Eckhaus AG Städtebau Raumplanung

What Eckhaus AG Städtebau Raumplanung does

Eckhaus AG Städtebau Raumplanung is a Zurich-based, privately held Swiss Aktiengesellschaft founded in 2014 as the successor to Jauch Zumsteg Pfyl AG, specializing in interdisciplinary urban and spatial planning. The firm operates from offices in Zürich (Rousseaustrasse 10) and Bern (Centralweg 15) with a team of approximately nine employees, including partners Christian Blum, Markus Pfyl, Nina Scherer, and Claudio Grünenfelder. Its core services encompass area development, master planning, design plans, regulatory planning instruments, participation processes, high-rise concepts, and public space design for Swiss municipalities, cantons, housing cooperatives, foundations, and federal agencies, with selective cross-border work in Germany (Dresden, Berlin) and Liechtenstein (Balzers).

The firm's principal productized asset is Eckdaten, a proprietary spatial observation database and iPad application developed in partnership with Ubique Innovation AG. Drawing on Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS) data, Eckdaten provides demographic and student-class forecasts, day-structure scenarios, and population development analyses for cantons, cities, municipalities, and schools across Switzerland. The Eckdaten service has been operational since 2002 and is offered both as a standalone service line (www.eckdaten.ch) and integrated into school infrastructure planning engagements. The firm's technology stack centers on this database-and-app platform, with no public API or external integrations.

Eckhaus generates revenue exclusively through professional services fees on commissioned projects, acquired primarily via public tenders and design competitions (offene and selektive Verfahren) under Swiss procurement norms. Customer engagement is sales-led and reputation-driven, supported by competition wins, professional publications, and the firm website. The ownership structure is partner-led with no external institutional investment or parent company, and the firm has no history of funding rounds, acquisitions, or restructuring events.

Name

Eckhaus AG Städtebau Raumplanung

Legal name

Eckhaus AG Städtebau Raumplanung

Website

https://eckhaus.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Eckhaus AG is a privately held Zurich-based interdisciplinary urban and spatial planning firm serving Swiss municipalities, cantons, housing cooperatives, and federal agencies with masterplans, design plans, and a proprietary Eckdaten demographic database and iPad application.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Planning Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD)

Keywords

• Urban planning services
• Spatial planning consulting
• Demographic forecasting tools
• School infrastructure planning
• Landscape architecture services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Urban Planning and Development Consulting Services: Project-based consulting fees for urban planning, spatial planning, area development, master planning, design plans, and regulatory planning for public sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Eckhaus AG provides interdisciplinary urban planning, spatial planning, area development, master planning, design plans, high-rise concepts, and participation processes for Swiss public-sector clients, complemented by the proprietary Eckdaten database and iPad app that delivers demographic forecasts, educational projections, and day-structure scenarios for cantons, cities, and municipalities. The firm also supports housing cooperatives and foundations with master plans, private design plans, and regulatory frameworks, drawing on an interdisciplinary team spanning urban design, landscape architecture, sociology, and spatial planning.

Product overview

Eckhaus AG Städtebau Raumplanung operates as an interdisciplinary urban planning firm with a specialized software service called Eckdaten. The core product portfolio centers on the Eckdaten Datenbank und App — a spatial observation database with an iPad client that visualizes demographic, educational, and residential development data for Swiss municipalities. This is complemented by the Eckdaten Schulraumplanung service for school infrastructure planning and the broader Eckdaten Demografie und Bildung module for demographic analyses and forecasts. The Eckdaten system is built in partnership with Ubique Innovation AG for technical implementation and draws data from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS). Beyond these software offerings, the firm provides urban planning services including master planning, area development, village center renewal, high-rise concepts, and public space design across numerous Swiss municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Eckdaten Datenbank und App Spatial observation database and iPad application that provides forecasting functions for school and resident data as well as housing development; data sourced from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS) and visualized through graphs and maps covering all Swiss municipalities.
• Eckdaten Schulraumplanung

