Smedsvig Landskapsarkitekter

What Smedsvig Landskapsarkitekter does

Smedsvig Landskapsarkitekter AS is a private Norwegian landscape architecture firm founded in 1990 and headquartered in Bergen. It self-describes as Vestlandet's (Western Norway's) largest independent landscape architecture practice, with a team of 9–10 landscape architects organized around four MNLA-certified partners (Vibeke Jorn Myran, Stina Karlsson, Inger Hageberg, and Arne Smedsvig). Owner Stina Karlsson serves as Daglig leder (CEO), with a successor currently being recruited.

The firm delivers fee-based professional services across the full project lifecycle — landscape analyses, feasibility studies, concept and detail design, master planning, and construction oversight — for parks, schools, kindergartens, housing, healthcare facilities, commercial sites, cemeteries, maritime front areas, streets, and public squares. Technical differentiators include BREEAM-certified landscape design (with projects achieving Outstanding and Excellent ratings), shared-space urban design methodology, and blue-green infrastructure and stormwater management. The firm holds central government approval (Sentral godkjenning) in tiltaksklasse 3 for landscape and outdoor area design, and is Miljøfyrtårn (Eco-Lighthouse) certified.

The go-to-market is sales-led and project-based, with work acquired through architectural competitions, public sector tenders, and direct commissions. Customers are split between public sector (municipalities and county administrations, including Voss herad, Volda kommune, Vaksdal kommune, Askøy kommune, and Vestland Fylkeskommune) and private developers (notably G.C. Rieber, BOB Eiendomsutvikling, and Skjoldnes Utvikling). Repeat engagement is a clear pattern, with several anchor clients spanning multiple projects over a decade. Revenue is generated through negotiated, project-specific fees; no public pricing is disclosed. All documented projects are located in Norway, with coverage spanning Western Norway and select national tourist routes.

Name

Smedsvig Landskapsarkitekter

Legal name

Smedsvig Landskapsarkitekter AS

Website

https://smedsvig-landskap.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Smedsvig Landskapsarkitekter AS is a Bergen-based, partner-owned landscape architecture practice founded in 1990, serving Norwegian municipalities, county governments, and private developers with BREEAM-certified design across parks, schools, housing, healthcare, and waterfront projects throughout Western Norway.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban design planning
• Site master planning
• Public realm design
• BREEAM certified design

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergen

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional landscape architecture services: Fee-based professional services for landscape architecture projects, including landscape analyses, feasibility studies, landscape shaping, and construction follow-up. Projects range from public squares, promenades, and parks to outdoor areas for schools, commercial, institutions, and residential developments. Primarily project-based, one-time fees per engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Smedsvig Landskapsarkitekter AS is a landscape architecture firm offering professional design services across the full project lifecycle — from initial site analysis and feasibility studies through concept design, detailed landscape shaping, and construction follow-up. The firm designs parks, urban squares, waterfronts, schoolyards, healthcare grounds, residential developments, streets, and cemetery landscapes for public sector clients and private property developers in Norway.

Product overview

Smedsvig Landskapsarkitekter AS is a landscape architecture firm founded in 1990, based in Bergen, Norway, and recognized as the largest independent landscape architecture office in Western Norway. The firm offers a comprehensive portfolio of landscape design services covering the entire project lifecycle from initial concept sketches through detailed drawings and construction follow-up. Their service portfolio includes: Parker, friområder og aktivitet (parks, recreation areas, and activity spaces); Bomiljø (residential environments); Skoler og barnehager (schools and kindergartens); Gater, byrom og samferdsel (streets, urban spaces, and transport); Sjøfront (waterfront development); Næring og helse (commercial and healthcare); Gravplasser (cemeteries/memorial sites); Konkurranser (design competitions); and Utredninger og sentrumsplaner (studies and town center planning). The firm specializes in sustainable, innovative outdoor environments with robust materials and user-focused design, and many projects carry BREEAM environmental certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Park and Recreation Area Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Volda ungdomsskule outdoor area: 13,000m² completed 2024, cost 12 mill NOK
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HLM ArkitekturcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Frequent design competition and project collaboration partner. Won 1st place together in the Volda ungdomsskule plan and design competition (2020). Also collaborated on Åsane VGS og kulturhus and Voss ungdomsskule projects.
• BOB Eiendomsutvikling AS (Bergen og Omland Boligbyggelag)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Repeat client and collaboration partner on multiple residential projects in Damsgårdssundet transformation: Portalen, Treet (world's tallest timber building), Ternen Borettslag, and Damsgårdssundet nord (Alumen, Kuben, Delegården, Kranen — 148+ dwellings).
• Link Arkitekter ASminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Won 1st place together in 2006 competition for Nordahl Grieg videregående skole on Sørås (completed 2011). Also collaborated on Norges Handelshøyskole nybygg (with Statsbygg).
• 3RW ArkitektercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Won the architectural competition for Skjoldnes Park together in 2015. Also collaborated on Bergen Inkluderingssenter (Landåssvingen 15), Kjeksa Rasteplass on Atlanterhavsvegen (Nasjonale Turistveger), and Ulven SØF.
• B+B Arkitekter AScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Long-standing collaboration partner on multiple projects including Krohnen kontorbygg (BREEAM Outstanding), Vaksdal helse- og omsorgsbygg, and competition entries such as JOULE ENTEK at University of Bergen.
• G.C. Rieber AS / G.C. Rieber Eiendom AScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Repeat client and collaboration partner across multiple major projects: Krohnen kontorbygg, Solheimsviken næringspark (Moxy hotell and Skipet), Kong Christian Fredriksplass with Handelshøyskolen BI, Lanternen Marineholmen, and Bystrand Slippen.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Norconsult: Leading Nordic engineering and architecture consultancy with landscape and urban design teams. Competes with Smedsvig in large public infrastructure and urban development projects where one-stop delivery is valued.
• SWECO: Nordic engineering and architecture consultancy with a landscape design practice. Active in Norwegian public-sector landscape tenders and competes on integrated urban planning mandates.
• Rambøll: Global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with a Nordic landscape and urban design practice. Competes for large Norwegian public and private developments, offering scale and integrated capabilities.
• Asplan Viak: Major Norwegian multidisciplinary planning and engineering firm with a landscape architecture group. Competes for the same public-sector tenders and offers scaled, integrated services that could displace independent landscape specialists.
• Multiconsult: Norwegian multidisciplinary engineering and architecture firm that competes in landscape and urban design tenders, particularly for public infrastructure and waterfront projects in Norway.

Emerging players

• SLA: Danish landscape architecture firm with strong credentials in blue-green infrastructure and urban design. Comparable in design philosophy and sustainability focus, with potential cross-Nordic competition on premium projects.

Direct peers

• LPO Arkitekter: Norwegian architecture practice with strong landscape architecture and urban design capability serving the residential, public, and educational sectors. Comparable in design-led, project-based services for Norwegian municipalities and developers.
• Dronninga Landskap: Independent Norwegian landscape architecture office with comparable scope across parks, housing, and urban design. Similar size and positioning in the Norwegian independent landscape architecture market.
• Bjørbekk & Lindheim: Independent Norwegian landscape architecture firm (Oslo) with a similar project portfolio in urban public spaces, residential, and waterfront developments. Directly comparable in service mix, scale, and MNLA-credentialed leadership.
• Grindaker: Norwegian landscape architecture firm with strong orientation toward public realm, schools, urban regeneration, and sustainability — mirroring Smedsvig's service portfolio and project types. Closest direct competitor in the Norwegian independent landscape architecture segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SmedsvigLandskap
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/smedsvig-landskapsarkitekter-as

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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