HWP Planungsgesellschaft

What HWP Planungsgesellschaft does

HWP Planungsgesellschaft (legally HWP Planung GmbH since October 2025) is a German planning and consulting firm founded in 1971, headquartered in Stuttgart with additional offices in Berlin, Bochum, Nürnberg, and Zürich. The firm employs approximately 150 people across professional disciplines and has completed over 1,100 construction projects since inception. HWP operates four integrated service divisions: Architecture, Medical and Laboratory Technology, Project Steering, and Operational Organization and Consulting in Healthcare, delivering interdisciplinary planning services for complex construction projects.

The firm's core technology is Building Information Modeling (BIM) methodology for digital construction planning, supported by an internal BIM-Akademie training program. A subsidiary, GBU mbH in Stuttgart, provides dynamic process simulation services for healthcare facilities. Customers are predominantly enterprise and institutional clients — public hospitals, university hospitals, universities and research institutions (including Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft), and public sector entities — served through direct enterprise sales and public procurement tenders. Notable projects include the €892M Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinenhospital Neubau (2022–2033), the €500M Technical University of Nuremberg campus program, and the international Rhine Ordnance Barracks Medical Center Replacement with HOK Architects.

HWP generates revenue through project-based professional services fees, negotiated per engagement, with no publicly disclosed pricing. The firm is privately held with management ownership led by six managing directors, an advisory board chaired by Rose-Marie Vogt, and no identified external private equity or venture capital backing. In December 2025 the company announced a strengthening of its corporate leadership.

Name

HWP Planungsgesellschaft

Legal name

HWP Planung GmbH

Website

https://hwp-planung.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

HWP Planungsgesellschaft (HWP Planung GmbH) is a Stuttgart-headquartered German planning and consulting firm with ~150 employees and five offices, specializing in architecture, project steering, medical/lab technology, and operational consulting for complex healthcare, research, and public sector construction projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Planning Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Engineering Services (541330), Architectural Services (54131)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK), Construction Program Management (Multi-site/Portfolio) (IMAFAAAF), Healthcare Facility Construction (Hospitals, Clinics, Labs) (IMAFACAD), Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Healthcare facility planning
• Construction project management
• Hospital architecture services
• Medical laboratory planning
• BIM construction planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Planning and Consulting Services: Professional services revenue derived from architecture, project management, operational organization consulting, and medical/lab technology planning for complex construction projects. Services are billed on a project basis with fees negotiated per engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HWP Planung GmbH delivers interdisciplinary planning and consulting services for complex construction projects through four integrated service divisions: Architecture, Medical and Laboratory Technology, Project Steering, and Operational Organization & Healthcare Consulting. Engagements span the full lifecycle—from concept and feasibility through design, tendering, execution supervision, and commissioning—across hospitals, university clinics, research laboratories, and educational/civic buildings. The firm applies Building Information Modeling (BIM) methodology with an in-house BIM-Akademie training program and draws on subsidiary GBU mbH for dynamic process simulation in healthcare facility design.

Product overview

HWP Planung GmbH (formerly HWP Planungsgesellschaft mbH) is a planning and consulting firm offering integrated services across four divisions: Architecture, Medical and Laboratory Technology, Project Steering, and Operational Organization and Healthcare Consulting. The company specializes in complex construction projects, with particular expertise in healthcare facilities (hospitals, clinics, medical centers), research buildings (university labs, Fraunhofer institutes), and educational facilities (schools, universities). With 55 years of experience and approximately 150 employees, the firm has completed over 1,100 projects. Rather than a software product, the offering is a service-based portfolio combining interdisciplinary planning expertise across architecture, medical technology, project management, and healthcare operations. The four divisions work collaboratively, as evidenced by projects like the F-Trakt Children's Hospital Cologne where architecture, operational organization, and medical technology teams jointly delivered total planning services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architektur (Architecture) Architectural planning services for complex construction projects covering hospitals, research facilities, educational institutions, and commercial buildings, delivered across the full project lifecycle from concept and design through execution and commissioning.
• Medizin- und Labortechnik (Medical and Laboratory Technology) Specialist planning of medical and laboratory technology, including specification of lab equipment, design of technical infrastructure for research facilities, and integration of medical-technology systems into healthcare settings.
• Projektsteuerung (Project Steering) Project steering and control services for complex construction projects, covering timeline management, budget control, coordination of multiple stakeholders, and quality assurance across all project phases.
• Betriebsorganisation und Beratung im Gesundheitswesen (Operational Organization and Healthcare Consulting) Operational organization and organizational consulting tailored to healthcare facilities, including process optimization, workflow analysis, and development of operational concepts for hospitals, with quantitative validation of proposed concepts through dynamic process simulation (via subsidiary GBU mbH).

