DGI Building Company of Architects

What DGI Building Company of Architects does

DGI Bauwerk Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH is a privately held German architecture and general-planning firm founded in 1985 in Berlin, with additional offices in Hamburg and Frankfurt am Main. Through its 2022 strategic partnership with léonwohlhage Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH, the firm operates with a combined team of over 70 highly qualified professionals delivering architecture, general planning (Generalplanung), project steering (Projektsteuerung per AHO), preventive fire protection (Brandschutz), and construction-safety coordination (SiGeKo). Its service model is organized around the German HOAI work-phase framework (LPH 1–9), with in-house BIM coordination using Open BIM / Big BIM data exchange to coordinate interdisciplinary specialist planners across all phases.

The firm's client base is dominated by German public-sector and research institutions — including Max Planck, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, FAIR/GSI Darmstadt, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, TU Berlin, TU Chemnitz, BImA, Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe, Berliner Wasserbetriebe, BVG, and Charité — alongside selective private developers such as EDGE, ROCKSTONE Real Estate, and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. It is differentiated by deep domain expertise in highly complex research infrastructure: particle accelerators (FAIR ion42 ARGE since 2008), nuclear chemistry laboratories handling radioactive materials up to 100x clearance limits, vibration-sensitive research environments, GMP-certified ATMP facilities, and radiological/nuclear facility planning per Strahlenschutzverordnung. Pricing is HOAI-regulated professional-service fees, with multi-year contracts won primarily through competitive tendering (VgV/VOF/RPW) and direct commissions.

The firm is ISO 9001:2015 certified across architecture, construction-related management services, SiGeKo, and preventive fire protection. Recent strategic positioning reflects a generational succession (2020 management board transition, 2024 Arne Kansmeyer departure and Peter Czekay appointment), geographic build-out (Frankfurt 2022, Hamburg 2024 relocation), and a continued pipeline of large institutional mandates including the Fraunhofer IPMS-ISS Cottbus research facility. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the firm remains founder-family-influenced and privately managed with no identified venture or institutional ownership.

Name

DGI Building Company of Architects

Legal name

DGI Bauwerk Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH

Website

https://dgi-bauwerk.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

DGI Bauwerk is a privately held German architecture and general-planning firm, founded in 1985, headquartered in Berlin with offices in Hamburg and Frankfurt. It serves research institutions, public-sector clients, and developers through architecture, project management, fire protection, and BIM coordination services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Construction Management Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Program Management (Multi-site/Portfolio) (IMAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Architectural planning services
• General construction planning
• Fire protection planning
• BIM coordination services
• Construction project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and General Planning Services (Architektur & Generalplanung): DGI Bauwerk provides full architectural and general planning services for complex construction projects, charging professional fees governed by the German Honorarordnung für Architekten und Ingenieure (HOAI). Revenue is project-based and varies by scope, phase coverage, and project complexity.
2. Project Steering (Projektsteuerung): Project management and steering services following AHO standards (Leistungen für Projektsteuerung), providing commercial and administrative project oversight. Billed as professional service fees per assignment.
3. Fire Protection Planning (Brandschutzplanung): Preventive fire protection planning services across all HOAI phases, covering both design and construction phases for institutional and commercial buildings.
4. SiGeKo (Safety and Health Protection Coordination): Construction phase safety and health protection coordination services per German Baustellenverordnung.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DGI Bauwerk is a German architecture and construction management firm providing integrated planning services across all HOAI work phases (LPH 1–9). Its core offerings include architectural planning and design (Architektur), project steering following AHO standards (Projektsteuerung), preventive fire protection planning (Brandschutz), and construction safety and health protection coordination (SiGeKo). The firm specializes in complex technical buildings including research facilities, particle accelerator structures, radiological and nuclear chemistry laboratories, healthcare buildings, and sustainable administrative and office complexes.

Product overview

DGI Bauwerk Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH is a German architecture and construction management firm offering integrated planning services across Germany. The company operates as a single unified service platform organized around four core offerings: Architecture (Architektur) covering all HOAI work phases, Project Management (Projektsteuerung) following AHO standards, Fire Protection Planning (Brandschutz), and Construction Safety Coordination (SiGeKo). Specialized capabilities include BIM coordination and comprehensive general planning for complex research and institutional buildings. The firm serves diverse sectors including research facilities, office buildings, schools, healthcare, and residential projects, with offices in Berlin (headquarters), Hamburg, and Frankfurt am Main.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architektur (Architecture Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful completion of FAIR particle accelerator facility - one of the world's largest research construction projects - involving 2,800 scientists from 50+ countries
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, major and core.

