GHP Architects

What GHP Architects does

GHP Architekten Schling Vorsmann Weimann Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB is a German architectural partnership founded in 1972 and headquartered in Oberursel near Frankfurt am Main. The firm employs 20-25 qualified staff and operates Germany-wide, delivering architectural services across the full HOAI service phases 1-9 (from conceptual design through site supervision). Its practice is organized around six specialized verticals: hotels and gastronomy, care and senior living, office and administration, residential, public buildings, and heritage building conversions. Notable commissioned projects include the Rocco Forte Villa Kennedy, Dorint Hotel Villa Gans, Falkenstein Grand, Hotel Atlantic Hamburg, and institutional facilities for Lufthansa Training Center, Caritas, IG Metall, and VNG AG.

The firm's technical stack centers on Building Information Modeling (BIM), deployed on client request, combined with certified sustainable-design workflows supporting DGNB, LEED, and Passive House standards. Heritage and listed-building conversions represent a distinct specialty, evidenced by the 1997 Hessischer Denkmalschutzpreis and ongoing Denkmalschutz commissions. GHP's go-to-market is primarily invitation-based architectural competitions supplemented by direct repeat mandates from established hospitality and institutional clients; fee economics follow the German HOAI fee ordinance for architectural and engineering services, with project-based revenue tied to construction volume and service-phase scope.

GHP has been recognized with industry awards including MIPIM Award 2006, DGNB Gold 2012, Top Hotel Opening Award 2017, Best Conference Hotel 2022, and Architecture Prize HG 1996. In January 2026, junior partners Sebastian Fischer and Holger Haas are scheduled to join founding partners Andreas Schling, Martin Vorsmann, and Axel Weimann, formalizing generational succession within the partnership.

Name

GHP Architects

Legal name

GHP Architekten Schling Vorsmann Weimann Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB

Website

https://ghp-architekten.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GHP Architekten is a 50-year-old German architectural partnership in Oberursel with 20-25 staff, delivering full HOAI-phase services across hospitality, senior care, office, residential, public, and heritage-conversion sectors Germany-wide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Architectural Reconfiguration & Structural Alterations (HSAPAEAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Hotel architecture
• Care facility design
• Heritage building renovation
• Sustainable building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Oberursel

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services - All HOAI Phases: GHP Architekten provides full architectural services across all Leistungsphasen (phases) of the HOAI (Honorarordnung fuer Architekten und Ingenieure - German fee structure for architects and engineers). Revenue is generated through project-based fees for design, planning, tendering, and construction supervision services on commissioned projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GHP Architekten provides comprehensive architectural services across all HOAI Leistungsphasen (phases 1-9) covering concept design, planning, tendering, and construction supervision. Deliverables span hotels and gastronomy, care and senior living facilities, office and administrative buildings, residential buildings, public buildings, and specialized conversions of heritage-protected (denkmalgeschuetzte) properties. The firm delivers projects nationwide across Germany, supported by BIM-based project delivery and DGNB, LEED, and Passive House sustainability certification expertise.

Product overview

GHP Architekten operates as a single architectural services offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Their comprehensive architectural services encompass the entire project lifecycle from concept through construction across all building types including hotels, educational facilities, healthcare buildings, office complexes, residential projects, and public institutions. The firm distinguishes itself through specialization in listed building renovations and sustainable design with DGNB/LEED certification expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Services (All HOAI Phases)

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple competition first-place wins (IG Metall Bildungszentrum 2022, Gewerkschaftshaus M64 2022, Dorint Villa Gans 2016, Lufthansa Training Center 2008, and many others)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• kadawittfeldarchitektur, AachenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHP Architekten collaborated with kadawittfeldarchitektur from Aachen as the design architect for the Messehalle 12 project at Frankfurt Messe (completed 2018). GHP served as executing architect while kadawittfeldarchitektur provided the design concept.
• Porphyrios Associates, LondonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign architect for Hotel Rocco Forte Villa Kennedy (2006) and Palais 22 projects. Porphyrios Associates provided the design concept while GHP Architekten served as the executing architect.
• BIWERMAU Architekten BDA, HamburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIWERMAU Architekten BDA from Hamburg served as the facade planner (Fassadenplanung) for the Hotel Alstertwiete project in Hamburg.
• Störmer Murphy and Partners, Hamburg / Meixner Schlüter Wendt, FrankfurtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHP Architekten collaborated with Störmer Murphy and Partners (Hamburg) and Meixner Schlüter Wendt (Frankfurt) as design architects for The East mixed-use quarter (Frankfurt, 2017). GHP provided execution (LPH 5).
• atelierzuerich AG | cm-DESIGN PartnG (Interior Design)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterior design partners for Hotel The Florentin project (Frankfurt, opening 2025).
• LichtKunstLicht AG | Unscripted pte Ltd (Lighting Design)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLighting design partners for Hotel The Florentin project (Frankfurt, opening 2025).
• Architekturbüro Planquadrat, FrankfurtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign architect and image rights for Wohnquartier Mainwald (Frankfurt, 2020) with 700+ residential units. GHP Architekten delivered this large residential quarter.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• JSK Architekten: Düsseldorf-headquartered German architecture firm with mixed commercial, hospitality, and residential portfolio. Comparable scale and typology breadth to GHP Architekten.
• Hascher Jehle Architektur: Berlin-based mid-size German architecture practice covering commercial, cultural, and public-sector commissions. Comparable size, German-only footprint, and project-based competition-led GTM.
• HPP Architekten: Düsseldorf-headquartered German architecture firm with similar full-service offering across commercial, hospitality, and public buildings. Comparable mid-large practice profile and German project base.
• Heinle, Wischer und Partner: Stuttgart-based German architecture firm with comparable office, education, and mixed-use portfolio. Similar mid-large practice profile and full-service HOAI-style delivery.
• a+r Architekten: Stuttgart-based German architecture firm offering full architectural services across mixed-use, office, and public projects. Comparable mid-size practice profile and German domestic focus.
• KSP ENGEL: Frankfurt- and Hamburg-based mid-size German architecture practice with comparable mixed portfolio across office, public, and residential work. Closely comparable in scale, geographic footprint, and project typology mix.

Broad incumbents

• gmp Architekten: Hamburg-headquartered large German architecture practice with global footprint across stadiums, transport, and cultural projects. Operates in the same space as GHP but at much larger scale and broader typology mix.
• RKW Architektur: Düsseldorf-based German architecture practice covering residential, commercial, and urban design. Larger-scale comparable with overlapping office and residential segment presence.
• Ingenhoven Architects: Düsseldorf-based German architecture firm with international office, hospitality, and sustainability-focused portfolio. Larger and more globally oriented, but overlapping in sustainability leadership and premium office/hospitality.

Regional players

• Dietz Joppien Architekten: Frankfurt-area German architecture practice with overlapping hotel, office, and care-sector portfolio. Operates in the same Hessen/Frankfurt regional market as GHP Architekten with comparable mid-size profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ghparchitekten
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ghp-architekten

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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