Meinich Arkitekter

What Meinich Arkitekter does

Meinich Arkitekter AS is a privately held Norwegian architecture firm founded in 1971 by Lill Meinich and headquartered at Briskebyveien 74 in Oslo. The firm provides full-service architectural services across four core areas: residential for professional developers, residential for private clients, retail and commercial, and urban development and regulatory planning. Service offerings span the full project lifecycle from feasibility studies and area planning through regulatory permitting, concept and detailed design, and construction follow-up. The firm holds the Norwegian Directorate for Building Quality central approval (sentralgodkjenning) for the highest measure class (tiltaksklasse 3), and supplements its architectural team with an in-house lawyer (formerly of Oslo municipality's Planning and Building Department) and a business economist, providing integrated regulatory and economic advisory that the firm describes as "a large and decisive part" of its client value proposition.

The firm operates a partner-owned model with six equal-stake partners (including managing director and majority owner Are Meinich) governing a 17-person professional staff, including architects educated at NTNU, AHO, BAS, and leading international schools. A wholly-owned subsidiary, Meinich Inne AS, provides dedicated interior design services. Revenue is generated entirely through professional-services fees structured as time-based hourly billing, fixed-price quotes for defined work, or point-by-point offers, with clients primarily comprising Norwegian real estate developers and enterprises (e.g., Olav Thon Gruppen, OBOS Forretningsbygg, Møller Eiendom, NorgesGruppen, Veidekke Eiendom, Tesla Norway AS) plus private residential clients. Geographic reach is primarily domestic Norway (Oslo, Asker, Bærum, Jessheim, Tromsø, Tønsberg, Kongsberg) with selective international engagements in Sweden (Gothenburg) and Latvia (Riga) for repeat clients. Marketing is conducted through a website portfolio showcase and professional reputation, with no disclosed digital channels, external funding, or M&A activity.

Name

Meinich Arkitekter

Legal name

Meinich Arkitekter AS

Website

https://meinich.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Meinich Arkitekter AS is a 53-year-old, partner-owned Norwegian architecture firm in Oslo providing full-service architectural design, regulatory planning, and interior design (via subsidiary Meinich Inne AS) to real estate developers, commercial enterprises, and private residential clients across Norway and selectively in Sweden and Latvia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architectural services
• Sustainable building design
• Residential architecture
• Urban planning
• Interior design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Professional architectural services billed on time-based hourly rates, fixed price for defined projects, or point-by-point offers. Revenue generated from planning, design, and project management services for property developers, real estate companies, and private individuals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Meinich Arkitekter is a partner-owned Norwegian architectural practice providing planning, design, and project management for residential, commercial, retail, and urban development projects. The firm delivers four competency areas—residential architecture (private and professional), commercial and retail architecture, urban development and regulatory planning, and interior design through its subsidiary Meinich Inne AS—and holds Sentralgodkjenning for tiltaksklasse 3 with BREEAM-NOR certified sustainability expertise.

Product overview

Meinich Arkitekter AS operates as a unified architecture firm with an integrated interior design subsidiary. The core offering consists of architectural services organized around four competency areas: Bolig (residential housing), Bolig privat (private residential projects), Forretning/handel (commercial and retail), and Byutvikling/regulering (urban development and regulatory planning). The subsidiary Meinich Inne AS provides specialized interior design services, extending the parent firm's capabilities into workspace and interior environments while maintaining focus within the same four core sectors. The firm serves both private individuals and professional clients including property companies and developers, offering services from initial analysis and regulatory work through to detailed design and construction supervision.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services
• Interior Design Services (Meinich Inne AS)
• Residential Architecture - Professional / Developer
• Residential Architecture - Private (B2C)
• Commercial & Retail Architecture
• Urban Development and Regulatory Planning

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Studio Oslo LandskapsarkitektercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2021Landscape architecture partner for multiple residential and commercial projects. Collaborated on Holmlia Senter (with OBOS) and Bruket Brygge projects, designing outdoor areas, pathways, plazas, and promenade.
• XYZDP ABminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Swedish architecture firm collaboration for Audi Møller Bil Göteborg project. Meinich provided Norwegian client support and brand architecture expertise while XYZDP handled detailed design and construction follow-up.
• Castellum ABminorOthers · 1 January 2019Property owner for Møller Bil Gothenburg project who engaged XYZDP AB for detailed design after Meinich's initial concept work.
• Søndergaard Rickfelt Arkitekter ASminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Collaboration on Spar Snarøya sustainable timber building project with focus on environmental design and innovative technical solutions.
• POB Entreprenør ASminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2018Contractor partner for Spar Snarøya sustainable construction project featuring timber structure and innovative building techniques.
• Sparch ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Collaboration on open architectural competition for Norsk Skogfinsk Museum. Sparch Architects partnered with Meinich on the competition entry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Haptic Architects: Norwegian architecture firm with comparable focus on urban development, residential, and public-sector projects in Norway and the Nordics. Directly comparable in scale and design philosophy.
• Nordic Office of Architecture: Scandinavian architecture firm operating across Norway and the Nordics with similar residential, commercial, and urban development mandates. Comparable in market positioning, though typically on larger projects.
• Manthey Kula: Norwegian architecture firm with residential, commercial, and urban transformation projects. Comparable in mid-size profile and Norwegian market orientation.
• Lund+Slaatto Arkitekter: Established Norwegian architecture firm of similar mid-size profile, focused on residential, commercial, and urban projects in Norway. Directly comparable in scale, sector mix, and Norwegian market orientation; one of Meinich's staff previously worked there.
• A-lab: Norwegian architecture practice focused on commercial, urban, and residential work in the Oslo region. Comparable in size, sector mix, and developer client base.
• Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter: Norwegian architecture firm with comparable mid-size footprint and strong focus on sustainable, context-driven design across residential, cultural, and public-sector projects. Comparable in Norwegian market focus and design-led differentiation.
• Spacegroup: Norwegian architecture practice working across residential, commercial, and urban development with similar developer and public-sector clients. Comparable mid-size profile and Norwegian footprint.
• Dyrvik Arkitekter: Norwegian mid-size architecture practice with comparable focus on residential, commercial, and urban development work. Directly comparable in firm size, geography, and client base.

Broad incumbents

• Snøhetta: Globally established Norwegian architecture firm headquartered in Oslo with very large headcount and broad portfolio across architecture, landscape, interiors, and product design. Comparable in Norwegian origin and architectural services, but operates at vastly larger scale.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish-rooted global architecture practice with significant Nordic presence and a portfolio spanning residential, commercial, and urban projects. Comparable as a Nordic architecture incumbent competing for the same enterprise and developer mandates, though at substantially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/meinich.arkitekter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meinich-arkitekter-as

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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