What Bilbao Architecture Team does

Bilbao Architecture Team (BAT) is a transdisciplinary architecture and design practice headquartered in Bilbao, Spain, founded by Peru Cañada in 2012. The firm delivers an integrated service portfolio spanning architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, consultancy, construction/contract management, product and furniture design, art design, and graphic design. BAT serves both public sector clients (Basque Government, Bilbao City Hall, Provincial Councils, CyL Education Office, St. Helena Government) and private enterprise clients across healthcare, hospitality, residential, education, commercial, and cultural typologies. Notable enterprise clients include Basque Culinary Center, Hampton by Hilton, AEDAS Homes, Neinor, Intercorp, Heineken, BBK, Kutxabank, Mitsubishi Estate Corporate, and IDEO.

BAT's core technology stack is centered on BIM (Building Information Modeling) management (led by a dedicated BIM Manager, Ainhoa Carreras) combined with a design thinking methodology applied from project inception. The practice operates a single integrated team delivering projects from consultancy through design to construction management, with a "3D Specialist and AI Integrator" role on staff indicating nascent adoption of AI tooling in design workflows. The firm's differentiated capability is its transdisciplinary methodology combining traditional vernacular craftsmanship with contemporary innovation, exemplified by projects such as the GOe Gastronomy Open Ecosystem (9,000 sqm, completed 2025 in collaboration with BIG/Bjarke Ingels Group), the Healthcare Centre in Peru (5,604 sqm, with IDEO and Intercorp), and the Hampton by Hilton Alcobendas (first Hampton by Hilton in Spain).

BAT generates revenue on a project-based professional services model, with pricing negotiated per engagement. The firm has no publicly disclosed pricing, operates no resellers or marketplace channels, and engages clients directly via its website ([email protected]). As a privately held S.L.P. (Sociedad Limitada Profesional) under Spanish law, BAT is independently owned by its founding partners with no evidence of external private equity or venture capital investment. The firm's operating geographies span Western Europe (Spain, Azerbaijan), South America (Peru), and East Asia (Japan, Taiwan), supported by a portfolio of 39 completed and ongoing projects.

Name

Bilbao Architecture Team

Legal name

BILBAO ARCHITECTURE TEAM, S.L.P.

Website

https://bat.archi

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bilbao Architecture Team is a Bilbao-based transdisciplinary architecture and design practice delivering integrated architecture, interior, landscape, consultancy, and construction management services to public sector and enterprise clients across healthcare, hospitality, residential, and education sectors in Spain and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitality & Entertainment Venue Construction (IMAFACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE), Residential Interior Fit-Out (Multi-Family & High-End) (IMAFANAE)

Keywords

• Architecture services
• Interior design
• Landscape architecture
• Construction management
• Urban master planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Bilbao

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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 Design Services: BAT generates revenue through comprehensive architectural services spanning consultancy, design (architecture and interior design), and construction management. Projects range from small-scale residential to large-scale cultural, educational, and commercial developments. Revenue is project-based and negotiated per engagement.
2. Consultancy Services: BAT provides expert consultancy services including project strategy definition, vision development, goal setting, and navigation of zoning regulations, budgeting, and project feasibility. These advisory services are integrated within the broader project engagement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bilbao Architecture Team (BAT) is a transdisciplinary architecture and design practice delivering architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, art, product design, and graphic design services. The firm provides integrated consultancy, design, and construction/contract management across residential, healthcare, hospitality, cultural, educational, and commercial projects, from small-scale objects to urban master planning. It serves both public sector clients and private enterprises from its Bilbao headquarters, with a portfolio spanning Spain, Peru, Azerbaijan, Japan, and Taiwan.

Product overview

BAT Architecture Team operates as a transdisciplinary, dialogue-driven architecture practice offering an integrated service portfolio. The core offering consists of architectural services (spanning residential, commercial, healthcare, education, hospitality, and cultural sectors), complemented by interior architecture, landscape architecture, consultancy, and construction/contract services. The practice also encompasses product design, furniture design, art design, and graphic design as integrated disciplines. Services are delivered through a comprehensive approach with a single point of contact, seamlessly integrating architecture, interior design, and construction management from concept through completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BAT: Primary commercial brand and trading name for the architecture practice. Also referenced as 'BAT Bilbao Architecture Team' in project credits and documentation.

