VOLUM Arkitekter

What VOLUM Arkitekter does

VOLUM arkitekter AS is a privately held Norwegian architecture firm headquartered at Strandgata 202, Haugesund, operating across three core service lines: architecture, interior architecture, and planning. The firm was rebranded from Vikanes Bungum arkitekter AS in 2024 and joined Vier arkitektfellesskap, a nationwide collective of six independent Norwegian architecture offices (Haugesund, Kristiansand, Notodden, Fredrikstad, Gjøvik, Bodø) collectively employing approximately 60-70 architects. In September 2025, Sevland Bunyan Arkitekter AS was merged into VOLUM, adding partner Kester Bunyan and expanding local capacity. The practice is led by Managing Director Jostein Vikanes.

The firm's underlying technology stack is conventional for the Norwegian architectural sector: BIM-based design in Archicad, visualization in Twinmotion, model checking in Solibri, energy calculation in Simien PRO, and Adobe Creative Suite for presentation materials. It holds the Miljøfyrtårn (Environmental Lighthouse) certification since 2020, BREEAM-NOR Accredited Professional (AP) status, and Sentral godkjenning for PRO and SØK at tiltaksklasse 3, the latter being a regulatory prerequisite for the public-sector project work that anchors the business.

VOLUM generates revenue through project-based professional services fees, with pricing bespoke to each contract and no publicly disclosed standard rates. Its customer mix is heavily weighted toward Norwegian public-sector clients — Karmøy kommune, Rogaland Fylkeskommune (under a multi-year framework agreement for school projects), Bømlo kommune, and Haugaland Brann og Redning IKS — supplemented by a smaller set of private developer clients such as Haubo/Vestbo for residential and mixed-use work in Haugesund. Distribution is direct via the Haugesund office and the Vier network for larger or geographically dispersed engagements. Marketing relies on the volum.no portfolio site and standard social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram) with no performance-marketing or digital sales motion apparent.

Name

VOLUM Arkitekter

Legal name

VOLUM arkitekter AS

Website

https://volum.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VOLUM arkitekter AS is a Haugesund-based Norwegian architecture firm, part of the Vier nationwide collective of six offices, delivering architecture, interior architecture, and planning services primarily to Norwegian municipalities and county councils on schools, healthcare, and public infrastructure projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural services
• Interior architecture
• Urban planning
• Sustainable building design
• BIM architectural design

Headquarters

HQ city

Haugesund

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Project-based professional services for architecture, interior architecture, and urban planning. Revenue generated through design fees, project management, and consulting services for both public and private clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

VOLUM arkitekter is a Norwegian architecture firm providing professional architectural design, interior architecture, and urban planning services across the full project lifecycle from concept to completion. The firm serves public-sector clients (municipalities, county councils) and private developers with projects spanning schools, healthcare facilities, sports venues, residential buildings, fire stations, and commercial developments in the Haugaland region and nationally through the Vier network.

Product overview

VOLUM Arkitekter is a professional architecture firm offering three core services: Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Planning. The firm operates as part of the Vier architecture collective, a nationwide network of six Norwegian architecture offices. The company specializes in diverse project types including schools, healthcare facilities, sports arenas, residential buildings, churches, and fire stations. In September 2025, the firm merged with Sevland Bunyan Arkitekter AS to expand its local presence and professional capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture (Arkitektur) Architectural services covering the full project lifecycle from concept to completion, including residential, commercial, public, and educational building projects. Delivered as professional services to municipalities, county councils, private developers, and institutional clients.
• Interior Architecture (Interiørarkitektur) Interior architecture services including concept development, material selection, custom furniture design, and comprehensive interior design for various building types. Delivered to commercial, public, and residential clients.
• Planning (Plan) Planning services including regulatory plans, area development, landscape architecture, and spatial planning for new developments and transformations. Delivered to municipalities, county councils, and private developers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Environmental Lighthouse certified since 2020
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sevland Bunyan Arkitekter AScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Sevland Bunyan Arkitekter AS merged into VOLUM arkitekter AS effective September 1, 2025. The combined entity strengthens both local presence in the region and the national Vier network. SB brings solid expertise and long experience from small residential projects to complex public sector work.
• Vier arkitektfellesskapcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 June 2024VOLUM arkitekter is part of Vier, a national architectural community consisting of 6 independent offices across Norway (Haugesund, Kristiansand, Notodden, Fredrikstad, Gjøvik, and Bodø). Together they represent 60+ architects with expertise in regulatory planning, area development, landscape and interior architecture, design, project management, and construction management. The network enables handling of large and complex projects while maintaining local office autonomy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arkitema: Arkitema is a large Nordic architecture and design consultancy with offices in Norway, Denmark and Sweden, serving public, commercial and healthcare clients. Comparable as a broader Scandinavian incumbent offering overlapping architecture, planning and interior-design services to similar public-sector client types.
• Snøhetta: Snøhetta is a globally recognized Norwegian architecture firm headquartered in Oslo with offices worldwide, operating across architecture, landscape, interiors and brand design. Comparable as a Norwegian architectural-services incumbent operating at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach than VOLUM.
• Link Arkitektur: Link Arkitektur is a major Nordic architecture firm with strong presence in Norway, serving public, commercial and residential clients. Comparable as a Norwegian architecture incumbent offering similar building-design services across public and private segments, but at materially larger scale.
• Nordic Office of Architecture: Nordic Office of Architecture is a leading Norwegian practice specializing in healthcare, education and public-sector buildings, with offices across the Nordics. Comparable because it targets the same public-sector verticals (schools, hospitals) that drive VOLUM's project mix, but at substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Gnist Arkitekter: Gnist Arkitekter is the Vier member office in Bodø, providing architectural services across northern Norway. Same collective membership and overlapping service offerings make it a directly comparable regional peer.
• SG & CO: SG & CO is the Vier member office in Fredrikstad, providing architectural and planning services in Østfold. Direct peer as a co-member of the Vier collective with similar full-service architecture offerings.
• Kontur Arkitekter: Kontur is the Gjøvik-based Vier network member, offering architecture, urban planning and project management. Comparable as a sister firm in the same architectural community with overlapping service lines and target clients.
• REN Arkitekter: REN Arkitekter is the Vier network's Kristiansand office, offering architecture and planning services to public and private clients in southern Norway. It is directly comparable as a sister member of the Vier collective with overlapping service portfolio and customer segments.
• Sør Arkitekter: Sør Arkitekter operates from Notodden as part of the Vier network, providing architecture, planning and project management services across Telemark. It is a directly comparable regional peer within the same Vier collective.

Regional players

• Dyrvik Arkitekter: Dyrvik Arkitekter is a Trondheim/Ålesund-based practice with a long-standing reputation in western and central Norway, focused on architecture, urban planning and interior design. Comparable as a regional Norwegian peer with similar service mix and cultural-design positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/volumarkitekter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/volum-arkitekter
• Instagraminstagram.com/volumarkitekter

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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