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed masterplan for Areal Dreispitz (9 hectares), doubling housing stock for ASIG Wohngenossenschaft
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• pool ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Areal Dreispitz project in Zürich Schwamendingen; pool Architekten responsible for architectural component within interdisciplinary team led by Eckhaus.
• Schmid LandschaftsarchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner on multiple projects including Areal Dreispitz and Regio St.Gallen model project.
• Studio Vulkan Landschaftsarchitektur GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner on Grenzhof Luzern project, responsible for landscape architectural components of the urban study.
• Fischer Immobilienmanagement AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on Zentrumsentwicklung Männedorf study and Gaswerkareal Bern competition entry.
• Studio Vulkan (lead)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio Vulkan led interdisciplinary team including Eckhaus for ESP Sisslerfeld test planning (kantonally significant development area).
• moderat GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal moderation partner for Zentrumsentwicklung Männedorf cooperative procedure.
• TransitecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject lead on Verkehr der Zukunft 2060 research project for Bundesamt für Strassen; Eckhaus contributed spatial planning perspective.
• EcoplanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner on Verkehr der Zukunft 2060 project alongside Transitec and Eckhaus.
• Dr. Hans Naef (GSP AG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomics expert partner on LuzernPlus regional high-rise concept and Aarau Regio high-rise concept.
• Standpunkt 21 GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject management and coordination partner on heat-adapted settlement development research project for Federal Office for the Environment.
• StadtLandschaft GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner on heat-adapted settlement development pilot project.
• dsp Ingenieure & Planer AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering and planning partner on Bäderquartier Ennetbaden public space redesign project.
• Baumann Roserens ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner on Bäderquartier Ennetbaden project.
• Fischer LandschaftsarchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner on Bäderquartier Ennetbaden project.
• dsp Ingenieure + Planer AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering partner on Uster Wagerenstrasse redesign project.
• S2L Landschaftsarchitekten BSLA SIAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead landscape architecture partner on Baar Unterfeld Süd study and Alpen- und Gotthardstrasse Zug competition.
• Hosoya Schaefer ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner on Bahnhofgebiet Dietikon study and Areal Diakoniewerk Neumünster Zollikerberg project.
• IBV Hüsler AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraffic and mobility planning partner on multiple projects including Grenzhof Luzern, Bahnhofgebiet Dietikon, and Städtebauliche Entwicklungsstudie Längweier/Udelboden.
• Advokatur MörikoferminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLegal counsel partner on Areal Dreispitz project handling land registry legal agreements.
• Ingenieurbüro Hans H. MoserminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering partner on Areal Dreispitz project.
• Niedermann Sigg Schwendener ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner on Siedlung Grüzefeld, responsible for Richtprojekt development.
• Krebs und Herde LandschaftsarchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner on Siedlung Grüzefeld project.
• moveIng AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobility and transportation partner on Eisenring area development project and Gaswerkareal Bern competition.
• Ubique Innovation AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationDevelopment partner and technical implementation partner for the Eckdaten app (iPad application); Ubique handles software development and architecture.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EM2N Architekten AG: Zürich-based architecture and urban design firm with comparable scale, interdisciplinary ethos, and Swiss municipal/cantonal planning project experience.
• Hager Partner AG: Long-established Swiss landscape architecture and urban planning firm (Zürich/Bern) competing for the same public tenders and delivering masterplans, design plans, and participation processes for Swiss municipalities and cantons.
• Vetschpartner Landschaftsarchitekten AG: Swiss landscape architecture and urban planning practice with comparable public-sector project portfolio (Areale, masterplans) and similar team size; competes directly in Swiss competition processes.
• Schweingruber Zulauf Landschaftsarchitekten: Zürich-based landscape architecture and urban design firm of comparable size and scope, regularly collaborating on or competing for Swiss masterplan and Arealentwicklung commissions.
• Stauffer Rösch AG: Swiss landscape architecture and urban planning firm with similar size, public-sector focus, and competition-based go-to-market.
• Ballmoos Krucker Partner AG: Swiss urban planning and architecture firm with similar focus on Swiss municipal masterplanning, design plans, and participation-based processes.
• Dürig AG: Swiss spatial planning and urban development consultancy focused on municipal, cantonal, and federal planning instruments — directly comparable service offering to Eckhaus's Raumplanung practice.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider+Schumacher Architekten: Frankfurt/Zürich-based architecture and urban planning practice with comparable scale and a track record in public-sector masterplans and infrastructure-adjacent urban projects.
• KCAP Architects & Planners: International architecture and urban planning firm with strong European public-sector portfolio, comparable in delivering masterplans and design plans for municipalities; competes at higher scale.
• Burckhardt+Partner AG: Large Swiss architecture, urban planning, and general planning firm with a much broader service portfolio, competing for the same cantonal/municipal area development and high-rise concept commissions as Eckhaus.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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