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-scope architectural services encompassing conceptualization through realization, covering residential, commercial, healthcare, education, hospitality, and cultural projects across scales from domestic objects to urban master planning.
• Interior Architecture Interior design services focused on creating functional, aesthetically pleasing spaces that resonate with client lifestyles and preferences, including color palette selection, furnishings, and fixture sourcing.
• Landscape Architecture Landscape design services integrated into architectural projects, incorporating environmentally sensitive solutions and local plant species to enhance outdoor spaces.
• Consultancy Services Expert guidance on project strategy, vision definition, goal setting, zoning regulations, budgeting, and feasibility analysis, with focus on ethical, sustainable responsibility and social commitment.
• Construction / Contract Management Services Construction services bringing architectural plans to life with precision and craftsmanship, including construction management, quality control, timeline adherence, and budget management.
• Product and Furniture Design Custom furniture design and production using environmentally sensitive construction solutions, integrated within architectural projects.
• Art Design Artistic integration within architectural projects, often combining interests across disciplines to create unique spatial experiences.
• Graphic Design Graphic design services supporting architectural projects and brand identity development.

Quantifiable outcome

• GOe Gastronomy Open Ecosystem: 9,000 sqm innovation center completed in 2025 as a global benchmark where architecture, gastronomy, and innovation converge
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025BAT served as Executive Architect for the GOe Gastronomy Open Ecosystem project in San Sebastián, developed in collaboration with BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) as Design Architect. BAT's role was to turn BIG's powerful conceptual idea into a precise, technically and constructionally feasible work, maintaining the essence of BIG's concept while ensuring execution. The 9,000 sqm project completed in 2025 represents BAT's most high-profile international collaboration to date.
• Basque Culinary CenterflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The Basque Culinary Center promoted the GOe Gastronomy Open Ecosystem project, engaging BAT as Executive Architect and BIG as Design Architect. BAT led an in-depth research and contextual analysis process in collaboration with BCC faculty members, researchers, institutional representatives, and industry experts through design thinking methodology to develop a gastronomic innovation ecosystem.
• IDEOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016BAT served as spatial consultants alongside IDEO on the Healthcare Centre in Peru project, working with Intercorp to redesign the healthcare model for Peru. IDEO, a globally renowned innovation consultancy, led the project while BAT contributed spatial design expertise. The methodology combined BAT's architectural knowledge with IDEO's design thinking approach to create a flagship 5,604 sqm health center in Lima.
• IntercorpcoreOthers · 1 January 2016Intercorp, a prominent South American business group with over 75,000 employees dedicated to Peru's social and economic development, partnered with IDEO and BAT to develop the first flagship health center in Lima and establish a nationwide network of healthcare centers. BAT acted as spatial consultants translating healthcare sector needs into architectural design.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Studio Gang: Chicago- and Paris-based architecture and urban-design practice of comparable size. Shares a transdisciplinary, research-driven approach spanning cultural, civic, and ecological projects, and operates with a similar partner-led structure pursuing international cultural and educational commissions.
• Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos: Madrid-based architecture firm of similar size, founded by Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano. Comparable model combining cultural, residential, and adaptive-reuse projects with strong international publication presence and academic-pedigree positioning.
• Heatherwick Studio: London-based transdisciplinary design studio of comparable size, blending architecture, product, and public-realm design. Operates with a similar partner-led, project-driven model and pursues high-profile cultural and hospitality commissions globally.
• Batlle i Roig Arquitectura: Catalan practice of comparable scale working across architecture, landscape, urban planning, and masterplanning. Shares BAT's multidisciplinary service model, Iberian geographic base, and focus on contextually integrated, sustainability-oriented design.
• Estudio Carme Pinós: Barcelona-based practice of comparable size, founded by architect Carme Pinós. Works across cultural, educational, and public-realm projects with a strong sculptural and transdisciplinary identity, paralleling BAT's design-led, partner-driven model.
• RCR Arquitectes: Catalan architecture practice founded by Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, and Ramon Vilalta; Pritzker Prize 2017. Operates a similar transdisciplinary model integrating architecture, landscape, and research within a small partner-led firm, with comparable international recognition and project-driven revenue.
• Aranguren + Gallegos Arquitectos: Madrid-based practice of similar size focused on residential, cultural, and educational projects. Operates with a comparable partner-led, project-based model targeting high-end residential and public clients in Spain and abroad.

Broad incumbents

• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Global architecture firm that has been a direct collaborator with BAT on the GOe project. Much larger and broader in scope, but operates in overlapping hospitality, cultural, and masterplanning sectors; a relevant peer both as a market participant and as BAT's executive-architect relationship.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture and integrated design practice with deep expertise in cultural, hospitality, and public-realm projects. Represents the larger-scale global competitor BAT increasingly encounters as it pursues international commissions in hospitality and culture.
• IDOM: Bilbao-headquartered multinational architecture, engineering, and consulting firm. Operates across the same Iberian and international markets as BAT but at significantly larger scale with integrated engineering capabilities; sets the local benchmark for large-scale public and infrastructure commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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