What Estudio Lamela does

Estudio Lamela is a privately held architecture firm founded in 1954 in Madrid by Antonio Lamela, currently led by Executive President Carlos Lamela. The firm provides professional architectural design services across eight primary typologies: airport and transportation infrastructure, hotels, corporate offices and headquarters, residential, healthcare, cultural buildings, sustainable/bioclimatic architecture, and modular industrialized housing. Underlying the practice is a BIM-based methodology (adopted approximately nine years ago) that has been certified to ISO 19650 by Bureau Veritas, supporting project coordination, sustainability simulation, and design optioneering that includes the use of AI for option simulation in airport work.

The firm operates through six offices spanning Madrid (headquarters), Los Angeles, Miami, Mexico City, Warsaw, and Rotterdam, with a dedicated airport team of 26 specialists distributed across four offices. Its go-to-market is enterprise-led: projects are secured through international architectural competitions and direct commissions from government entities, real estate developers, hotel chains, and multinational corporations. Notable clients include AENA (Madrid-Barajas T4, Schiphol), PPL (Warsaw Chopin Airport), Banco Santander, Colonial, Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, GAP, Airbus, and Generali. Individual project scales range from tens of thousands to several hundred thousand square meters, with construction values cited in the tens to hundreds of millions of euros.

Estudio Lamela generates revenue through professional design fees, project management, and consulting on a project-by-project basis negotiated via competitive bidding or direct commission. The firm has no publicly disclosed revenue, no external funding rounds, and is family-owned with no known parent company or institutional investors. It holds multiple sustainability certifications (LEED Platinum, BREEAM Very Good, Passive House) and is recognized with awards including the 2026 CulmiARQ Lifetime Achievement Award and ISO 19650 certification.

Name

Estudio Lamela

Legal name

Estudio Lamela S.L.P.

Website

https://lamela.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Estudio Lamela is a 70+ year-old, family-owned Madrid architecture firm specializing in airports, hotels, corporate offices, healthcare, and residential projects across six global offices, serving enterprise clients and public infrastructure owners through design competitions and direct commissions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional architectural services for large-scale projects including airports, hotels, office complexes, healthcare facilities, residential developments, and cultural buildings. Revenue generated through design fees, project management, and consulting services for domestic and international clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Estudio Lamela provides professional architectural design and project delivery services for complex built-environment projects. Its practice spans airport and transportation infrastructure, hospitality hotels, cultural buildings, corporate offices, residential and modular housing, and healthcare facilities. The studio serves enterprise and institutional clients across multiple geographies, leading projects from concept design through construction oversight.

Product overview

Estudio Lamela is an architecture firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of architectural services across multiple building typologies. The firm operates as a unified practice rather than a platform with modular products. Their core service offerings span hotel architecture, airport and transportation infrastructure, cultural buildings, sustainable architecture, office buildings, modular housing, healthcare facilities, and residential design. Projects range from landmark developments like Centro Canalejas (Four Seasons Madrid) and Madrid-Barajas T4 Airport to sustainable office complexes like MADNUM Campus and Torre Astro in Brussels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Airport and Transportation Infrastructure Design Architectural design services for airport terminals, transit facilities, and transportation infrastructure projects for aviation authorities and operators.
• Madrid Barajas Airport Terminal T4 Design of the Terminal T4 complex at Madrid Barajas Airport for operator Aena, a flagship aviation infrastructure project.
• Hotel Architecture Architectural design services for new-build and refurbishment hotel projects for hospitality operators, investors, and developers.
• Corporate Office Architecture Architectural design services for corporate headquarters and commercial office buildings, exemplified by the Sanitas Head Offices project.
• Modular Housing Architectural design services for modular and industrialized housing projects intended for residential clients and developers.
• Housing Architecture Architectural design services for residential and multi-family housing projects for private developers and public-sector clients.
• Cultural Architecture Architectural design services for cultural buildings such as museums, auditoriums, and civic cultural facilities for institutional and public-sector clients.
• Healthcare Architecture Architectural design services for hospitals, clinics, and healthcare facilities for public and private healthcare providers.
• Sustainable Architecture Architecture and consulting services applying sustainability principles and methodology across the firm's projects, with dedicated sustainability leadership.
• Office Architecture Architectural design services for commercial office buildings and workplace environments for corporate occupiers and developers.
• Architecture Studio Services Comprehensive architectural studio services covering concept design, design development, and construction oversight across all of the firm's practice areas.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy consumption reduction up to 90%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 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

