Kister Scheithauer Gross

What Kister Scheithauer Gross does

Kister Scheithauer Gross (legal entity: kister scheithauer gross architekten und stadtplaner GmbH, trading as ksg) is a German architecture and urban planning firm founded in 1999 and headquartered in Cologne, Germany. The firm operates from three offices — Cologne (Köln), Leipzig, and Berlin — and employs approximately 80 staff. KSG provides end-to-end architectural services spanning urban master planning, research and laboratory facilities, educational buildings, residential developments, office and commercial buildings, cultural and sacred structures, industrial and transport infrastructure, interior design, BIM-enabled project execution, and architectural competition submissions.

The firm's client base is institutional and commercial, with named engagements including the Universität Bremen (BIOM teaching and research building), DLR (Köln-Porz headquarters), RWTH Aachen (CARL), Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (IPM and HTL institutes), Universität Tübingen (institute building renovation), Universität zu Köln (WISO faculty building), Stadt Leipzig (library and justice center), Leibniz School of Education Hannover, Baakenhafen Hamburg, Holiday Inn HafenCity Hamburg, 6-Seen-Wedau Duisburg, and Maria-Magdalena-Kirche Freiburg. The firm was nominated for the DAM Preis 2027 for the transformation of the former Quelle shipping area in Nuremberg.

Revenue is generated through commissioned architectural and urban planning services under a professional services model. Projects are acquired via competitive tenders (standard for German public procurement), architectural competitions, and direct commissions from private developers, with project fees determined by scope and complexity rather than publicly disclosed pricing.

Name

Kister Scheithauer Gross

Legal name

kister scheithauer gross architekten und stadtplaner GmbH

Website

https://ksg-architekten.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

KSG is a German architecture and urban planning firm (founded 1999) with ~80 employees across offices in Cologne, Leipzig, and Berlin. It delivers end-to-end architectural services — from urban master planning and BIM to interior design — for institutional, public-sector, and commercial clients in research, education, residential, and cultural sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (541410)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architectural design
• Urban planning
• Building information modeling
• Interior design
• Master planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln

HQ country

Germany

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. Architecture and Planning Services: KSG generates revenue through commissioned architectural design and urban planning services for institutional and commercial clients, including public buildings, research facilities, educational institutions, residential developments, and commercial projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kister Scheithauer Gross is a German architecture and urban planning firm providing comprehensive architectural design services across multiple building typologies — including transformation, research and laboratory, education, residential, office and commercial, cultural and sacred, and industry and transport projects — alongside urban master planning, interior design, and BIM services. The firm serves institutional, public-sector, and commercial clients throughout Germany from offices in Köln, Leipzig, and Berlin.

Product overview

Kister Scheithauer Gross (ksg) is an architecture and urban planning firm offering comprehensive architectural services across multiple project categories. The firm operates a multi-disciplinary practice covering transformation, research & laboratory, education, residential, office & commercial, cultural & sacred buildings, industry & transport sectors, along with master planning and interior design. With approximately 80 employees across three German offices (Köln, Leipzig, and Berlin), the firm provides end-to-end architectural services from urban master planning to interior design, complemented by BIM methodology and internal training through ksg Akademie.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners: Hamburg-headquartered German architecture firm with comparable scale and institutional client portfolio (airports, cultural, research, public buildings). Directly competes for the same German public-sector competitions and large institutional commissions as KSG.
• HASCHER JEHLE Architektur: Berlin-based German architecture practice with comparable headcount and a similar mix of research, education, and public-sector projects. Direct competitor for KSG's Berlin office engagements and university/research clients.
• Ingenhoven Architects: Düsseldorf-headquartered German architecture firm with comparable public-sector, cultural, and sustainability-focused credentials. Competes with KSG for premium institutional commissions in the German market.
• Ortner & Ortner: Austrian-German architecture practice (Vienna/Cologne) with comparable cultural, public, and urban-planning portfolio. Overlaps with KSG on cultural/sacred buildings and master planning briefs.
• HPP Architects: Düsseldorf-based German architecture firm of similar size and scope, with strong public-sector, cultural, and research-building credentials. Competes head-to-head with KSG for institutional tenders across western Germany.
• Barkow Leibinger: Berlin-based international architecture firm with comparable research/industrial building credentials and similar competition-led acquisition model. Competitor in German institutional and research segments.
• ASTOC Architects and Planners: Cologne-based architecture and urban planning firm of comparable size, similarly active in master planning, public buildings, and urban transformation — directly overlapping with KSG's headquarters geography and service mix.
• Heinle, Wischer und Partner: Dresden-based German architecture firm with comparable institutional and research-building portfolio. Overlaps with KSG's eastern German footprint and competes for university and Fraunhofer-style commissions.
• Henn Architekten: Munich-based German architecture firm with similar cultural, research, and corporate-building practice. Competes with KSG for premium German institutional commissions and DAM-Preis-style recognition.

Emerging players

• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish-headquartered international firm increasingly active in Germany on cultural and research buildings. Not a direct mid-market peer but increasingly bids into the same German institutional competitions where KSG operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PR_ksg
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kister-scheithauer-gross

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