What Voll Arkitekter does

Voll Arkitekter AS is a Trondheim-based, partner-owned architectural design firm operating exclusively within Norway. It serves property developers, housing cooperatives, municipalities, and government agencies including Statsbygg, providing end-to-end architectural services covering regulatory planning, schematic design, detailed engineering, and construction site supervision across residential, commercial, educational, hospitality, and mixed-use building types. The client roster includes major Norwegian real estate actors such as Entra, OBOS, Veidekke Eiendom, HENT AS, and SIT, alongside municipal clients such as Narvik Kommune.

The firm's core technical competency centres on sustainable building design, with demonstrated proficiency in mass-timber high-rise construction, BREEAM-NOR environmental certification, and passive house (passivhus) standards. Its signature project, Mjøstårnet in Brumunddal (opened March 2019), is recognised by the CTBUH as the world's tallest timber building at 85.4 metres, employing glulam trusses, CLT walls, and prefabricated fire-safe timber facade elements. Other notable deliverables include the BREEAM-NOR Excellent-certified Holtermanns veg BT2 office complex for Entra (approximately 17,900m²), the ~399 MNOK Narvik Ungdomsskole passive-house secondary school, and Øvre Steinaunet, the first BREEAM-certified residential project in Trondheim.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed fees per project phase, with no public pricing disclosed. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and relationship-driven: the firm acquires commissions through direct developer outreach, architectural competitions (e.g., the Stormen Bodø mixed-use tower win), public tenders, and repeat engagements with the same developer clients across multiple projects. As of the source data, the firm operates from a single Trondheim headquarters relocated in March 2024 to Olav Tryggvasons gate 51, staffed by 11 individuals including five partners.

Name

Voll Arkitekter

Legal name

Voll Arkitekter AS

Website

https://vollark.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Voll Arkitekter AS is a Trondheim-based Norwegian architecture firm providing full-service design from regulatory planning through construction administration to property developers, municipalities, and public agencies across Norway, with signature expertise in sustainable mass-timber construction and BREEAM-NOR certified projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Sustainable building design
• Timber construction architecture
• BREEAM-NOR certified design
• Residential and commercial architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Trondheim

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Voll Arkitekter generates revenue through fees for architectural and engineering services, covering the full project lifecycle from regulatory planning and schematic design through detailed engineering and construction administration. Revenue is project-based, typically structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed fees for specific phases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Voll Arkitekter is an architectural design firm based in Trondheim, Norway, providing architectural services from early-phase regulatory planning through detailed design and construction administration. The firm specializes in sustainable architecture with a focus on timber (mass timber) construction, serving residential, commercial, educational, and cultural building projects. The 11-person studio delivers BREEAM-NOR certified design work across new builds, refurbishments, and interior architecture.

