Berger Parkkinen + Architekten

What Berger Parkkinen + Architekten does

Berger Parkkinen + Architekten (legal entity: BERGER+PARKKINEN ARCHITEKTEN ZT GMBH) is an Austrian-Finnish architecture practice founded in 1995 by Alfred Berger and Tiina Parkkinen, both graduates of Timo Penttilä's master school at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. The firm operates dual offices in Vienna (headquarters, Schönbrunner Straße 213-215) and Helsinki (Tallberginkatu 1) and delivers architectural design services across residential, commercial, educational, cultural, sports, leisure, and interior typologies. Core technical competencies include sustainability-first design (multiple klimaaktiv GOLD certifications, including the first Austrian indoor pool at Paracelsus Bad & Kurhaus), custom ceramic and natural-stone facade systems used as climate-control elements, material reuse and circular construction (e.g., locally-sourced 800-year-old stone reused at the Chapel in Schlosspark), and vertically-stacked multi-program buildings.

The firm is organized as a privately held Ziviltechniker GmbH with ~14 employees and a broader multidisciplinary team. Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees negotiated per commission, sourced from public tenders/competitions, invited competitions, and direct private commissions. The go-to-market is sales-led through architectural competitions — the firm has secured 1st-prize wins in five major open and invited competitions since 1995, including the Nordic Embassies Berlin (1996), University of Applied Sciences Hagenberg (2002), Paracelsus Bad & Kurhaus (2012), RB Leipzig Football Academy (2013), and Housing Käthe-Dorsch-Gasse (2018). Geographic reach covers Austria, Germany, and selective international projects in Finland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, France, Slovenia, Switzerland, Canada, and Italy, often delivered through ARGE-style partnerships with firms including Christoph Lechner & Partner, querkraft, Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, B/NT Beckmann N'Thépé, and Architectural Office HKP. Lucas Johannes Schuh was elevated to partner in 2023 after 15 years with the practice.

Name

Berger Parkkinen + Architekten

Legal name

BERGER+PARKKINEN ARCHITEKTEN ZT GMBH

Website

https://berger-parkkinen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Berger Parkkinen + Architekten is an Austrian-Finnish architecture firm founded in 1995, operating from Vienna and Helsinki, that designs sustainable public, residential, cultural, and sports buildings for government and private developer clients across Europe and selected international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Sustainable architecture
• Cultural building design
• Residential architecture
• Urban design

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: The firm generates revenue through fees for architectural design services, including concept design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration. Projects range from public infrastructure (swimming pools, universities, embassies) to private residential and commercial developments. Revenue is project-based and sourced from both public tenders and private commissions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Berger Parkkinen + Architekten is an Austrian-Finnish architecture firm offering comprehensive architectural design services across housing, cultural, educational, leisure, and commercial building typologies. The firm delivers concept design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration services, secured primarily through open and invited architectural competitions as well as direct commissions from public bodies and private developers.

Product overview

BERGER+PARKKINEN is an Austrian-Finnish architectural firm (ARCHITEKTEN ZT GMBH) providing comprehensive architectural design services across multiple building typologies. The firm operates from offices in Vienna and Helsinki, offering services in residential housing, commercial and office buildings, cultural and educational facilities, leisure and sports venues, and interior design. Their portfolio includes notable completed projects such as the Paracelsus Bad & Kurhaus (public swimming pool with klimaaktiv GOLD certification), Wientalterrassen residential quarter (sustainable housing with geothermal energy), Terra Mater Studios (film production facility), University of Applied Sciences Hagenberg (educational campus), and the Nordic Embassies in Berlin. The firm also works on competitions and international projects across Europe. Their design philosophy emphasizes generating projects from specific geographic and contextual parameters, creating architectural landscapes with strong environmental relationships. The firm's named products/modules are their architectural services organized by project type and their specific completed projects, which serve as portfolio demonstrations of their expertise in sustainable design, adaptive reuse, and contemporary architectural language.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Paracelsus Bad & Kurhaus

