Raum und Bau

What Raum und Bau does

Architekturbüro Raum und Bau GmbH (trade name "Raum und Bau") is a Dresden-based German architectural practice founded in 2001, operating as a privately held GmbH with 11–50 employees. The firm specializes in the design of educational, cultural-heritage, public-administration and sports buildings for German municipal, county and state clients, with a documented portfolio of roughly thirty named projects across at least six federal states (Saxony, Bavaria, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Baden-Württemberg). Core technical competencies include cluster-based school campus design with central Mensa/Aula atriums, stacked sports-hall configurations on compact plots, sustainable construction in timber and hybrid systems (Massivholzbauweise, Passivhaus principles, PV-facade integration), and heritage-sensitive interventions on listed buildings (Schloss Albrechtsburg Meißen, Karl-May-Haus, Motorradmuseum Schloss Augustusburg).

The firm is differentiated by a regulatory-certification track record unusual for a mid-sized practice: BNB-Gold (Schulstandort Dresden-Tolkewitz), BNB-Silver (Tschirnhaus-Gymnasium), QNG Plus (Kinderhort Mering), and the KlimaKulturKompetenz predicate for accessibility and energy efficiency. It has also accumulated competition wins under VgV-, VOF-, and Gutachterverfahren, plus architectural competition placements (1. Preis, 1. Rang, Zuschlag) including the ICONIC AWARDS: Innovative Architecture — Winner, the Erlweinpreis 2020 Besondere Anerkennung, and inclusion in the Bundesstiftung Baukultur Baukulturbericht 2020/21.

The business model is professional-services fee-based, regulated by HOAI (the German fee structure for architects and engineers) and acquired through formal public-procurement procedures (VgV, VOF) and architectural competitions for public-sector clients, plus direct commissions from private developers and housing companies for residential and adaptive-reuse work. Project execution is delivered by in-house staff together with a recurring consortium of partner firms — principally RBZ Generalplanungsgesellschaft mbH and AGZ Zimmermann Architekten GmbH, supported by specialist engineering (Leonhardt Andrä, DERU, Werner Genest) and landscape-architecture partners — enabling Generalplanung (general planning) delivery for complex multi-building campus mandates. Marketing relies on a detailed project-portfolio website with an actively maintained journal, SEO-optimized project permalinks, and participation in industry events (Tag der Architektur Sachsen, Architektouren Bayern). No revenue, backlog, or ownership data is publicly disclosed.

Name

Raum und Bau

Legal name

Architekturbüro Raum und Bau GmbH

Website

https://raumundbau.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Raum und Bau is a Dresden-based German architectural practice (GmbH, 11–50 employees) specializing in educational, cultural-heritage, and public-administration buildings for municipal, county, and state clients across at least six German federal states, delivered via HOAI-fee design services won through public tenders and architectural competitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (541410), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Backup as a Service (BaaS) (BPAEALAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Educational building architecture
• Heritage-sensitive renovation
• Sustainable building design
• Public-sector competition architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Dresden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural design fees (public-sector projects): Fee-based professional services revenue from winning public tenders, architectural competitions (VgV, VOF, Gutachterverfahren) and direct commissions from municipalities, state property management (SIB), counties and universities. Revenue is project-based with multi-year realization cycles.
2. Architectural design fees (private clients): Private-sector commissions such as renovation of Gründerzeit residential buildings (Paulstraße 10, Friedrichstraße 20), multi-family housing, and developer-led new builds (Palasax Immobilienentwicklung).
3. General planning / consortium design services: Joint project delivery with partner firms (RBZ Generalplanungsgesellschaft, AGZ Zimmermann Architekten) under multi-party design consortia, distributing design fees across the consortium.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Raum und Bau (Architekturbüro Raum und Bau GmbH, Dresden) is a German architectural practice that delivers commissioned architectural design, planning, renovation and competition services for educational, cultural, public-administration, sports and residential buildings. The firm's services are acquired primarily through formal public-sector procurement procedures (VgV, VOF, architectural competitions) and direct private commissions, with projects typically delivered as multi-year, fee-based engagements often in consortium with partner firms.

Product overview

Raum und Bau (Architekturbüro Raum und Bau GmbH, Dresden) is a German architectural practice whose offering is NOT a unified SaaS product or a modular platform. Instead, the firm delivers a portfolio of individually commissioned architectural design, planning, renovation, and competition services, organised as discrete named projects across educational, cultural, residential, public-administration, and sports-building sectors. The portfolio prominently features projects such as the Gymnasium Marie-Curie-Schule (Leipzig), Grundschule Magister Hering (Oschatz), Schloss Albrechtsburg (Meißen), Schulstandort Dresden-Tolkewitz, the multi-phase Schulstandort QIS Leipzig (with the 1. Bauabschnitt and the stacked Sporthalle QIS), the Hochtechnologiezentrum Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau, the Karl-May-Haus (Hohenstein-Ernstthal), the Grundschule an der Haager Straße in the Werksviertel München, the Tschirnhaus-Gymnasium (Dresden), and the Neubau Kinderhort Mering — each delivered as a self-contained service engagement with its own project page, rather than as a module of a single product. Supporting competencies delivered alongside projects include monument preservation, sustainable/BNB-certified building design, urban and campus planning, landscape integration, and participation in architectural competitions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Educational building design (new schools and campuses)
• School campus and Generalplanung (general planning) services
• Sports hall and spectator facility design
• Cultural heritage and museum renovation
• Monument-protected contemporary portal and entrance design
• Higher education and research facility design
• Urban campus and primary school design
• Daycare and after-school care facility design
• Listed-building school renovation and extension
• Private residential and developer-led architecture
• Public administration building design
• Architectural competition and Wettbewerbe services
• Sustainable and timber-hybrid construction design

