What Planet Architects does

Planet Architects (legal entity: pla.net architects zt gmbh) is an Austrian interdisciplinary architecture and design studio founded in 2001, headquartered in Vienna (Neubaugasse 44/14) with a secondary office in Lichtenberg, Upper Austria. The firm delivers five integrated service lines — architecture, office design, interior design, exhibition design (Ausstellungsgestaltung), and graphic design — and operates the Future Experience Forum, a community-of-practice platform for workplace and employee experience professionals. Its portfolio spans over 70,000 m² of realized exhibition space, corporate workplaces, R&D laboratories, museums, and visitor centers for clients including Dynatrace, Canon Austria & Canon CEE, EVN AG, ÖBB, Wiener Linien, the Jewish Museum Vienna, the Technisches Museum Wien, Wiesbauer, Loxone, ELL, and Melk Abbey, with project delivery across Austria, Germany, Estonia, Spain, Poland, South Korea, and the United States.

The firm's core technical capability is the integration of multiple spatial design disciplines under one studio, enabling end-to-end delivery from concept and scenography through to implementation oversight. Its exhibition design practice is built around immersive spatial experiences, storytelling, and participatory formats, while its office design practice has produced proprietary concepts such as the "vertical campus" deployed at the Dynatrace Headquarters in Linz (9,500 m², seven stories, up to 500 employees). The firm is registered as a state-authorized and sworn civil engineering firm (zt GmbH), is privately held with no disclosed external investors, subsidiaries, or M&A activity, and is led by CEO and co-founder Gerhard Abel alongside co-founder and managing partner Paul Linsbauer.

Planet Architects generates revenue through project-based professional services fees, with engagements quoted individually by scope and complexity and contracted on a multi-year cadence; there are no standardized pricing tiers and no public rate card. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales via project proposals, competitive bids, and repeat client relationships, with no intermediaries or resellers. Marketing is organic and content-led through a portfolio website, the Planetarium blog, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, and a Mailchimp newsletter. Customer segments are horizontal: corporate/enterprise organizations, cultural institutions and museums, government and public sector, and private clients — with corporate workplace design and exhibition design as the two primary revenue pillars.

Name

Planet Architects

Legal name

pla.net architects zt gmbh

Website

https://planet-architects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Planet Architects (pla.net architects zt gmbh) is a Vienna-based interdisciplinary architecture and design studio founded in 2001, serving corporate, cultural, and public-sector clients across Austria and internationally with architecture, office, interior, exhibition, and graphic design services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture & Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Space Planning & Workplace Design (BPAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Architecture services
• Office design
• Interior design
• Exhibition design
• Spatial design

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Project-based professional services revenue generated through architecture, interior design, office design, and exhibition design projects. Revenue is earned through design fees, project management, and implementation oversight for corporate, institutional, and private clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Planet Architects is an interdisciplinary design studio delivering professional architecture, office design, interior design, exhibition design, and graphic design services. The studio creates spatial experiences for corporate headquarters, R&D facilities, museums, cultural institutions, public buildings, and private residences, with particular depth in human-centered workplace design and immersive exhibition environments. Engagements are run as individually scoped projects from concept through implementation oversight, with revenue earned via professional design and project management fees.

Product overview

Planet Architects is an interdisciplinary architecture and design studio offering a comprehensive portfolio of services including Architecture, Office Design, Interior Design, Exhibition Design (Ausstellungsgestaltung), and Graphic Design. The company also operates the Future Experience Forum as a community platform. Projects range from corporate headquarters and R&D labs (Dynatrace, Canon) to museums (Jewish Museum Vienna, Technical Museum Vienna) and residential buildings, spanning locations across Austria, Germany, Estonia, Spain, Poland, South Korea, and the USA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Architectural design services creating livable spaces that provide orientation, foster community, and respond to future needs. Projects include residential buildings, schools, public spaces, and commercial architecture.
• Office Design Workspace design services focused on company culture and hybrid work environments, creating spaces for identity, encounter, and communication. Projects include Dynatrace campuses, headquarters, and R&D labs.
• Interior Design Interior design creating atmosphere through material, light, acoustics, and orientation. Services span corporate spaces, retail environments, and residential interiors.
• Exhibition Design (Ausstellungsgestaltung) Exhibition design transforming complex narratives into immersive spatial experiences. Over 70,000 m² of realized exhibition space for museums and corporate clients including customer experience zones and brand environments.
• Graphic Design (Grafikdesign) Graphic design services integrated with exhibition and interior design projects, including signage systems and wayfinding.
• Future Experience Forum A community of practice platform for workplace and employee experience professionals, connecting future-shapers from various industries for knowledge exchange on designing better work and life experiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dynatrace Headquarters Linz: 9,500 m² facility designed for up to 500 employees, featuring 'vertical campus' concept with diverse work settings
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• A&S BauconsultcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2019Partner for Dynatrace Headquarters Linz project (2019). A&S Bauconsult provided building planning services in collaboration with Planet Architects for the 9,500 m² headquarters facility.
• ARGE Dywidag - PorrcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2019General contractor for Dynatrace Headquarters Linz project (2019), a joint venture between Dywidag and Porr construction companies.
• MAC MessebauminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Partner for Seacam exhibition stand project in 2009. MAC Messebau served as general contractor for exhibition construction while Planet Architects provided design services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Zaha Hadid Architects: London-based architecture and design firm executing cultural, corporate, and exhibition projects worldwide. Comparable to Planet Architects in delivering narrative-led, design-led spaces across multiple typologies.
• MVRDV: Dutch architecture and urban design practice operating internationally across cultural, corporate, and mixed-use projects. Comparable to Planet Architects as a relatively flat, ideas-driven studio with a strong exhibition and public-realm portfolio.
• Snøhetta: Norwegian interdisciplinary architecture and design studio working across architecture, interior, landscape, and exhibition/brand projects. Highly comparable to Planet Architects in combining architecture, interior design, exhibition design, and graphic design under one roof with a strong cultural-institution portfolio.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish architecture and design firm delivering buildings, interiors and exhibitions globally, with a reputation for innovative spatial concepts (e.g., vertical campus-style thinking). Directly comparable as a design-forward firm working across corporate HQ, cultural, and mixed-use typologies.
• Steven Holl Architects: New York-based design practice delivering architecture, interior, and exhibition projects with a strong cultural-institution focus. Comparable to Planet Architects' blended practice spanning architecture, interiors, and exhibition design.
• COBE Architects: Danish interdisciplinary architecture studio focused on architecture, urbanism, and exhibition design for cultural and corporate clients. Similar size, scope, and interdisciplinary identity to Planet Architects.

Regional players

• Coop Himmelb(l)au: Vienna-headquartered architecture and design firm with global reach in cultural and corporate projects. Directly comparable as a fellow Austrian design studio operating internationally in architecture, interiors, and exhibition design.

Broad incumbents

• Foster + Partners: Global architecture and design firm with deep corporate HQ, cultural, and exhibition portfolios. Comparable to Planet Architects in typology coverage but vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• HPP Architects: German architecture firm with strong corporate, cultural, and workplace design practices across Europe. Comparable as a DACH-based design firm working across office, interior, and exhibition typologies.
• Gensler: Global design and architecture firm dominating workplace, interior, and exhibition/interior projects for Fortune 500 enterprises. Comparable as an incumbent competitor for corporate workplace and brand experience work, though broader and far larger than Planet Architects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@PLANET_architects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/planet-architects
• Instagraminstagram.com/planetarchitects
• Pinterestpinterest.at/planetarchitects
• Xx.com/c_planeteer
• Facebookfacebook.com/planetarchitects

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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