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• AYESA IngenieríacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2023Joint venture appointed by AENA for expansion of Terminals T4 and T4S at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport. Provides required engineering services for construction works included in the Functional Design.
• Paul Murdoch ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 July 2023Strategic partnership established in July 2023 to open Los Angeles office. Combines Estudio Lamela's airport expertise with Paul Murdoch Architects' local knowledge for international airport projects in the North American market.
• Malaka NHM (JV with AIDHOS, SENER, ARCS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 October 2022Joint venture awarded the Third Hospital of Málaga project - the largest healthcare facility in Andalusia with 270,000 m² built area. Each partner contributes specialized expertise in architecture, engineering, and project management.
• ColonialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor real estate developer partnership for MADNUM Méndez Álvaro Campus - 90,000 m² mixed-use development integrating offices, residential, retail and green areas.
• Blasson Property InvestmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate investor partnership for hotel projects including Four Seasons Hotel Sevilla (Generali Building) and Mandarin Oriental Punta Negra Hotel Mallorca.
• Kronos Real Estate GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor partnership for flex living developments in Madrid under US by Kronos brand. €300 million investment plan for 2,000 residential units over four years targeting teachers, students and young professionals.
• UNICA GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for UNICA Agribusiness Centre (UAC) innovation complex at Almería Technology Park, designed to transform the agricultural sector with experimental practices.
• AIDHOS ArquitecturacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partnership for healthcare projects including Luis Chicho Fábrega Hospital (Panama) and Malaga Hospital.
• Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAirport operator partnership for expansion of Guadalajara International Airport 'Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla' with new Terminal 2 as part of Master Development Plan 2025-2029 with investments of over 22 billion pesos.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm, with deep aviation (e.g., terminal design programs), hospitality and corporate office practices. Competes with Estudio Lamela on enterprise commissions but with substantially broader service portfolio and headcount.
• HOK: Global design, architecture and engineering firm with strong aviation, healthcare and commercial office practices. Notably, HOK was a member of the European architecture association that Estudio Lamela joined in 2001, making it a closely comparable global incumbent peer.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Large global architecture and engineering firm with significant airport (e.g., terminal masterplans), commercial office and supertall portfolios. Overlaps with Estudio Lamela in aviation and corporate HQ work but operates at much larger scale and headcount.

Direct peers

• Foster + Partners: London-based global architecture firm with a world-leading airport and large-scale infrastructure practice (e.g., Beijing Capital, Hong Kong, Mexico City airports). Directly comparable to Estudio Lamela in aviation design depth, international competition-led GTM, and sustainability leadership.
• Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners: Formerly Richard Rogers Partnership, who collaborated with Estudio Lamela on the Madrid-Barajas T4 competition win. Comparable as a UK-rooted, competition-led firm with strong airport/transport credentials and a sustainability-led design ethos.
• Zaha Hadid Architects: London-based practice with a competition-led, airport-and-infrastructure-heavy portfolio and a strong sustainability narrative. Comparable in scale (mid-large), design ambition and project typology mix including airports and cultural buildings.
• Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF): New York-headquartered architecture firm with deep corporate headquarters and large-scale commercial office expertise (e.g., Generali Tower, Madrid). Directly overlaps with Estudio Lamela's corporate HQ and sustainable office building practices.

Others

• Arup: Global engineering and design consultancy that frequently partners with architects on airport and infrastructure projects. Comparable as a key JV partner and ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor (e.g., AYESA collaboration on Madrid-Barajas T4/T4S expansion).

Emerging players

• Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG): Copenhagen/New York architecture firm with growing airport infrastructure work and a strong sustainability + modular construction narrative. Comparable emerging global brand competing for the same marquee international competitions as Estudio Lamela.

Regional players

• Sauerbruch Hutton: Berlin-based architecture firm known for sustainable, color-rich commercial and cultural architecture across Europe. Comparable as a mid-sized European competitor in sustainable design competitions for offices, cultural and mixed-use projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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