bjp | bläser jansen partner

What bjp | bläser jansen partner does

bjp | bläser jansen partner is a Dortmund-based German urban planning and design firm founded in 2012 by Dr.-Ing. Daniel Bläser and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hendrik Jansen as a civil law partnership (GbR). The firm operates across three integrated service areas: Städtebau (urban development), Stadtplanung (urban planning), and Strategie (strategic consulting), addressing climate resilience, mobility, housing supply, demographic change, and citizen participation for public and private clients. Its methodology is process- and dialogue-oriented, deploying interdisciplinary teams of urban planners, architects, and landscape planners, with a recurring consortium of specialist partners (KRAFT.RAUM., wbp, Club L94, Mandaworks, ASTOC) that extend capacity on competition entries.

The firm's core technology is its interdisciplinary planning methodology rather than a software product; planning is delivered through professional consultancy, design competitions, feasibility studies, masterplans, and integrated urban development concepts. Projects are won primarily through public tenders, invited (non-open) competitions, and the NRW Ministry framework contract initiative, with over 100 projects completed across Germany and selectively in Austria, Switzerland, Greece, and the Netherlands. Notable engagements include the Oberbillwerder masterplan for IBA Hamburg, the Schuhmacherquartier competition for Berlin's Tegel Airport site, the Hamm-Herringen framework plan, and the Klimasiedlung Herne 1st-prize win.

The business model is project-based professional services, with fees negotiated per engagement (typically under HOAI — the German fee ordinance for architects and engineers) and billed to public-sector municipalities, regional government bodies, and private developers. Distribution is sales-led: tender participation, competition entries, professional network (BDA, SRL, AKNW, ARL), academic publications, and partner visibility in Gestaltungsbeiräte. The firm is privately held with no external funding, no subsidiaries, and no plans for public listing.

Name

bjp | bläser jansen partner

Legal name

bjp | bläser jansen partner GbR

Website

https://bjp-planer.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

bjp | bläser jansen partner is a Dortmund-based German urban planning firm founded in 2012, delivering interdisciplinary urban development, planning, and strategy services to municipalities, regional governments, and private developers across Germany through public tenders, competitions, and framework agreements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Planning Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Urban planning services
• Urban development consulting
• Strategic spatial planning
• Landscape architecture
• Master planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Dortmund

HQ country

Germany

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. Urban Planning and Design Consultancy Fees: Project-based professional service fees from public and private sector clients for urban planning, urban design, strategic planning, and landscape architecture services. Revenue is generated through competitive tender awards, framework agreements with municipalities, and direct commissions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

bjp | bläser jansen partner is a professional urban planning and design firm offering three integrated service areas: Städtebau (urban development/design), Stadtplanung (urban planning), and Strategie (strategic consulting). The firm delivers urban development concepts, master plans, feasibility studies, competition entries, and citizen participation processes for public-sector municipalities and private developers across Germany. Services are priced under the HOAI fee ordinance and delivered through winning public competitions, framework agreements, and direct commissions.

