EDDEA Arquitectura y Urbanismo

What EDDEA Arquitectura y Urbanismo does

EDDEA Arquitectura y Urbanismo, S.L.P. is a privately held Spanish architecture, urban planning, and strategic planning firm founded in 1993 in Seville by José María de Cárdenas and Luis Ybarra. The firm operates across three service lines: Arquitectura e Interiorismo (architecture and interior design for residential, commercial, hospitality, and institutional projects), Urbanismo y Paisaje (urban planning, master planning, landscape, and public space design), and Herramientas Digitales y para la Industria (digital tools and industrialized construction solutions). It serves enterprise real estate developers (Pryconsa, Metrovacesa, AEDAS Homes, Iberdrola Inmobiliaria, Grupo Lar, Civitas, Tatu City), public institutions and government bodies (Port Authority of Seville, Zona Franca de Cádiz, Ayuntamiento de Jaén, Ministerio de Urbanismo de Marruecos), and select commercial and hospitality clients (Retail&Co Serras Collection), with operations spanning more than 15 countries across Europe, Africa, and Asia.

The firm's distinctive technical stack centers on industrialized construction and standardized urban design. Proprietary tools include Cityplain, a cloud-based urban planning platform co-developed with Microsoft for scenario comparison and collaborative affordable housing planning; Citythinking, an urban strategy think-tank focused on sustainable city systems; the Standardized Block Concept (Manzanas Estándar) — five base elements generating up to 300 building combinations; and a modular construction platform that has delivered more than 8,000 affordable homes in Russia. The firm holds the first maximum BREEAM certification for a new building in Spain (OAMI headquarters, Alicante).

EDDEA operates a project-based professional services revenue model, generating fees through architecture commissions, urban planning mandates, and consultancy contracts won via competitive tenders, design competitions, and direct commissions from developers and public institutions. It has two offices (Seville headquarters and Madrid) and an internationally distributed team. Notable large-scale commissions include the Kaohsiung Pop Music Center in Taiwan (88,000 m², with partner Made In), Museo Ibero in Jaén (11,152 m², inaugurated by King Felipe VI), Moscow's Barrio Español (37 hectares, 5,200 homes), a 113-hectare / 9,600-home residential district in Vladivostok, and the 57-hectare Distrito Urbano Portuario master plan in Seville.

Name

EDDEA Arquitectura y Urbanismo

Legal name

EDDEA Arquitectura y Urbanismo, S.L.P.

Website

https://eddea.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

EDDEA is a Seville-based architecture and urban planning firm founded in 1993, serving real estate developers, public institutions, and governments across more than 15 countries. It delivers architecture, urban planning, and industrialized construction services supported by proprietary digital and modular building tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sevilla

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Interior Design Services: Professional fees for architectural design services including residential, commercial, hospitality, and institutional projects. Revenue generated through project-based commissions for private developers and public institutions.
2. Urban Planning and Strategic Consultancy: Fees for urban planning, master planning, territorial development strategies, and strategic planning services. Includes regional development plans, district planning, and urban regeneration projects.
3. Landscape and Public Space Design: Fees for landscape architecture and public space design services as part of urban development projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EDDEA is an international architecture, urban planning, and strategic planning firm offering professional services in architectural design, interior design, urban planning, landscape design, and digital tools for industrialised construction. The firm delivers projects ranging from individual buildings to entire city districts for real estate developers, public institutions, and government bodies globally. EDDEA also operates Citythinking, an urban strategy division, and co-developed Cityplain, a cloud-based urban planning platform with Microsoft.

