Name

McCLAIN + YU

Legal name

McCLAIN + YU Architecture & Design

Website

https://mcclain-yu.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Institutional architecture
• Historic preservation design
• LEED certified buildings
• Master planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional fees for architectural design services across new construction, renovation, and master planning projects. Revenue is project-based, earned through design phases from concept through construction administration. Projects span institutional, educational, healthcare, athletic, hospitality, and residential sectors in New Mexico.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

McCLAIN + YU provides full-service architectural design for educational, institutional, healthcare, government, and select commercial and residential clients across New Mexico. The firm delivers new construction, master planning, renovations and adaptive reuse, historic preservation, design-build and CMAR project delivery, LEED-certified sustainable design, and supporting services including BIM modeling, 3D visualization, physical modeling, and life-cycle cost analysis.

Product overview

McCLAIN + YU is an architecture and design firm (not a technology product company) offering architectural design services rather than software products. The firm operates as a single unified practice providing architectural design, BIM modeling, 3D visualization, LEED project administration, design-build services, master planning, renovations/adaptive reuse, physical modeling, and life cycle cost analysis. Their portfolio spans multiple project categories: Commercial/Residential/Multifamily (e.g., Green Jeans Farmery, Santa Fe Brewing), Health and Wellness (e.g., UNMH Behavioral Health Crisis Center, Children's Psychiatric Center), Science and Technology (e.g., UNM Wet Labs, NMT Data Center), Educational facilities, and Athletic/Outdoor projects. There are no separate software products, modules, or platforms—only architectural services and project portfolios.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design for new construction, renovations, and adaptive reuse serving higher education, K-12, healthcare, government, and select commercial and residential clients in New Mexico.
• Master Planning Comprehensive campus and facility master planning for institutional clients such as Santa Fe Community College (10-year development framework delivered with Shepley Bulfinch) and UNM.
• Renovations and Adaptive Reuse Renovation and adaptive reuse of existing buildings, including historic preservation of WPA-era, John Gaw Meem, and National Register properties and accessibility upgrades. Notable projects include RISD AESC (1929 WPA-era building), UNM Coronado Hall (254 dormitory rooms), and UNM Clark Hall Chemistry Building (LEED Gold).
• LEED Project Administration Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification management for sustainable building projects; the firm has delivered LEED Silver (UNM Wet Labs, ENMU Stadium, UNMH Behavioral Health Crisis Center) and LEED Gold (UNM Clark Hall Chemistry Building) certifications.
• Design-Build Services Integrated design and construction delivery under a single contract, delivered with general contractor partners such as Jaynes Construction (Horizon Behavioral Health Center with Davis Partnership Architects; UNMH Crisis Triage Center construction).

