TALLER Architects

What TALLER Architects does

TALLER Architects is a professional services architecture studio founded in 2009 in Bogotá, Colombia by Julián Restrepo and Pablo Forero. The firm operates with approximately 21 full-time staff and maintains a headquarters in Bogotá and a satellite studio in Amsterdam opened in 2018 and formally launched in March 2020 under director Sven Hoogerheide. The firm is privately held with no external investment, parent company, or public funding disclosed.

The firm delivers integrated architecture, landscape architecture, and urban/territorial planning services under a proprietary methodology called 'Diseño Sensible' (Sensitive Design), which combines socio-cultural analysis with cross-disciplinary design. Core service offerings include architecture design (residential, commercial, institutional, educational), landscape design with nature-based solutions, and strategic urban planning. Notable projects include the 600-hectare Hongqiao Forest and Sports Park in Shenzhen (won via international competition 2018), the Engineering Laboratories Tower at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (CTBUH Best Tall Building Americas 2023), University College Groningen renovation, and multiple SEDATU public infrastructure projects in Mexico.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees from a concentrated base of institutional, government, and private clients across more than 10 countries. Go-to-market is sales-led, with projects secured through international architecture competitions and direct client commissions. Marketing relies on award participation, publications, exhibitions, and organic social presence (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook). The firm has earned over 20 industry recognitions between 2020 and 2024, including CTBUH, RIBA, MCHAP, WAF, Dezeen, and Architecture Masterprize awards.

Name

TALLER Architects

Legal name

TALLER Architects

Website

https://tallerarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TALLER Architects is a Bogotá-based architecture studio with an Amsterdam satellite office, delivering integrated architecture, landscape, and urban planning services under a 'Diseño Sensible' methodology to institutional, government, and private clients across 10+ countries with approximately 21 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Landscape architecture
• Urban planning
• Sustainable design
• Cultural architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional services revenue from architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning projects. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for design services, competitions, and consultancy work for institutional and private clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TALLER Architects is a multidisciplinary design firm offering architecture, landscape architecture, and urban/territorial planning services under its proprietary "Diseño Sensible" (Sensitive Design) methodology. The firm designs educational, institutional, cultural, and residential buildings, large-scale public parks and urban spaces, and city-scale planning projects for universities, governments, developers, and community organizations. Services are delivered through international architecture competitions and direct client commissions across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Product overview

TALLER Architects operates as a design firm specializing in three integrated disciplines: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban/Territorial Planning. Their portfolio includes completed projects such as the Hongqiao Forest and Sports Park in Shenzhen (600 ha urban park with innovative sports facilities), the University College Groningen renovation (historical building with sustainable wooden addition), and various cultural, educational, and public space projects across Colombia, Mexico, China, and Europe. The firm also offers conceptual projects like the Bering Strait Diomede Archipelago proposal. Services encompass full architectural design, landscape design, and strategic urban planning with a socio-cultural, holistic approach.

