FKD

What FKD does

FKD (Fehmi Kobal Design Architects) is a privately held Turkish architecture and design firm founded in 2004 by Fehmi Kobal and headquartered in Şişli, Istanbul. The firm provides integrated architectural services spanning preliminary design through construction administration, covering mixed-use developments, commercial office buildings, highrise structures, residential projects, healthcare facilities, hospitality and marina projects, urban design, master planning, and government buildings. Its core methodology combines computer technology, 3D modeling, physical model making, and material research libraries under a "Space Making Agenda" philosophy that emphasizes building shell articulation, biophilic design parameters, sustainable design integration, and complex geometries.

FKD acquires work through three primary channels: architectural competitions (both open and invitational), direct commissions from private investors, real estate developers, and government entities (including the Kadikoy Municipality council building with a 500-seat theater), and collaborative project arrangements with US and European architecture firms. Revenue is generated on a project-based professional services model with fees determined by scope, complexity, and scale; no publicly disclosed pricing exists. The firm is led by founder and Principal Designer Fehmi Kobal, who brings 25+ years of architectural experience across US-based practices (Machado & Silvetti Associates, Bay State Design Associates, Ellenzweig Associates) and Tabanlioglu Architects in Istanbul, supported by a team of principals, senior architects, architects, and junior architects within an 11-50 employee range.

Across more than 15 years of operation, FKD has designed over 130 projects totaling more than 1 million square meters of completed building space with an aggregate initial investment value exceeding $1 billion. The firm maintains a digital presence through its website and social profiles on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. FKD has no disclosed funding rounds, institutional investors, parent company, M&A activity, patents, trademarks, certifications, or external ownership interests.

Name

FKD

Legal name

FKD Fehmi Kobal Design Architects

Website

https://fehmikobaldesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FKD (Fehmi Kobal Design Architects) is an Istanbul-based architecture firm founded in 2004, offering integrated design services across mixed-use, commercial, residential, healthcare, hospitality, and government projects. Led by Fehmi Kobal with 25+ years of experience, it has completed 130+ projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sisli

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. Architectural Design Services: Comprehensive architectural services from Preliminary Design Stage through all stages in collaboration with engineers and consultants until the end of Construction phase. Includes project team organization, coordination, project development process management, extensive project documents with full working details and project specifications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FKD Fehmi Kobal Design Architects is a Turkish architecture and design firm that delivers comprehensive architectural services from preliminary design through all stages to construction completion. The firm specializes in mixed-use developments, office and high-rise buildings, residential projects, healthcare facilities, hospitality and marina projects, government buildings, and urban design/master planning, coordinating project teams, engineers, and consultants throughout the project development process.

Product overview

FKD Fehmi Kobal Design Architects is a Turkish architecture and design firm offering comprehensive architectural services. The firm provides integrated design services encompassing preliminary design through construction phase, with project teams that coordinate and manage the entire project development process. Services include mixed-use projects, office buildings, high-rise structures, urban design, master planning, residential projects, healthcare facilities, hotels, and government buildings. The firm specializes in space making, biophilic design, sustainable design integration, and complex geometries, with over 1 million square meters of building space completed across 130+ projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mixed-Use Development Architectural Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million square meters of building space completed worth over $1 billion in initial investments
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Various Architecture Firms (US and Europe)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFKD undertakes collaborative works with other architecture firms from the US and Europe on various projects. The specific firms are not named in the source material.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Global architecture, design and planning firm covering commercial, hospitality, healthcare, and mixed-use projects. Comparable in service breadth across project types but operates at vastly larger scale.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture firm with significant practice in sustainable, mixed-use and highrise projects worldwide. Comparable in offering integrated design services from concept through construction administration.
• Zaha Hadid Architects: Globally recognized architecture firm known for complex geometries, parametric design, and large-scale mixed-use and cultural projects. Comparable in design language around complex forms, though substantially larger scale and global footprint.

Direct peers

• Ellenzweig Associates: Cambridge, MA-based architecture firm where Fehmi Kobal worked from 1998-2000. Comparable mid-size firm specializing in institutional, commercial and lab projects with integrated design approach.
• SANAL Architecture: Istanbul-based architecture firm with a similar portfolio in cultural, educational, residential and commercial projects. Comparable boutique Turkish firm competing for similar commissions.
• Emre Arolat Architecture (EAA): Prominent Turkish architecture practice based in Istanbul, recognized for contextually driven, mixed-use and cultural projects. Directly comparable to FKD in scale, design philosophy, and project types within the Turkish and regional markets.
• Tabanlioglu Architects: Leading Istanbul-based architecture firm where founder Fehmi Kobal previously served as Principal Designer. Most directly comparable Turkish peer, offering similar mixed-use, highrise, cultural and large-scale urban projects across Turkey and internationally.
• Machado and Silvetti Associates: Boston-based architecture firm where Fehmi Kobal began his US career. Comparable boutique design firm with similar focus on contextual, high-craft institutional and cultural projects; reflects FKD's design lineage.

Emerging players

• Snøhetta: Internationally renowned architecture and design firm known for contextual, biophilic and integrated design approach across cultural, civic and mixed-use projects. Comparable design philosophy and project types, though larger in scale and global reach.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): International architecture firm focused on innovative, integrated design across mixed-use, residential and cultural projects. Comparable in design philosophy emphasizing integrated sustainable design and complex geometries.

Market position

Strengths6 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fehmiiobaldesign
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fehmi-kobal-design-architects
• Instagraminstagram.com/fehmikobaldesignarchitects
• Xx.com/FehmiKobal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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