HKP Engineers

What HKP Engineers does

HKP Ingenieure GmbH (HKP Engineers) is a Hamburg-based German engineering consultancy founded in 1996 by Dirk Hohenfeld and Marco Karau. The firm specializes in technical building equipment (Technische Gebäudeausrüstung, TGA) planning, delivering consulting, planning, and construction-supervision services across the full nine-phase HOAI service spectrum. Its core disciplines cover heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC), sanitary systems, electrical engineering, and sprinkler systems, serving developers, corporates, and public-sector clients across office, hotel, commercial/industrial, public, and residential/care segments.

HKP operates on a 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) platform built on Autodesk Revit and IFC open data formats, with cloud-based collaboration tools enabling multi-disciplinary coordination across distributed project teams. Reference projects include the Elbphilharmonie (120,000 m² BGF), Unilever's Hamburg headquarters (38,000 m² BGF), Sprinkenhof AG offices (49,400 m² BGF), Lufthansa Technik RLT systems, the Hafenpark Quartier in Frankfurt, and the Winterhuder Höfe development (~€7.1M TGA construction value). The firm executes projects across at least nine German cities — Hamburg, Frankfurt, Bremen, Darmstadt, Paderborn, Chemnitz, Saarbrücken, Oldenburg, and Braak — and selected international venues.

The business model is fee-for-service engineering under Germany's HOAI fee ordinance, with revenue tied to project volume and contract scale rather than recurring subscriptions. Billing is project-based and inherently lumpy, with individual contract values scaling to seven-figure euro amounts on flagship projects. The firm is a privately held German GmbH, founder-controlled, with no public revenue disclosure and no outside funding rounds; governance passed to a new Managing Director, Andreas Buder, in October 2024 following the death of co-founder Marco Karau in August 2024.

Name

HKP Engineers

Legal name

HKP Ingenieure GmbH

Website

https://hkp-ingenieure.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HKP Ingenieure GmbH is a Hamburg-based engineering firm founded in 1996 that provides technical building equipment (TGA) planning across HVAC, electrical, sanitary, and sprinkler systems for office, hotel, commercial, public, and residential/care clients across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Services Engineering (TGA / MEP Engineering)

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy Services (Retrofits/Commissioning/Testing & Balancing) (IMAIABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Building Automation & Controls (BAS/BMS, HVAC Controls) (IMAIABAD)

Keywords

• Building services engineering
• MEP engineering design
• BIM planning services
• HVAC system planning
• Construction supervision services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Services: Professional engineering services for technical building equipment (TGA) including consulting, planning, and construction supervision (Bauüberwachung) across all HOAI performance phases (1-9). Revenue is generated through project-based fees for complex building projects in Germany and internationally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HKP Ingenieure GmbH provides professional engineering services for technical building equipment (TGA), including consulting, 3D BIM planning, and construction supervision across all HOAI performance phases (1-9). The firm coordinates all building services disciplines — heating, ventilation, air conditioning, sanitary, electrical, data, security, elevator, fire protection, MSR/building automation — for office, hotel, commercial/industrial, public, and residential/care building projects primarily in Germany.

Product overview

HKP Ingenieure GmbH is an engineering firm specializing in technical building equipment (TGA) planning services. Founded in 1996 in Hamburg, the company provides comprehensive consulting, planning, construction supervision, and facility management for the entire range of technical building systems. Their core offerings include heating (Heizungstechnik), ventilation (Lüftungstechnik), air conditioning (Klimatechnik), sanitary systems (Sanitärtechnik), electrical systems (Elektrotechnik), data technology, security technology, elevator systems (Fördertechnik), fire protection (Feuerlöschtechnik), measurement/control/regulation technology (MSR), building automation, and building management systems. The company utilizes 3D BIM planning with Revit and IFC data formats, cloud-based working methods, and coordinates all trades in three-dimensional models. Their services span the full HOAI performance phases (1-9). Notable projects include the Hafenpark Quartier in Frankfurt and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Technical Building Equipment Planning (TGA-Planung) Full-scope engineering planning for all technical building equipment disciplines (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, sanitary, electrical, data, security, elevator, fire protection, MSR/building automation), delivered across all HOAI performance phases (1-9) from initial concept through construction supervision. Targeted at project developers, construction companies, property owners, and public institutions commissioning office, hotel, commercial, public, and residential/care buildings.
• 3D BIM Planning & Coordination Three-dimensional Building Information Modeling using Autodesk Revit and IFC data formats with cloud-based collaborative workflows. Includes automated collision detection across all TGA trades, mass extraction, and bidirectional integration between 3D models and calculation programs. Targeted at complex multi-trade projects requiring clash-free, precisely coordinated building services designs.
• Construction Supervision (Bauüberwachung) On-site construction supervision of technical building equipment installations covering HOAI performance phases 8 and 9. Targeted at owners and general contractors requiring oversight of TGA installation quality, schedule, and compliance with the engineered design.
• Consulting & Concept Design (HOAI Phases 1-4) Early-phase consulting, feasibility analysis, and concept design for technical building equipment, covering HOAI phases 1-4 (Grundlagenermittlung through Genehmigungsplanung). Targeted at project developers, owners, and architects needing expert TGA input from project inception.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ZWP Ingenieur-AG: Cologne-based German engineering firm focused on technical building services (HLS, electrical, MSR) and BIM planning; a close comparable in scope, scale and customer segments.
• Bollinger + Grohmann GmbH: Frankfurt-based engineering consultancy with MEP/TGA and structural expertise serving complex cultural, commercial and residential projects in Germany and internationally; comparable on project profile and BIM adoption.
• Werner Sobek GmbH: Stuttgart-based engineering firm with strong building-services and sustainability practices; comparable on high-complexity cultural and commercial projects and BIM-led delivery.
• Drees & Sommer SE: Stuttgart-based engineering consultancy with strong building-services, sustainability and digital-BIM practices serving office, hotel, public and industrial clients across Germany and internationally; comparable in MEP planning depth and complex-project portfolio.
• Carpus+Partner AG: German full-service engineering consultancy covering MEP planning, BIM and facility management for office, hotel and industrial clients; comparable in HOAI-phase coverage and integrated BIM workflows.
• Assmann Beraten + Planen GmbH: German engineering consultancy headquartered in Hamburg offering TGA/MEP planning across HOAI phases, with offices in several German cities. Most directly comparable peer given same city, same service scope and similar project mix.

Broad incumbents

• WSP in Deutschland: Global engineering consultancy with a significant German building-services practice offering MEP, sustainability and BIM services. Larger and broader portfolio than HKP, but competes for the same building-services briefs in Germany.
• Arup Deutschland: International engineering consultancy with offices in Berlin, Frankfurt and Düsseldorf providing MEP, façade, sustainability and digital engineering services. Competes for premium cultural and commercial TGA commissions.
• AECOM Germany: Global engineering and project-management firm with German MEP and building-services teams. Competes with HKP on large commercial, public and mixed-use schemes and offers deeper cross-border delivery.

Emerging players

• HPP Architekten GmbH: Düsseldorf-headquartered architecture and integrated engineering firm with a strong office, hotel and cultural project portfolio. While architecturally led, it competes for similar HOAI scope on landmark commercial developments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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