What 03 Arch. does

03 Arch. GmbH München is a privately held German architecture and urban planning firm founded in 1994 by Andreas Garkisch, Michael Wimmer, and Karin Schmid. The firm specialises in residential construction and urban-scale planning, delivering projects across all HOAI service phases (LPH 1-9) for cooperative housing providers (WOGENO, Gablonzer Siedlungswerk), municipal housing companies (Stadtwerke München, GEWOFAG, Münchner Wohnen), private developers (Jost Hurler), and public institutions (Studierendenwerk München Oberbayern). Its portfolio spans single residential buildings of 35 units to urban quarters of 89,000 m² (Stadtquartier an der Leopoldstraße), with active projects across Germany and Austria.

The firm's technical identity rests on treating Städtebau (urban design) as a discipline of architecture rather than structural planning, and on developing project-specific hybrid building typologies that combine communal circulation with private units. Core methods include participatory multi-office workshop design processes involving multiple architecture firms and future residents, BIM integration managed by Torben Römer across all HOAI phases, and wood-hybrid construction approaches. Two of three shareholders — Prof. Karin Schmid (Hochschule München) and Prof. Andreas Garkisch (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar) — hold academic positions that anchor the firm's research orientation and visibility in the German architecture discourse.

The business model is professional services fee billing under the German HOAI framework, with projects acquired primarily through open and invited architectural competitions and direct commissions from repeat public and cooperative clients. The firm employs approximately 70-80 named professionals across its Munich headquarters (Hermann-Lingg-Straße 10) and is managed by three Managing Directors (Judith Burgerova, Lukas Eibl, Verena Fridrich) alongside three founding shareholders. Marketing is content-driven through the 03arch.de portfolio, downloadable PDF publications, competition submissions, academic lectures, and the annual Bavarian Architektouren open-house series, with the firm holding 60+ documented competition entries and multiple 1st-prize results across Germany and Austria.

Name

03 Arch.

Legal name

03 Arch. GmbH München

Website

https://03arch.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

03 Arch. is a Munich-based architecture and urban planning firm founded in 1994, delivering residential, cooperative, and mixed-use urban quarter projects across Germany and Austria for municipal, cooperative, and private developer clients under the German HOAI fee framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Urban Planning Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Multi-Family Residential Construction (Apartments, Condos, Townhomes) (IMAFABAB)

Keywords

• Residential architecture services
• Urban planning design
• Social housing design
• Mixed-use building design
• Cooperative housing architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Urban Planning Services: 03 Arch. generates revenue through fee-based architecture and urban planning services structured around the German HOAI (Honorarordnung für Architekten und Ingenieure) service phases. Projects range from LPH 1–4 (competition and design phases) through LPH 1–9 (full service including construction management). Revenue is project-based, one-time, and varies by project scale and scope. Major project types include residential housing (cooperative, municipal, and private), mixed-use urban quarters, student housing, and urban planning studies. The firm also produces urban planning frameworks and development plans (Bebauungsplan) for municipal clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

03 Arch. is a Munich-based architecture and urban planning firm providing fee-based design services for residential housing, cooperative and social housing, student housing, mixed-use buildings, and urban quarter master plans. Services are structured around the German HOAI framework, covering competition entries, schematic and design development, construction documentation, and construction supervision (LPH 1–9). The firm delivers projects ranging from 35-unit residential buildings to 89,000 m² urban quarters, primarily acquired through architectural competitions and direct commissions from municipal, cooperative, and private clients across Germany and Austria.

Product overview

03 Arch. is an architecture firm offering architectural design and urban planning services. The company provides building design (Hochbau) and urban planning (Städtebau) services through downloadable PDF portfolios. Their portfolio includes residential buildings, commercial buildings, urban development projects, and competition entries. The firm operates as a service-based architecture practice rather than a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services (Hochbau)

