CSADI

Name

CSADI

Legal name

中南建筑设计院股份有限公司

Website

https://csadi.com.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Engineering Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD), Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Engineering consulting
• Urban planning services
• EPC contracting
• BIM design consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Wuhan

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Design Services: Comprehensive architectural design services across commercial, hotel, cultural, sports, transportation, office, education, healthcare, residential, and industrial park sectors. Also includes urban planning, municipal engineering, and specialized engineering design and consulting.
2. EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction): Design-led EPC and special design and construction integration, covering the full process from consulting, survey, design, procurement, construction to commissioning/completion and acceptance, as well as specialized services like building intelligent systems, MEP, landscape, lighting, and architectural decoration.
3. Project Management and Construction Supervision: Full-process project management and construction supervision services for building projects, provided by a team of high-caliber project management talents with rich experience and modern management capabilities.
4. Engineering Consulting and Cost Consultation: Engineering consulting services covering project investment opportunity studies, pre-feasibility studies, feasibility studies, project applications, fund applications, energy saving assessments, social stability risk analysis, post-project evaluations, and engineering cost consultation including estimates, design概算, working drawing budgets, bill of quantities, tender control prices, settlements, and whole-process cost management.
5. International Aid and Overseas Projects: International engineering design general contracting, project management, and EPC services across 40+ countries. Includes government-to-government aid projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CSADI provides comprehensive full-process architectural design, engineering consulting, urban planning, BIM and green building design, project management, construction supervision, and EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) general contracting services. The firm operates across the entire building lifecycle — from consulting, surveying, planning, and design through procurement, construction, and commissioning — serving government agencies, public institutions, and enterprises domestically and across 40+ countries internationally.

Product overview

CSADI (Central-South Architectural Design Institute) is a comprehensive architectural design institute offering a broad portfolio of engineering services. The company provides integrated whole-process engineering technology and management services including architectural design, urban planning, municipal engineering, special engineering design and consulting, BIM design and consulting, green technology design and consulting, engineering investigation, engineering consulting and project planning, project management and construction supervision, EPC and design-construction integration, and international business. The service portfolio covers the entire project lifecycle from initial planning and design through construction supervision to final delivery, serving clients across 40+ countries and regions globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 科思达工程技术有限公司: Engineering technology subsidiary providing EPC general contracting, engineering consulting, design, and construction management services
• 中南工程咨询设计集团投资开发有限公司

Products and services

• Architectural Design Comprehensive architectural design services for commercial buildings, hotels, cultural exhibition buildings, sports buildings, transportation buildings, office buildings, education and scientific research buildings, medical health buildings, residential buildings, and industrial parks.

Named customers12 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

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and minor.

• Hubei Provincial GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for state-owned enterprise restructuring and reform. In April 2022, CSADI underwent major restructuring under Hubei Provincial Government directives, consolidating Central-South Engineering Consulting and Design Group Co., Ltd. and Central-South Engineering Consulting and Design Co., Ltd. into CSADI.
• Central-South Engineering Consulting and Design Group Co., Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFully integrated into CSADI through the 2022 reform and restructuring. Former parent group company providing engineering consulting and design services, now part of the unified CSADI group.
• 科思达工程技术有限公司 (Cosida Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWholly-owned subsidiary of CSADI established in October 2009, providing EPC, engineering consulting, design, and construction supervision services, with specialization in building construction, MEP, intelligent, fire protection, and landscape engineering.
• 中南工程咨询设计集团投资开发有限公司 (CSADI Investment Development Co., Ltd.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary established in January 2015 with 200 million RMB registered capital, focused on green supply chain product trading and four core business matrices: supply chain product services, asset management services, full-process bidding consulting services, and financial product services.
• DeepSeekkeyTechnology or IntegrationCSADI has fully integrated DeepSeek V3/R1 full-version large language models to build an enterprise-level intelligent knowledge hub enabling AI-powered Q&A for engineering industry standards and code knowledge bases.
• Government of Laos (援老挝沙湾拿吉省沙湾中学升级改造项目管理)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerWon project management rights for the 'Aid Laos Savannakhet Province Savan Campus Middle School Upgrade Project' through competitive bidding, working with Architectural Deepening Design Center, Structural Deepening Design Center, and MEP Intelligent Deepening Design Center.
• 湖北省成套招标股份有限公司 (Hubei Complete Set Bidding Co., Ltd.)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCSADI subsidiary providing bidding agency services including project planning, tendering, bid evaluation, and announcement for government and enterprise projects.
• 湖北省招标股份有限公司 (Hubei Tendering & Bidding Co., Ltd.)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCSADI subsidiary providing government procurement and tendering consulting services.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP Global: Global professional services firm with major architecture, engineering, and design consulting capabilities. Comparable in end-to-end project lifecycle services and transportation infrastructure expertise; benchmark for international scale ambitions.
• AECOM: Global publicly-listed engineering consulting firm with comprehensive architecture, design, and project management services. Provides competitive benchmark for international expansion ambitions and integrated delivery models, though operating primarily in Western markets.
• Arup Group: Privately-held global engineering and design consultancy known for high-profile buildings and infrastructure. Comparable to CSADI in structural engineering depth, sustainability consulting, and large-span/iconic project expertise.
• China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC): State-owned EPC contractor under SINOMACH with extensive Belt and Road international project execution. Competes for the same overseas general contracting and government aid projects that form CSADI's international revenue stream.
• China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC): China's largest construction and engineering conglomerate with ENR #1 global contractor ranking. Overlaps with CSADI's EPC services at much larger scale but is primarily a contractor rather than a design-led firm; competes for integrated design-build mandates on flagship projects.

Direct peers

• East China Architectural Design & Research Institute (ECADI): Shanghai-based SOE comprehensive architectural design institute with comparable full-process engineering services including BIM, green building, and large-span structural design. Direct competitor for transportation hubs and iconic public buildings.
• China Architecture Design & Research Group (CAG): China's largest comprehensive architectural design institute, directly supervised by MOHURD, with similar full-lifecycle design, EPC, and consulting offerings. Comparable in scale, SOE structure, and cross-sector portfolio spanning public, transportation, healthcare, and cultural buildings.
• Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD): Beijing-headquartered SOE design institute with similar comprehensive architectural, engineering, and consulting capabilities. Competes directly with CSADI for high-profile government commissions, cultural venues, and major public infrastructure in Northern China.
• China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute (CSWADI): One of the original six national comprehensive architectural design institutes and a direct contemporary of CSADI, also a SINOMACH-affiliated SOE. Offers the same design, EPC, and consulting services, focused on Southwest China and international projects under Belt and Road.
• Shenzhen General Institute of Architectural Design and Research (SZAD): Shenzhen-based comprehensive SOE architectural design institute competing with CSADI for Southern China and high-tech commercial projects. Similar service portfolio including design, EPC, and consulting with comparable headcount and qualification tiers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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