Product overview

EDDEA Arquitectura y Urbanismo is an international architecture, urbanism, and strategic planning firm offering three core service lines: Arquitectura e Interiorismo (architecture and interior design), Urbanismo y Paisaje (urban planning and landscape design), and Herramientas Digitales y para la Industria (digital tools and industry solutions). The firm also operates Citythinking, an urban design strategy division specializing in sustainable city development and affordable housing, which has developed Cityplain, a cloud-based urban planning platform created with Microsoft. Founded in Seville with 30 years of experience, the company works globally on projects ranging from individual buildings to entire districts and cities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arquitectura e Interiorismo (Architecture and Interior Design)

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 8,000 affordable homes built using modular construction platform in Russia
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers18 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• BURO4 ArquitectoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2026EDDEA, in Joint Venture with BURO4 Arquitectos, was awarded the technical urban planning assistance contract for the strategic evolution of MERCASEVILLA, the wholesale food market in Seville.
• CBREcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023EDDEA worked with CBRE (real estate consultancy) as part of the technical office for the Distrito Urbano Portuario master plan in Seville, combining EDDEA's architectural expertise with CBRE's real estate market analysis.
• Leching Chiang (Taiwan)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2022EDDEA and Leching Chiang jointly developed the proposal for Kinmen Library and Art Museum, featured in Metalocus and Designboom publications.
• MECANOOminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 March 2022EDDEA participated with MECANOO (Netherlands), Arquitectura Agronomía and Bakpak Arquitectos in the competition for the new JRC headquarters in Seville. The team received a special mention from the jury.
• AtlánticacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2014EDDEA partnered with Atlántica to win contracts for designing a new urban district in Moscow. The Spanish company prevailed over major international firms thanks to its technology focus. This collaboration resulted in the Barrio Español project with 5,200 homes.
• Made In (Taiwan)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011EDDEA collaborated with Made In (Taiwan) to win and execute the international competition for Kaohsiung Pop Music Center, a landmark 88,000 m² cultural complex. EDDEA led the technical and constructive development, creating iconic high-rise towers.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2011Developed Cityplain, the first cloud computing tool for urban planning, in collaboration with Microsoft. This tool addresses the need for affordable housing within city extensions and enables scenario comparison and team collaboration.
• GaliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011EDDEA and Galia created the think-tank 'Citythinking' together, focusing on urban growth strategies and territorial design across continents. This partnership has produced multiple residential and urban developments in Spain.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sasaki Associates: Boston-based planning and design firm specializing in master plans, urban districts, and large-scale campus developments. Comparable in delivering multi-thousand-unit residential districts and public-sector urban strategies.
• Mecanoo: Dutch architecture firm with strong urban planning and cultural architecture portfolio; an active EDDEA partner on the JRC headquarters competition. Comparable scale, project typologies (libraries, cultural centers), and international competition focus.
• MVRDV: Dutch architecture and urban planning firm known for large-scale, data-driven urbanism projects and signature cultural buildings. Highly comparable to EDDEA's mix of master planning, residential districts, and cultural architecture.
• West 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture: Dutch landscape architecture and urban design firm working on waterfronts, public spaces, and master plans globally. Comparable to EDDEA's landscape architecture, port-city integration, and urban regeneration offerings.
• Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos: Madrid-based architecture firm specializing in cultural buildings and urban regeneration. Comparable Spanish origin, similar scale, and overlapping client base in public cultural commissions.
• Carlo Ratti Associati: Italian design and innovation office known for technology-enabled urban planning and international mega-projects. Comparable to EDDEA in combining architectural design with digital urban planning tools.

Broad incumbents

• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Large international architecture firm with significant urban planning and master plan portfolio. Competes with EDDEA in international competitions but at much greater scale and brand recognition.
• Arup: Global engineering and design consultancy with major urban planning and built-environment practice. Overlaps with EDDEA in master planning, sustainability, and large infrastructure projects.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture firm with extensive urban planning and large-scale development work. Competes with EDDEA for landmark projects but at a substantially larger scale.

Regional players

• Heim Balanz Arquitectos: Spanish architecture and urban planning firm with significant residential and master planning experience in Spain. Comparable in offering and Spanish market focus but with limited international footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EddeaGlobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eddea
• Facebookfacebook.com/EddeaArquitectura

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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