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple 1st prize competition wins including: Elisabeth-Aue Berlin, Messestadt Riem 5. Bauabschnitt, Pankower Tor Berlin, Heinrich-Wieland-Straße Munich, Kreuzlinger Feld Germering, Wettbewerb Südtirolersiedlung Bregenz, Glan Gärten Salzburg, Homann-Gelände Dissen, and others
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• ENEFF, illiz, Westner Schührer Zöührer (Architecture firms — collaborative workshop)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021For the WOGENO Genossenschaftliches Wohnen project (Ute-Strittmatter-Straße, Munich), 03 Arch. led a workshop-based design process involving three additional architecture firms — ENEFF, illiz, and Westner Schührer Zöhrer — and landscape architect Uniola, along with future residents. This multi-firm collaborative approach is a signature methodology of the firm, producing a unified architectural ensemble from diverse design voices while maintaining individual firm characteristics.
• Uniola (Freiraumplanung / Landscape Architecture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Uniola Landschaftsarchitektur Stadtplanung has been a recurring landscape architecture collaborator on multiple 03 Arch. projects including the WOGENO cooperative housing (Ute-Strittmatter-Straße), the Katharina-von-Bora-Straße residential project with Kita, and the Genossenschaftliches Wohnen project. The firm is a consistent partner across the firm's housing and urban quarter projects.
• Uniola (Freiraumplanung / Landscape Architecture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniola Landschaftsarchitektur Stadtplanung appeared as landscape architecture partner in the Katharina-von-Bora-Straße project (with Seibold + Seibold Architekt for structural engineering), consistently working across 03 Arch.'s residential and urban planning projects.
• ver.de Landschaftsarchitektur (Landscape Architecture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partnerver.de Landschaftsarchitektur collaborated on the Stadtquartier an der Leopoldstraße project (Munich) as landscape architecture partner, alongside architecture firms Max Dudler Architekten, Hild und K Architekten, Hilmer Sattler Architekten Ahlers Albrecht, and ATP. This large-scale urban quarter project (89,000 m²) exemplifies interdisciplinary collaboration between multiple architecture firms and landscape planning.
• ver.de Landschaftsarchitektur (Landscape Architecture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partnerver.de Landschaftsarchitektur also collaborated on the Wohn- und Geschäftshaus Leopoldstraße project (Parzivalplatz), alongside structural engineers Grad Ingenieurplanungen and bwp Burggraf + Reiminger Beratende Ingenieure.
• grabner huber lipp landschaftsarchitekten und stadtplaner (Landscape Architecture)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partnergrabner huber lipp landschaftsarchitekten und stadtplaner collaborated on the Rosengarten Ingolstadt project (alongside Michael Heubl Ingenieurbüro for structural engineering) and on the Sonninstraße Hamburg project. A recurring landscape architecture partner across residential projects.
• Grad Ingenieurplanungen (Structural Engineering)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrad Ingenieurplanungen served as structural engineering partner on the Wohn- und Geschäftshaus Leopoldstraße (Munich) project and on the Taxisstraße residential project. A recurring structural engineering collaborator across the firm's housing portfolio.
• realgrün Landschaftsarchitekten (Landscape Architecture)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partnerrealgrün Landschaftsarchitekten collaborated on the student housing project at Giggenhauser Straße, Freising, alongside structural engineering partner Prof. Feix Ingenieure. The project was a first-prize competition win and received Architektouren 2023 recognition.
• nowak.müller Landschaftsarchitekten (Landscape Architecture)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partnernowak.müller Landschaftsarchitekten collaborated on the Freiham residential project (Wohnhäuser mit Kindertagesstätte) alongside structural engineering partner bwp Burggraf + Weber Beratende Ingenieure. Project received Architektouren 2025 recognition.
• a + p Architekten (Execution Planning Partner)secondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partnera + p Architekten served as execution planning partner (Ausführungsplanung) for the WOGENO cooperative housing project (Ute-Strittmatter-Straße), handling detailed construction documentation under 03 Arch.'s design leadership.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Auer Weber Architekten: Munich-based office with a comparable-sized portfolio spanning public, educational, residential, and urban-planning projects. Frequently competes with 03 Arch. for municipal commissions across Bavaria and southern Germany.
• Hilmer Sattler Architekten: Munich-based practice with deep experience in urban planning and large-scale mixed-use and residential buildings. Partnered with 03 Arch. on the Leopoldstraße urban quarter, placing the firms in the same competitive set for städtebauliche Verfahren and Hochbau commissions.
• Allmann Sattler Wappner Architekten: Munich-based mid-to-large architecture office of comparable size with a portfolio spanning cultural, residential, and urban-planning projects. Closest geographic and typological peer to 03 Arch. within the Munich architecture market, frequently competing for the same public-sector competitions.
• Kuehn Malvezzi Architekten: Berlin-based architecture office with a portfolio spanning urban-planning, residential, and cultural projects. Comparable size and typological scope, frequently participating in the same juried competition ecosystem as 03 Arch.
• Bez+Kock Architekten: Stuttgart-based office with a strong residential and urban-housing portfolio. Comparable in scale and typological focus, often competing in German municipal and cooperative housing competitions against 03 Arch.
• Staab Architekten: Berlin-based office (with Munich presence) focused on cultural, residential, and urban-planning projects at comparable scale. Direct competitor in national housing and städtebauliche competitions and a recurring benchmark for German residential architecture.
• Hild und K Architekten: Munich architecture office with comparable scale and a strong track record in residential and mixed-use projects. Collaborated with 03 Arch. on the Stadtquartier an der Leopoldstraße, indicating shared design culture and project typologies.
• Max Dudler Architekten: Berlin-based office with substantial large-scale urban-planning and mixed-use projects. Partnered with 03 Arch. on the Leopoldstraße quarter, and operates in the same DACH competition landscape for städtebauliche and residential commissions.
• ATP Architekten Ingenieure: Austrian-headquartered multidisciplinary firm with offices across the DACH region. Collaborated with 03 Arch. on the Leopoldstraße quarter and operates in the same residential and urban-planning competition space in Austria and Germany.

Broad incumbents

• gmp Architekten: Hamburg-headquartered international practice with substantially larger scale and a broader typological portfolio (stadiums, transit, offices, residential). Operates as a broad incumbent in the same DACH public-competition market, frequently competing against 03 Arch. on large-scale städtebauliche Verfahren.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/03-arch-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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