Carsten Roth

What Carsten Roth does

Carsten Roth Architekt is a Hamburg-based architecture firm founded in 1987 by Prof. Carsten Roth and operated as a sole proprietorship. The firm delivers architectural design services across residential, commercial/office, and social-architecture typologies, with a portfolio that includes new construction, renovation, revitalization, urban planning, and façade design for public, private, and nonprofit clients in Germany, Austria, and the United States. Notable projects include the Elevendecks residential building in Hamburg's Hafencity (part of the Überseequartier), the Railway Station Mission at Hamburg Central Station for Deutsche Bahn InfraGo AG, the SOS Children's Village Hamburg Dulsberg, and headquarters and office buildings for the FischerAppelt Group at Gasstrasse.

The firm's core technology stack centers on Building Information Modeling (BIM) and in-house 3D printing for design visualization and construction documentation, supported by REVIT, AutoCAD, Microstation, Rhino, 3DS, C4D, and SketchUp. Delivery emphasizes progressive construction techniques including low-tech approaches, wood hybrid construction, recycled concrete, and innovative façade engineering, often executed through partnerships with specialist contractors such as Hemmerlein Ingenieurbau and Heidelberger Materials. The firm has accumulated 30+ industry awards over its history, including multiple BDA Hamburg first prizes, German Design Awards, polis Awards, and an AIA Colorado Citation Award.

The business model is project-based professional services. Carsten Roth Architekt acquires work primarily through winning open and invited architectural competitions, supplemented by direct client commissions and referrals, and delivers projects through its in-house Hamburg team. Fees are negotiated individually per project scope and complexity and are not publicly disclosed. The firm has been anchored since 2003 by Prof. Carsten Roth's professorship at TU Braunschweig's Institute of Construction Design, Industrial and Health Care Building, and day-to-day management is led by Managing Director Thomas Maiss. There are no external investors, parent company, or disclosed funding events.

Name

Carsten Roth

Legal name

CARSTEN ROTH ARCHITEKT

Website

https://carstenroth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Carsten Roth Architekt is a Hamburg-based architecture firm founded in 1987, delivering residential, commercial, and social-architecture design services across Germany, Austria, and the United States through a competition-led, project-based professional services model anchored by founder Prof. Carsten Roth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAFABAJ

Residential Luxury / High-End Home Construction

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Residential Building Construction

SECONDARYIMAFABAC

Custom Home Building

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Residential Building Construction

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Residential architecture
• Commercial building design
• Facade renovation
• Urban planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional architectural services including design, competition entries, implementation planning, and construction management for residential, commercial, and social architecture projects across Germany and internationally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Carsten Roth Architekt is a Hamburg-based architecture firm offering professional architectural design services across residential, office, commercial, industrial, healthcare, and social architecture. The firm delivers new construction, renovation, revitalization, urban planning, and facade design projects, combining progressive construction techniques such as low-tech, wood hybrid, and recycled concrete systems with BIM and 3D printing. Projects are acquired primarily through architectural competitions and direct commissions, with portfolio work spanning Hamburg, Vienna, Berlin, Chattanooga (USA), and beyond.

Product overview

Carsten Roth Architekt is an architecture firm based in Hamburg, Germany, founded in 1987 by Prof. Carsten Roth. The firm offers architectural design services across multiple building typologies including residential, office, commercial, industrial, healthcare, and social architecture. Their portfolio encompasses new construction, renovation, revitalization, urban planning, and facade design. The firm is recognized for innovative designs that combine progressive construction techniques with design excellence, and maintains a focus on social architecture, sustainable building practices (including low-tech, wood hybrid, and recycled concrete), and cutting-edge technology such as BIM and 3D printing. Services are delivered through a highly skilled and internationally experienced team committed to design excellence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full professional architectural design services for private, enterprise, and public sector clients, spanning new construction, renovation, revitalization, urban planning, and facade design across residential, commercial, office, and social architecture typologies.

Quantifiable outcome

• SOS Children's Village Hamburg awarded 1st prize polis award 2023, 2nd prize Hamburg Housing Prize 2023
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered notable and minor.

• Hemmerlein Ingenieurbau GmbHnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerHemmerlein Ingenieurbau GmbH was responsible for the planning, production, delivery, and installation of the red exposed concrete façade elements for the Elevendecks project in Hamburg's Hafencity.
• Heidelberger Materials AGnotableTechnology or IntegrationHeidelberger Materials produced the precast concrete façade elements for the Elevendecks project in Hafencity. The project was featured in Heidelberger Materials' customer magazine 'context' in April 2025.
• BIMHUB HAMBURGminorOthersCarsten Roth Architekt is a member of BIMHUB HAMBURG, an interdisciplinary interest group on the subject of BIM in the greater Hamburg area. Firm participates in working groups.
• Deutsche Bahn InfraGo AGnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient for the Railway Station Mission at Hamburg Central Station. The approximately 400 sqm facility includes new lounges and a unique-in-Germany hygiene center. The project was funded through donations from Hamburg's city society.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• gmp Architekten: Major Hamburg-headquartered German architectural firm with a broad portfolio across stadiums, airports, public and residential buildings — competes with Carsten Roth in invited German competitions and shared Hamburg client/developer ecosystem.
• HPP Architekten: Long-established Düsseldorf-based German architecture firm with national and international portfolio in offices, residential, healthcare and public projects; a direct competitor for invited competitions in the German market.
• Ingenhoven Architects: Düsseldorf-headquartered internationally active architecture office known for sustainable design and large-scale commercial and public projects; competes with Carsten Roth in the German and international invited-competition arena.
• David Chipperfield Architects: London-based international architecture firm with a major Berlin office and a portfolio in cultural, residential, and public architecture; competes in the same German/international invited competitions for cultural and high-end residential briefs.

Regional players

• Heinle, Wischer und Partner: Stuttgart/Berlin-based established German architecture firm active in residential, commercial and public-sector projects; a regional peer with comparable typology mix operating in a different primary geography.

Direct peers

• Barkow Leibinger: Berlin- and New York-based, award-winning mid-size architecture studio of comparable scale and reputation, working across commercial, cultural and industrial typologies — the closest size-and-pedigree peer to Carsten Roth Architekt.
• Kuehn Malvezzi: Berlin-based mid-size architecture firm working across cultural, public and residential commissions; comparable in size, typology, and reliance on invited/public competitions.
• Sauerbruch Hutton: Berlin-based architecture firm of similar scale with a strong portfolio in sustainable commercial, cultural and residential buildings, and a comparable German-award profile; directly comparable in size, typology mix, and competition strategy.
• Max Dudler: Berlin/Zürich-based German architecture firm of comparable boutique scale, active in cultural, office and residential typologies; comparable in size, design-led positioning, and German competition pedigree.
• Staab Architekten: Berlin-based mid-size architecture firm working in cultural, residential and public architecture with strong German competition credentials; a close size, typology and award-profile peer to Carsten Roth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/carsten.roth.architekt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carsten-roth

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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