What Danilo Dangubic Architects does

Danilo Dangubic Architects is a private architecture and design practice founded in 2015 by architect Danilo Dangubic, headquartered in Belgrade, Serbia. The firm operates as a full-service architecture office, delivering projects from concept through construction completion, with a portfolio spanning residential complexes (SK12, CENTRAL, KESZ, Skew House), hotel and mixed-use developments (Hugo Hotel, Plaz Almex, Belgrade Waterfront), cultural facilities (Songdo Library, Belgrade Philharmonic, National Library of Serbia Extension), public space interventions (Trumpeter Square, Beko), and product design (Bug Bench, ATP Fency). The firm employs 30+ people and runs an in-house digital fabrication lab that supports prototyping of distinctive technical systems, including kinetic facades (gold-colored movable panels with leaf-pattern perforation on SK12), parametric modeling (used for the Belgrade Philharmonic's sound-wave-driven spherical form), and prefab/pre-tensioned exposed concrete structures (Skew House).

The firm's business model is project-based professional services revenue, generated through direct client engagement, architectural competitions, and international exhibitions. It serves a horizontal mix of customer segments — residential, hospitality, cultural, public space, mixed-use, and exhibition — without significant disclosed concentration in any single end-market. Geographic reach spans Serbia (Belgrade, Pancevo), South Korea (Seoul, Songdo), and Italy (Venice), with international visibility built through participation in the Venice Biennale (2020, 2023), Seoul Biennale (2021), and industry awards (BIG SEE 2023, Union of Architects of Serbia 2021, 44th Salon of Architecture commendation 2022). The firm is founder-owned, with no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or parent company.

Name

Danilo Dangubic Architects

Legal name

Danilo Dangubic Architects

Website

https://danilodangubic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Danilo Dangubic Architects is a Belgrade-based, founder-owned architecture practice founded in 2015, delivering residential, hospitality, cultural, and public-space projects across Serbia, South Korea, and Italy through a 30+ person team with in-house digital fabrication capabilities.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE), Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Residential architecture
• Mixed-use development
• Cultural building design
• Urban public spaces

Headquarters

HQ city

Belgrade

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Full-service architecture firm providing design, manufacturing, and building services for projects ranging in scale and complexity. Revenue generated through project-based commissions for residential, commercial, cultural, and public space developments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Danilo Dangubic Architects is a Belgrade-based architecture office providing comprehensive architectural design services ranging from residential complexes and hotel projects to mixed-use developments, cultural facilities, public spaces, and exhibitions. The firm operates a digital fabrication lab and delivers projects from concept through construction completion, with a 30+ person team. Work spans Serbia, South Korea, and Italy through commissions and biennale participations.

Product overview

Danilo Dangubic Architects is a Belgrade-based architecture office founded in 2015 providing comprehensive architectural and design services. The firm delivers projects ranging from residential complexes (SK12, CENTRAL, KESZ, Skew House), hotel and mixed-use developments (Hugo Hotel, Plaz Almex, Belgrade Waterfront), cultural facilities (Songdo Library, Belgrade Philharmonic, National Library of Serbia Extension), public spaces (Trumpeter Square), to product design (Bug Bench, ATP Fency). Projects span from concept through construction completion, with international work in South Korea (Seoul Biennale, Songdo Library) and Italy (Venice Biennale). The firm operates a digital fabrication lab and employs over thirty professionals.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture and Design Services Full-service architectural design practice delivering residential, hotel, mixed-use, cultural, public space, and product design projects from concept through construction completion, with an in-house digital fabrication lab.
• SK12 Residential Complex Modern residential complex in Pancevo, Serbia featuring movable golden kinetic facade panels resembling leaf structures; includes 5 business spaces, 24 apartments, 6 duplexes with green roof gardens, and underground parking.
• Songdo Library Cultural library project in Songdo, South Korea featuring a hovering concrete cube form with six glass facades and a sloping roof garden; incorporates poetry and literature gradients on facades for shading.
• Hugo Hotel Mixed-use hybrid building in Belgrade adapted from an apartment building to embassy and then to hotel; features a transparent marble facade developed through glass transformation techniques.
• CENTRAL Residential Project Residential project in Pancevo, Serbia questioning continuity and closure of city block, flatness of facade plane, and inhabitable facade space; completed 2021, 3,500m².
• Belgrade Philharmonic Cultural facility proposal for Belgrade featuring a utopian spherical form shaped by sound waves; uses parametric modeling to generate a unique form differing from each viewpoint.
• Skew House Residential project using a six square module skewed to accommodate plot geometry; features prefab, pre-tensioned, fully exposed concrete structure; completed 2023, 2,557m².
• KESZ Residential Building Predominantly residential building (80%) in Belgrade, Serbia with seven floors of housing units and green public areas; features symmetrically distributed apartments from studio to four-bedroom units.
• Bug Bench Product design piece created by Ivana Petrusevski for Danilo Dangubic Architects, featuring an artistic bench design.
• ATP Fency Fencing product design project spanning 5,600m², completed in 2010.
• Trumpeter Square Public space intervention in a pocket city space, realized in 2011; features a sound-wave pattern converted into a 10x10cm pixel scheme resembling square bricks; covers 550m².
• Plaz Almex Mixed-use development competition proposal featuring two towers and a vast public square with an elevated 600m long rectangular park facade band running around the complex; covers 47,978m².

Quantifiable outcome

• Public open space surpassing site area by 120% at Songdo Library
• +1 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture): Rotterdam-headquartered international architecture firm with cultural, residential, and mixed-use commissions globally. Comparable in operating in the contemporary cultural architecture space, though at much larger scale.
• Zaha Hadid Architects: London-based global architecture firm with a portfolio of iconic cultural and residential projects featuring parametric and complex forms. Comparable through shared emphasis on parametric modeling and international cultural commissions, though at significantly larger scale.
• Foster + Partners: London-headquartered global architecture firm with extensive cultural, residential, and mixed-use portfolios. Comparable in cultural-building sector and biennale presence, but operates at significantly larger scale and global breadth.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Copenhagen/New York-headquartered international architecture firm known for parametric and data-driven design across cultural, residential, and mixed-use projects. Comparable as a peer with strong biennale and international project presence, though much larger in scale.

Emerging players

• Studio MK27: São Paulo-based boutique architecture firm with international residential and cultural work and award recognition. Comparable as an emerging boutique practice with similar size profile, contemporary aesthetic, and cultural/residential portfolio emphasis.

Direct peers

• Snøhetta: Norway-headquartered international architecture and design firm with cultural, public, and mixed-use work across continents. Comparable as a similar-sized boutique practice with strong biennale and cultural-building credentials and international delivery.
• MVRDV: Rotterdam-based architecture firm known for data-driven, parametric, and visually distinctive cultural and residential buildings. Comparable through shared use of parametric design tools, cultural building portfolio, and biennale visibility.
• Studio Gang: Chicago/New York-based architecture and urban design practice with cultural, public, and residential work emphasizing sustainability and contextual design. Comparable as a similarly sized boutique practice with cultural building portfolio and award recognition.
• Heatherwick Studio: London-based boutique designer-maker known for blending architecture with fabrication, materials innovation, and high-profile cultural installations. Highly comparable to Danilo Dangubic Architects as a similarly sized practice with signature kinetic/installation-driven work and global biennale presence.

Peers

• MAD Architects: Beijing-based international architecture firm with significant East Asia and global cultural project exposure, including biennale installations. Comparable as a boutique-to-mid-sized firm with cross-continental project delivery, kinetic/parametric design vocabulary, and cultural institution clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

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