Pavel Hnilička Architects+Planners

What Pavel Hnilička Architects+Planners does

Pavel Hnilička Architects+Planners (PHA+P, legal entity Pavel Hnilička Architects+Planners, s.r.o.) is a Czech architecture and urban planning studio founded in 2003 by Pavel Hnilička after his postgraduate studies at ETH Zürich. The firm operates a dual practice spanning individual building architecture (residential, commercial, headquarters) and large-scale urbanism (master plans, regulatory plans, urban studies), with a stated emphasis on timeless design, adaptability, blue-green infrastructure, and compact city planning. It is registered as a Czech private limited company (s.r.o.) headquartered at Cukrovarnická 46, Prague 6, with approximately 24 team members including architects and an office manager.

The firm generates revenue through professional services fees tied to project-based engagements, architectural competitions, and consulting for both public sector clients (municipalities and cities such as Prague, Jihlava, Humpolec, Klatovy, and others) and private investors/developers. Notable engagements include the new Česká spořitelna headquarters in Prague Smíchov (won via competition in partnership with Baumschlager Eberle Architekten), the Vítězné náměstí redesign (6 ha), the Lichoceves urban study (~3,000 inhabitants), and the Myšlín Gardens project (55.1 ha). Distribution relies on direct client engagement, public tenders, and architectural competitions within the Czech Republic, with the broader Prague metropolitan area and Central Bohemian Region as the primary operating geography.

The studio's core technology is traditional architectural methodology grounded in contemporary sustainability principles; there are no proprietary software platforms, APIs, or AI/ML components indicated. Its competitive positioning rests on founder-led thought leadership—Pavel Hnilička led preparation of the 2018 Prague building regulations, served as Vice-Chairman of the Czech Chamber of Architects (2014–2018), and publishes on urban sprawl and density economics—reinforcing both a talent-driven and regulatory-influenced market position in the Czech architecture market.

Name

Pavel Hnilička Architects+Planners

Legal name

Pavel Hnilička Architects+Planners, s.r.o.

Website

https://phap.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pavel Hnilička Architects+Planners is a Prague-based architecture and urban planning studio (~24 staff, founded 2003) offering building design, master planning, and urban studies to Czech municipalities, private investors, and corporate clients such as Česká spořitelna.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Urban Planning Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD)

Keywords

• Architecture design
• Urban planning
• Urban design
• Master planning
• Residential architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based fees for architectural design and urban planning services including residential, commercial, public, and urban development projects. Revenue generated through design fees, competition prizes, and consulting services for both private investors and public sector clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pavel Hnilička Architects+Planners provides professional architecture and urban planning services. The firm designs individual buildings (residential houses, commercial headquarters, public buildings) and produces urban studies, master plans, and regulatory plans for municipalities, cities, and private developers. Projects are delivered through both private commissions and public architectural competitions.

Product overview

Pavel Hnilička Architects+Planners is an architectural and urbanism studio offering architecture design services (buildings, houses, residential projects) and urbanism services (master plans, regulatory plans, urban studies). The studio operates across residential, commercial, and public sectors with notable projects including Student House Holešovice, Vítězné square in Prague, and the Lichoceves urban study. The portfolio also includes publications on urban planning topics such as Urban Sprawl II and Density and Economics of Cities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Design Services Design and implementation of individual buildings including residential houses, commercial headquarters, public buildings, and student housing, with emphasis on timelessness, naturalness, simplicity, and sculptural design within urban and landscape context.
• Urban Planning and Urbanism Services Creation of urban studies, master plans, territorial plans, regulatory plans, and zoning plans for cities and municipalities, with emphasis on public spaces, blue-green infrastructure, compact city development, and landscape preservation.
• Urban Studies and Town Master Plans Comprehensive urban studies for new town developments and expansions, including the Lichoceves urban study designing for approximately 3000 inhabitants and the conceptual study of Jihlava – south.
• Corporate Headquarters Design Design of large-scale institutional headquarters and corporate campuses, exemplified by the new Česká spořitelna Headquarters project on Prague Smíchov delivered in partnership with Baumschlager Eberle Architekten.
• Architectural and Urbanism Publications Authored books and articles on urbanism, architecture, and housing, including 'Sídelní kaše – Urban Sprawl', 'Hustota a ekonomika měst' (Density and Economics of Cities), and the Prague Building Regulations 2018 publication.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Baumschlager Eberle ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Joint winning competition team for the new Česká Spořitelna Headquarters project in Prague. PHAP collaborated with Baumschlager Eberle Architekten on this major corporate headquarters project.
• Institute of Planning and Development of Prague (IPR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPavel Hnilička led the preparation of new Prague building regulations at IPR Prague between 2012-2014. Deep collaboration on urban planning standards.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CMC architects: Czech architecture studio with similar headcount and Prague focus, working on residential, commercial, and public buildings. PHA+P team member Daniel Sedlák previously worked at CMC, making it a closely comparable Czech peer in scale and typology.
• Schindler Seko architekti: Prague-based architecture studio with a strong residential and urban-design portfolio. Comparable Czech peer for both private developer and public clients.
• Studio Perspektiv: Czech architecture and urban planning studio competing in master plans and public sector commissions. Comparable in size and in the dual architecture/urbanism positioning PHA+P emphasizes.
• A69 architekti: Prague-based architecture studio working across residential, commercial, and public projects. Comparable Czech peer competing for similar private-developer and public-sector commissions.
• IGLOO ARCHITEKTI: Czech architecture studio co-founded by PHA+P team member Jan Pačka, focused on sustainable architecture and urbanism. Closely comparable in scale and philosophy.
• Baumschlager Eberle Architekten: Austria/Switzerland-based architecture firm with established Czech practice. Already a strategic partner of PHA+P on the Česká spořitelna HQ competition win, both firms compete in Central European architecture and urbanism at a comparable scale.
• UNIT architekti: Czech architecture firm with strong urbanism and public-space portfolio. Direct peer for integrated architecture-and-urbanism commissions in the Czech market.
• Kancelář Burian-Křivinka: Czech architecture and urban planning studio of comparable size, focused on architecture, public space, and urbanism. Direct competitor for Czech municipal commissions and similar in dual architecture/urbanism positioning to PHA+P.

Broad incumbents

• MVRDV: Dutch global architecture and urbanism firm with significant urban-planning capability. A broader incumbent that competes for landmark urban-architecture commissions in Central Europe and globally.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Internationally established architecture and urbanism firm that increasingly competes for landmark European master plans and cultural/commercial projects overlapping with PHA+P's typology.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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