Atelier One

What Atelier One does

Atelier One is a London-based structural engineering consultancy that specializes in the engineering design of architecturally ambitious buildings, art installations, and large-scale entertainment structures. The firm, in operation since 1983, serves a global clientele of architects, artists, galleries, event producers, and corporate clients — including marquee commissions such as Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate, U2's 360 World Tour, ABBA Arena, Gardens by the Bay, and the London 2012 Olympic Ceremonies. Its core offering is creative structural engineering services delivered through direct client engagement and project-based commissions, typically multi-year engagements entered via competitive tendering or direct commission alongside leading architectural practices.

The practice differentiates on deep expertise in lightweight structures, gridshell design, ETFE systems, timber engineering (CLT and glulam), and complex double-curvature geometries. Proprietary tools include a Spaceframe CFRP system for touring LED screen support and bespoke software for freeform gridshell roof design. The firm maintains a specialist R&D orientation, evidenced by academic ties to Yale, MIT, Cambridge, AA, Bartlett, Royal College of Art, and Leeds, alongside formal collaboration with Es Devlin Studio, Stufish Architects, Wilkinson Eyre, Weta Workshop, and UAP.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional services fees for structural engineering design, consultancy, and project support, with pricing set per project based on scope, complexity, and duration. Atelier One Limited is registered as a private limited company in England, operates without disclosed external ownership or institutional investment, and employs 11–50 staff. Its distribution model is direct enterprise field sales and repeat collaboration with a concentrated set of high-profile design and entertainment partners across the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific, and North America.

Name

Atelier One

Legal name

Atelier One Limited

Website

https://atelierone.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Atelier One is a London-based structural engineering consultancy specializing in the design of architecturally ambitious buildings, art installations, and large-scale entertainment structures for global architects, artists, and event producers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing (332323)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)

akta.pro primary industry

Scenic Fabrication & Set/Stage Carpentry (MPAGAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Technical Production Management & Crew (MPAGAKAH), Hospitality & Entertainment Venue Construction (IMAFACAC)

Keywords

• Structural engineering services
• Art installation engineering
• Stage and event structures
• Lightweight timber design
• Complex geometry engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Structural Engineering Services: Professional engineering services for architectural, artistic, and entertainment projects. Engages directly with architects, designers, and artists on challenging structural engineering projects. Revenue generated through project fees for design, engineering, and consultancy services across buildings, installations, stage sets, and art works.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Atelier One is a structural engineering consultancy that provides creative structural design services for architecture, art installations, touring concert stages, Olympic ceremonies, and entertainment venues. The firm collaborates directly with architects, designers, artists, and entertainment clients globally, delivering bespoke engineering solutions using lightweight structures, gridshells, ETFE, timber (CLT/glulam), and complex geometries. Revenue is generated through project-based professional engineering fees.

