J.Mayer.H

What J.Mayer.H does

J.MAYER.H und Partner, Architekten mbB is a Berlin-headquartered, privately held architectural partnership founded in 1996 by Jürgen Mayer H. and operating as a German professional partnership (mbB) since partners Andre Santer and Hans Schneider joined in January 2014. The firm operates across four integrated practice areas: urban planning and master planning, building architecture (civic, commercial, residential), art installations and sculpture, and limited-edition objects, all bound by a signature visual language built on data-protection patterns, biomorphic forms, and the concealing/revealing of information.

Revenue is generated primarily through fee-based architectural commissions acquired via international architectural competitions, direct institutional commissions, and developer referrals. Project scopes are typically multi-year (Metropol Parasol 2004–2011, VOLTAIR 2014–2023, ZIPPER 2013–2022, FOM University 2013–2017) and span Germany, Spain, Georgia, Denmark, Korea, Italy, and the United States. A secondary revenue line consists of art objects (e.g., the AURA kinetic sculpture, edition of 20, handmade in Germany) sold directly. Pricing is opaque and negotiated per project; no standard rate card is published.

The firm employs roughly 180 professionals and serves four primary customer segments: institutional and government clients (e.g., Ministry of Finance of Georgia, City of Sønderborg, FOM University, Ayuntamiento de Sevilla), real estate developers (e.g., Vector Real Estate, ABG Real Estate Group, RKM Tower, Development Partner AG), high-net-worth private clients (e.g., N.N. Residence near Moscow, House on Lake Como), and cultural institutions (e.g., KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Deutsches Design Museum). Marketing and client development are driven by exhibitions, university lectures, competition entries, monographs, and a maintained website (jmayerh.de) plus Instagram and Facebook presence. No venture capital, private equity, or external parent is involved; ownership sits with the three named partners.

Name

J.Mayer.H

Legal name

J.MAYER.H und Partner, Architekten mbB

Website

https://jmayerh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

J.MAYER.H is a Berlin-based, privately held architectural partnership founded in 1996 by Jürgen Mayer H., delivering award-winning urban, architectural, and art-installation commissions to government, developer, and private clients across Europe and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Space Planning & Workplace Design (BPAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban planning projects
• Sustainable building design
• Art installations
• Mixed-use developments

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: The firm generates revenue through commissions for architectural design services including urban planning schemes, buildings, installation work, and objects with new materials. Projects are sourced through competitions, direct commissions, and institutional procurement.
2. Art Objects and Sculptures: J.MAYER.H also produces limited edition art objects such as the AURA sculpture (limited to 20 iterations, handmade in Germany), generating revenue through direct sales of artistic works.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

J.MAYER.H is an international award-winning architectural firm that designs buildings, urban planning schemes, art installations, and sculptural objects at the intersection of architecture, communication, and new technology. Founded in 1996 by Jürgen Mayer H. in Berlin, the firm delivers projects across scales through architectural competitions, direct commissions, and institutional procurement, serving government, real estate, cultural, and private clients globally.

