Krampe Schmidt Architects

Name

Krampe Schmidt Architects

Legal name

Krampe-Schmidt Architekten GmbH

Website

https://krampe-schmidt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Krampe-Schmidt Architekten GmbH is a 50-person German architecture firm specializing in healthcare facility construction and renovation, student housing, and senior living design across North Rhine-Westphalia and southern Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services (Healthcare and Institutional)

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (238190)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Structural Expansion (Foundation, Framing & Load-Bearing Modifications) (HSAPADAN), Whole-Home Interior Renovation (Non-Structural) (HSAPAEAC)

Keywords

• Healthcare architecture
• Hospital renovation services
• Student housing design
• Building modernization
• Senior living facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Bochum

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based architectural services covering all phases from initial concept through construction completion. Services include planning, design, tendering, construction management, and supervision for healthcare, educational, and residential buildings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Krampe Schmidt Architects is a German architecture firm delivering planning and design services for healthcare facilities, student housing, senior living, and educational buildings. Core services cover the full project lifecycle from initial concept and feasibility through detailed design, tendering, construction management, and supervision, with specialized expertise in hospital conversions, vertical extensions (Aufstockung) using lightweight steel construction, and energy-efficient retrofits meeting Passivhaus and KfW-Efficiency House standards.

Product overview

Krampe Schmidt Architekten GmbH is a mid-sized German architecture firm (approximately 50 employees) operating from offices in Bochum and Nürnberg. The firm operates as a unified architectural service provider rather than a modular software product. Their core portfolio centers on healthcare architecture (hospital construction, renovation, and expansion), educational and student housing facilities, and senior living/care facilities. The firm offers complete project services from initial concept through construction supervision, with specialized expertise in building modernization, additions through roof superstructures (Aufstockungen), and healthcare facility conversions during ongoing operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthcare Architecture Services Comprehensive architectural services for hospitals and clinics including new construction, renovation, expansion, and modernization of healthcare facilities. Specialized in working on operating hospitals without interrupting daily operations.
• Student Housing Solutions (Variowohnen) Design and realization of student housing complexes including the 'Variowohnen' flexible housing concept developed as part of the federal 'Zukunft Bau' research initiative. Projects feature barrier-free design, Passivhaus standards, and adaptable floor plans for future senior living conversion.
• Senior Living and Care Facilities Architectural design of senior living complexes, residential care homes, hospices, and day care facilities with focus on creating livable environments with bright, modern care rooms and communal areas.
• Building Modernization and Energy Efficiency Upgrades Energy-efficient building renovation services including facade upgrades, roof insulation, window replacement, and photovoltaic integration. Projects achieve standards such as KfW-Efficiency House 70.
• Roof Superstructure and Vertical Extension (Aufstockung) Vertical expansion of existing buildings using lightweight steel skeleton construction. Enables hospitals and other buildings to add floors without relocation, creating additional patient rooms and functional spaces.
• Strategic Healthcare Campus Development Strategic approach combining three strategies — consolidating resources, strengthening locations through vertical expansion, and converting existing buildings — for adapting healthcare facilities to changing demographic and economic demands.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12-month construction time for Variowohnen student housing project (vs. 18 months required by funding criteria)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MedEcon Ruhr e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2021Membership network of over 160 organizations in the healthcare sector in the Ruhr region. Provides networking opportunities, industry events, and knowledge exchange with other healthcare-related organizations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RKW Architektur +: Düsseldorf-based German architecture firm operating across residential, education, and healthcare. Comparable in German mid-size scale, multi-office structure, and engagement with institutional and developer clients in NRW and beyond.
• HPP Architekten: Düsseldorf-based German architecture firm with a dedicated healthcare and education practice. Closely comparable in geography (NRW-adjacent), vertical focus (hospitals, education), and multi-office German mid-size structure.
• Hascher Jehle Architektur: Berlin-headquartered German architecture firm with healthcare, education, and laboratory expertise. Comparable in German mid-size professional-services scale and institutional-client focus.
• Nickl & Partner Architekten: Munich-based German architecture firm specializing in healthcare, life sciences, and research facilities. Directly comparable to Krampe Schmidt in healthcare-architecture focus, German mid-size scale, and project-based delivery to hospital and research clients.
• BFK Architekten: Stuttgart-based German architecture firm active in healthcare, education, and research. Comparable in healthcare-architecture specialty, German mid-size profile, and project-based delivery to institutional clients.
• Heinle, Wischer und Partner Architekten: Stuttgart-headquartered German architecture firm with a long-standing healthcare and laboratory portfolio. Comparable in specialty (healthcare facility design), German mid-size scale, and project-based engagements with institutional clients.
• Schmucker Architekten: Heidelberg-based German architecture firm with healthcare and research facility expertise. Comparable in mid-size German professional-services scale and healthcare/institutional vertical focus.

Broad incumbents

• gmp Architekten: Hamburg-headquartered large German architecture firm with broad portfolio including cultural, transport, and healthcare projects. Comparable as a German architectural-services competitor for institutional clients, though significantly larger and more diversified than Krampe Schmidt.
• HDR Inc. Global architecture and engineering firm with one of the world's largest dedicated healthcare practices. Comparable in healthcare-architecture specialty and hospital-modernization capability, but operates at significantly larger scale with broader geographic reach.
• HKS Inc. US-headquartered global architecture firm with a leading healthcare practice serving hospital systems. Comparable in healthcare-architecture focus and ability to deliver complex hospital projects, though at much larger scale and primarily outside Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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