Mettler Landscape Architecture

What Mettler Landscape Architecture does

Mettler Landscape Architecture (Mettler Landschaftsarchitektur) is a privately held professional landscape architecture firm operating across Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. The firm is structured as two legal entities — Mettler Landschaftsarchitektur AG in St. Gallen (Swiss headquarters, represented by founder Rita Mettler) and Mettler Landschaftsarchitektur GmbH in Berlin (German subsidiary, led by Managing Director Marek Langner) — with a team of roughly 17 staff including landscape architects, project leads, and project managers. Its core service is landscape architecture design and planning: site planning, open space design, urban environments, cemeteries, parks, school surroundings, swimming pools, residential developments, and public squares.

The firm wins work primarily by participating in competitive architectural and landscape design tenders (Wettbewerbe), where it has accumulated multiple first-place rankings and recognized awards, including the 2021 ARC AWARD and 2021 PRIX LIGNUM (1st place Region Ost / Silver national) for the Landwirtschaftliches Zentrum St. Gallen in Salez, plus a 2019 Architekturpreis Kanton Zürich recognition for the Elsau Wohnbebauung Flarzett. Customers are predominantly Swiss and German municipal and cantonal governments (Stadt Zürich, Stadt Luzern, Stadt Graz, Stadt Karlsruhe, Stadt Braunschweig, Stadt Mönchengladbach, Gemeinde Hittisau, Gemeinde Wattwil, Gemeinde Köniz, Hochbauamt Kanton St. Gallen), with secondary clients in real estate development (Implenia Development, GWG Winterthur), healthcare (Alterszentrum Schäflisberg, Pflegezentrum Wil), and education. The firm regularly partners with architecture practices such as Boltshauser Architekten, Andy Senn Architekt, Brechbuehler Walser, Clerici Müller, and gmp Architekten on joint submissions.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue from competition outcomes and direct commissions; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct enterprise sales to municipalities, government agencies, developers, and institutions across the DACH region. Marketing is conducted principally through a portfolio website (mettler-la.com) and through competition participation. The firm is family-owned, independently financed with no external investors, no funding rounds disclosed, and no subsidiaries or M&A activity. Notable 2025 activity includes a relocation of the Swiss office to Paradiesstrasse 29, St. Gallen.

Name

Mettler Landscape Architecture

Legal name

Mettler Landschaftsarchitektur AG

Website

https://mettler-la.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mettler Landscape Architecture is a privately held, family-owned landscape architecture firm based in St. Gallen with a Berlin subsidiary, serving Swiss, German, and Austrian municipal governments, real estate developers, healthcare, and education clients via competition-based project commissions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban design planning
• Public space design
• Site planning services
• Park design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Project-based professional services for landscape architecture design, planning, and execution management for public and private sector clients across Switzerland and Germany.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Mettler Landscape Architecture provides professional landscape architecture design, planning, and execution management services for public and private sector clients across Switzerland and Germany. The firm delivers site planning, open-space design, urban environments, parks, cemeteries, school surroundings, residential developments, swimming pools, and public squares. Projects are typically acquired and delivered through participation in design competitions and direct commissions, with two offices in St. Gallen and Berlin.

Product overview

Mettler Landschaftsarchitektur (Mettler Landscape Architecture) is a professional landscape architecture firm offering design services for outdoor spaces. The company provides landscape architecture services across Switzerland and Germany, including design of public parks, squares and plazas, cemeteries, school outdoor areas, residential landscapes, sports facilities, swimming pools, and urban renewal projects. The firm operates two offices (St. Gallen, Switzerland and Berlin, Germany) and works on projects ranging from small residential gardens to large public infrastructure developments. As a professional services firm rather than a software product company, they do not offer a platform, modules, or software products—only landscape architecture design and planning services. Notable project categories include: public squares and market places, cemeteries and memorial sites, school and educational facility outdoor areas, residential housing developments, parks and gardens, and specialized facilities such as agricultural centers and correctional facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Space and Urban Square Design

