BHF Landschaftsarchitekten GmbH

What BHF Landschaftsarchitekten GmbH does

BHF Landschaftsarchitekten GmbH is a privately held German professional services firm specializing in landscape architecture (Freiraumgestaltung) and environmental planning (Umweltplanung). Founded on April 1, 1962 by Klaus-Dieter Bendfeldt in Kiel, the firm has operated continuously for over six decades and now maintains a second office in Schwerin. The practice is led by four managing directors (Jens Bendfeldt, Uwe Herrmann, Isabel Hohmann, Steffi Werhahn) supported by six Prokuristen, with a total workforce of approximately 90 employees across both locations.

The firm's service portfolio spans the full life cycle of open-space and environmental planning: site analysis, environmental impact assessments, species protection surveys (e.g., bat surveys), landscape and open-space design, construction supervision, and moderation of public participation processes. Discrete service categories include waterfront spaces, plazas, gardens and monument preservation, senior care facilities, educational and administrative buildings, healthcare and recreation facilities, residential environments, and sports facilities. Environmental planning divisions serve energy infrastructure (power grid expansion, wind energy, PV areas), tourism, commercial development, transportation, and residential land use. The underlying technology stack is built on ArcGIS and QGIS for cartography and mapping; no proprietary software or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. The firm is also active in German design competitions (Wettbewerbe), with documented first-place wins including Stadt Wismar (2021) and Hannover Kronsrode-Mitte (2019).

BHF operates a project-based, fee-for-service revenue model with no publicly disclosed pricing. It generates work through direct enterprise engagement with public-sector and private clients, competition participation, and tender responses. Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward government and municipal clients (Stadt Wismar, HafenCity Hamburg, Friedrich-Junge-Grundschule Kiel, Stadt Schwerin) and educational institutions, with additional work in healthcare and energy infrastructure. The geographic footprint is concentrated in Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with expanding reach across Germany and EU-eligible project coverage. Marketing relies on a content-led approach: the company website, books, postcards, social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), and competition participation serve as primary channels.

Name

BHF Landschaftsarchitekten GmbH

Legal name

BHF Landschaftsarchitekten GmbH

Website

https://bhf-ki.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BHF Landschaftsarchitekten GmbH is a 60-year-old German landscape architecture and environmental planning firm with ~90 employees across offices in Kiel and Schwerin, serving public-sector clients, municipalities, educational institutions, and energy infrastructure projects with project-based design, planning, and environmental assessment services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Landscape Design & Installation (HSAIABAJ), Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Environmental impact assessment
• Urban open space planning
• Infrastructure environmental planning
• Public participation moderation

Headquarters

HQ city

Kiel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Project-based consulting services for environmental planning and landscape architecture. Revenue generated through fee-for-service engagements including environmental impact assessments, landscape planning documents, construction supervision, and moderation services for public participation processes.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

BHF Landschaftsarchitekten GmbH is a professional services firm delivering landscape architecture (Freiraumgestaltung) and environmental planning (Umweltplanung) projects, including open space design, environmental impact assessments, infrastructure planning for energy and transport projects, construction supervision, and moderation of public participation processes. Services are sold project-by-project to public sector clients (municipalities, schools, ministries) and private developers across northern Germany.

Product overview

BHF Landschaftsarchitekten GmbH is a landscape architecture and environmental planning firm offering a unified portfolio of services centered on open space design and environmental planning. The core offerings consist of Freiraumgestaltung (open space/landscape architecture), Umweltplanung (environmental planning), and Moderation (facilitation), supported by project categories including water-related spaces, public squares, gardens, senior care facilities, educational buildings, healthcare facilities, residential environments, and sports areas. Environmental planning divisions cover energy infrastructure, tourism, commercial development, transportation, residential land use, and expert publications. Additional offerings include company publications and archival materials documenting project history.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Freiraumgestaltung (Landscape Architecture / Open Space Planning) End-to-end landscape architecture services covering urban open spaces, promenades, waterfront areas, public squares, residential environments, and exterior facilities for healthcare, administration, education and recreation clients. Service spans site analysis, design, and construction supervision.
• Umweltplanung (Environmental Planning) Environmental planning services for diverse infrastructure projects, including power grid expansion (Stromnetzausbau), wind energy planning (Windenergie), municipal land-use planning, bat surveys, environmental impact assessments, and expert publications. Applied to energy, tourism, commercial, transport, residential land and PV area planning projects.
• Moderation (Public Participation Facilitation) Facilitation and moderation services for project discussions and public participation processes, supporting stakeholder communication and public engagement around planning projects.

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Direct peers

• Latz + Partner: Kranzberg-based German landscape architecture firm known for large-scale public landscape and post-industrial site projects. Comparable in service focus (public landscape architecture, environmental integration) and in competing for major German competition tenders, though with a higher international profile.
• Planungsgruppe Grün GmbH: German landscape architecture and urban planning firm with offices across multiple German states. Competes for similar public tenders and municipal open-space projects, with comparable scope spanning landscape design, urban development, and environmental planning.
• Sinai Landschaftsarchitekten: Berlin/Hamburg-based landscape architecture firm founded by Gunter Schlesiger with a strong competition pedigree across German public landscape projects. Directly comparable to BHF in scale, project categories (urban open space, public realm, education), and competition-led business model.
• WES & Partner LandschaftsArchitektur: Hamburg-based landscape architecture firm of similar scale, founded in 1981. Provides an integrated portfolio of landscape architecture, urban planning, and environmental planning with a strong competition and public-sector project base across northern Germany — directly comparable scope, geography, and client profile to BHF.
• atelier loidl: Berlin-based landscape architecture practice founded by Frank Loidl, working across urban open space, parks, and public landscape projects in Germany and internationally. Comparable in service mix (landscape architecture + urban planning) and competition-driven project acquisition, though larger and more internationally oriented than BHF.
• TOPOS Stadtlandschaft Landschaftsarchitektur: Berlin-based landscape architecture office specializing in urban open spaces, public squares, and residential environments. Highly comparable in service mix and project categories to BHF's Freiraumgestaltung practice, including education, healthcare, and residential client segments.
• greenbox Landschaftsarchitekten: Cologne-based landscape architecture firm working on urban open spaces, parks, and public realm projects across Germany. Closely comparable in service offering and target clients (municipalities, public sector) to BHF, though operating from a different German region.

Regional players

• Hager Partner Landschaftsarchitektur: Swiss landscape architecture firm (with Berlin office) operating in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on urban landscape and public space projects. Comparable professional services model and project types, but headquartered in a different DACH geography with limited direct northern Germany overlap with BHF.

Broad incumbents

• Henning Larsen (landscape division): Scandinavian architecture and landscape design practice owned by Ramboll, working on urban landscape, public realm, and waterfront projects across Europe. Overlaps with BHF in waterfront (HafenCity-type) and urban landscape work, but delivers as part of a broad architecture platform rather than a specialist landscape firm.
• Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl: Part of Ramboll Group, this studio is a major European landscape architecture and urban design practice working on climate-adaptive and stormwater-based landscape projects. Comparable in landscape architecture + environmental planning integration, but operates as part of a much larger multinational engineering/consultancy platform versus BHF's independent firm model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bhf.kiel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bhf-landschaftsarchitekten-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/bhflandschaftsarchitekten/?hl=de

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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