Wingårdhs

What Wingårdhs does

Wingårdhs (legal entity Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB) is a Swedish architecture firm headquartered at Kungsgatan 10a in Göteborg, founded in 1977 and led by founder Gert Wingårdh. The firm provides project-based professional services in architecture, interior design, urban planning, and landscape planning, serving enterprise clients across six use-case segments: residential, commercial, hospitality, cultural institutions, education, and retail. It documents 116+ projects in a tiered portfolio (Freshest 31, Fresher 50, Fresh 35), with high-visibility cultural commissions such as the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm and the Freyja project anchoring its brand.

The revenue model is professional services on a project basis, with pricing determined per engagement rather than through published rate cards. The firm markets itself primarily through its website portfolio and Journal publications, and engages clients directly on an enterprise basis. Operations are concentrated in Sweden, with documented project activity in Stockholm, Göteborg, and Ödeshög, and the firm publishes periodic 'Fresh/Fresher/Freshest' compendiums that function as both marketing collateral and design documentation. The firm is a privately held Swedish aktiebolag with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or public listing, and reports a 251–500 employee headcount band.

Wingårdhs' recent strategic posture has emphasized governance and compliance rather than expansion. In 2023, the firm adopted a UN Global Compact-based Code of Conduct binding the firm and its business partners, implemented a VISSLAN whistleblowing channel, and appointed a Data Protection Officer. There is no disclosed M&A, no funding rounds, no international market entry, and no productized technology offering; the firm's differentiation rests on brand, portfolio, and founder reputation rather than proprietary technology.

Name

Wingårdhs

Legal name

Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB

Website

https://wingardhs.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Wingårdhs is a Swedish architecture firm providing architectural design, interior design, and urban planning services across residential, commercial, cultural, hospitality, and education sectors. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Göteborg, the firm serves enterprise clients primarily in Sweden.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design
• Interior design
• Urban planning
• Landscape architecture
• Sustainable architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Göteborg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Project-based professional services for architectural design, interior design, and urban planning across residential, commercial, cultural, and hospitality sectors.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Wingårdhs is a Swedish architecture firm providing professional architectural services across residential, commercial, cultural, educational, hospitality, and retail sectors. The firm delivers integrated design solutions including architecture, interior design, urban planning, and landscape planning, with a documented portfolio of 116+ projects organized into Freshest, Fresher, and Fresh categories.

Product overview

Wingårdhs (Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB) is a Swedish architecture firm that provides architectural services and design solutions. The company organizes its project portfolio into three categories: Freshest (31 projects), Fresher (50 projects), and Fresh (35 projects). Their notable projects include residential buildings, cultural institutions, commercial spaces, and urban development projects across Sweden, with locations in Stockholm and Ödeshög. The company appears to publish project books titled Fresh, Fresher, and Freshest documenting their architectural work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture and Building Design

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Snøhetta: Norwegian architecture and landscape-design practice with comparable cultural-institution credentials (e.g., opera and library projects) and a similar integrated architecture-plus-landscape offering.
• MVRDV: Netherlands-based practice with a comparable integrated architecture, urban-design, and landscape mandate and a similar cultural-institution focus.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish-rooted international practice competing for the same residential, mixed-use, and cultural commissions as Wingårdhs, with a comparable integrated architecture and urban-planning capability.
• Arkitema: Danish-Swedish architecture practice offering urban planning, landscape, and interior design across the Nordics, directly overlapping Wingårdhs' bundled service offering.
• Henning Larsen: Danish architecture firm (now part of Rambøll) with a Nordic design pedigree and shared focus on sustainable civic, cultural, and commercial building commissions.
• White Arkitekter: Sweden's largest architecture practice with a similar multi-sector residential, commercial, and cultural portfolio. Comparable Nordic roots, comparable headcount band, and overlapping client set among Swedish municipalities and developers.

Broad incumbents

• Zaha Hadid Architects: London-based international practice competing in the same cultural-institution and signature-building segments that anchor Wingårdhs' portfolio.
• SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill): US-headquartered architecture-engineering incumbent active in Nordic commercial and cultural projects, overlapping with Wingårdhs' commercial and cultural institution practices.
• Gensler: The world's largest architecture and design firm; competes for the same commercial, retail, and hospitality clients as Wingårdhs but operates globally with thousands of employees.
• Foster + Partners: UK-based global architecture incumbent that competes with Wingårdhs for high-profile cultural and commercial commissions but at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wingardhs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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