Szafron Szendzielorz Projekt

What Szafron Szendzielorz Projekt does

Szafron Szendzielorz Projekt operates the Architekci.pl portal (doing-business-as "Architekci w Polsce"), the oldest continuously operating Polish web portal for architects and investors, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Wołów, Poland. The legal entity is a sole proprietorship owned by Rozalia Ottlewska, with approximately 8 employees supporting the editorial, sales, and operational functions of the platform. The portal serves a vertical professional audience: licensed architects, architecture firms, students, investors seeking architectural services, and construction-industry vendors targeting the profession. Monthly traffic has grown from approximately 15,000 unique users / 60,000 page views in 2025 to peaks of 34,703 unique users and 192,140 page views in early 2026.

The platform is structured as a self-service web portal with no native mobile app, no API, and no proprietary technology stack beyond standard web publishing. Functional modules include: a news section (Aktualności), an architect directory, a portfolio showcase with a tiered subscription (Portfolio Premium), a job board, a competitions/events listing, and a training/fairs section. Content distribution is via the website, an email newsletter, RSS feeds, and a Facebook page (~10,000 followers). The most differentiated commercial asset is the first-party mailing database — 9,400 architect contacts and 2,200 student contacts, updated in 2025 — which the operator monetizes directly as a mailing product at 0.40-0.80 PLN net per address.

Revenue is generated through five streams: (1) graphic and video advertising on the homepage and news section (1,400-8,800 PLN net per month); (2) mobile advertising inventory (1,500-2,000 PLN net per month); (3) sponsored articles (500-4,419 PLN gross per placement, with promotional tiers); (4) job listing fees (172-427 PLN gross per posting, plus homepage promotion add-ons); and (5) portfolio subscriptions and Facebook post syndication. The business is operated as a profitable sole proprietorship with no external investors, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed financial statements.

Name

Szafron Szendzielorz Projekt

Legal name

Architekci w Polsce (Rozalia Ottlewska)

Website

https://architekci.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Szafron Szendzielorz Projekt operates Architekci.pl, Poland's oldest continuously running web portal for architects, architecture firms, students, and investors. Founded in 1997, the Wołów-based sole proprietorship monetizes job listings, advertising, portfolio subscriptions, and a first-party mailing database of ~11,600 contacts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Industry Online Portal

akta.pro primary industry

General Web Portals & Start Pages (BPAMAAAA)

Keywords

• Architecture job board
• Online advertising services
• Architect portfolio platform
• Email marketing database
• Construction industry portal

Headquarters

HQ city

Wołów

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising services: The portal generates revenue through various advertising formats including graphic advertising, video advertising, sponsored articles, Facebook posts, and mailing services to the architecture professional community.
2. Job listings: Revenue from job posting fees for architecture professionals. Pricing varies by duration (10-31 days) and placement options.
3. Portfolio services: Premium portfolio placement services for architects with tiered pricing based on duration (1-3 years).
4. Mailing services: Email and postal mailing services to architect and student databases (9,400 architect emails, 2,200 student emails).
5. Premium membership: Portfolio Premium service with enhanced visibility features.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

architekci.pl is Poland's oldest continuously operating online portal for the architecture community, launched in 1997. It combines industry news and editorial coverage of competitions with a dedicated job exchange for architects, premium portfolio hosting, and a suite of paid advertising and direct-marketing services (graphic, video, and mobile ads; sponsored articles; email and postal mailing to a curated database of architects and students).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architect Job Exchange Listings

Quantifiable outcome

• Reaches over 15,000 unique users monthly with 60,000+ page views
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• ArchDaily: The world's most-visited architecture platform combining news, jobs, and project portfolios with a global audience. Comparable as a multi-feature architecture vertical media and jobs platform, though at vastly larger global scale.
• LinkedIn: Global professional network offering job listings, portfolio features, and advertising to professional audiences including architects. Overlaps with architekci.pl's jobs, portfolio, and advertising monetization, though at vastly broader scale.
• Dezeen: Leading global architecture and design media platform with job listings, news, and a strong brand. Comparable in combining editorial, jobs, and a community of architecture professionals, though with global rather than Polish reach.

Regional players

• Architektura i Biznes: Polish architecture magazine and online media platform covering industry news, competitions, and featuring job-related content. Comparable as a Polish architecture-focused editorial platform with advertising monetization.
• GoldenLine: Poland's largest domestic professional networking platform with job listings and recruiter tools. Comparable as a Polish-language professional community monetizing through job postings and recruiter services.
• Pracuj.pl: Leading Polish job board with substantial architecture and construction vertical presence. Comparable as a Polish job-listing platform monetizing through transactional posting fees in overlapping verticals.

Others

• SARP: Association of Polish Architects (Stowarzyszenie Architektów Polskich), the principal professional body for Polish architects. Comparable as a touchpoint for the Polish architect audience that architekci.pl targets, though a non-profit rather than commercial portal.
• Issuu: Digital publishing platform used for hosting portfolios, magazines, and project books. Comparable as an enabling platform for the kind of portfolio content architekci.pl hosts for Polish architects.

Emerging players

• Behance: Adobe-owned creative portfolio platform widely used by architects and designers. Comparable as a portfolio hosting and visibility service competing with architekci.pl's Portfolio Premium offering.

Direct peers

• Archinect: US-based architecture job board and community platform that combines news, job listings, and firm directories. Highly comparable as a vertical architecture professional portal monetizing through job postings and advertising.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/architekcipl-172403542773673
• Pinterestpinterest.com/architekcipl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/szafron-szendzielorz-projekt

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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