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple projects achieving LEED certification including LEED Silver (UNM School of Engineering Wet Labs, ENMU Stadium, UNMH Behavioral Health Crisis Center) and LEED Gold (UNM Clark Hall Chemistry Building)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Allan Baer / Baer ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the Santa Fe County Property Control project, where Allan Baer of Baer Architecture in Santa Fe served as a design collaborator on the new building serving the Property Control Division.
• Shepley BulfinchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-leading the development of a new Institutional Masterplan for Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) campus. The team conducted in-depth analysis of current facilities and physical infrastructure to create a 10-year development framework.
• Davis Partnership ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServing as the design-build partner alongside Jaynes Construction on the Horizon Behavioral Health Center in Clovis, NM. The project is part of a regional consortium serving Eastern New Mexico communities.
• Davis GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServed as consulting partner on the UNMH Behavioral Health Crisis Center project, with McCLAIN + YU as lead design firm in collaboration with Bernalillo County and UNMH.
• Pland CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign collaborator with M+Y on the UNM Smith Plaza renovation project. Pland Collaborative served as landscape architect or urban designer on this award-winning campus renovation.
• SurfaceDesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture collaborator with M+Y on the award-winning UNM Smith Plaza renovation. The team received national recognition including Metropolis Magazine feature and Brick Industry Association award.
• Bradbury Stamm ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCMAR (Construction Manager at Risk) general contractor on UNM Clark Hall Chemistry Building renovation and ENMU Stadium projects. Funded additional stakeholder needs as additive alternates on Clark Hall.
• Jaynes ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign-build general contractor on the Horizon Behavioral Health Center (with Davis Partnership Architects) and multiple other healthcare and behavioral health projects including the UNMH Crisis Triage Center construction.
• HB ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor on the UNMH Children's Psychiatric Center project and the UNMH Behavioral Health Crisis Center. Mobilized on site with safety perimeter fencing and wayfinding signage.
• Franken ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor partner on the Independence High School campus expansion project and UNM Lobo Welcome Center project.
• SMPC ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with M+Y on Del Norte Elementary School project and ENMU Multi-Purpose Stadium project as architectural design partner.
• mPOWERminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated since 2012 on design explorations and awarded the AIA UPJOHN research award to create a demonstration project utilizing the DRAGON SCALEs (TM) technology.
• Pascetti SteelminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFabricated and installed the decorative steel lantern canopies on Smith Plaza, documented via drone video.
• ZGF Architects (Joint Venture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMcCLAIN + YU partnered with ZGF Architects in a joint venture to design the new University of New Mexico School of Medicine expansion for UNM Health Sciences Center. ZGF is leading the partnership with McCLAIN + YU providing local expertise.
• MRWM Landscape ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture collaborator on the award-winning UNM Smith Plaza renovation, working alongside M+Y and SurfaceDesign. MRWM contributed to the Brick Industry Association award-winning design.
• Consolidated Metal BuildingsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal building company collaborating with Faith Christian Family Church and M+Y on the new branch campus in Portales, NM, a metal construction project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ZGF Architects: National architecture firm with deep healthcare and institutional portfolio. Currently in JV with M+Y on the UNM School of Medicine expansion. Comparable in mission and project type but at materially larger scale.
• HKS Architects: National healthcare and institutional architecture firm; comparable in healthcare facility design (similar behavioral health and hospital experience). Broader scale and national footprint.
• Lake|Flato Architects: Renowned sustainable design firm known for LEED-certified civic and educational projects. Comparable in design philosophy, sustainable-design emphasis, and AIA award track record, though broader geographic reach.
• Fanning Howey: Specialized education architecture firm (K-12 and higher education) with national footprint. Comparable in K-12 design expertise and campus planning, and represents the type of specialist larger competitor M+Y encounters in NM and adjacent markets.
• BNIM Architects: National sustainable design firm with higher education and healthcare expertise, AIA Top Ten recognition, and LEED leadership. Comparable in sustainability positioning and institutional client base.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with large higher-education and healthcare practices. Represents the type of larger incumbent M+Y could either partner with (as with ZGF) or compete against for major institutional commissions.

Direct peers

• Shepley Bulfinch: Mature US architecture firm specializing in healthcare, higher education, and civic projects — directly comparable to M+Y's institutional focus. Shepley Bulfinch is an active JV partner with M+Y on the Santa Fe Community College masterplan, evidencing direct overlap in target clients and delivery model.
• Davis Partnership Architects: Healthcare and institutional architecture firm with active design-build collaboration with M+Y on the Horizon Behavioral Health Center in NM. Comparable project mix (behavioral health, healthcare facilities) and similar regional scale.
• Baer Architecture: Santa Fe-based architecture firm collaborating with M+Y on the Santa Fe County Property Control project. Comparable small/regional architecture practice serving NM institutional and public-sector clients.
• SMPC Architects: New Mexico-based architecture firm collaborating with M+Y on the Del Norte Elementary School and ENMU Stadium projects. Direct regional peer in K-12 and higher-education architecture serving the same NM institutional clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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