What Innoraum does

Innoraum AG is a Swiss architecture and planning firm headquartered in Frauenfeld, operating from five locations across German-speaking Switzerland (Frauenfeld, Rickenbach bei Wil, Wattwil, Winterthur, and Zürich). The firm was constituted in its current form in 2014 through the merger of two predecessor practices whose origins date back to 1961, and it is led by CEO Michael Helbling with COO Christoph Labhart and an HR/Finance lead Yvonne Helbling. It is privately held with no external investors reported in the input.

The firm's service offering spans architecture and master planning, real estate services (delivered through innoraum immobilien ag), and general contracting (delivered through innoraum gesamtleistungen ag) — forming a vertically integrated project delivery platform. Its digital toolkit includes 5D planning methodology, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and virtual reality visualization. The firm applies Minergie sustainability standards and has been recognized in industry publications (e.g., Best Architects 2014).

Innoraum serves a mix of commercial, retail, financial services, hospitality, manufacturing, and public-sector clients across German-speaking Switzerland. Named clients include Migros, Coop, Raiffeisenbank, and Thurgauer Kantonalbank, alongside various cantonal and municipal authorities, indicating a project-based, fee-driven professional services revenue model anchored on long-tenured enterprise relationships and regional public tenders. The firm employs approximately 25 staff across its five locations.

Name

Innoraum

Legal name

innoraum ag

Website

https://innoraum.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Innoraum AG is a privately held Swiss architecture and planning firm operating from five offices in German-speaking Switzerland. It employs approximately 25 staff and delivers architecture, real estate, and general contracting services to enterprise, retail, financial, and public-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (541410), Interior Design Services (54141), Industrial Building Construction (23621)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Interior Fit-Out (Multi-Family & High-End) (IMAFANAE)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Building planning
• Construction management
• BIM planning
• Interior architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Frauenfeld

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Planning Services: Full-service architectural offerings including project development, planning, design, and construction management for residential, commercial, public, and specialized building projects
2. Real Estate Services: Through innoraum immobilien ag: property analysis, expert opinions, valuations, tenant placement, sales/brokerage, and lifecycle consulting
3. General Contracting/Turnkey Solutions: Through innoraum gesamtleistungen ag: complete project delivery including prefabricated elements and modular construction

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Innoraum AG is a Swiss architecture firm providing full-spectrum architectural services from project development and planning through to construction realization. The firm serves residential, commercial, hospitality, public-sector, and heritage preservation clients across five Swiss locations with a team of 25 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Projektentwicklung (Project Development) Feasibility analysis, site evaluation, and early-stage project advisory for clients considering a new build or renovation across residential, commercial, public, and heritage categories.
• Planung (Planning) Detailed architectural design, BIM-based planning, and visualization (including VR) for new builds and renovations, delivered through the firm's proprietary 5D process methodology.
• Baurealisation (Construction Realization) Construction oversight, project management, and on-site execution to ensure designed projects are built to specification, including lean construction management practices.
• Immobilien (Real Estate Advisory) Real estate and property advisory services integrated with the firm's architectural practice to support developers and property owners in shaping and executing property initiatives.
• Lösungen (Solutions / Specialist Expertise) Specialist solutions spanning interior architecture, workplace design, hotel and gastronomy concepts, public-sector building, and heritage-listed building renovation.

Quantifiable outcome

• First place ranking in multiple architectural competitions including WW Erlen, WW Matzingen, WW Lerchenhof, Webi-Areal Amriswil
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• innoraum immobilien agcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Subsidiary company established in 2019 focusing on real estate services including analysis, expert opinions, valuations, tenant placement, sales, and lifecycle consulting
• innoraum gesamtleistungen agcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Subsidiary company established in 2019 providing total project solutions including prefabricated elements, modular construction, and complete project delivery

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Atelier Scheidegger Keller: Swiss architecture practice with strong public-sector, residential, and adaptive-reuse portfolio across German-speaking Switzerland. Comparable to Innoraum in mid-sized Swiss multi-sector architecture delivery and heritage/adaptive-reuse capability.
• Diener & Diener Architekten: Basel-headquartered Swiss architectural firm delivering residential, commercial, and cultural buildings with a strong competition and design pedigree. Comparable to Innoraum as a multi-sector Swiss architecture practice with documented competition wins and long-standing enterprise/cultural clients.
• Burckhardt Architekten (Winterthur): Winterthur-anchored Swiss architecture firm with strong regional and competition-winning portfolio across residential, commercial, and public projects. Directly comparable to Innoraum given its Winterthur office overlap and similar regional mid-sized firm positioning in northern Switzerland.
• HHF Architekten: Basel- and Zürich-based Swiss architecture practice working across residential, public, and cultural projects with a strong design reputation. Comparable to Innoraum in providing architectural services across multiple use cases in the Swiss German-speaking market.
• Amstein + Walthert: Major Swiss engineering, planning, and architecture firm with strong building-services and integrated project-delivery capabilities across Switzerland. Comparable to Innoraum in multi-disciplinary building design + project delivery and Swiss-wide office footprint.
• Studio Vulkan Architekten: Zürich-based Swiss architecture firm working across residential, hospitality, and commercial sectors with a strong design identity. Comparable to Innoraum in delivering multi-sector Swiss architecture services with modern delivery methods.
• EM2N Architekten: Zürich-based architecture firm delivering residential, commercial, and public-sector projects with a modern digital and BIM-forward workflow. Comparable to Innoraum in BIM emphasis, Swiss German-speaking geography, and a multi-sector (residential/commercial/public) service mix.
• Burckhardt+Partner: Long-established Swiss architecture firm headquartered in Basel with offices across Switzerland, offering full architectural, planning, and construction-management services. Directly comparable to Innoraum in service scope (architecture + planning + general planning) and Swiss DACH market focus, though operating at substantially larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Snøhetta: Internationally active architecture and design firm with strong European project portfolio and integrated design process. Comparable to Innoraum as a multi-disciplinary design practice emphasizing process methodology, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture and integrated design practice operating across commercial, public, and cultural sectors with an established London + international office network. Comparable to Innoraum only at the broad category level — both sell integrated architectural services — but operates at vastly larger scale and global rather than regional scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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