Quantifiable outcome

• 5-zügiges Gymnasium Marie-Curie-Schule Leipzig designed for ~700 Essensteilnehmer (Speisesaal) and Dreifeldsporthalle
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers18 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• RBZ Generalplanungsgesellschaft mbH, DresdenflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developer and consortium partner on major projects including Zukunftscampus Forst "Spree-Neiße" and Sporthalle QIS Leipzig. Enables integrated general-planning (Generalplanung) capability for complex campus and school projects.
• AGZ Zimmermann Architekten GmbH, DresdenflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developer on Zukunftscampus Forst "Spree-Neiße" and Sporthalle QIS Leipzig; recurring joint venture partner for school, campus and cultural-heritage projects.
• Fuchs und Rudolph Architekten Stadtplaner PartG mbB, MünchenflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developer on the award-winning Schulstandort Dresden-Tolkewitz (1. Preis 09/2014); collaboration spans competition phase through realized campus project.
• Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner, Ingenieure VBI AG, NL DresdencoreTechnology or IntegrationStructural engineering partner on Sporthalle QIS Leipzig, Hochtechnologiezentrum WHS Zwickau and Schulstandort Dresden-Tolkewitz.
• DERU Planungsgesellschaft für Energie-, Reinraum- und Umwelttechnik mbH, DresdencoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpecialist MEP/cleanroom engineering consultant on the Hochtechnologiezentrum Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau.
• Werner Genest und Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, DresdencoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering partner on Hochtechnologiezentrum Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau.
• INNIUS DÖ GmbH, DresdencoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering partner on the BNB-Silver-certified Tschirnhaus-Gymnasium Dresden Süd-West.
• IB Bauer, DresdenminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering partner on Tschirnhaus-Gymnasium Dresden Süd-West.
• GESA Ingenieurgesellschaft für Technische Gesamtplanung mbH, DresdencoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTotal technical planning partner on the award-winning Schulstandort Dresden-Tolkewitz.
• Ulrich Krüger Landschaftsarchitekten, DresdencoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLandscape architecture partner on the BNB-Gold certified Schulstandort Dresden-Tolkewitz.
• Lohaus + Carl GmbH Landschaftsarchitekten + Stadtplaner, Dresden/HannovercoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLandscape architecture and urban planning partner on Schulstandort Dresden-Tolkewitz.
• TÜV Rheinland Verkehrsinfrastruktur GmbH, NL DresdenminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTransport-infrastructure consultant on Schulstandort Dresden-Tolkewitz.
• Storch.Landschaftsarchitektur, DresdencoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLandscape architecture partner on the Campus Ihmelsstraße Leipzig and Schulstandort QIS Leipzig 1. BA.
• Noack Landschaftsarchitekten, DresdencoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLandscape architecture partner on the 2nd-prize competition entry for Schulstandort LEO, Dresden.
• Klett Ingenieur GmbH, NL MeißenminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering partner on the 2nd-prize competition entry for Schulstandort LEO, Dresden.
• Ing.-büro für baulichen Brandschutz Dipl. Ing. (FH) Winfried Bauer, DresdenminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFire-protection consultant on Schulstandort Dresden-Tolkewitz.
• Markt Mering (owner/contracting authority)coreOthersPublic client Markt Mering commissioning the QNG-Plus-certified 5-group Schülerhort in Massivholzbauweise.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HPP Architekten: Large established German architecture practice with broad public, educational, and cultural-building portfolio. Larger and more diversified than Raum und Bau but competes in the same VgV/VOF public-tender market segment.
• Drees & Sommer SE: Large German construction and real-estate consultancy with significant public-sector building, sustainability, and BNB-certification expertise. Overlaps with Raum und Bau in sustainable public-building delivery and QNG/BNB advisory, but at a substantially larger scale.
• gmp · Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner: Major German architectural practice with extensive public-sector, cultural, and educational-building portfolio globally. Operates in the same public-procurement space as a much larger incumbent offering overlapping capabilities.

Direct peers

• Hascher Jehle Architektur: Berlin-based German architecture firm with substantial educational and cultural-building portfolio, including multiple BNB-certified and competition-winning school and museum projects. Highly comparable in scale, certification profile, and public-sector client mix.
• Bez + Kock Architekten: Stuttgart-based German practice with deep expertise in school construction, campus design, and educational infrastructure. Closely comparable in vertical specialization (Bildungsbau) and HOAI-regulated public-procurement delivery model.
• Kresings Architektur: Münster-based German practice specializing in educational and public buildings with strong competition credentials. Comparable in mid-sized firm scale, school-campus portfolio, and west/east German geographic reach.
• Heinle, Wischer und Partner Freie Architekten: Stuttgart-based German architecture practice with a strong portfolio in educational and research buildings (university buildings, schools, laboratories). Directly comparable in scale, sector focus on public educational clients, and competition-based acquisition model.
• pbr Planungsbüro Rohling AG: German planning and engineering firm with a strong footprint in public educational and administrative buildings across multiple Bundesländer. Comparable in size, multi-state public-client reach, and integrated general-planning capability.
• Staab Architekten: Berlin-based German architecture practice with a strong portfolio in cultural and public buildings including museums and educational facilities. Comparable in design-reputation-driven positioning and competition-based public mandates.
• Schelling Architekten: Weil am Rhein-based German practice with deep public-sector building expertise, including school and administrative projects. Comparable in scale, public-client focus, and heritage-sensitive design methodology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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