Product overview

J.MAYER.H und Partner, Architekten mbB is an international award-winning architectural firm founded in 1996 by Jürgen Mayer H. in Berlin. The firm specializes in projects at the intersection of architecture, communication, and new technology, with a portfolio spanning urban planning schemes, buildings, installation work, and objects with new materials. Key projects include: Metropol Parasol in Seville (iconic timber landmark), VoltAir office building in Berlin, Elements mixed-use development on the Spree River, FOM University campus (Germany's largest private university), Sønderborg Airport in Denmark, 5-Zero Cheongdam Tower in Seoul, and the RAW Potsdam innovation center. The firm also produces art installations and sculptures including AURA (kinetic sculpture in brass), Südpfeil at Humboldt Forum, RE.FLECKS, PLAZEBO, and SW35 façade interventions. Their work extends to exhibitions such as PLACESHIPS at Deutsches Design Museum and POETICS OF ENCRYPTION. The firm operates with partners Andre Santer and Hans Schneider from their Berlin office.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Metropol Parasol Iconic landmark in Seville, Spain featuring one of the largest bonded timber constructions with archaeological museum, farmers market, elevated plaza, restaurants, and panoramic terrace.
• VOLTAIR Office building near Alexanderplatz, Berlin combining co-working areas, flexible spatial units, and meeting zones with horizontal glazed gap design.
• Elements Sustainable mixed-use development on Berlin's Spree River integrating urban culture, music production, new work, digital initiatives, and community living.
• Sønderborg Airport Terminal building for Bitten & Mads Clausen Foundation and City of Sønderborg, Denmark with winged façades in wood and aluminum.
• 5-Zero Cheongdam Tower Mixed-use high-rise in Seoul with organically evolved green volume and protective louver façade, center of Korean fashion and K-Culture scene.
• ZIPPER - RKM 740 Tower High-rise residential building and medical center in Düsseldorf featuring dynamic organic shape with horizontal folds and perforated façade.
• FOM University Germany's largest private university campus building accommodating 1,500 students with design reflecting railway infrastructure context.
• RAW Potsdam Innovation center for VR, culture, and education transforming historic Reichsbahn repair hall with two complementary new buildings.
• House on Lake Como Renovation of 18th-century villa with monochromatic paint scheme preserving historic character while integrating new elements.
• East Side Cubes Flexible office spaces in Berlin's MediaSpree with resilience and sustainability certification.
• N.N. - Residence near Moscow Private family residence along Moskva River with layered topography blending landscape and construction.
• Sugar Valley Hub for socio-cultural interaction in Munich targeting one of Germany's most sustainable districts with zero CO2 emissions.
• CLOUDS Undulating cloud-like structures at Nodeul Art Island, Seoul creating landmark with dynamic art spaces and outdoor sculpture parks.
• Border Checkpoint Sarpi Border crossing between Georgia and Turkey on Black Sea shore with cantilevered terraces and viewing platform.
• ADA1 Office building in Hamburg with horizontal striped façade and floating 'eyes' overlooking Aussenalster waterfront.
• Drops Drop-shaped sculptures at Museum für Konkrete Kunst und Design plaza in Ingolstadt, referencing site's foundry past.
• Südpfeil Monumental arrow sculpture piercing Humboldt Forum façade in Berlin, addressing colonial legacies and migration.
• AURA Limited edition kinetic sculpture (20 pieces) in collaboration with FUNDAMENTAL, made from 100% reclaimed brass.
• SW35 Data protection pattern façade intervention on 1970s office building in Stuttgart, now innovation lab for green tech startups.
• RE.FLECKS Rorschach test-like relief sculptures from data protection patterns from envelope interiors.
• PLAZEBO Somatic installation with pattern revealed through movement, pink noise, and binaural beats.
• POETICS OF ENCRYPTION Exhibition architecture for KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin exploring themes of encryption and digital systems.
• PLACESHIPS Retrospective exhibition at Deutsches Design Museum showcasing J.MAYER.H's creative cosmos as quantum architecture.
• MOM Historic Berlin apartment reinterpretation creating fluid living continuum with compact functional volumes and profiled wooden rod walls.
• J.MAYER.H Maßstäbe Exhibition at Städtische Galerie Ostfildern celebrating 20 years of work across disciplines.
• BEIGESCAPE Moving flags workshop for Bauhaus Dessau Festival exploring whiteness, grey, and beige in globalization.

