What Arrow Architects does

Arrow Architects is a Scandinavian-rooted architecture, urban masterplanning, and interior design firm founded in 2012 by Ulrik Raysse and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. The firm operates an explicitly export-oriented model, delivering 100% of its projects internationally and serving institutional real estate developers and investors across more than ten countries, with offices in Copenhagen, Dublin, and Warsaw. Its active project pipeline exceeds 285,000 sqm in development and 85,000 sqm under construction.

The firm's service offering centers on large-scale commercial and mixed-use masterplans, office buildings, and residential developments, delivered through a proprietary integrated methodology called the A3 Model that combines architecture, urban planning, and interior design into a single workflow. Named clients include Ballymore, SKANSKA, HBReavis, Eastnine, Hepsor, IPUT, Oxley Holdings, Lords LB, Sankt Kors, Galio Group, Merks, and SBA. The firm is differentiated by a sustainability track record spanning LEED, BREEAM, and WELL certifications, industry recognition including an EU Mies Award nomination and a Leesman Index ranking among the world's top 10 offices, and a multinational design team.

Arrow Architects generates revenue through project-based design fees on multi-year architecture and masterplanning commissions for institutional real estate clients, supplemented by branded product initiatives such as the PLTFRM Coworking concept. There are no disclosed funding rounds, external investors, or public revenue figures; growth has been funded organically and supported by repeat engagements with a relatively concentrated set of large developer clients.

Name

Arrow Architects

Legal name

Arrow Architects

Website

https://arrowarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arrow Architects is a Copenhagen-headquartered architecture and urban masterplanning firm founded in 2012 that delivers 100% of projects internationally across 10+ countries, serving institutional real estate developers through integrated design, sustainability, and interior services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban masterplanning
• Interior architecture design
• Sustainable building design
• Mixed-use development design

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture Services: ARROW Architects generates revenue through providing architectural design services for commercial, residential, mixed-use, and cultural building projects. Revenue is project-based, derived from fees for design, master planning, and interior design services. As a 100% export studio, all projects are commissioned by international clients. The firm acts as the primary design contractor, often subcontracting local architects and consultants on international projects.
2. Urban Masterplanning: The firm provides urban masterplanning services, designing large-scale urban development frameworks that guide multi-phase, mixed-use projects. These engagements are typically structured as design commissions with phased deliverables.
3. Interior Design: ARROW provides interior design services, bringing architectural concepts through to interior environments. These are typically bundled with broader architectural commissions but may also be standalone engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ARROW Architects provides full-service architectural design, urban masterplanning, and interior design for commercial, residential, mixed-use, and cultural building projects across Europe. The studio delivers projects from concept development and competition entries through to fully performing buildings, with sustainability integrated as a core part of the design strategy. As a 100% export firm, all commissions are secured internationally, with local architects and consultants subcontracted on cross-border projects.

Product overview

Arrow Architects is a Scandinavian-rooted architecture and design firm offering three core services: Architecture, Urban Masterplanning, and Interior Design. The firm's project portfolio spans across Europe with major projects including Dublin Landings Masterplan (90,400 m2 mixed-use), Krasta City Masterplan (140,850 m2 in Riga), Ebbepark Masterplan (85,000 m2 in Sweden), PLTFRM (27,068 m2 commercial in Berlin), H2Offices (67,000 m2 in Budapest), S7 Masterplan (75,600 m2 in Vilnius), Green Hall 2 and 3 (Vilnius), and The Pine (first all-wood office in the Baltics). Projects are primarily certified for sustainability under WELL, LEED, BREEAM, and DGNB standards. The firm operates from Copenhagen HQ with offices in Dublin and Warsaw, completing 100% export work across 10+ countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architectural design covering concept development, design testing, and optimization through to fully functional performing buildings, with sustainability as an integral part of the design strategy. Delivered to enterprise clients including real estate developers, investment funds, corporations, and public bodies across Europe.
• Urban Masterplanning Urban design services that identify connection points within communities and place them at the heart of design, creating cohesion between buildings and landscape to form new urban spaces. Used for large-scale mixed-use and district-level developments such as the Dublin Landings Masterplan and Krasta City Masterplan.
• Interior Design Interior design services focused on bringing architectural concepts inside, creating environments that inspire everyday life and contribute to quality of life through thoughtful material choices and compositions. Provided as part of broader architectural commissions or as standalone engagements for office and residential interiors.

Quantifiable outcome

• PLTFRM reduces off-site energy needed by two-thirds, achieving only 34.5 kWh/sqm energy demand
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RKD ArchitectskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerRKD Architects served as the local architectural partner for the Dublin Landings masterplan in Ireland. ARROW designed the project in collaboration with RKD Architects, combining international Scandinavian expertise with local Irish architectural knowledge. This partnership was cited as central to the project's success in bringing Danish design values to the Irish market.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• MVRDV: Dutch architecture firm known for large-scale, sustainability-forward mixed-use and masterplan projects across Europe and Asia. Competes with ARROW for similar commercial and masterplanning briefs but at significantly larger scale.
• Zaha Hadid Architects: Global architecture practice with a portfolio of iconic commercial, cultural, and masterplan projects worldwide. Overlaps with ARROW in commercial and mixed-use competition wins but operates at substantially larger scale and brand visibility.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture practice with a portfolio spanning commercial towers, masterplans, and cultural buildings worldwide. Overlaps with ARROW's commercial and masterplanning work but at much greater scale, brand recognition, and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• 3XN: Danish architecture practice with international commercial, cultural, and masterplanning commissions and a focus on sustainable, behavior-informed design. Comparable to ARROW in Scandinavian design DNA, sustainability credentials, and European project footprint.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish-headquartered architecture firm with a global project portfolio and a strong emphasis on sustainability-forward, design-led buildings and masterplans. Most directly comparable to ARROW on origin (Copenhagen), sustainability DNA, and 100% export-style model.
• Snøhetta: Norwegian-rooted architecture and design practice with an international masterplanning, cultural, and commercial portfolio. Comparable to ARROW on Scandinavian origin, cross-border project delivery, and emphasis on context-driven, sustainability-led design.
• Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects: Danish architecture practice (now part of Perkins&Will) with a portfolio of large-scale cultural, educational, commercial, and masterplan projects across Northern Europe and beyond. Comparable on Scandinavian origin, masterplanning depth, and enterprise-grade client base.
• Henning Larsen Architects: Scandinavian-rooted architecture firm (now part of Rambøll) with a comparable mix of large-scale masterplanning, commercial, and cultural projects across Europe and beyond. Strong sustainability and timber expertise overlap with ARROW's positioning.
• C.F. Møller Architects: Scandinavian architecture firm with deep expertise in sustainable design, urban planning, and large public/commercial projects across the Nordics and Northern Europe. Closely comparable to ARROW on sustainability-led positioning and Nordic design roots.
• Cobe Architects: Copenhagen-based architecture firm known for urban masterplanning, mixed-use districts, and human-centric public space design. Highly comparable to ARROW on urban design emphasis and Scandinavian design approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance19 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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