AZIA Arhitektid OÜ

What AZIA Arhitektid OÜ does

AZIA Arhitektid OÜ is a Tallinn-based architectural design firm founded in 2013 by Aleksandr Zverev and Ingrid Aasoja-Zverev, both graduates of the Estonian Academy of Arts with master's degrees in architecture and city planning. The firm operates as a small collaborative practice of approximately 15 personnel, including four named architects (Aleksandr Zverev, Ingrid Aasoja-Zverev, Taavi Põlme, Giulia Cosentino) and recurring collaborators such as Emil Urbel. AZIA delivers full-service architectural design across residential, commercial, hospitality, and urban quarter development projects, with portfolio scale ranging from 240 m² private residences to 200,000 m² mixed-use urban quarters. Notable projects include the Kalaranna Quarter (38,000 m², for Pro Kapital Eesti AS), Volta Quarter (200,000 m², for ENDOVER OÜ), Pärnu Hotel Brackmann (14,000 m², 1st prize 2018), Tallinn Department Store (67,000 m² competition), and the completed Brick house (2021-2023).

The firm's technical approach centers on three proprietary design constructs: a modular reinforced concrete post, beam, and panel construction system reusable across multiple buildings within a development; circular motif park structures integrating rooftop landscapes; and dynamic curved white fiber concrete prefabricated façade elements with up to three varying radii. These elements enable construction efficiency and architectural coherence at scale across mixed-use developments.

AZIA generates revenue through project-based architectural design fees with multi-year contracts, with primary client acquisition via architectural competitions (both open and invited) for public and private sector clients in Estonia. Pricing is project-driven and not publicly disclosed. The firm serves three customer segments: real estate developers (primary, including Pro Kapital Eesti AS, ENDOVER OÜ, TKM GRUPP AS), hospitality operators, and high-net-worth individuals seeking bespoke residential design. Geographic footprint is concentrated in Estonia (Tallinn and Pärnu), with documented expansion signals into Latvia (Riga competition, 2015). The firm is founder-owned, with no external investors or institutional capital structure identified.

Name

AZIA Arhitektid OÜ

Legal name

AZIA Arhitektid OÜ

Website

https://azia.ee

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AZIA Arhitektid OÜ is a Tallinn-based architectural design firm founded in 2013, delivering urban quarter developments, hotel projects, and private residences for Estonian real estate developers and high-net-worth clients, primarily acquired through architectural competitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban planning design
• Hotel architecture
• Residential architecture
• Mixed-use development

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallinn

HQ country

Estonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Revenue generated through architectural design fees for competition entries, project design, and construction supervision services for commercial, residential, and hospitality projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AZIA Arhitektid OÜ is a Tallinn-based architecture firm offering full-service architectural design for residential, commercial, and hospitality projects. The practice delivers urban quarter master planning, hotel and hospitality design, private residential architecture, and competition entries for both public and private sector clients. Projects range from private houses (~240 m²) to large mixed-use urban quarters (up to 200,000 m²), with design emphasizing material authenticity, contextual urban integration, and landscape cohesion.

Product overview

AZIA Arhitektid OÜ is a Tallinn-based architecture firm offering comprehensive architectural design services. The company operates as a single integrated practice providing urban quarter development, hotel architecture, private residential design, and architectural competition entries. Their portfolio spans projects of varying scales from private houses (240 m²) to large urban quarters (200,000 m²), with a design approach emphasizing material authenticity, natural light optimization, and contextual urban integration. The firm collaborates with engineering partners (STYB Projekt OÜ) and other architecture offices on project execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services
• Urban Quarter Development
• Hotel Architecture
• Private Residential Design
• Architectural Competition Entries

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Vormsi Ehitusmeistrid OÜminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2021Main contractor for Brick house project (2021-2023). Responsible for construction execution.
• AASOJA PROJEKT AScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Ongoing collaboration partner on multiple projects including Kalaranna Quarter and Volta Quarter. Provides additional architectural and project design capabilities.
• ARHITEKTIBÜROO EMIL URBEL OÜcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Collaborated on Pärnu Hotel Brackmann (1st prize) and Tallinn Department Store projects. Emil Urbel is a team member on multiple competition entries.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Snøhetta: Norwegian-headquartered international architecture practice with deep Baltic/Nordic project experience in large-scale mixed-use, hospitality, and cultural buildings. Overlaps with AZIA's urban-quarter and hotel portfolio at a much larger scale and geographic reach.
• Foster + Partners: UK-based global architecture practice active across mixed-use urban quarters, hotels, and large developer commissions worldwide. Overlaps directly with AZIA's service categories at the high end of the addressable market.
• Henning Larsen: Danish-headquartered international architecture firm (now part of Rambøll) with significant work in Nordic mixed-use urban developments and large-scale masterplans. Comparable to AZIA on large-scale urban design ambitions but at much greater scale.
• Zaha Hadid Architects: London-based international architecture practice known for competition-winning landmark projects in urban, hospitality, and cultural typologies. Represents the upper end of competition-led practice that AZIA competes with when bidding on signature commissions.
• Heatherwick Studio: London-based design studio known for high-profile hospitality, public-realm, and mixed-use architecture. Comparable narrative pattern — small team, design-led practice competing for landmark commissions and earning strong media coverage — though operating at much larger international scale.
• BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group: Danish-headquartered global architecture practice with extensive work in large-scale mixed-use urban developments and residential architecture. Comparable on typology (urban quarter, residential, hospitality) but operates at a vastly larger scale and international footprint.

Direct peers

• Salto Architects: Tallinn-based Estonian architecture practice of comparable size operating across residential, hospitality, and urban projects, with a similarly competition-engaged portfolio and Baltic media visibility. Closest functional and geographic match to AZIA.
• KAOS Architects: Estonian architecture boutique based in Tallinn with a comparable mixed-use, residential and hospitality focus, working at similar scale and operating in the same Estonian competition-and-developer ecosystem as AZIA.
• 3+1 arhitektid: Tallinn-based Estonian architecture firm of similar size and reputation, active in competitions and developer-led projects across residential and public-sector typologies — directly comparable peer in scale, geography, and GTM.

Regional players

• Mailītis A.I.I.M. Riga-based Latvian architecture practice known for competition-winning cultural and public projects across the Baltics. Shares the competition-led growth model and Baltic geography but typically operates in Latvia rather than Estonia, making it a regional rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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