Agence pierre louis carlier

What Agence pierre louis carlier does

Agence Pierre Louis Carlier is a privately held architecture firm founded in 1970 by Pierre Louis Carlier, headquartered at 18 rue Jean Moulin in Vieux-Lille, France. The firm operates with 16 permanent collaborators and provides full-service architectural design, BIM-enabled project management, urban planning, and rehabilitation/restoration services across residential, commercial, cultural, educational, sports, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, and public infrastructure typologies. Its core technical capability is BIM (Building Information Modeling) implemented in Revit Architecture, which it has used for over ten years across all project phases from initial sketch through tender submission, supported by an external BIM management partner (Bimarchi.studio) for larger schemes.

The firm competes in two intertwined channels: competitive bidding for French public-sector contracts (municipalities, departments, regional councils, social housing providers) and direct commissions from private developers including Bouygues Immobilier, Partenord Habitat, VILOGIA/LMH, and Kaufman & Broad. Notable cultural landmarks in its portfolio include the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de la Treille façade (1999), Opéra de Lille (2003), and the Auditorium du Nouveau Siècle renovation for the Orchestre National de Lille (2013, €18M construction cost), with more recent infrastructure work including the Hazebrouck 75m suspended-tube pedestrian bridge (2022). Its geographic footprint is anchored in Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Hauts-de-France with completed international projects in New York, Oslo, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Budapest, Brussels, Zhengzhou, New Caledonia, and Paris.

Revenue is generated through professional-services fees from project commissions; pricing is custom-quoted by project scope and not publicly disclosed. The ownership structure remains a simple private practice under the founder-naming architect, with no disclosed external investors, parent company, subsidiaries, or completed funding rounds.

Name

Agence pierre louis carlier

Legal name

Pierre Louis Carlier

Website

https://pierrelouiscarlier.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Agence Pierre Louis Carlier is a Lille-based architecture firm (16 staff, founded 1970) delivering BIM-enabled design, urban planning, and rehabilitation services for French public bodies, private developers, and social-housing operators across Hauts-de-France and selected international cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Architectural Reconfiguration & Structural Alterations (HSAPAEAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• BIM project management
• Urban planning services
• Building rehabilitation
• Cultural architecture projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services - Project Fees: Architecture firm generates revenue through fees for architectural design services on construction projects. Revenue is project-based, derived from public and private sector commissions won through competitions and direct awards. Services span design, project management, and construction supervision across multiple building types.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Agence Pierre Louis Carlier is an architecture firm offering full-service architectural design covering residential, commercial, cultural, educational, sports, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, and public infrastructure projects. Projects are managed using BIM methodology with Revit Architecture from initial sketch phase through tender submission. The firm also provides urban planning, building rehabilitation, and historical restoration services across the Hauts-de-France region and selectively internationally.

Product overview

Agence Pierre Louis Carlier is an architecture firm offering comprehensive architectural design services across multiple building typologies. The firm operates with a single integrated service model centered on BIM (Building Information Modeling) methodology using Revit Architecture. Services span residential housing, commercial, cultural, educational, sports facilities, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, public infrastructure, and urban planning projects. The firm provides both new construction design and rehabilitation/restoration services, managing projects from initial concept through construction completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architectural design covering residential, commercial, cultural, educational, sports, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, and public infrastructure projects. The firm manages projects from initial sketch phase through bid submission using BIM methodology.
• BIM (Building Information Modeling) Services
• Urban Planning
• Rehabilitation and Restoration

Quantifiable outcome

• Auditorium du Nouveau Siècle construction cost: 18 million euros vs. 28 million euros for comparable Bordeaux auditorium
• +1 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

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Groupe Edouard DeniscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner for Site Coubertin transformation project at La Madeleine, working as developer alongside Pierre Louis Carlier as architect, along with Amstein+Walthert (engineering), Signes Paysages (landscape), and HDA Hugh Dutton Associés (structural engineering).
• Amstein+WalthertsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consultancy partner for Site Coubertin project, providing technical engineering services.
• Signes PaysagessupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLandscape architecture partner for Site Coubertin project.
• HDA Hugh Dutton AssociéssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerStructural engineering and architectural collaboration for Site Coubertin project.
• Groupe SylvagregcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead contractor for Partenord Habitat 292-logement conception/réalisation project in Villeneuve d'Ascq. Pierre Louis Carlier and Béal Blanckaert serve as architects with StolzA as junior architect.
• EgissupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consultancy for Partenord Habitat project, providing technical studies.
• Bimarchi.studiosupportingTechnology or IntegrationBIM management services for Partenord Habitat project, supporting the firm's digital modeling capabilities.
• CanopéesupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLandscape architecture partner for Partenord Habitat project.
• Kaufman & BroadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for Baisieux former SNCF site redevelopment (45-55 housing units plus commercial/office space), with Verdi as engineering and Land as landscape.
• NORTECcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner for Université des Compétences Habitat project delivered to VILOGIA & LMH.
• TETRIScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Université des Compétences Habitat project in collaboration with NORTEC.
• Atelier Charles Renard ArchitectescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner for Pasteur Tourcoing rehabilitation project (210 housing units for Vilogia & Septalia), alongside Projex (engineering) and Agence Philippe Thomas (landscape).
• Les Lunettes BleuesminorOthersWebsite development and digital communications agency (SARL, based in Roubaix at La Plaine Images) responsible for agency's website redesign and graphic identity refresh in 2015.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Valode & Pistre: Larger, established French architecture firm with broader portfolio across housing, healthcare, and major public commissions. Overlaps in public-sector competition but at a larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Wilmotte & Associés: Major French architecture firm with a wide-ranging cultural, residential, and public portfolio. Competes with Pierre Louis Carlier for landmark commissions but operates at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Architecture-Studio: French architecture firm with international practice delivering cultural, urban, and public projects. Comparable scope across residential, cultural, and public commissions.
• Reichen et Robert & Associés: French architecture firm of similar size delivering housing, public facilities, and rehabilitation projects. Comparable typology and public-sector bidding orientation.
• Groupe-6: French architecture firm of comparable size delivering cultural, educational, healthcare, and public-sector projects with strong BIM practices. Closely mirrors Pierre Louis Carlier's typology mix and public-sector orientation.
• LAN Architecture: Paris-based French architecture firm of similar scale delivering public, cultural, and housing projects. Competes in the same BIM-enabled French mid-market for public and developer commissions.
• Brochet Lajus Pueyo: Bordeaux-based French architecture firm of comparable size working on cultural, educational, and public-sector projects with BIM methodology. Similar typology and regional practice profile.
• Patriarche Architectes: Mid-sized French architecture firm with comparable multi-typology portfolio (housing, healthcare, education, commercial). Similar scale and operating model as a multi-disciplinary regional/national practice.
• Atelier 2A / Atelier Architecture Anthony Pawlowski: French architecture practice delivering housing, public, and renovation projects in regional France. Comparable firm scale and BIM-oriented delivery model.
• AIA Life Designers (AIA Architectes): French architecture practice with similar project mix including healthcare, education, and public facilities. Comparable firm size and competing for similar public tenders in regional France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carlierarchitectes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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