What Selberg Arkitekter does

Selberg Arkitekter AS is a Trondheim-headquartered, employee-owned architecture and planning consultancy serving Norwegian public and private clients. The firm delivers three integrated service lines — Planlegging (urban and municipal planning), Arkitektur (civil architecture for public and private buildings), and Landskapsarkitektur (landscape architecture) — across the full project lifecycle from feasibility studies and regulatory planning through sketch design, working drawings, and construction follow-up. Its stated differentiator is the cross-disciplinary method: combining the three disciplines in one organization to create continuity and early-phase optimization, working as sub-consultant or lead consultant depending on project scope.

The business operates on a professional services, project-based fee model acquired primarily through municipal tenders and direct commissions from private developers. Its customer base spans Norwegian municipalities (Trondheim, Indre Fosen, Røros, Elverum, Heim, Frøya, Skjåk, Namsos) and significant private developers and contractors (OBOS Block Watne, Selvaag Bolig, Veidekke, NORDR, Trym Bolig, HAW Eiendom). Project types include kindergartens, schools, relief housing, residential developments, student housing, municipal buildings, public spaces, and the 19 km E6 Kvithammar–Åsen motorway (with Dr.Ing.Aas Jakobsen and Nye Veier). The firm collaborates with Snøhetta, Skanska, ViaNova, and Prosjektutvikling Midt-Norge AS on larger commissions, often as a sub-consultant or co-planner.

Selberg has 17 named employees operating from Sluppenvegen 17B, Trondheim (org. nr. 924 003 073). It is structured as a "medarbeidereid foretak" (employee-owned enterprise), with no external investors, parent company, or listed equity. Revenue, pricing, and backlog are not publicly disclosed. Geographic reach is concentrated in central Norway but extends into Innlandet and Rogaland. The core technology stack is design and planning craft plus standard Google Analytics on the website; there is no disclosed proprietary technology, AI capability, or software product.

Name

Selberg Arkitekter

Legal name

Selberg Arkitekter AS

Website

https://selberg.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Selberg Arkitekter AS is an employee-owned architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture consultancy based in Trondheim, Norway, serving Norwegian municipalities and private developers with cross-disciplinary project services from feasibility through construction follow-up.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban planning services
• Landscape architecture services
• Municipal planning consulting
• Residential development design

Headquarters

HQ city

Trondheim

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Planning Services: Professional services revenue generated from architecture, planning, and landscape architecture consulting services for public and private sector clients in Norway.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Selberg Arkitekter AS is an employee-owned architecture firm based in Trondheim, Norway, offering an integrated trio of professional services: Planning (Planlegging), Architecture (Arkitektur), and Landscape Architecture (Landskapsarkitektur). The firm provides cross-disciplinary consulting from feasibility studies and regulatory planning through sketch projects, working drawings, and construction supervision for municipal governments and private developers. Its portfolio spans residential developments, educational facilities, healthcare buildings, public spaces, and infrastructure projects across Norway.

Product overview

Selberg Arkitekter AS is an employee-owned architectural firm based in Trondheim, Norway, offering an integrated trio of services: Planlegging (planning), Arkitektur (architecture), and Landskapsarkitektur (landscape architecture). The company operates with a holistic interdisciplinary approach, combining these three service areas to deliver comprehensive solutions from early-stage planning through detailed design and construction follow-up. Their portfolio spans residential developments, educational facilities (schools and kindergartens), commercial properties, healthcare buildings, and infrastructure projects across Norway.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Planlegging (Planning Services) Societal planning services including municipal plans (kommunedelplaner), area plans (områdeplaner), detailed plans (detaljplaner), and feasibility studies (mulighetsstudier), covering all levels from policy to implementation for Norwegian municipalities and developers.
• Arkitektur (Architecture Services) Civil architect services for public and private buildings in Trondheim, covering all phases from feasibility studies and regulatory planning through sketch projects, working drawings, and construction supervision on-site.
• Landskapsarkitektur (Landscape Architecture Services) Landscape architecture services for all types of landscape projects in Trondheim, ranging from large public facilities to small courtyard spaces and private gardens, working at all planning levels from feasibility studies and master planning through working drawings on-site.

Named customers16 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Dr.Ing.Aas JakobsencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelberg Arkitekter is sub-consultant to Dr.Ing.Aas Jakobsen for the E6 Kvithammar - Åsen infrastructure project. Selberg provides planning and landscape architecture services as part of the consulting team.
• ViaNova TrondheimsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with ViaNova Trondheim on the Bismo site analysis project for Skjåk municipality, combining traffic analysis and urban planning expertise.
• SnøhettacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSnøhetta developed the feasibility study for Powerhouse studentboliger Moholt. Selberg is engaged for detailed regulation planning, working with Sit and Skanska.
• SkanskasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject team member for Powerhouse studentboliger Moholt, combining expertise with Selberg Arkitekter and Snøhetta for innovative climate-friendly student housing.
• Prosjektutvikling Midt-Norge ASsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint engagement with Røros kommune for Ysterhagaen barnehage detailed regulation planning.
• Nye VeiercoreOthersNye Veier is the client/tiltakshaver for the E6 Kvithammar - Åsen highway project, Norway's major infrastructure development initiative.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Nordic Office of Architecture: Large Nordic multi-disciplinary firm covering architecture, interior, landscape and urban planning, with deep Norwegian public-sector credentials — competes for the same municipal and developer briefs as Selberg but at a larger scale.
• Snøhetta: Norwegian-founded global practice that integrates architecture, landscape, interior, and planning — the same cross-disciplinary offering as Selberg, but at vastly larger scale, and an explicit project partner on Powerhouse Moholt.
• LINK Arkitektur: Nordic architecture group with Norwegian offices that integrates planning, architecture and landscape, serving municipalities, developers, and infrastructure clients across Scandinavia.
• White Arkitekter: Leading Nordic architecture practice with significant Norwegian activity in planning, architecture and landscape design across public and residential sectors — a broader-scale comparator for Selberg's integrated model.

Direct peers

• MAD Arkitekter: Trondheim-headquartered architecture practice working across planning, architecture and landscape architecture in central Norway, overlapping directly with Selberg on municipal and residential briefs.
• Pir II: Trondheim-based architecture and planning firm of comparable size and local-market footprint, offering planning, architecture, and landscape services to Norwegian municipalities and developers — a directly overlapping regional competitor.
• Dyrvik Arkitekter: Mid-sized Norwegian architecture firm with a planning and design practice serving public and private clients; comparable in scale, service mix, and Norwegian municipal client base.
• Lund Hagem Arkitekter: Norwegian architecture practice combining architecture and landscape architecture for public and residential clients, with a comparable project-based, design-led model.
• AART Architects: Nordic architecture firm combining architecture, urban planning, landscape and research — operates with the same cross-disciplinary model as Selberg, competing for similar residential, educational, and public-sector briefs.
• Ratio Arkitekter: Norwegian planning and architecture firm with strong municipal and public-sector credentials, offering integrated planning and design services across building typologies similar to Selberg's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SelbergArkitekter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/selberg-arkitektkontor-sa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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