Balliana Schubert Landschaftsarchitekten AG

What Balliana Schubert Landschaftsarchitekten AG does

Balliana Schubert Landschaftsarchitekten AG (also operating as BS:LA) is a privately held Swiss landscape architecture and urban planning firm founded in 2008 by Sandro Balliana and Christoph Schubert in Zürich. The firm provides professional services across four project categories: residential (Wohnen), commercial/work (Arbeiten), public space (Öffentlicher Raum), and urban planning (Städtebau). Client work spans public institutions (City of Zürich, City of Lucerne, ETH Zürich), educational establishments (TUM Campus Olympiapark Munich, ZHAW research), housing cooperatives (BEP, WOGENO, Frohheim), and corporate clients (EF Education First). Project scale ranges from small private gardens to large urban campuses, with the TUM Olympiapark mandate covering 375,000 m² of outdoor space and the ETH Boulevard project representing approximately CHF 30 million in landscape construction works.

The firm uses both traditional methods (physical models, sketches) and digital planning methodology, notably Building Information Modeling (BIM) applied to landscape architecture — a domain where it has contributed to industry position papers with the Swiss professional bodies BdCH and bSCH. New project acquisition flows through architectural competitions, invited studies, and direct commissions, with the firm publishing a steady stream of 1st and 2nd prize wins in 2025 and 2026 (SWISCA Herisau, Attisholz Kochereiplatz, Irchelpark Mitte Nord, Dübendorf-Sonnentalstrasse, Campus Platztor St. Gallen). Recurring strategic partnerships with leading Swiss architecture firms — EM2N Architekten, pool Architekten, Blättler Dafflon, Dietrich Untertrifaller, Armon Semadeni, and Buchner Bründler — function as a primary distribution channel for larger building projects.

The company operates two offices: the Zürich headquarters at Binzstrasse 39 (opened at founding) and the Atelier Bern/Solothurn in Bätterkinden, opened in January 2023 in a historic farmhouse. The management team expanded in July 2024 from the two founders to a four-person Geschäftsleitung with the addition of Nadia Bühlmann and Urs Haerden, marking a formal succession step. Staffing sits at approximately 25-30 people. The firm is privately held with no external investors, no funding rounds, and no public listing. Revenue is derived from project-based professional service fees with pricing not publicly disclosed, and the firm delivers services across the German-speaking Switzerland corridor plus selective international projects in Munich and Vorarlberg.

Name

Balliana Schubert Landschaftsarchitekten AG

Legal name

Balliana Schubert Landschaftsarchitekten AG

Website

https://balliana-schubert.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Balliana Schubert Landschaftsarchitekten AG is a Zürich-based Swiss landscape architecture firm serving public institutions, housing cooperatives, education clients, and corporate developers across German-speaking Switzerland and Munich, with a track record of competition wins and large-scale urban projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Architectural Services (541310)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Commercial Landscape Design & Installation (HSAIABAJ), Residential Landscape Design (HSAIABAA)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban planning design
• Public space planning
• Residential landscape design
• Architectural competition studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Landscape Architecture Projects: Project-based fees for landscape architecture services including planning, design, and execution supervision for public and private clients. Revenue generated through architectural competition prizes, studies, and direct commissions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Balliana Schubert Landschaftsarchitekten AG is a Swiss landscape architecture and urban planning firm delivering planning, design, and execution supervision for public and private outdoor spaces. Projects are organised across four categories — Wohnen (residential), Arbeiten (commercial/work), Öffentlicher Raum (public space), and Städtebau (urban planning) — and are developed using traditional methods combined with Building Information Modeling (BIM) for complex sites.

Product overview

Balliana Schubert Landschaftsarchitekten AG (BS:LA) is a landscape architecture firm founded in 2008 in Zürich, Switzerland, offering classical landscape architecture and urban planning services. The company develops strategies for complex outdoor spaces and concepts for sustainable and resilient environments. Projects are developed using both traditional methods (models and sketches) and digital planning methods such as Building Information Modeling (BIM). BS:LA works on four main project categories: Wohnen (residential), Arbeiten (commercial/work), Öffentlicher Raum (public space), and Städtebau (urban planning).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture — Wohnen (Residential) Landscape design and execution supervision for residential developments, apartment complexes, and housing cooperatives (e.g., BEP, WOGENO, Frohheim).
• Landscape Architecture — Arbeiten (Commercial/Work) Landscape design for office complexes, commercial buildings, and corporate campuses, including the EF Education First Selnau Zürich office campus exterior.
• Landscape Architecture — Öffentlicher Raum (Public Space)
• Urban Planning (Städtebau)
• Execution Supervision and Construction Support

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and strategic.

• EM2N Architekten AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing strategic partnership with EM2N Architekten on numerous projects including: TUM Campus Munich, WIN4 Winterthur, Grünhofareal Zürich, Campus Irchel Portal, Balgrist, Wohnsiedlung Dennlerstrasse, and others. Collaborative project development spanning from competitions to execution.
• pool ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration with pool Architekten on sports facilities and school projects including: Provisional Sports Buildings at multiple Zürich locations (Enge, Uetikon, Irchelpark, Hohlstrasse), Sportzentrum Heuried, Marzilibad Bern. Partnership focused on modular sports construction and temporary school facilities.
• Blättler Dafflon ArchitektenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on housing and school projects including: Siedlung Riedgraben Zürich, Schulanlage Sirius, Wohnsiedlung Eichwald Luzern. Collaborative residential development projects.
• ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte WissenschaftenstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration with ZHAW Institute for Environment and Natural Resources on plant selection, specifically developing perennial mixed plantings with high proportion of native plants for Tannenrauchstrasse project and other developments.
• Dietrich Untertrifaller ArchitektenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration on TUM Campus Olympiapark Munich project - won open urban and landscape planning competition 2014-2015. Also collaboration on Kantonsschule Stein im Fricktal project.
• Armon Semadeni ArchitektenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on residential projects including: Bahnhofgebiet Nord Bassersdorf (1st prize), Wohn- und Geschäftsüberbauung Schaffhauserstrasse Kloten (1st prize), Grünbodenweg Spiegel.
• Buchner Bründler Planer AG / Perita AGmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Campus Platztor University of St. Gallen project (2nd prize). Team partnership on university campus development.
• dsp Ingenieure + Planer AG / Triton Ingenieure AGstrategicTechnology or IntegrationTechnical engineering partnerships for Irchelpark project - team includes dsp Ingenieure for civil engineering and Triton Ingenieure for structural engineering aspects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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