Product overview

Atelier One is a creative studio of structural engineers and designers pursuing excellence in structural engineering. The firm offers specialized engineering services across several domains: structural engineering for architectural projects and buildings, touring stage and entertainment structures for major concerts and events, Olympic and major ceremony engineering, art installation engineering for sculptures and public art, bamboo architecture engineering, and film/TV production support. The company collaborates with architects, artists, and designers on challenging projects worldwide, with notable work including Gardens by the Bay, London 2012 Olympics, U2 tours, ABBA Arena, and Cloud Gate sculpture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Engineering Services Creative structural engineering services for challenging architectural projects, collaborating with architects, designers and artists on buildings, art installations, and special structures globally.
• Olympic and Major Event Ceremonies Engineering Structural engineering for large-scale ceremonies including London 2012 Olympic Ceremonies, supporting stages, cable nets, and dynamic performance elements for thousands of performers.
• Touring Stage and Entertainment Structures Engineering for touring concert stages and entertainment structures including U2 360 World Tour, ABBA Arena, and demountable theatre systems for major international tours.
• Art Installation Engineering Structural engineering for art installations and sculptures including Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor, Marc Quinn sculptures, and public art commissions.
• Bamboo Architecture Engineering Engineering for bamboo-based structures including the Arc Gymnasium at Green School Bali and Lumi Shala, pioneering large-scale bamboo construction techniques.
• Film and TV Engineering Support Structural engineering support for film and television productions including Wall of Death stunt structures and special effects engineering.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35% weight reduction and 40% truck pack reduction achieved with CFRP Spaceframe system
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Yale UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership involving teaching, lecturing, and acting as external examiners. Part of Atelier One's network with academicians and universities worldwide.
• MITminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership involving teaching, lecturing, and acting as external examiners. Part of Atelier One's network with academicians and universities worldwide.
• University of CambridgeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership involving teaching, lecturing, and acting as external examiners. Part of Atelier One's network with academicians and universities worldwide.
• Architectural Association LondonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership involving teaching, lecturing, and acting as external examiners. Part of Atelier One's network with academicians and universities worldwide.
• Bartlett School of ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership involving teaching, lecturing, and acting as external examiners. Part of Atelier One's network with academicians and universities worldwide.
• Royal College of ArtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership involving teaching, lecturing, and acting as external examiners. Part of Atelier One's network with academicians and universities worldwide.
• Leeds UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership involving teaching, lecturing, and acting as external examiners. Part of Atelier One's network with academicians and universities worldwide.
• Es Devlin StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration on major projects including UK Pavilion Dubai Expo, Take That Progress Tour, and The Weeknd Coachella stage designs. Atelier One provides structural engineering to realize Es Devlin's theatrical designs.
• Stufish ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrequent collaboration on entertainment venues and stage structures including ABBA Arena, One Za'abeel Entrance Canopy, and touring productions. Atelier One provides structural engineering expertise.
• Wilkinson EyrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Gardens by the Bay Singapore, Dyson Cafe, and Magna Pavilion projects. Long-standing architectural partnership combining structural engineering with architectural vision.
• ES GlobalcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAtelier One was novated to ES Global for post-tender detailed design of ABBA Arena. Close collaboration on demountable theatre structure delivery.
• Edinburgh UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Specialist Engineers at Edinburgh University for load/displacement and vibration testing of Dyson Institute modular housing prototypes.
• Weta WorkshopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Haikou International duty-free shopping complex transformation with theme 'The Forest at the Edge of the Sky'. Atelier One provided conceptual structural engineering for immersive installations.
• UAP (Urban Art Projects)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFabricator collaboration on Ouroboros sculpture for National Gallery of Australia. Atelier One worked closely with UAP from concept stages to achieve self-supporting double-curved surface.
• GroupworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Greville Street regeneration project with 5-storey rear extension and 2-storey CLT rooftop extension. Partnership with architects and main contractor Red Construction.
• CRTKLcoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration with CRTKL (UK) as architects on Khiran Pearl Kuwait project. Atelier One provided structural engineering and facade design for glazed roof superstructure.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Tensys: Niche consultancy specializing in tensile and lightweight membrane structures with deep involvement in stadia, pavilions, and large-span event architecture — partial-overlap emerging peer in the lightweight-structures segment Atelier One serves.

Direct peers

• AKT II: London-based structural engineering firm with a parallel boutique, design-led creative practice that engineers complex geometries for cultural, residential, and art projects globally — direct competitive peer for the same architect/artist client base.
• schlaich bergermann partner (sbp): German structural engineering consultancy specializing in lightweight, tensile, and complex-geometry structures across stadiums, pavilions, and bridges — highly comparable on technical specialism and iconic-project portfolio.
• StructureCraft: Specialist timber and mass-timber engineering and construction firm focused on architecturally ambitious projects — overlaps directly with Atelier One's CLT/glulam and sustainability-led structural engineering work.
• Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering: German specialist engineering consultancy focused on complex geometry, free-form structures, and lightweight / composite systems — directly comparable technical specialism and marquee cultural-project portfolio.
• Jane Wernick Associates: Long-established London structural engineering consultancy with a creative-led practice spanning cultural and arts buildings — comparable boutique scale, design integration philosophy, and project mix.
• Expedition Engineering: London engineering consultancy founded by ex-Arup engineers, focused on creative and sustainable structural design for cultural, sports, and infrastructure projects — closely comparable in scale, philosophy, and client overlap with Atelier One.
• Webb Yates Engineers: London-based structural and civil engineering practice with an explicit creative-engineering focus on cultural, educational, and residential projects — closely comparable boutique, design-led peer.

Broad incumbents

• Arup: World's largest creative engineering consultancy with a long heritage in cultural, entertainment, and sculptural structural engineering — the most established incumbent in the category and a major talent feeder to boutique peers including Atelier One.
• Buro Happold: Global engineering consultancy with a large and celebrated structural engineering practice across entertainment venues, cultural buildings, and complex geometries — competes for the same marquee commissions but at materially larger scale and broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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