Quantifiable outcome

• klimaaktiv GOLD certification achieved on multiple projects including Paracelsus Bad & Kurhaus and Wientalterrassen — first indoor pool in Austria to receive this certification
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Nieto Sobejano ArquitectosminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Joint venture with Berlin-based Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos for the Belvedere Salzburg museum competition (2022). The restricted competition was awarded by Salzburg Museum GmbH and Land Salzburg for the extension of Museum Neue Residenz.
• Architectural Office HKPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partnership with Architectural Office HKP on the ITIS shopping center renovation project in Helsinki (2024). HKP served as local Finnish architecture partner alongside Berger+Parkkinen Associated Architects for this direct commission from CCReal, Vienna.
• B/NT Beckmann N'Thépé (Paris)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Collaboration with Paris-based firm B/NT Beckmann N'Thépé on the Der Rosenhügel housing project (2014-2018). Beckmann N'Thépé designed houses Atlas and Bueno within the overall project master plan developed jointly with Berger+Parkkinen.
• Christoph Lechner & PartnercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding collaboration with Viennese architect Christoph Lechner & Partner on multiple residential projects. Notable joint ventures include: Wientalterrassen residential quarter (2022, Vienna Penzing, 30,000 m², 295 apartments), Housing Käthe-Dorsch-Gasse (geladener Wettbewerb, 1st prize 2018), and Housing Der Rosenhügel (2014-2018, 204 apartments on former film studio site). The partnership operates as an ARGE (working group) on public and private housing developments.
• querkraftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Viennese firm querkraft on the Wood Housing Seestadt Aspern project (2011-2015), an open competition first prize win. The project featured innovative wooden construction in Vienna's Seestadt Aspern development area.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• querkraft architekten: Vienna-based practice that partnered with Berger+Parkkinen on the Wood Housing Seestadt Aspern project (2011–2015). Comparable scale, Vienna headquarters and overlapping Austrian public-sector competition footprint, especially in residential and educational typologies.
• Baumschlager Eberle Architekten: Austrian-founded firm with pan-European offices (Lustenau, Lochau, Zurich, Berlin, Paris) and a strong sustainability ethos that mirrors Berger+Parkkinen's klimaaktiv GOLD positioning. Directly comparable on residential, hospitality and public-sector sustainable design commissions across DACH.
• Delugan Meissl Associated Architects: Vienna-based practice of similar headcount with strong competition-win and award record (e.g., Porsche Museum, House of Music). Competes head-to-head with Berger+Parkkinen for Austrian and German cultural, residential and public commissions.
• Coop Himmelb(l)au: Vienna-headquartered architecture firm of comparable scale and international profile, renowned for deconstructivist public and cultural buildings and sustained award activity in Europe and globally. Direct overlap with Berger+Parkkinen on Austrian public-sector commissions and competition-driven GTM.
• Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos: Berlin/Madrid-based award-winning practice (Aalto Medal, Mies van der Rohe Award winner) that has actually partnered with Berger+Parkkinen on the 2022 Belvedere Salzburg competition. Directly comparable typology (cultural, museum, heritage) and competition-driven GTM.
• Henn Architekten: Munich-based practice with comparable DACH regional footprint, expertise in workplace, cultural and public buildings, and a strong sustainability agenda. Direct overlap on German competition-driven commissions and cross-border Central European work.

Broad incumbents

• Snøhetta: Norwegian-rooted international architecture practice with offices across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Comparable on international public-sector competition wins, cultural building typologies and Nordic-Central European cross-cultural positioning, though at significantly greater scale.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish-founded global architecture practice competing across cultural, residential and public typologies. Comparable on competition-driven growth and international award profile; much larger scale and broader typology coverage make BIG a benchmark incumbent for high-visibility European commissions.
• Henning Larsen: Danish-rooted global architecture practice (now part of Ramboll) with strong sustainability credentials and Nordic design heritage. Comparable on competition-winning public and cultural projects across Northern Europe, though at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• David Chipperfield Architects: London-based practice renowned for cultural and public architecture across Europe, with strong heritage-context expertise analogous to Berger+Parkkinen's UNESCO-sensitive work. Competes for similar high-prestige European public and cultural commissions at greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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