collaborated with JNC International on the Les Jardins de la Cité Modèle project in Brussels, bringing his 'movement' philosophy to the garden redesign.
• ColococoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColoco worked in association with JNC International on the Les Jardins de la Cité Modèle project and the Greenbelt de Tripoli (700 ha), contributing to large-scale landscape design.
• Zaha Hadid ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZaha Hadid Architects contributed the Congress Center design as part of the 700 ha Greenbelt de Tripoli master plan in Libya, developed by JNC International in association with Rem Kolaas.
• Scrl Le Foyer LaekenoiscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLe Foyer Laekenois commissioned JNC International for the site redevelopment study and Master Plan of the Les Jardins de la Cité Modèle gardens in Brussels (27 ha).
• Besix Red s.a. / Thomas & PironcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBesix Red and Thomas & Piron commissioned JNC International for the urban and landscape study of the 'Gare' area within the 16.5 ha eco-district La Croisée des Champs in Gembloux, Belgium.
• Droh!me exploitation s.a.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDroh!me exploitation commissioned JNC International for complete landscape design of the former Boitsfort Hippodrome (32 ha) in Brussels, transformed into a leisure and sports park within a Natura 2000 site.
• City of AubycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe City of Auby commissioned JNC International for an urban development quality plan and master plan for a new sustainable district as part of the 'Auby 9000' project (PQU: 711.4 ha, master plan: 27.5 ha).
• BEP (Bureau Économique de la Province de Namur) / City of AndennecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Economic Office of the Province of Namur (BEP) and City of Andenne commissioned JNC International for the 50 ha Anton eco-district project in Andenne, Belgium.
• Brussels Institute for Environmental ManagementcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Brussels Institute for Environmental Management commissioned JNC International for the landscaping of the Rouge-Cloître cloister surroundings (3.8 ha) in Auderghem.
• City of CharleroicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe City of Charleroi commissioned JNC International for the Place de la Digue transformation and underground parking construction (1.3 ha) under the Phénix 3 urban renovation program.
• Ville d'AnnonaycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe City of Annonay (France) commissioned JNC International for the redesign of Place des Cordeliers (2 ha) and its surroundings, with collaborators Strates, Safège, L'acte lumière, and BLD Water Design.
• Gullele Botanic Garden Project OfficecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Gullele Botanic Garden Project Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia commissioned JNC International (winner of international competition) for programming, botanical study, and landscaping of 60 ha of the 600 ha Gullele Botanic Garden.
• Cabinet BegdouriminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCabinet Begdouri (urban planner) worked on the Special Development Plan for the 9,000 ha Marchica lagoon in Morocco, coordinated by JNC International.
• DREAL OccitaniecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDREAL Occitanie commissioned JNC Sud as lead of a consortium for the landscape, architectural, and urban charter of the Canal du Midi UNESCO World Heritage site (350 km), with partners Territoires et Paysages, La Fabrique, and AP Chorus.
• AAVB - Agence pour l'Aménagement de la Vallée du BouregregcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Agency for the Development of the Bouregreg Valley (AAVB) commissioned JNC International for the Landscape Orientation Plan covering the 6,000 ha Bouregreg Valley between Rabat and Salé, Morocco.
• Commune de Châtel-GuyoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Commune of Châtel-Guyon commissioned JNC Sud for complete project management of the 'Retour aux Sources' center-city redevelopment (25,000 m²) within a protected heritage zone.
• EPAD Ouest ProvencecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEPAD Ouest Provence commissioned JNC Sud for the ZAC de la Péronne urban development project (40 ha) in Miramas, France, with AFC architecture.
• CODIC FrancecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCODIC France commissioned JNC International for the master plan and landscaping of the 9.5 ha Val Saint-Quentin business park near Paris, which received BREEAM environmental certification.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Gross Max: Edinburgh-based landscape architecture and urban design studio. Comparable to JNC because it operates at a similar boutique scale, with comparable European public-sector clients and award-winning urban regeneration work.
• Agence TER: Paris-based landscape architecture and urban planning firm with a comparable scale (~50 designers) and an integrated landscape/urbanism practice. Comparable to JNC because it serves similar French and European municipal clients on masterplans, eco-districts, and public space projects.
• Topotek 1: Berlin-based landscape architecture firm. Comparable to JNC because it competes for European public-space commissions and large territorial projects at a similar boutique scale with an international project portfolio.
• Karres en Brands: Dutch landscape architecture and urban design office. Comparable to JNC because it operates in the same North-West European market with overlapping public-sector and developer clients on masterplans and public space projects.
• LDA Design: UK landscape architecture and urban design consultancy. Comparable to JNC because of similar scale, integrated landscape/urbanism approach, and a comparable public-sector and developer client base across European markets.
• West 8: Rotterdam-based landscape architecture and urban design firm. Comparable to JNC because it competes for the same European public-sector and developer-led landscape masterplans, with similar award-winning positioning at the high end of the market.
• Michel Desvigne Paysagiste: French landscape architecture practice with an international project portfolio focused on large-scale urban and territorial design. Comparable to JNC because it competes on similar public-space and masterplan briefs across France and Europe.

Broad incumbents

• OLIN: Philadelphia-based landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm. Comparable to JNC because of similar award-winning positioning and integrated urbanism practice, though at larger scale and primarily US-focused.
• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and management consulting firm with a landscape and urban design practice. Comparable to JNC because it competes for European public-sector landscape briefs and has been a subcontractor/partner on JNC projects (e.g., Grognon in Namur).
• SWA Group: Large US-based landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm. Comparable to JNC because it competes for landscape-led masterplans and public space commissions globally, though at materially larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jnc-international-s.a.
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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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