Product overview

bjp | bläser jansen partner is a professional planning firm offering three integrated service areas: Städtebau (urban development), Stadtplanung (urban planning), and Strategie (strategy). Founded in 2012, the firm operates from Dortmund and works on urban development projects throughout Germany, serving both public and private clients. The three service areas are interconnected—urban planning provides the comprehensive process framework, urban development delivers concrete spatial design, and strategy offers advisory consulting for complex urban systems. The firm collaborates with an interdisciplinary network of planning and engineering offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Städtebau (Urban Development / Urban Design) Urban development and design service for municipalities and private developers that creates resilient and attractive urban spaces, developing clear and robust structures which secure qualities and maintain flexibility for future adaptation. Addresses climate resilience, mobility transitions, and energy transformation through integrated spatial design from quarter to regional scales.
• Stadtplanung (Urban Planning) Comprehensive and integrated urban planning process across different scales, delivered by interdisciplinary teams covering mobility, energy, supply and disposal, and building culture. Embeds stakeholder participation throughout the planning lifecycle for cities, municipalities, and private developers.
• Strategie (Strategic Consulting for Cities) Strategic consulting services addressing cities as complex systems, including mobility studies, urban development strategies, and strategic land development from framework plans to concrete urban planning. Targeted at municipalities facing complex multi-stakeholder urban transformation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 projects completed across German municipalities and international locations since 2012
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KRAFT.RAUM. Landschaftsarchitektur und Stadtentwicklung, DüsseldorfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing strategic cooperation partner in landscape architecture and urban development competitions. Frequently collaborates on urban and landscape planning competitions and projects, including Oberbillwerder Hamburg, Neue Mitte Silberstedt, and Blau-Grünes-Quartier Eschweiler. The partnership has produced multiple award-winning competition entries.
• wbp Landschaftsarchitekten GmbH, BochumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrequent collaboration partner in landscape architecture and urban design competitions. Has partnered on projects including Schuhmacherquartier Berlin, Siedlung Sonnenhain Schwäbisch-Hall, Innenentwicklung Alpen, and others.
• Club L94 Landschaftsarchitekten, KölncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration partner on landscape architecture competitions. Co-partners on award-winning projects including Olpe city center redesign and Lokschuppenareal Wuppertal.
• Mandaworks, StockholmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration partner for urban and landscape planning competitions, including the award-winning Wohnquartier Am Medienberg project in Mainz.
• ASTOC architects & planners, KölnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner on large-scale urban planning projects, including the Gate To Patras development concept for ETH Zürich.
• Form Follows You, BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner on digital planning tools and urban development projects, including Smart City Halle an der Saale and Innenentwicklungskonzept Rudolfband Berlin.
• Complan Kommunalberatung, BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for municipal consulting and urban development projects, including Smart City Halle an der Saale.
• Gerber Architekten, DortmundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture and planning partner for urban development projects, including Wohnquartier Springbachhöfe Paderborn.
• Schwan Weber Architektur, AachenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner on the award-winning Quartier Grünes Herz project in Elsdorf.
• ACMS Architekten GmbH, WuppertalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner in the Landeswettbewerb NRW Würselen-Broichweiden (2nd prize) and Lokschuppenareal Wuppertal.
• Weisenburger Projekt GmbH, DüsseldorfminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner on the Quartier Grünes Herz Elsdorf investor selection procedure (1st prize) and Grünes Klimaquartier Duisburg.
• Treibhaus Landschaftsarchitektur, HamburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner on Wohnquartier Schwarzenbachtal Flensburg (3rd prize) and other competitions.
• Rehwaldt Landschaftsarchitekten, DresdenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner on Eduard-Schloemann-Straße competition in Düsseldorf.
• TELEINTERNETCAFE, BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture and urbanism partner on Wohnquartier Schwarzenbachtal Flensburg (3rd prize).
• Institut für Mobilität & Stadtplanung, EssenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch and consulting partner for mobility and urban planning projects.
• AKNW – Architektenkammer Nordrhein-WestfalencoreOthersBoth founding partners (Daniel Bläser and Hendrik Jansen) are registered urban planners (Stadtplaner AKNW) with membership numbers 91968 and 92029 respectively. The firm operates under AKNW professional regulations.
• BDA – Bund Deutscher Architektinnen und ArchitektencoreOthersDaniel Bläser was admitted to the BDA in 2023, recognizing professional work quality in urban planning. BDA membership provides professional standards, networking, and advocacy.
• SRL – Vereinigung für Stadt-, Regional- und LandesplanungcoreOthersHendrik Jansen is a member of SRL (Association for Urban, Regional and State Planning), contributing to professional discourse in spatial planning.
• ARL – Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft – AK InnenentwicklungminorOthersActive participation in ARL working group on inner-city development for knowledge exchange and research collaboration.
• RAG StiftungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch funding partner for Raumstrategien Ruhr 2035+ book project, contributing to regional development discourse in the Ruhr metropolitan area.
• ETH Zürich, Professur für RaumentwicklungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration with ETH Zürich's Chair of Spatial Development on the Gate To Patras test planning procedure and related research.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• yellow z urbanism: Berlin-based urban design and planning practice focused on inner-city development, participation, and small-to-mid scale masterplans. Comparable to BJP through citizen participation methodology and competition-led public-sector work, though smaller in footprint.
• Studio Vulkan: Zurich-based architecture and urbanism studio working on masterplans and competition entries across Switzerland and Germany. Comparable to BJP in scale, design-competition positioning, and cross-border DACH practice.
• Hosoya Schaefer Architects: Zurich-based architecture and urban planning firm working on European masterplans, mixed-use quarters, and research-driven urbanism. Comparable to BJP through its ETH Zürich research linkages, competition orientation, and focus on integrated urban development.

Direct peers

• AS&P Albert Speer + Partner: Frankfurt-based urban planning, architecture, and consulting firm operating across Germany and internationally on large-scale masterplans, urban design competitions, and strategic city consulting. Directly comparable to BJP in services offered, public-sector client base, and competition-driven GTM, but at significantly larger scale.
• cityförster: NRW- and Berlin-based urban planning and city development consultancy focused on integrated urban development, climate adaptation, and citizen participation. Highly comparable to BJP on service mix and target municipal clients.
• agstaum: Munich-based urban planning, architecture, and research practice known for large-scale masterplans and competition entries in Germany and abroad. Comparable to BJP in the urban design competition segment and academic-practice orientation.
• ASTOC architects and planners: Cologne-based architecture and urban planning firm with a long-standing competition and masterplanning track record across Germany. Listed as a BJP collaboration partner on the ETH Zürich Gate To Patras project; competes for the same municipal design competition commissions.
• pp a|s pesch partner architekten stadtplaner: Dortmund-based architectural and urban planning firm with a similar practice profile: public-sector competitions, urban development frameworks, and integrated urban design. Direct local peer sharing BJP's geography, client base, and competition-led go-to-market.

Broad incumbents

• JSK Architekten: Berlin/Düsseldorf-based architectural practice with urban planning and masterplanning capabilities, active in public-sector competitions. Larger incumbent peer competing in the same design competition and urban framework segments as BJP.
• HPP Architekten: Major German architecture and masterplanning firm with broad service offerings across commercial, public, and urban development. Broader incumbent that competes for the same municipal masterplanning and design commissions as BJP, with significantly larger headcount and geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

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