Faerber Architects

What Faerber Architects does

Faerber Architects (legal entity: FAERBER ARCHITEKTEN Faerber | Wenner | Faerber Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB) is a privately held German architecture partnership founded in 1991/1992 in Mainz by Edith Faerber and Harald Faerber. Following Edith Faerber's death in May 2016, the firm is now led by founding partner Harald Faerber together with partners Frank Wenner and Fabian Faerber. The firm operates from a self-built four-story headquarters at Große Weißgasse 11 in Mainz and employs approximately 30 colleagues across architecture, urban planning, interior architecture, and construction economics.

The firm offers full-scope architectural services across Leistungsphasen 1–9 of the German HOAI fee structure, covering new construction, renovation, urban district planning, interior fit-out, and facade design. Core delivery is built on Building Information Modeling (BIM) using ArchiCAD for 3D planning throughout all work phases, supplemented by CAD and AVA software for cost estimation. Differentiated capabilities include DGNB sustainable-building certification, historic adaptive reuse (e.g., the 1754 Sandhof mill conversion), and an interdisciplinary model that integrates furniture/interior scale up to high-rise and urban quarter scale. Select enterprise clients include Novo Nordisk (Germany HQ, "Haus Krogh"), 1. FSV Mainz 05 (Bruchweg performance center), SWR (multimedial news house, ARGE with gmp), J. Molitor Immobilien, BWL Wohnungsbaugesellschaft, and Michelin-affiliated restaurants.

Revenue is generated through professional-service fees tied to German architectural competitions (Realisierungswettbewerb, Investorenwettbewerb, Fassadenwettbewerb), direct enterprise commissions, and developer referrals. New business is primarily won through competitions (multiple documented 1st-prize wins) and direct commissioning within a regional Rhein-Main footprint that is now extending to Heusenstamm, Kassel, Berlin, Schwerin, and Hamburg via competition entries. Distribution relies on a portfolio website, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and annual participation in Tag der Architektur; there is no disclosed pricing, no SaaS/platform offering, no app, no API, and no external equity funding.

Name

Faerber Architects

Legal name

FAERBER ARCHITEKTEN Faerber | Wenner | Faerber Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB

Website

https://faerber-architekten.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Faerber Architects is a Mainz-based, partner-owned German architecture firm of ~30 staff delivering full-scope HOAI services — from interior design to urban district planning — for residential developers, public institutions, and enterprise clients across the Rhein-Main region, using BIM-based delivery and competing in architectural competitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (541410)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Space Planning & Workplace Design (BPAHAKAI), Architectural Reconfiguration & Structural Alterations (HSAPAEAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban planning
• Interior architecture
• BIM-based planning
• Sustainable building certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Mainz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

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: Full architectural services from concept through construction supervision (Leistungsphasen 1-9 according to German HOAI). Services include new construction, renovation, urban planning, interior architecture, and facade design.
2. Competition Participation: Revenue generated through winning architectural competitions (Realisierungswettbewerb, Investorenwettbewerb) that lead to commissioned projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Faerber Architects is a full-service architecture firm offering comprehensive architectural services across all scales, from furniture and interior architecture through high-rise construction to urban district planning. The firm delivers complete architectural services across all Leistungsphasen (work phases) 1-9 according to German HOAI standards, covering new construction, renovation, urban planning, interior architecture, and facade design for residential and commercial clients in the Rhein-Main region.

Product overview

Faerber Architekten is a traditional architecture and urban planning firm offering a full range of architectural services. The firm operates as a single, unified practice — not a platform-plus-modules architecture — providing services from concept design through construction supervision across all project types and scales. The core offering is professional architectural services supplemented by urban planning, interior architecture, BIM-based project delivery, and DGNB certification consulting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture and Urban Planning Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Gourmetrestaurant Sandhof owner received Michelin star in 2013
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 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

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• gmp International GmbH (von Gerkan, Marg und Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture with gmp Hamburg on the former Brauerei Wormser Straße project in Mainz (approx. 160 apartments) and SWR Multimediales Aktualitätshaus project. Both projects involve complex mixed-use development in historic industrial settings.
• faktorgruenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner for urban design competition in Heusenstamm (former Fernmeldezeugamt site). Collaboration on climate-resilient urban quarter design with focus on sustainability and green spaces.
• ao landschaftsarchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner for Hafenareal Kassel urban competition. Collaboration on urban quarter design connecting harbor edge with Fulda river landscape.
• Studio SF, MannheimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wohnbebauung An der Krimm project in Mainz. Joint design of residential complex with 70 apartments on inner-city convention area.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Bundesarchitektenkammer member firms (collective peer group): The federal chamber representing all German architects; comparable industry/regulatory environment (HOAI, competition rules) that frames Faerber's operating context against the broader profession.

Direct peers

• Staab Architekten: Berlin-based German architecture firm specializing in cultural and public buildings with an emphasis on materiality and sustainability. Comparable regional German practice competing in similar typologies.
• KSP Engel: German architectural firm with offices across Germany offering full architectural services for residential, commercial, public and urban projects. Comparable mid-sized German practice with mixed typology.
• Hascher Jehle Architektur: Berlin-based German architecture firm focused on public, cultural, and commercial buildings with active competition practice. Comparable in scale, interdisciplinary team, and competition-led project acquisition.

Broad incumbents

• ingenhoven associates: Düsseldorf-based architecture studio known for sustainable, high-profile commercial and cultural projects. Comparable in BIM/sustainability (DGNB) orientation, though materially larger in scale.
• HPP Architekten: Long-established German architecture firm (Düsseldorf) with strong urban planning, residential, sports and public-building practices. Comparable typology and competition-based go-to-market to Faerber.
• gmp International GmbH (von Gerkan, Marg und Partner): Large German architecture firm with global footprint and broad typology portfolio (cultural, transport, sports, residential). Directly comparable as Faerber's ARGE partner on SWR Multimediales Aktualitätshaus and Brauerei Wormser Straße.
• Henn Architekten: Munich-headquartered international architecture firm with strong cultural, workplace, and master-planning practices. Comparable in providing integrated architecture/interior/urban design across project scales.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/faerberarchitekten
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faerber-architekten
• Instagraminstagram.com/faerberarchitekten

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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