About the practice

Wilmotte uk architects is the UK branch of WILMOTTE & ASSOCIÉS SA , an international design practice that provides Urban Planning, Architecture, Interior Design, Museography and Product Design services from offices located in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Brazil and South Korea. The practice has a portfolio of diverse projects that range in typology, scale and location. Founded in 1975 by Jean-Michel Wilmotte, the company now employs 201 staff from over 20 different countries. The practice is currently managing over one hundred projects across the world. Jean-Michel Wilmotte is recognised for his eclectic approach to architectural design and for his continual striving for the application of high quality materials and detailing. Wilmotte & Associés SA has a major presence in public buildings, retail, office, corporate headquarters, high-end residential buildings, and luxury hotels. Some of the key projects that the practice has currently under construction include a large office building in King’s Cross Central in London, the Ferrari Sporting Management Center (Formula 1) in Maranello-Fiorano, Italy, the recently completed Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice (35,000 seats), the Lawyer School in Issy-les-Moulineaux, and the Monte Carlo View tower in Monaco. Other recent commissions for the practice include the Russian Spiritual and Cultural Center in Paris, the refurbishment of La Halle Freyssinet into the world biggest startup incubator in Paris, the rehabilitation of the College des Bernardins in Paris, the masterplan of the Greater Moscow (260,000 ha), the Headquarters of L’Oréal in Clichy and JC Decaux in London. Wilmotte & Associés SA has recently won an international competition to restructure the European University of Saint Petersburg. Over a 20 year period, the practice has amassed specialist expertise in museography completing projects for high profile institutions such as the Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Islamic Art Museum in Doha, or the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Jean-Michel Wilmotte created the Wilmotte Foundation in 2005. This Foundation encourages high quality contemporary design and architecture amongst a new generation of young architects throughout Schools of Architecture in Europe with the Prize W competition. It has enabled the practice to liaise with more than 4,500 future professionals. In 2014, Wilmotte & Associes SA ranked 74 in the World Architecture 100, Building Design magazine’s compendium of the world’s biggest practices, thus cementing its reputation as one of the most important global architecture practices.