• Ludloff Ludloff Architekten GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Ludloff Ludloff Architekten designed the Förderzentrum für Landwirtschaft in Nossen; DGI Bauwerk provides architecture services for this project.
• Telluride ArchitekturminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Design architects for the CIPHOR research building at TU Berlin; DGI provides LPH 6-8 services.
• Grün Berlin (Projektentwickler)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024DGI was commissioned for fire protection services for the Tegel Urban Tech Republic overall site and currently in LPH 3 for Building B and the Tegler Stadtheide on behalf of Grün Berlin.
• ARGE Franz&Sue und Schenker Salvi WebermajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Design architects for S!NN-Campus Berlin-Schöneberg project; DGI provides LP 5 HOAI and Pre-Construction phase LP 3 services under commission from ZECH Bau SE.
• Krebs und Kiefer, PGMM, MB Group, and TDB LandschaftmajorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024General planning team partners for CarbonLabFactory Sachsen including Krebs und Kiefer (structural engineering), PGMM (technical building equipment), MB Group, and TDB Landschaft (landscape architecture).
• léonwohlhage Gesellschaft von Architekten mbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022In 2022, DGI Bauwerk formed a strategic partnership with léonwohlhage by merging under the DGI umbrella. Léonwohlhage continues as an independent office led by Prof. Hilde Léon with Associates Peter Czekay, Meltem Tekin, and Reinhard Spät. Both firms contribute 35+ years of expertise. Peter Czekay became a member of DGI Bauwerk's management board. The firms share physical offices at the Berlin headquarters and have aligned structures, workflows, and a joint concept team.
• léonwohlhage Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH (extended)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership extends to joint CAU Kiel Biozentrum project, where DGI leads general planning with léonwohlhage providing structural engineering, civil engineering, building physics, and energy balancing services.
• GRAFT Architekten GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Design architects for EDGE Friedrichspark Berlin; DGI co-designed the project with GRAFT and provides LP 2-3, 5 HOAI and BIM services.
• GINA Barcelona ArchitectsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Joint venture partner on multiple competition wins: Schule am Kirschgarten Bernau (first prize 2020) and Generationsübergreifender Gebäudekomplex Neubrandenburg (first prize 2018).
• Langhof GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019DGI Bauwerk developed the preliminary design of Langhof GmbH for the Schöneberger Eck project, commissioned by ROCKSTONE Real Estate and GbR Kotek/Semel.
• Bruno Fioretti Marquez ArchitektenmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Bruno Fioretti Marquez is the design architect for the Berliner Schulbauoffensive II modular school project, with DGI handling LPH 6-9 and cost/schedule control.
• Poganiuch + Dang ArchitektenmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Specialist partner for object monitoring (Objektüberwachung Hochbau) on the Centrum für Fundamentale Physik project at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
• Krebs + Kiefer (Ingenieure GmbH)majorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Structural engineering partner (Tragwerksplanung) on the Centrum für Fundamentale Physik project. Also a recurring partner on multiple projects including Carbon LabFactory Sachsen.
• PGMM (Planungsgruppe M+M AG)majorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Technical building equipment partner for HLSK, MSR, and laboratory planning on the CFP Mainz project. Also recurring partner on Carbon LabFactory Sachsen and CAU Kiel projects.
• Müller & Bleher GmbH & Co. KGmajorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Electrical engineering (ELT) and conveyor technology partner on the CFP Mainz project. Also partner on CAU Kiel and Carbon LabFactory Sachsen.
• TDB LandschaftsarchitekturmajorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Landscape architecture partner on the CFP Mainz project, also recurring partner on CAU Kiel, Carbon LabFactory Sachsen, BImA Rostock, and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin projects.
• Tchoban Voss ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Design architects for EDGE Südkreuz Berlin project; DGI provided SiGeKo planning and construction phase services. Also design architects for Forty4 Berlin project where DGI handled LPH 6-8.
• ARGE ZELUBA (DGI Bauwerk | schneider + schumacher)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Joint venture with schneider+schumacher for the Fraunhofer WKI ZELUBA Center for Light and Environmentally Friendly Buildings in Braunschweig (2016-2021).
• schneider+schumachermajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Long-standing joint venture partner (ARGE ion42) with schneider+schumacher on the FAIR particle accelerator project since 2008. Also partnership on Fraunhofer ZELUBA Braunschweig project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HPP Architekten: German architecture firm with deep experience in complex public-sector and research projects, including hospitals, university buildings, and cultural facilities. Comparable to DGI in serving German public clients with full-service architectural and general planning capabilities.
• gmp Architekten: One of Germany's largest and most established architectural firms with a global footprint, active across aviation, cultural, sports, and research buildings. Directly comparable to DGI as a German general planner competing for complex institutional and public-sector commissions, though at significantly larger scale.
• KSP Architekten: Major German architectural firm delivering complex institutional, educational, and research buildings across Germany. Overlaps with DGI in general planning for public-sector research and university clients, but operates at larger scale with broader international presence.

Direct peers

• Staab Architekten: Berlin-based architectural firm with strong portfolio in cultural and institutional buildings. Comparable to DGI in German public-sector project focus, full-service design philosophy, and competition-driven project acquisition, though with different building-type emphasis.
• Hascher Jehle Architektur: Berlin-based architectural firm specializing in complex institutional, cultural, and research buildings. Strongly comparable to DGI in scale, German geographic focus, public-sector client base, and general planning capabilities for technically demanding projects.
• schneider+schumacher: Frankfurt-based architecture firm with deep expertise in research, infrastructure, and complex technical buildings. Direct peer to DGI — they are also DGI's ARGE partner on the FAIR particle accelerator project (since 2008) and Fraunhofer ZELUBA, indicating near-identical capability profile and target market.
• Behnisch Architekten: Stuttgart-based architecture firm known for sustainability-focused research and educational buildings. Direct comparable to DGI — designed the Max-Planck-Institut für Medizinische Forschung Heidelberg research building that DGI handled in LPH 6-8 — and competes for the same German research-institution project pool.
• Barkow Leibinger: Berlin-based architectural firm with international reputation in research, cultural, and industrial buildings. Comparable to DGI in technical-building expertise, Berlin base, and competition-based project acquisition, though with a more international project profile.
• RKW Architektur +: German architecture firm active in complex residential, educational, and mixed-use projects. Comparable to DGI as a German mid-sized firm delivering public-sector commissions and competing in the same architectural competition landscape.
• Heinle, Wischer und Partner: Established German architecture firm with strong track record in research, laboratory, and institutional buildings. Comparable to DGI in target market (German research institutions, Fraunhofer, Max Planck-adjacent clients), full-service offerings, and technical complexity requirements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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