Quantifiable outcome

• Won Kunst-am-Bau competition for Humboldt Forum, Berlin, selected from over 130 submissions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Buro HappoldcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Engineering consultancy providing structural engineering and sustainability consulting for projects including CLOUDS (Seoul), Sønderborg Airport, and RAW Potsdam. Buro Happold serves as the consulting engineers for major international projects.
• Tomoon ArchitectscoreTechnology or IntegrationLocal architect partner for projects in Seoul, Korea. Collaborated on CLOUDS (Nodeul Art Island) and 5-Zero Cheongdam Tower as the local architectural partner for Korean projects.
• Knippers Helbig GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationEngineering consultancy providing facade engineering and advanced engineering services. Worked on VOLTAIR office building, Elements Berlin, and Schaustelle Munich projects.
• Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationStructural engineering partner for Schaustelle temporary pavilion at Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich.
• FUNDAMENTALminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on AURA sculpture - a tactile, kinetic sculpture created in collaboration with FUNDAMENTAL studio. Limited edition of 20 handmade in Germany.
• ArupcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnical consultant and multidisciplinary engineers for Metropol Parasol project in Seville, providing engineering expertise for one of the largest bonded timber constructions.
• FinnforestcoreTechnology or IntegrationTimber construction company for Metropol Parasol, providing the specialized timber construction that enabled the project's innovative wooden structure.
• KW Institute for Contemporary ArtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Poetics of Encryption exhibition architecture. The firm designed the exhibition architecture for this extensive group exhibition exploring digital technology and secrecy.
• Strassenkinder e.V.minorOthersNon-profit organization for homeless children. J.MAYER.H designed the Kinderhaus Butze facility pro-bono or at reduced fees as a charitable architectural contribution.
• Björn DahlemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist providing art installations for MOM apartment project in Berlin.
• Christian JankowskiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist providing art installations for MOM apartment project in Berlin.
• RB-Real Estate GmbH / Ulrich DietzcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerReal estate developer client for SW35 façade intervention project in Stuttgart, transforming a 1970s office building for 1886Ventures startup hub.
• Salvis Consulting AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper for Sugar Valley project in Munich's Obersendling. The firm is designing a hub for socio-cultural interaction as part of a major sustainable district development.
• ABG Real Estate Group and Felix GädekecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJoint venture partners for VOLTAIR office building near Alexanderplatz, Berlin.
• Deutsches Design MuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost of PLACESHIPS exhibition - a major retrospective of J.MAYER.H's creative work, opening June 2025 at Deutsches Design Museum, Berlin.
• Kunsthal CharlottenborgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCopenhagen venue hosting Poetics of Encryption exhibition, collaborating with KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin.
• Galerie Rudolfinum PragueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrague venue hosting Poetics of Encryption exhibition after Berlin and Copenhagen.
• Ayuntamiento de Sevilla and SACYRcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerClient consortium for Metropol Parasol - the iconic urban development project in Seville, Spain.
• Asia Holding Company, SeoulcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerClient and local partner for 5-Zero Cheongdam Tower competition win in Seoul, Korea.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MVRDV: Dutch architecture firm with distinctive data-driven, expressive design language and strong international portfolio. Highly comparable to J.MAYER.H in scale, signature aesthetic, and competition-based acquisition of cultural and developer commissions.
• Snøhetta: Norwegian architecture firm with international cultural, public, and landscape commissions (e.g., SFMOMA expansion, Oslo Opera House). Comparable in cross-disciplinary approach spanning architecture, exhibition design, and landscape.
• Studio Gang: Chicago-based firm known for biomorphic, sustainability-focused design across civic and cultural commissions (e.g., Aqua Tower, Writers Theatre). Comparable emphasis on organic forms and sustainability credentials.
• Zaha Hadid Architects: London-based international architecture firm known for parametric and biomorphic forms across cultural, infrastructure, and residential commissions worldwide. Closest stylistic peer to J.MAYER.H, competing for similar landmark institutional and cultural projects globally.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Copenhagen/New York-based architecture firm with high-profile international commissions and signature landmark projects (e.g., VIA 57 West, LEGO House). Comparable in scale, brand-led design approach, and competition-based acquisition model for civic and developer commissions.
• SANAA: Tokyo-based Pritzker Prize-winning firm with landmark cultural and institutional commissions (e.g., Louvre-Lens, New Museum). Direct competitor for major museum and institutional clients that J.MAYER.H also serves.
• OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture): Rotterdam-based international architecture firm with major cultural, civic, and mixed-use commissions globally. Competes with J.MAYER.H for institutional clients and developer commissions, with similarly competition-led project acquisition.
• MAD Architects: Beijing-based firm led by Ma Yansong known for organic, biomorphic forms (Absolute Towers, Harbin Opera House). Comparable in aesthetic emphasis on sculptural forms and signature visual identity for landmark commissions.
• Henn Architects: Munich-based international architecture firm with comparable German headquarters, developer and corporate client base, and project portfolio spanning workplace, cultural, and mixed-use developments.

Broad incumbents

• Herzog & de Meuron: Established Swiss architecture firm with global landmark cultural and developer commissions (e.g., Tate Modern extension, Elbphilharmonie). A larger incumbent competing for the same premium institutional clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/J.MAYER.H
• Instagraminstagram.com/j.mayer.h
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/j-mayer-h-und-partner-architekten

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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