Axthelm Rolvien Architects

What Axthelm Rolvien Architects does

Axthelm Rolvien Architects is a privately held German architecture firm headquartered in Potsdam Babelsberg, operating as a limited partnership (Axthelm Rolvien GmbH & Co. KG) since its formation in June 2010 through the merger of Axthelm Architekten (Potsdam, founded 1985 by Annette Axthelm) and QBQ + Partner Architekten (Berlin, founded by Henner Rolvien). The firm is led by co-founders and Managing Directors Annette Axthelm and Henner Rolvien, who each brought 25+ years of planning experience to the combined entity. Axthelm Rolvien provides comprehensive architectural services across all HOAI service phases (from preliminary design through construction supervision), spanning residential, commercial/office, hotel and gastronomy, healthcare, media and broadcasting, monument preservation, transport infrastructure, and interior design projects.

The firm's technology stack consists of standard industry tools, primarily ArchiCAD for building information modeling and design, supplemented by Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite, with no proprietary software products, APIs, or AI capabilities. The firm does not develop or sell technology products; it delivers design and consulting services directly to clients. Revenue is generated exclusively through project-based professional services fees tied to scope, complexity, and service phase, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and competition-driven: the firm wins work through architectural competitions, invited competitions, and direct engagement with private individuals, real estate developers, corporations, and institutional clients, supplemented by referral pipeline from 25+ years of founder-level reputation. The firm has executed projects across Germany and internationally in markets including China, Ukraine, India, Luxembourg, Austria, Lithuania, Georgia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan, with notable named clients such as ZDF, SAT.1, Deutschlandradio, Condé Nast, and Donner & Reuschel bank.

Name

Axthelm Rolvien Architects

Legal name

Axthelm Rolvien GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://axthelm-rolvien.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Axthelm Rolvien Architects is a Potsdam-based German architecture firm with 40+ architects providing full-phase architectural design, urban planning, historic preservation, and cost management services across residential, commercial, hospitality, healthcare, media, and cultural sectors in Germany and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Historic building preservation
• Urban planning
• Interior architecture
• Commercial building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Potsdam

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Professional architectural and planning services covering all service phases from design through execution planning, generating revenue through project-based fees for residential, commercial, hotel, healthcare, media/broadcast, and institutional construction projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Axthelm Rolvien is a German architecture firm offering full-service architectural design and planning across all HOAI service phases, from preliminary concept through construction supervision. The firm's portfolio spans residential, commercial, hospitality, healthcare, media/broadcasting, cultural, and urban development projects, including specialized work in monument preservation and interior fit-outs. Services are delivered by a team of 40+ experienced architects from the firm's Potsdam headquarters, serving primarily German clients with selective international engagements.

Product overview

Axthelm Rolvien is an architectural firm offering comprehensive architectural services. Their portfolio encompasses 12 project categories: residential constructions, office and commercial buildings, villas and attics, media and education facilities, architectural monuments, hotel and gastronomy, health and care, traffic structures, interior design, special constructions, competitions, and general references. The firm provides services across all project phases (Leistungsphasen) with cost and schedule reliability, serving national and international clients with projects ranging from individual villas to large-scale urban development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full-Scope Architectural Services
• Commercial and Office Building Architecture
• Residential Architecture and Housing Development
• Hotel and Hospitality Architecture
• Healthcare and Care Facility Architecture
• Monument Preservation and Historic Building Renovation
• Media and Broadcasting Architecture
• Transport and Urban Development Architecture
• Interior Design and Fit-Out
• Architectural Competition Services

Quantifiable outcome

• All planning work includes greatest possible degree of cost and schedule reliability
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• gmp (Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architekten)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with gmp on the Upper Eastside Berlin project for interior fit-out of 8 apartments. This was a specific project collaboration rather than an ongoing formal partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sauerbruch Hutton: Berlin-based architecture firm known for cultural, educational, and commercial work; comparable in scale, design-led positioning, and German/international project mix.
• gmp (Gerkan, Marg and Partners): Large German architecture firm with global footprint, similarly engaged in commercial, cultural, and residential projects. Axthelm Rolvien has an existing project collaboration with gmp (Upper Eastside Berlin), evidencing direct service overlap.
• Hascher Jehle Architekten: German architecture practice with strong commercial, retail, and office portfolio; directly overlaps Axthelm Rolvien on commercial, healthcare-adjacent, and large-scale development mandates.
• Barkow Leibinger: Berlin-based practice with international project reach across commercial, cultural, and media/education typologies, matching Axthelm Rolvien's Berlin concentration and design-led competition participation.
• Kuehn Malvezzi Architects: Berlin-based architecture firm with comparable portfolio in cultural, commercial, and residential projects in Germany, similar firm-scale and Berlin/Potsdam market orientation.
• HPP Architekten: Major German full-service architecture firm delivering commercial, residential, healthcare, and stadium projects across Europe, directly comparable to Axthelm Rolvien's horizontal segment coverage and project-based engagement model.
• Staab Architekten: Berlin-based practice specializing in cultural and educational buildings with comparable monument preservation portfolio and German/European focus.
• David Chipperfield Architects: London/Berlin-based practice with strong monument preservation and cultural architecture credentials; directly comparable for Axthelm Rolvien's heritage and cultural portfolio (Römischer Hof, Arsenal Kiew, Goethe Institut).

Broad incumbents

• RSHP (Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners): Large international practice with broadcast/media, cultural, and commercial portfolio overlap, especially relevant for Axthelm Rolvien's media architecture segment (ZDF, SAT.1 broadcast studios).
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Global architecture firm with international competition wins and broad typology coverage; comparable as a competitor for high-profile competition-based mandates and international developer clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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