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Products and services

• Architecture Services Building design and construction services across residential, commercial, institutional, and educational typologies, with a focus on sustainability and social impact. Delivered for universities, government agencies, developers, and community organizations through direct commissions and competition wins.
• Landscape Design Services Urban design and public space services using nature-based solutions and inclusive, gender-sensitive approaches to landscape architecture. Applied to large-scale public parks, urban green networks, and city-scale environmental circuits for municipal and government clients.
• Urban and Territorial Planning Strategic urban and territorial planning integrating architecture and landscape expertise with ecological sustainability for city and regional development. Includes city-scale territorial planning that integrates urban development with ecological structures.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LOLA Landscape ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration on large-scale landscape projects. Notable joint project: Hongqiao Forest and Sports Park (600 ha) in Shenzhen, China. The partnership combines TALLER's architecture and urban design expertise with LOLA's landscape architecture specialization.
• L+CC (Land+Civilization Compositions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration on landscape and public space projects including Shenzhen Bay Park and Qianhai Public Spaces. The partnership focuses on integrated design solutions for urban landscape challenges.
• ElephantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on University College Groningen project. Elephant serves as a local partner for the renovation and expansion project in the Netherlands.
• Mynd IngegneriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering collaborator on the Children's Museum of Bologna competition proposal. Partnership brought together architectural vision with engineering expertise.
• aRE - Arquitectura en EstudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner for the Children's Museum of Bologna international competition. Collaborated with TALLER and Mynd Ingegneria on the third prize-winning proposal.
• ORUcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term local partner in Mexico for multiple SEDATU Urban Improvement Plan projects. Collaboration includes cultural centers, sports units, fire stations, and municipal market projects in Tultitlán.
• Departamento del DistritocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal architecture partner in Mexico collaborating on public infrastructure projects under SEDATU's Urban Improvement Plan. Multiple joint projects including buildings in Tultitlán and Yucatán Peninsula.
• DC-MX (Ricardo García Santander)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in Mexico for Yucatán Peninsula projects including Cancún City Theater, Los Gemelos Sports Park, and other public projects under the Mayan Train PMU initiative.
• Juan Pablo Ortiz ArquitectoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration with architect Juan Pablo Ortiz on major Colombian projects including the Engineering Laboratories Tower at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and Government Ministries Project.
• ArcadiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the 'Cartagena ConAgua' consortium for Water as Leverage program. Arcadis brings international water management expertise to the partnership addressing urban water challenges.
• DeltarescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch research institute partner in the ConAgua consortium for Water as Leverage Cartagena. Contributes expertise in water management and climate resilience solutions.
• ONE ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS-based architecture firm in the ConAgua consortium bringing diverse perspectives to water-related urban challenges in Cartagena.
• Fundación Herencia Ambiental CaribecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Colombian foundation in the ConAgua consortium contributing cultural and environmental heritage expertise to water resilience initiatives.
• Creative Climate CollectiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational creative collective focused on climate action. TALLER collaborated with members Olivier de Gruijter and Marwan Rasmy on the Resilient Communities Egypt project selected by Stimuleringsfonds.
• CAUCE arquitectura del paisajeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner for FORUM UDeM competition in Medellín. Joint proposal 'Campus Vivo' received second prize.
• Lab.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for 'Prado Hanging Gardens' health center project in Medellín, winning first prize in private competition.
• What Design Can Do (WDCD)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration partner for COP27 climate conference participation through the Creative Climate Collective initiative.
• El Taller de ArquitectosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner for Shenzhen Bay Park competition, contributing to the 'Eight interventions for a New Era' winning proposal.
• Colab-19minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership on COVID-19 response projects including La Perseverancia and La Concordia market revitalization installations in Bogotá.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MVRDV: Dutch-headquartered architecture firm of comparable size (~200 staff) with a strongly international, competition-led portfolio spanning architecture, urbanism, and landscape. Closely parallels TALLER's emphasis on competitions, sustainability, and integrated landscape/architecture commissions.
• WOHA Architects: Singapore-based practice with a comparable international profile focused on sustainability, public space, and tropical/climate-responsive architecture. Overlaps with TALLER on integrated landscape/urbanism, public-sector megaprojects, and Asia-Pacific footprint.
• UNStudio: Amsterdam-based architecture network operating internationally with strong competition wins and an emphasis on research-driven design. Comparable to TALLER through Dutch HQ alignment, academic creative direction, and global competition pipeline.
• Mecanoo: Dutch architecture firm with strong institutional, education, and public-sector portfolio and an international competition-winning track record. Comparable to TALLER's Netherlands anchor, university clients (e.g., University of Groningen), and integrated landscape architecture practice.
• Snøhetta: Norwegian-headquartered transdisciplinary practice combining architecture, landscape, and urban design with global project reach and competition credentials. Highly comparable to TALLER's multi-disciplinary 'Diseño Sensible' positioning and emphasis on landscape + public realm.
• Heatherwick Studio: London-based design studio of comparable scale, blending architecture, landscape, and public-space work with a strong international competition-winning profile. Closely parallels TALLER's narrative around design-led public realm projects and award-driven brand building.
• Studio Gang: US-based studio known for sustainability-driven, integrated architecture and landscape work with strong competition credentials. Comparable to TALLER on transdisciplinary practice, sustainability focus, and education/institutional project types.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish-origin global studio that wins international competitions across typologies including education, public space, and mixed-use. Comparable to TALLER in competition-driven growth, international footprint, and brand-led positioning around signature built work.

Broad incumbents

• OMA: Major Dutch-headquartered global architecture incumbent with broad typology coverage and international competition presence. Comparable to TALLER at the category level but operates at materially larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Foster + Partners: British global architecture incumbent with education, civic, and masterplanning work worldwide. Comparable as a benchmark for what TALLER could scale toward, though at a much larger firm size and broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tallerarchitects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/taller-architects
• Instagraminstagram.com/taller.architects

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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