DRMA

What DRMA does

DRMA AS is a privately held Norwegian architecture firm headquartered in Drammen, operating through a collaborative studio model that delivers integrated architectural, urban planning, placemaking, and landscape architecture services. The firm employs approximately 30 architects, planners, and landscape architects and maintains offices in Drammen (HQ), London, Copenhagen, Larkollen, and Valdres. Its core offering spans masterplans, urban developments, schools, housing, public spaces, and landscape projects, executed via a cooperative process that moves from research and strategic planning through creative development, detailing, and construction delivery.

DRMA's revenue model is project-based professional services: fees are earned through architectural competition wins, direct commissions, and negotiated engagements with municipalities and real estate developers. The customer base is concentrated in Norwegian municipal governments (Stavanger, Bodø, Meløy, Kongsberg, Lillestrøm, Sigdal) supplemented by private developers (BNE, Masiv, Bergans of Norway, CE&Depend) and educational institutions (Inland Norway University). Notable work includes the Madla Revheim decade-long masterplan with Stavanger Municipality and Masiv, the Bodø 50–100 year new city development masterplan, the world's most environmentally friendly school in Kongsberg, and the world's northernmost tidal park in Ørnes.

The firm differentiates through an 'everydaylab' methodology grounded in Norwegian modernism, a partnership with recurring collaborators (Cobe, Rambøll, 1:1 Landskab, Urban Creators, Asplan Viak, COAST, Futurebuilt), and international exhibition positioning (Seoul Biennale 2025, Shanghai Design Expo, Vancouver UBC). DRMA organizes its expertise through 'Explorations' — research initiatives on circularity, regenerative design, mobility, and rural development — that feed into commercial project delivery. The company is independently operated by partners including Erik Hoen-Lund and Petter Grimm with no disclosed external investors.

Name

DRMA

Legal name

DRMA AS

Website

https://drma.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DRMA is a Norwegian architecture firm of approximately 30 architects, planners, and landscape architects delivering integrated urban planning, placemaking, and design services primarily to Norwegian municipal governments and real estate developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Urban Planning Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban masterplanning
• Landscape architecture
• Placemaking services
• Sustainable city development

Headquarters

HQ city

Drammen

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Professional architectural services including master planning, urban development, feasibility studies, and construction design. Revenue generated through project-based fees for municipal and commercial clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DRMA is an award-winning Norwegian architectural firm providing integrated architecture, urban planning, placemaking, and landscape architecture services. The studio delivers projects ranging from individual buildings (schools, headquarters, housing) and public spaces to long-horizon urban masterplans (e.g., decade-long Madla Revheim, 50-100 year Bodø new city development), using a cooperative model that spans research, strategic planning, creative development, detailing, and construction delivery. Clients include Norwegian municipalities, real estate developers, educational institutions, and corporate owners.

Product overview

DRMA is an award-winning Norwegian architectural office offering integrated architectural, urban planning, placemaking, and landscape architecture services. The core offering is a collaborative studio model that moves from initial research and strategic planning through creative development to detailing, construction and final delivery. Their work spans masterplans, urban developments, schools, housing, public spaces, and landscape projects across Norway and internationally. The studio organizes its expertise through 'Explorations' — research initiatives covering topics like circularity, regenerative design, mobility, rural development, and social sustainability — which inform their practical project delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Services Comprehensive architectural design and construction guidance services for residential, commercial, public, and mixed-use projects, including schools, corporate headquarters (e.g., Bergans of Norway in Asker), housing, and civic buildings. Delivered for municipal, developer, and corporate clients.
• Urban Planning and Masterplanning Strategic urban development planning, city masterplans, and area development strategies focusing on sustainable, community-centered growth. Engagements span multi-year to multi-decade horizons, including the Madla Revheim masterplan (Stavanger), Bodø new city development, and Ørnes coastal community strategy.
• Placemaking Community-focused place creation service emphasizing local identity, social sustainability, and meaningful public spaces. Integrated with public participation, city visioning, architecture, and ideation processes.
• Landscape Architecture Landscape design services for national tourist trails (e.g., Svartisen), parks (including the world's northernmost tidal park at Ørnes), waterfront developments (Tangenkaia), and outdoor public spaces, delivered for municipal and developer clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10-minute city development achieved through decade-long Madla Revheim planning
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 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

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CobecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject collaborator on Madla Revheim urban development. Danish architecture firm working with DRMA on Norwegian urban planning projects.
• RambøllcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering and consulting partner on multiple projects including Madla Revheim, Eggedal, and Kongsberg school projects.
• 1:1 LandskabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture collaborator on multiple projects including Madla Revheim, Svartisen, Mo i Rana, and Lillehammer Lurhaugen.
• Urban CreatorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator on Lillestrøm traffic junction and Lillehammer Lurhaugen campus development projects.
• Christian MongminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcologist and collaborator on Lillestrøm and Lillehammer projects providing ecological expertise.
• Asplan ViakcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating on Bodø new city development masterplan with Tina Saaby.
• COASTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoast Studios collaboration on Ørnes development and Svartisen national tourist trail projects.
• Bjørbekk & LindheimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign and planning collaborator on Ørnes coastal community development.
• FuturebuiltcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation Norway program collaboration on Svartisen national tourist trail and Strømsø borough projects.
• EA (engineering firm)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering collaboration on Kongsberg Vestsiden ungdomsskole project.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Arkitema: Danish architecture firm with strong urban planning and landscape architecture practice. Comparable multi-disciplinary Nordic model, primarily Denmark-anchored but with cross-Scandinavian reach.

Broad incumbents

• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish-headquartered global architecture firm with strong urban planning, masterplanning and landscape-adjacent portfolio. Operates in similar multi-disciplinary territory but at significantly larger scale and footprint.
• Snøhetta: Norwegian-origin, now internationally scaled architecture and landscape firm with deep masterplanning practice. Represents a larger-scale version of DRMA's positioning across architecture, planning, and landscape with a community-driven ethos.
• Henning Larsen: Danish-origin architecture firm with strong urban design and masterplanning practice. Comparable multi-disciplinary Nordic model with deeper scale and broader international project pipeline.
• Nordic Office of Architecture: Norwegian multi-disciplinary architecture practice with strong public-sector masterplanning credentials (including transport hubs and city development). Directly comparable for large-scale municipal planning commissions.

Direct peers

• Mad Arkitekter: Norwegian architecture firm active in urban planning, public architecture, and development projects. Highly comparable mid-sized Norwegian peer serving municipalities and developers.
• Lund Hagem Arkitekter: Norwegian architecture studio with a planning- and landscape-integrated portfolio and a small, quality-focused team. Closest domestic peer in size, geography, and project typology mix.
• COBE: Danish architecture and planning studio with a strong urban development and masterplanning focus. Already an active project collaborator with DRMA on Madla Revheim — directly comparable Scandinavian planning peer with similar community-led methodology.
• Helen & Hard: Norwegian architecture firm rooted in Stavanger with a strong sustainability and community-led design orientation. Directly comparable Norwegian peer in size, ethos, and project typology.
• SLA (Schjørring Landskab): Danish landscape architecture firm with a publicly engaged, urban-nature design philosophy. Closely aligned with DRMA's landscape architecture service line and emphasis on social/climate-positive outdoor environments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/drma_architecture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/drma-arkitekter

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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