What Bjerg Arkitektur does

Bjerg Arkitektur (legal entity BJERG Arkitektur A/S, CVR 19711285) is a privately held Danish architecture consultancy founded in 1987, headquartered in Hjørring in the North Jutland (Nordjylland) region. The firm specializes in sustainable architectural design across institutional, educational, healthcare, hospitality, and residential building types, with a core focus on daycare institutions, schools, senior centers, and hotels. Its underlying technical approach is grounded in passive house design principles, energy optimization, and proficiency with major green building certifications including DGNB, Svanemærket (Nordic Swan Ecolabel), and BREEAM, evidenced by Denmark's first DGNB Platinum daycare (Karolinelunden, Aalborg) and Denmark's first passive house senior center (Svanelundsbakken).

The firm maintains two proprietary platforms: BJERG Green Lab, an in-house research and development division investigating climate-related topics such as CO2 reduction, bio district heating, and biodiversity in construction; and 'Barnets Grønne Univers' (The Child's Green Universe), a comprehensive design methodology for daycare institutions covering child development, indoor climate, sustainability, and learning environments. The firm has 30 completed daycare projects across 5 countries (Denmark, Norway, Poland, Germany, China).

Bjerg generates revenue through project-based professional services fees negotiated directly with public-sector clients (Danish and Norwegian municipalities for daycare, schools, and elder care) and private developers (e.g., Nordarken Holding A/S for the Rox Resort hotel). Distribution is sales-led and direct, supported by a multilingual website (Danish, English, Norwegian, Polish) and organic social channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook). The firm employs 11-50 people, has no external investors or disclosed funding rounds, and appears to be founder-/partner-owned.

Name

Bjerg Arkitektur

Legal name

BJERG Arkitektur A/S

Website

https://bjerg.nu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bjerg Arkitektur is a privately held Danish architecture consultancy (founded 1987, headquartered in Hjørring) specializing in sustainable design of daycare institutions, schools, senior centers, hotels, and residences, serving Danish and Norwegian municipalities and private developers across 5 countries with DGNB, BREEAM, and passive house expertise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Sustainable architecture services
• Passive house design
• Green building certification
• Daycare architecture design
• Institutional building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Hjørring

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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: BJERG Arkitektur generates revenue through architectural design and consulting services for various building projects including daycare institutions, schools, elder care facilities, hospitals, hotels, and private residences. Services include user involvement, architectural advice, interior design, landscape architecture, and specialized passive house design and calculations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bjerg Arkitektur is an architectural design consultancy that delivers sustainable architecture services for institutional, commercial, and residential buildings. The firm specializes in daycare institutions, schools, senior care facilities, hotels, and private residences, with particular expertise in passive house design, energy optimization, and green building certifications including DGNB, BREEAM, and Svanemærket. It supports projects across all phases from user involvement and architectural advice through interior design, landscape architecture, and certification.

Product overview

Bjerg Arkitektur is a sustainable architecture firm based in Nordjylland, Denmark (CVR 19711285), operating as BJERG Arkitektur A/S. The company offers architectural design services with a strong focus on sustainable and energy-optimized buildings. Their core service offerings include: (1) Barnets Grønne Univers - a comprehensive strategy for designing daycare institutions with 30 completed daycare projects across 5 countries (Denmark, Norway, Poland, Germany & China); (2) BJERG Green Lab - their research and development division investigating sustainable architecture and the green transition. The firm specializes in various building types including daycare institutions, schools, senior centers, hotels, and residential buildings, with notable expertise in passive house design and DGNB/BREEAM/Svanemærket certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Barnets Grønne Univers: The company's comprehensive strategy for designing daycare institutions, focusing on sustainability, child development, and creating safe environments.
• BJERG Green Lab

Products and services

• Barnets Grønne Univers (The Child's Green Universe)

Quantifiable outcome

• Denmark's first DGNB Platinum certified daycare
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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 minor.

• Lund & StaunminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering consultancy collaborating on construction projects. Worked with BJERG on Hareskov Børnehus project.
• SlothMøller IngeniørerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering firm collaborating on building projects. Worked with BJERG on Hareskov Børnehus project.
• IN'BY LandskabsarkitekterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture firm. Collaborated with BJERG on Hareskov Børnehus project.
• RUMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture/design firm. Collaborated with BJERG on Vester Mariendal Skole modernization project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Globally recognized Danish architecture firm active across cultural, civic, residential, and commercial typologies with a sustainability-driven narrative. Comparable to Bjerg at category level, but operates at dramatically larger project and firm scale — better viewed as an incumbent benchmark than a direct rival for BJERG's institutional niche.

Direct peers

• Snøhetta: Norwegian-founded, internationally operating architecture practice with sustainability as a core design principle. Comparable to Bjerg's Nordic institutional/public-sector work but with significantly larger commercial and cultural commissions.
• White Arkitekter: Swedish architecture firm with a long-standing sustainability agenda (e.g., 'White arkitekter's Knowledge Lab') and deep expertise in schools, healthcare, and public buildings across the Nordics. A close analogue to Bjerg's institutional-plus-sustainability positioning, but operating across Scandinavia rather than Denmark-focused.
• 3XN (Kim Herforth Nielsen): Danish architecture firm whose identity centers on sustainability, learning buildings, and civic architecture. Overlaps with Bjerg on institutional, educational, and public-sector projects and is a natural benchmark for sustainable Nordic architecture practices.
• Cobe Architects: Copenhagen-based architecture firm with a strong portfolio of public and cultural buildings in Scandinavia, with explicit focus on sustainability and livable cities. Directly comparable to Bjerg's institutional/public-sector focus, though larger and more urban-focused.
• Werner Sobek Group: German engineering/architecture firm at the forefront of sustainable, energy-efficient building design (frequent DGNB reference projects). Mirrors Bjerg's certification-led positioning and passive house expertise, especially relevant for joint Denmark–Germany project opportunities.
• Arkitema (part of WSP): Danish architecture firm owned by WSP, with a portfolio in housing, healthcare, education, and workplace design across Scandinavia. Directly comparable to Bjerg's institutional and residential focus, with similar project typologies but a broader multi-national footprint.
• C.F. Møller Architects: Danish/Scandinavian architecture firm with strong credentials in sustainable design, hospitals, schools, and residential. Like Bjerg, it combines public-institutional work with a sustainability narrative, but serves a much broader geography and project scale.
• Henning Larsen (part of Rambøll): Danish-rooted architecture practice with deep sustainability expertise and a strong public-sector portfolio (cultural, civic, educational). Like Bjerg, it has built a brand around energy-conscious design, but operates at far greater scale and with international offices.

Emerging players

• KHR Architects: Danish architecture firm with documented expertise in residential, healthcare, and educational buildings using sustainable strategies. Comparable to Bjerg on architectural service type and Danish institutional clients, but with a different sector mix and without the same daycare specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bjergarkitektur/?fref=nf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bjerg-arkitektur
• Instagraminstagram.com/bjergarkitektur

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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