What Holger Meyer Architecture does

holger meyer architektur is a privately held German architecture firm (legal entity: holger meyer gmbh) headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, with additional offices in Munich and Bucharest and 51-100 employees. It provides architectural design, planning, construction supervision, interior design, and a dedicated refurbishment practice called REFURB by hma, organized into four tiers (basic, basic plus, complete, complete plus) and supported by an in-house publication series, STOCKWERK. The firm serves commercial real estate developers and institutional investors (MOMENI GROUP, Becken Development, Indigo Invest, PANDION AG, WÖHR + BAUER, Allianz Global Investors, DekaBank, DVAG), corporate and institutional end-users commissioning headquarters (Siemens AG, GIZ, RMV), residential developers, hospitality operators, and public-sector clients running architectural competitions. Major projects include the DekaBank headquarters in Frankfurt-Niederrad, ONE TWO ONE on the Zeil, FRAMES on Hanauer Landstraße, CONTOUR in Munich, and the Fürstenhof in Frankfurt's banking district.

The firm runs on a project-based professional services model, charging design and planning fees negotiated per project and winning work through direct commissions, architectural competition entries, referrals, and industry-event networking at forums such as MIPIM in Cannes and the ZAK World of Facades Conference. Its core production technology is Building Information Modeling on the REVIT platform; the firm has also piloted Germany's first digital building permit application under the DigiBauG Act on the URBN CBD project, and has accumulated sustainability credentials including DGNB Platinum (ONE TWO ONE), Frankfurt's first DGNB Diamond Award (Morrow), LEED Gold target (Fürstenhof), and WiredScore Platinum. Revenue streams are concentrated in commercial office, residential, high-rise, hotel, retail, and public-use building categories, with international award recognition (MIPIM Award 2018, German Design Awards, ICONIC Awards, Architecture MasterPrize, European Property Awards) supporting premium positioning in the German architectural services market.

Name

Holger Meyer Architecture

Legal name

holger meyer gmbh

Website

https://hma.archi

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

holger meyer architektur is a privately held German architecture firm headquartered in Frankfurt, with offices in Munich and Bucharest, providing architectural design, interior design, and a productized refurbishment service (REFURB by hma) to commercial real estate developers, institutional investors, and corporate clients across Germany and selectively in Romania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Space Planning & Workplace Design (BPAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Building refurbishment services
• Commercial architecture
• Sustainable building design
• BIM architectural planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

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. Architectural Design Services: The firm generates revenue through fees for architectural design and planning services on construction and refurbishment projects. Projects span commercial office, residential, hotel, retail, high-rise, and public use sectors. Revenue is project-based and tied to the development lifecycle (design, planning, construction supervision).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Holger Meyer Architecture (legal entity: holger meyer gmbh) is a German architecture firm delivering architectural design, planning, and interior design services for office, residential, hotel, retail, high-rise, mixed-use, and public-use buildings. The firm also offers the proprietary REFURB by hma systematic refurbishment methodology (four tiers) and BIM-based digital planning services. Projects span new construction and revitalization, with a strong emphasis on sustainability certifications (DGNB, LEED, WiredScore).

Product overview

Holger Meyer Architecture (hma) is a German architecture firm offering comprehensive architectural services across multiple building categories including office, retail, residential, hotel/hospitality, high-rise, and public use buildings. The core service portfolio includes specialized refurbishment offerings under the 'REFURB by hma' brand with four service tiers (Basic, Basic Plus, Complete, Complete Plus), BIM services for digital building planning, and interior design. The firm publishes 'STOCKWERK' magazine as a thought leadership platform. Major project types include commercial office buildings, residential complexes, mixed-use urban developments, and sustainable building retrofits. The firm operates offices in Frankfurt and Munich, with an additional office in Bucharest, Romania.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• REFURB by hma: Refurbishment service offering with tiers: basic, basic plus, complete, complete plus
• STOCKWERK

Products and services

• REFURB by hma

Quantifiable outcome

• ONE TWO ONE, Frankfurt — DGNB Platinum certification
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• GOLDBECKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGOLDBECK is the construction partner for the FRAMES project in Frankfurt, executing the building to holger meyer architektur's design. The firm designed the striking 'setzkasten' (letterpress) facade; GOLDBECK handled construction. This is a key collaboration combining architectural vision with industrial building efficiency.
• Lemon Consult AGsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss energy and sustainability consultancy. Winfried Seidinger (founder) and Christian Schneider (partner) collaborated with holger meyer architektur on sustainability topics featured in STOCKWERK Vol. 4. They provide expertise on energy concepts, EU taxonomy compliance, and digital twins for urban development — informing the firm's approach to sustainable design.
• Topotek 1supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBerlin-based landscape architecture firm founded by Martin Rein-Cano. Holger Meyer and Martin Rein-Cano engage in collaborative discourse on urban development topics featured in STOCKWERK Vol. 3. Their collaboration explores hybridity in urban and landscape design, questioning the boundaries between city and nature.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• UNStudio: Amsterdam-based international architecture firm with similar focus on high-rise, mixed-use, and sustainability-driven commercial projects. Operates across Europe with similar scale and award profile, competing for cross-border mandates.
• MVRDV: Rotterdam-based architecture firm with comparable focus on sustainable, mixed-use commercial and residential projects across Europe. Overlaps with hma in mixed-use urbanism and ESG-driven design.

Direct peers

• KSP Engel: Frankfurt- and Munich-based German architecture firm with comparable office, commercial, and cultural building portfolio. Direct competitor for the same developer clients (MOMENI, Becken, Deka-type mandates) in the German market.
• HPP Architects: Düsseldorf-headquartered German architecture firm with deep commercial office, retail, and urban building expertise. Overlaps in project categories (offices, mixed-use, revitalization) and competes for many of the same German blue-chip developer and corporate clients.
• ingenhoven associates: Düsseldorf-based architecture studio with globally recognized sustainability track record. Comparable focus on high-rise offices, mixed-use, and green building certifications (DGNB/LEED), directly competing in the same German premium segment.
• Hascher Jehle Architektur: Berlin-based German architecture firm working in commercial, cultural, and educational buildings with a similar mid-large practice scale. Comparable project categories and direct overlap in the German commercial real estate market.
• gmp Architekten: Hamburg-headquartered German architecture firm specializing in large-scale commercial, cultural, and transportation buildings. Comparable project scale (stadiums, airports, headquarters) and longstanding presence in the German commercial architecture market.

Broad incumbents

• Foster + Partners: London-headquartered global architecture practice covering commercial headquarters, mixed-use, and sustainability-led projects. Direct overlap with hma on premium office and corporate headquarters commissions across Europe.
• BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group: Copenhagen-headquartered global architecture firm known for high-profile commercial, residential, and mixed-use buildings. Competes with hma for trophy headquarters mandates from premium European developers and corporations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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