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Staatliches Bauamt Erlangen-NürnbergcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022State building authority for the Technical University of Nuremberg (UTN) project. HWP provides project management services for a complex multi-project program with six parallel construction measures, working in close coordination with the building authority through weekly progress meetings.
• HENN ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Architecture firm for Landeskriminalamt Baden-Württemberg KTI project. HWP provides project management for this major public sector construction project with complex security requirements.
• GBU mbH, StuttgartcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Subsidiary company providing dynamic process simulation services for healthcare facilities. GBU's simulation capabilities complement HWP's operational organization consulting, providing quantitative validation of proposed operational concepts.
• Schulz und Schulz Architekten GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Architecture firm for Grund- und Mittelschule Zielstattstrasse in Munich. HWP provides project management for this large-scale school construction project in sustainable wood-hybrid construction.
• Hitzler IngenieurecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019ARGE (working group) partnership for Berlin school construction program (Berliner Schulbauoffensive II). HWP responsible for project management of 3-track modular primary schools at 9-10 locations.
• Jäger & Jäger (Design Agency)minorOthers · 1 January 2019Design agency responsible for HWP's annual corporate booklet (Jahresbroschüre) which has received recognition including European Design Awards and TDC awards.
• mvm-starke ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Architecture firm for Oscar-Paret-Schule Freiberg. HWP provides project management for this complex school construction project.
• Architects Collective ZT-GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Architecture partnership for Martini-Klinik Hamburg (prostate cancer center) and LMU Klinik Campus Großhadern competition entry. Collaborative design and planning approach for complex healthcare facilities.
• HENN GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Architecture firm for Fraunhofer IGCV in Garching. HWP planned complete laboratory technology for the research building with flexible laboratory spaces and technical infrastructure.
• S&P Leipzig and Boll Partner Tragwerke StuttgartminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017ARGE partnership for F-Trakt Children's Hospital Cologne with structural engineering partners. HWP served as general planner with responsibility for architecture, operational organization, and medical technology.
• Arcass Planungsgesellschaft mbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Planning partner for Klinikum Stuttgart (Katharinenhospital Haus A-B-E) and Alb Fils Klinikum projects. Collaboration on complex hospital construction and operational organization.
• DEWAN FRIEDENBERGER ARCHITEKTEN GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Architecture firm for Fraunhofer ICT-IMM Mainz extension building. HWP responsible for planning, tendering, and construction supervision of laboratory technology.
• Nickl & Partner Architekten AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Architecture firm responsible for design of the IRIS Adlershof research building for Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. HWP provided project management services for this complex research facility with specialized laboratory requirements.
• Nickl & Partner ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Architecture firm for Zentrum für Synthetische Mikrobiologie Marburg. HWP provided initial design, laboratory planning and general planning in phases 1-2 before the firm took over from phase 3 onwards.
• HOK Architects, New YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010International partnership for Rhine Ordnance Barracks Medical Center Replacement project. HWP provided technical consulting and coordination, working across multiple time zones with US and German standards alignment.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Turner & Townsend: Global program management and cost consultancy with established German healthcare and infrastructure practices; competes with HWP on large public-sector project steering mandates.
• HOCHTIEF Engineering GmbH: Large German construction and engineering group offering program management and planning services across nonresidential building sectors including healthcare; broader portfolio than HWP but overlapping on large public-sector project steering.

Direct peers

• VAMED Engineering: Austrian/German healthcare-focused engineering and planning firm specializing in hospital construction, medical technology, and operational consulting; directly comparable to HWP's healthcare planning and project steering practice.
• Heinle, Wischer und Partner: Berlin-based architecture and planning firm active in healthcare, research, and educational buildings; comparable to HWP in project type and German public-sector client base.
• Arcass Planungsgesellschaft mbH: Stuttgart-based architectural planning firm partnered with HWP on Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinenhospital; comparable scope in healthcare architecture and operates in the same regional planning market.
• HPP Architekten: Düsseldorf-based architecture firm with one of Germany's leading healthcare planning practices; direct competitor for hospital and clinic commissions and similar interdisciplinary model.
• Drees & Sommer: Stuttgart-headquartered engineering and project management consultancy with deep expertise in healthcare, real estate, and infrastructure planning; the closest direct peer to HWP by geography, service portfolio, and healthcare specialization.
• Nickl & Partner Architekten AG: German architecture firm specializing in research and laboratory buildings; partnered with HWP on Humboldt-Universität IRIS Adlershof and Marburg Centre, directly comparable in research-facility planning.
• HENN GmbH: Munich-headquartered architecture firm with strong healthcare and research portfolio; partnered with HWP on Fraunhofer IGCV and Landeskriminalamt projects, comparable in institutional building planning.

Emerging players

• GBU mbH (Stuttgart): Stuttgart-based process simulation subsidiary of HWP providing dynamic healthcare operational simulation; emerging player in healthcare operational validation adjacent to HWP's core planning practice.

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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