uniola

What uniola does

Uniola is a privately held landscape architecture and urban planning firm founded in 1983 by Guido Hager and Regine Keller, recognized as pioneers of modern garden heritage conservation (Gartendenkmalpflege). The firm operates across the DACH region through two legal entities—Uniola AG (Switzerland, registered in Zurich) and Uniola GmbH (Germany, registered in Munich)—with five offices in Zurich, Berlin, Geneva, Munich, and Stuttgart, and a workforce of 51–100 employees. Uniola serves government municipalities, public utilities, housing cooperatives, and private developers, delivering projects through direct commissions and participation in open urban planning competitions and public procurement tenders.

The firm's service portfolio is organized into four project categories—Parks and Promenades, Public Squares/Streets/Infrastructure, City and Landscape, and Garden Heritage Conservation—and three thematic specialties—Ecology, Climate, and Water. Notable engagements include the Glattpark Urban Spaces development in Opfikon (7 hectares), the trinational 3Land open-space and nature conservation concept for Basel (420 hectares), the Spreepark Berlin transformation (scheduled to reopen spring 2027), and the Promenade II in St. Peter-Ording (57,000 m²). Uniola pursues thought leadership through a proprietary magazine series (Magazine 01–Climate, 02–Human, 03–Denkmal) and has won awards including the iF Design Award 2024, the IBA Award 2022, and multiple Architektouren recognitions.

Uniola's business model is project-based professional services, with fees determined through competitive tendering, negotiated contracts, and standard fee-based arrangements. Revenue streams derive from municipal contracts, public infrastructure projects, private development commissions, and historic garden conservation work. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm is led by Managing Directors Patrick Altermatt and Franz Damm, with founder Guido Hager serving as Chairman of the Board and an executive board of nine additional members. There is no evidence of external investment, venture funding, or public market participation.

Name

uniola

Legal name

Uniola AG

Website

https://uniola.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Uniola is a privately held DACH-region landscape architecture and urban planning firm founded in 1983, with five offices in Zurich, Berlin, Geneva, Munich, and Stuttgart, serving municipalities, public agencies, cooperatives, and developers through parks, streetscapes, master planning, and heritage conservation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban planning design
• Open space planning
• Park and promenade design
• Garden heritage conservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Project-based professional services revenue from landscape architecture and urban planning engagements. Revenue derived from municipal contracts, public infrastructure projects, private development commissions, and conservation work for historic gardens and parks. Engagement types include master planning, urban development competitions, open space concept development, park design and realization, and garden heritage conservation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Uniola is a landscape architecture and urban planning firm that designs sustainable, climate-adapted open spaces for municipalities, public agencies, housing cooperatives, and private developers. The firm delivers parks, promenades, public squares, streets, master plans, and historic garden conservation projects across the DACH region, operating from offices in Zurich, Geneva, Berlin, Munich, and Stuttgart.

Product overview

Uniola is a landscape architecture and urban planning firm offering comprehensive open space planning services. The company provides a unified set of design services organized across project categories (Parks and Promenades, Public Squares/Streets/Infrastructures, City and Landscape, Garden Heritage Conservation) and thematic specialties (Ecology, Climate, Water). Projects range from neighborhood parks and urban promenades to large-scale regional planning, biodiversity concepts, and historic garden restoration. The firm operates across five offices in German-speaking regions (Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart, Zurich, Geneva) and serves clients in both public and private sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning Services Comprehensive landscape architecture and urban planning services for municipalities, public agencies, and private developers across the DACH region. Includes design of open spaces, parks, promenades, public squares, streets, and infrastructure projects.
• Park and Promenade Design

Quantifiable outcome

• 3Land project area: 420 hectares of cross-national open space and nature conservation concept for Basel border triangle
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• e2a ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint participation in urban development test planning procedure for Elbe bridges Hamburg project. Partnership involved developing ideas and visions for Hamburg's southern entrance with focus on bridge park spanning the Elbe.
• Holzer Kobler Architekturen AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for Promenade II St. Peter-Ording project and joint winner of iF Design Award 2024 for the Erlebnis-Hus (Familien-Hus) complex. Deep collaboration on integrated architecture and landscape design.
• Arch03minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner firm for Architektouren 2026 project presentation of Stadtwerke München project. Collaboration on urban design project.
• 03 ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWon 2012 urban planning competition together for Freihamer Weg project in Munich-Aubing. Joint development of approximately 5.7-hectare public park on former industrial site.
• Fink+JocherminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTook second place together in Siemens Campus Erlangen competition for urban development and open space planning. Task was developing high-quality ecologically and socially sustainable open space concept.
• HENN ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecognition awarded for urban and open space design at Kodak-Areal Stuttgart-Wangen competition.
• Studio Boden (Andreas Boden)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Park Taubenloch Bad Tölz project as part of project team.
• Christian GerstenkornminorOthersExternal construction management (Bauleitung Freianlagen) for Promenade II St. Peter-Ording project.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• WES LandschaftsArchitektur: Hamburg-based landscape architecture firm with strong urban and infrastructure portfolio. Comparable in scale, public-sector focus, and project categories (urban open spaces, mobility infrastructure, climate adaptation).
• Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten: Swiss landscape architecture firm with strong urban and public-space portfolio across DACH. Directly comparable in project types (urban parks, public squares, climate adaptation) and client base (municipalities and developers).
• bbz landschaftsarchitekten: Berlin-based landscape architecture firm with public-sector project portfolio. Comparable in scale, design philosophy, and competition-led business model across German urban landscape commissions.
• Studio Vulkan: Zurich-based landscape architecture firm with strong Swiss municipal and public-space portfolio. Direct competitor in Zurich market and adjacent climate-adaptation and urban planning commissions.
• Latz + Partner: German landscape architecture firm known for industrial landscape conversion and large-scale parks. Comparable in scale of landmark urban projects and municipal heritage work across DACH.
• Raderschallpartner: Swiss landscape architecture firm with comparable urban and public-realm project types. Overlaps with Uniola on municipal competitions, climate adaptation themes, and streetscape redesigns in Switzerland.
• Topotek 1: Berlin-based landscape architecture firm with international portfolio in parks, public spaces, and infrastructure. Directly competes with Uniola on large-scale urban landscapes and public competitions across Germany and Switzerland.
• realgrün Landschaftsarchitekten: Munich-based landscape architecture firm with strong Bavarian and southern German presence. Comparable project scope (urban parks, climate adaptation, public squares) and regional overlap with Uniola's Munich office.
• Hager Partner AG: Swiss landscape architecture firm sharing direct heritage with Uniola (Guido Hager co-founded Uniola). Operates in Zurich and offers comparable landscape architecture and urban planning services, making it the closest direct competitor in the DACH market.

Broad incumbents

• West 8: Larger Dutch landscape architecture and urban design firm with international reach. Comparable in project types (urban parks, public space, climate adaptation) but operates at a larger scale and broader geographic footprint than Uniola.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/uniola_landschaftsarchitektur

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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