Named customers17 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• YEWO Büro für Landschaftsarchitektur WienminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerARGE (Joint Venture) partnership with YEWO Büro für Landschaftsarchitektur Wien for the Wien Aspern Hannah-Arendt-Park project
• Andy Senn ArchitektcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular collaboration partner on multiple projects including Landwirtschaftliches Zentrum St. Gallen Salez, Feld Flawil Dreifachhalle, and other agricultural/educational projects
• Boltshauser Architekten AG ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrequent collaboration partner on Swiss projects including Zürich Hirzenbach, Winterthur Wülflingen Wyden, and ETH Zürich research building
• Brechbuehler Walser Architekten GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular collaboration partner for multiple projects including Luzern Waldschwimmbad Zimmeregg, Integra Square Wallisellen, and Zürich projects
• Peter Muxel Architektur ZTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for Hittisau Denk.Mal und Ein.Blick project - memorial wall and pavilion with external architecture by Peter Muxel
• Jeanette Geissmann ArchitekturminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for St. Gallen Alterszentrum am Schäflisberg project
• Clerici Müller Architekten AG St. GallenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for St. Gallen Hirschenplatz project and potentially other St. Gallen-area projects
• Clerici Müller & Partner Architekten AG St. GallenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Wattwil Bahnhof project
• gmp Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for Rimbach Martin-Luther-Schule project
• Allemann Bauer Eigenmann Architekten ZürichminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner for Altstätten Rathaus project and Wil Pflegezentrum Fürstenau
• Tiefbauamt Stadt ZürichcoreOthersClient and project partner for multiple municipal projects including Vulkanplatz and Max-Frisch-Platz

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Raderschallpartner Landschaftsarchitekten AG: Swiss landscape architecture firm with deep public-sector and residential project experience across Switzerland. Comparable scale and direct overlap on Swiss municipal and cantonal briefs.
• Studio Vulkan GmbH: Zürich- and Berlin-based landscape architecture studio with competition-led public space projects across DACH. Direct peer on the German/Swiss municipal landscape architecture market Mettler operates in.
• Hager Partner AG: Swiss landscape architecture firm with offices in Zürich and Bern, known for competition-winning urban and park projects. Highly comparable in size, geography, and competition-driven business model.
• Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten AG: Zürich-based Swiss landscape architecture firm of comparable scale, working across public spaces, parks, and urban design in Switzerland and Germany — directly overlapping with Mettler's project types and competition-based GTM.
• WES & Partner LandschaftsArchitektur: Hamburg-based landscape architecture firm with German and international projects in parks, public spaces, and urban design. Comparable scale, similar competition-led GTM, overlapping client base in German municipal tenders.
• Hutter Landschaftsarchitektur AG: Swiss landscape architecture firm with public space, park, and residential projects across Switzerland. Comparable scale and direct overlap on Swiss competition-driven briefs in similar cantons.
• Planorama Landschaftsarchitektur: Berlin-based landscape architecture studio with projects across public space, parks, and streetscapes in Germany. Direct competitor for German municipal briefs, similar profile to Mettler's Berlin GmbH office.
• Topotek 1 GmbH: Berlin-based landscape architecture studio with strong international competition pedigree and projects across urban squares and parks — a direct German competitor for the same municipal and developer clients Mettler serves.
• Latz + Partner Landschaftsarchitekten Stadtplaner: Established German landscape architecture firm (Kranzberg/Berlin) with international park and urban regeneration projects. Larger but operates in the same competition-driven DACH landscape architecture market.

Emerging players

• Agence Ter (Karlsruhe): Franco-German landscape and urban planning firm with offices in Strasbourg and Karlsruhe, focused on public space, parks, and urban landscape. Emerging player in the German market overlapping with Mettler's Karlsruhe and other German municipal projects.

Market position

Strengths6 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mettler-landschaftsarchitektur

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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