Product overview

Voll Arkitekter AS is an architectural firm based in Trondheim, Norway, offering comprehensive architectural design services across residential, commercial, educational, and hospitality building types. The firm provides services spanning regulatory planning, sketch projects, detailed engineering, and construction supervision. Their portfolio includes signature projects like Mjøstårnet (the world's tallest timber building), educational facilities such as Narvik Ungdomsskole, student housing including Klostergata 56, and commercial complexes like Holtermanns veg BT2. The firm specializes in sustainable design with BREEAM-NOR certified projects and passive house construction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mjøstårnet Architectural design for the world's tallest timber building (85.4 meters / 18 stories) located in Brumunddal, Norway. A mixed-use high-rise combining apartments, hotel, offices, and public functions, showcasing the firm's mass-timber expertise at scale.
• Øvre Steinaunet Residential architectural project designed by Voll Arkitekter as part of the firm's portfolio of housing developments.
• Narvik Ungdomsskole Architectural design for a secondary school (ungdomsskole) in Narvik, Norway, demonstrating the firm's public-sector educational building experience.
• Holtermanns veg Residential architectural project designed by Voll Arkitekter, part of the firm's urban housing portfolio.
• Klostergata 56 Architectural design project by Voll Arkitekter in Trondheim, part of the firm's urban infill and renovation portfolio.
• Ladebyhagen Residential and urban development project designed by Voll Arkitekter in the Lade area of Trondheim.
• Coop Oppdal Commercial architectural project designed by Voll Arkitekter for the Coop retail brand in Oppdal, Norway.
• Stormen Cultural / public building project designed by Voll Arkitekter, part of the firm's public-sector cultural architecture portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85.4m — Mjøstårnet is the world's tallest timber building, recognised by CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• SIT (Studentsamskipnaden i Gjøvik, Ålesund og Trondheim)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Voll Arkitekter has followed the Klostergata 56 student housing project from regulatory phase through ongoing construction (2023–2025), developing approximately 108 student housing units. SIT is the student housing provider for the Trondheim region.
• EntracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Voll Arkitekter provided detailed engineering (detaljprosjektering) and construction site supervision for Holtermannsveien 2, Entra's largest development project in Trondheim with over 48,000m2 of office and commercial space across multiple building phases.
• AB Invest ASflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 March 2019Voll Arkitekter was responsible for site regulation, tower design, story layout, and design of the public bath for Mjøstårnet — the world's tallest timber building at 85.4m. AB Invest AS was the developer of the project, with HENT AS as contractor.
• HENT AScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHENT AS serves as both contractor and developer on multiple Voll Arkitekter projects including Narvik Ungdomsskole (399 MNOK contract), Ranheimsvegen 9, and the Mjøstårnet project. A long-standing project partner.
• BetonmastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBetonmast serves as contractor on several Voll Arkitekter projects including Klostergata 56 student housing and Falkenborgvegen 36 office building. Voll Arkitekter was engaged by Betonmast after project approval.
• Veidekke EiendomcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeidekke Eiendom is the developer of Øvre Steinaunet — the first BREEAM-certified residential project in Trondheim — where Voll Arkitekter handled regulatory planning and project design. Also partnered on Verkstedgården 2 Lilleby competition.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nordic Office of Architecture: Norwegian architecture studio delivering mixed-use, residential, and hospitality projects in the Nordics. Similar building typology mix and Norwegian client base make it a close regional peer.
• Snøhetta: Norwegian-headquartered architecture practice renowned for sustainability-led, signature public and cultural projects. Most directly comparable peer given shared Norwegian base, sustainability ethos, and signature-building reputation.
• Cobe: Danish architecture studio with sustainability, urban, and mixed-use portfolio. Comparable as a Nordic peer with similar sustainability-led, developer and municipality clientele.
• LPO Arkitekter: Norwegian architecture firm with deep residential and urban regeneration portfolio. Directly comparable in its developer-led, residential-and-mixed-use Norwegian mandate mix.
• A3 Arkitekter: Norwegian architecture practice named in Voll's own Narvik Ungdomsskole project data as the forprosjekt author. Directly comparable Norwegian residential and public-sector peer.
• White Arkitekter: Swedish/Nordic architecture practice with strong sustainability and large-scale mixed-use portfolio. Comparable as a Nordic peer with comparable sustainability positioning and project scale.
• DARK Arkitekter: Norwegian architecture studio of similar size serving developers and public clients on residential and commercial builds. Comparable regional peer with similar project typologies.
• Link Arkitektur: Nordic architecture firm with significant Norwegian and Swedish operations covering residential, commercial, and mixed-use sectors. Comparable in building-type breadth and BREEAM-style sustainability focus.

Broad incumbents

• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish-headquartered global architecture firm known for sustainability-anchored, mixed-use and high-rise signature projects. Overlaps with Voll in timber/sustainability narrative but at far larger scale and scope.

Emerging players

• MAD Architects: Architecture firm recognised for pushing the envelope of mass-timber and biomorphic tall-building design. Comparable at the conceptual/signature-edge of mass-timber high-rises, though operating at a different scale and geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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