Jim Clemes Associates

What Jim Clemes Associates does

Jim Clemes Associates is a privately held architecture and design firm headquartered in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, founded in 1984 by Jim Clemes and operating as a société anonyme since January 2000. The firm delivers professional services across architecture, interior design, and urbanism for public administrations, healthcare providers, financial institutions, and private developers, with recognized specializations in healthcare facilities, educational infrastructure, cultural buildings, and transportation infrastructure.

The firm's work spans the full project lifecycle from conceptual design through construction and delivery, executed by a 42-person multicultural team trained across European architecture schools. Its portfolio includes landmark Luxembourg assets such as Gare Belval Université, Centre Mère-Enfant CHL, Lalux Assurances Headquarters, the Watertower Dudelange conversion, and Nordstroos highway infrastructure, complemented by international projects in France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Mali, and Qatar.

The business operates a project-based, quote-driven enterprise sales model with B2B and B2G clients, monetizing through professional service fees on specialized, technically complex commissions. Following founder Jim Clemes' retirement in 2024, the firm is now led by a five-partner management committee covering general management, finance, communications, HR, and BIM/digital strategy. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the company carries no external investment.

Name

Jim Clemes Associates

Legal name

Jim Clemes Associates

Website

https://jimclemes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jim Clemes Associates is a 42-person Luxembourg-based architecture and design firm founded in 1984, delivering full-lifecycle architecture, interior design, and urbanism services to public administrations, healthcare providers, and private developers across Europe, West Africa, and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior design services
• Urban planning services
• Healthcare facility design
• Sustainable architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Esch-sur-Alzette

HQ country

Luxembourg

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architecture and design services for public and private sector clients including project design, construction management, and architectural project management

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Jim Clemes Associates is a multidisciplinary architecture firm providing architecture, interior design, and urbanism services from conceptual design through construction and delivery. The firm specializes in healthcare, education, cultural, office, infrastructure, hospitality, and residential projects, with a strong emphasis on sustainable and environmentally responsible design practices.

Product overview

Jim Clemes Associates is a multidisciplinary architecture firm based in Luxembourg, established in 1984. The firm operates as a unified practice offering architecture, interior design, and urbanism services through an integrated team approach. The firm specializes in sustainable design and has particular expertise in healthcare architecture, educational facilities, cultural buildings, office developments, and residential projects. Their design teams bring creativity and rigor to both conceptual stages and construction and delivery phases. The current leadership consists of five partners: Caroline Thill (General Director), Mathieu Nicol (Financial Director), Lynn Ansay (Communication Director), Mélany Albert (HR Director), and Léopold Cart (BIM Manager and Digital Strategy Director). Since 2024, following the retirement of founder Jim Clemes, the management is led by a new generation of partners ensuring continuity of founding values.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-scope architectural design services spanning conceptual stages through construction and delivery phases, with expertise in linking existing contexts with new spaces and functions.
• Interior Design Multi-cultural interior design team providing expertise in spatial design and interior architecture across various building typologies.
• Urbanism Urban planning and design services including development plans, urban requalification projects, and master planning for residential and mixed-use developments.
• Healthcare Architecture Specialized architectural services for healthcare facilities including hospitals, maternity centers, care homes, and rehabilitation centers, with in-depth understanding of end-user needs.
• Education Architecture School campus and educational facility design including primary schools, secondary schools, music schools, sports halls, and related educational infrastructure.
• Cultural Buildings Design of cultural institutions including cultural centers, concert halls, theaters, museums, and heritage renovation projects.
• Office Buildings Commercial office architecture including headquarters, corporate campuses, and office park developments with focus on sustainability and user comfort.
• Infrastructure Transportation infrastructure design including railway stations, tunnels, underpasses, bridges, and cycling infrastructure.
• Hospitality Architecture Hotel and hospitality facility design including renovations and new constructions for major hospitality brands.
• Residential Architecture Housing and residential development design including individual residences, collective housing, senior living facilities, and mixed-use residential projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Award-winning projects including multiple Prix Luxembourgeois d'Architecture and international recognition

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CBAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator on Kulturfabrik cultural centre renovation project in Esch-sur-Alzette, providing architectural expertise on the adaptive reuse of former slaughterhouse buildings.
• Schroeder & AssociéscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term engineering collaborator on multiple major infrastructure projects including Nordstroos highway/tunnel project and Nouvelle entrée de ville à Schifflange urban development project.
• Nico ThurmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist collaborator on Nordstroos infrastructure project, providing artistic direction for tunnel design transforming engineering infrastructure into sculptural art installation.
• AU21minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture collaborator on Pixel office building project in Kirchberg, Luxembourg.
• Witry & WitrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner on multiple projects including CIPA Junglinster (joint venture) and Les Thermes Strassen aquatic centre, combining expertise for specialized facility design.
• Valentiny ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture collaborator on Les Thermes Strassen aquatic centre and Centre Mère-Enfant CHL healthcare projects, partnering for specialized architectural solutions.
• Stein Hemmes WirtzminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture collaborator on Beckers Hotel und Restaurant project in Trier, Germany, providing specialized hospitality design expertise.
• kaell architecteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating architect on Watertower Dudelange transformation project for the Centre national de l'audiovisuel, preserving heritage while creating contemporary exhibition space.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with deep healthcare and education practices and strong sustainability credentials; competes for the same institutional healthcare and education mandates JCA specializes in, but at a much larger scale.
• Gensler: Global design and architecture firm with extensive corporate workplace, hospitality and public-sector practices; competes for the same office, hospitality and infrastructure commissions at much larger scale.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture incumbent with a broad portfolio including cultural, office and public infrastructure; competes for the largest international public and corporate commissions where JCA's smaller scale limits it.
• HDR: Major international design firm with one of the world's largest healthcare architecture practices; directly comparable on healthcare facility expertise and competing on hospital and clinical commissions.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Internationally recognized architecture practice known for sustainability-led, signature public and cultural buildings; represents the larger, design-led incumbents JCA is benchmarked against.

Direct peers

• m3 architectes: Luxembourg-based architecture firm of comparable size serving public and private clients on healthcare, education and office projects; directly comparable in scale, geography, and multi-disciplinary practice.
• WW+ architektur: Luxembourg/Germany architecture practice with overlapping public-sector and healthcare expertise; competes for the same Benelux design mandates and shares a similar mid-size, multi-disciplinary profile.
• Valentiny Architects: Luxembourg architecture practice that has partnered with JCA on healthcare and aquatic-centre projects; comparable in size, geography and public-sector specialization.
• Stein Hemmes Wirtz: Architecture firm collaborating with JCA on hospitality and other projects; operates in the same Benelux/Germany corridor with similar project-based, mid-size practice model.
• Witry & Witry: Established Luxembourg architecture firm that has co-developed projects with JCA (e.g. CIPA Junglinster) and competes for similar healthcare, education and heritage commissions in the Grand Duchy.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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