Lorenzateliers

What Lorenzateliers does

Lorenzateliers ZT GmbH is an Austrian architectural and urban-planning firm founded in 1980 by Peter Lorenz in Innsbruck, with its headquarters relocated to Vienna in 1991. The firm delivers master planning, urban renewal, project development, building design, and interior design services across residential, commercial, educational, healthcare, sports, retail, and hospitality typologies. Service delivery is direct, project-based, and won primarily through EU-wide and international architectural competitions as well as direct commissions from public institutions and private corporations.

The firm's design methodology emphasizes sustainability — geothermal energy, photovoltaic systems, timber construction, and Zero-Energy / KfW 55 / NZEB-class outcomes — alongside inner-city densification, mixed-use campus developments, and a polychromatic material palette inspired by Le Corbusier's 'Polychromie architecturale'. Peter Lorenz's stated principle of 'ablesbare Architektur' exposes structural and engineering systems as part of the aesthetic. The firm does not develop proprietary software or hardware; competitive differentiation rests on design philosophy, established engineering partnerships, and a four-decade award-winning portfolio.

Revenue is generated through professional-services commissions. The firm operates three offices (Vienna headquarters, Innsbruck, Trieste — opened 2018), is led by founder/CEO Peter Lorenz and partner Giulia Decorti (since 2014), and counts among its clients Stadt Ljubljana, Kepler Universitätsklinikum, BORA, Birkenstock, Mpreis, ASFINAG, IVB, BIG, and Schöllerbank. Notable completed works include Med Campus Linz (12,500 m², 2015–2021), BORA Flagshipstore Herford (2021–2023), Ilirija SportCity Ljubljana (opened March 2025), and the historic conversion of Das Triest Hotel in Vienna (1997 Austrian State Prize for Commercial Buildings).

Name

Lorenzateliers

Legal name

Lorenzateliers ZT GmbH

Website

https://lorenzateliers.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lorenzateliers is an Austrian architecture and urban-planning firm (founded 1980, Vienna-based) delivering master planning, sustainable building design, and interior design via EU-wide competition wins and direct commissions for public institutions and private corporate clients in Austria, Germany, Slovenia, and Italy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Innsbruck

HQ country

Austria

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. Architectural Design Services: LORENZATELIERS generates revenue through commissions for architectural design, urban planning, and interior design services. Revenue is project-based, derived from winning competitions and direct commissions from public institutions and private corporations. Services span master planning, project development, building design, and full project management through to property handover.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lorenzateliers is an architecture and urban design firm providing comprehensive architectural services including master planning, project development, building design, and interior design from conception through property handover. The firm delivers urban planning, residential, commercial, educational, sports, healthcare, and cultural building projects with a focus on sustainable construction, energy-efficient design (Zero-Energy and NZEB standards), and urban densification. Services are sourced via architectural competitions and direct commissions, executed across offices in Vienna, Innsbruck, and Trieste.

Product overview

Lorenzateliers is an internationally active Austrian architecture firm offering comprehensive architectural and urban design services. The company's core offering encompasses master planning, project development, and building design services spanning from initial conception through property handover. Their portfolio includes notable projects such as Med Campus Linz (medical faculty with four interconnected buildings), BORA Flagshipstore (innovative commercial building), Ilirija Sportcity (sports infrastructure), and Bürogebäude am Inn (sustainable office development). The firm specializes in urban planning, residential, commercial, educational, sports, and interior design projects, applying principles of sustainable construction, material authenticity, and urban vitality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture and Urban Design Services Comprehensive architectural services including master planning, project development, and building planning from conception through property handover, covering urbanism, residential, commercial, educational, sports, healthcare, and cultural building projects for public and corporate clients.
• Master Planning Strategic urban planning services including master plans, city development concepts, and large-scale urban renewal projects for municipalities, public institutions, and corporate developers.
• Interior Design Interior architecture and design services for completed buildings, including material selection, color dialogues, and spatial design following principles such as 'Architettura povera'.

Quantifiable outcome

• Med Campus Linz achieved KfW 55 standard and Near-Zero Energy Building (NZEB) classification through geothermal energy and photovoltaic systems.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Top Engineering Firms (unspecified)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLORENZATELIERS maintains 'well-established cooperation with the best engineering companies' as a key guarantee for successful project completion. The firm states this as a standard practice across all projects, particularly for structural, geotechnical, and MEP engineering.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

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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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