gruppe F | Freiraum für alle GmbH

What gruppe F | Freiraum für alle GmbH does

gruppe F | Freiraum für alle GmbH is a Berlin-based landscape architecture and landscape planning firm founded in 1992 by Gabriele Pütz, operating as a German GmbH with approximately 23–30 employees including seven managing directors/partners. The firm delivers an integrated portfolio spanning landscape architecture (site planning under HOAI Lph. 1–9), strategic landscape planning (open-space concepts, climate adaptation strategies, biodiversity strategies), and structured citizen participation processes that combine analog formats (charrettes, workshops, Lego Serious Play) with digital tools (Maptionnaire, Mentimeter, online mapping). Underlying the consulting work is a GIS-based spatial analysis capability, evidenced by proprietary deliverables including the Abkopplungspotenziale model for decentralized rainwater management developed with the Berliner Regenwasseragentur (covering 89,180 ha) and biodiversity potential mapping across Berlin's full 892 km² area.

The firm's revenue model is project-based professional services: fees are generated through competitive public tendering (Vergabeverfahren), expert appraisal procedures (Gutachterverfahren), workshop procedures, and direct commissions. Clients are predominantly German public-sector buyers — Berlin Senate departments, Berlin district offices (Mitte, Pankow, Lichtenberg), federal research agencies (BfN, BBSR), and municipalities such as Neumünster, Landau, Wismar, and Rostock — supplemented by municipal housing companies (HOWOGE, degewo). Geographically, projects span at least eight German federal states. Notable mandates include the 152-hectare Tegeler Stadtheide transformation (2023–2030, joint venture with Atelier Loidl for Grün Berlin), the KlimaKiez Badstraße climate adaptation strategy (2019–2024, award-winning), the Kiezblocks Pankow participation process (~800 online participants across 129 ha), and redesign of the former cemetery at Gotlindestraße.

The firm operates without external institutional investors, is founder-owned, and is undergoing a generational succession with three new managing partners joining the ranks in 2026. Thought leadership is maintained through the F:Log blog, conference presentations at Aqua Urbanica, FOSSGIS, WILA Festival, and Architecture Biennale Venice 2025, and publications in specialist journals (G+L, Stadt + Grün, Deutsches Architektenblatt). The team combines practice with academia, with multiple members holding or having held university positions (TU Berlin, Leibniz University Hanover, University of Copenhagen).

Name

gruppe F | Freiraum für alle GmbH

Legal name

gruppe F | Freiraum für alle GmbH

Website

https://gruppef.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

gruppe F is a Berlin-based landscape architecture and planning firm founded in 1992, serving German public-sector clients and municipal housing companies with integrated landscape design, GIS-based climate and biodiversity strategy work, and structured citizen participation processes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE), Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban planning consulting
• Participatory design services
• Climate adaptation planning
• Biodiversity strategy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture and Open Space Planning Services: Project-based consulting fees for landscape architecture, site planning (HOAI Lph. 1-9), and open space planning services for public sector clients. Revenue generated through competitive tendering, workshop procedures, and direct commissions from government clients across Germany.
2. Participation and Consultation Services: Fees for designing and implementing participatory planning processes, moderation, and public engagement for urban development and climate adaptation projects with government and housing company clients.
3. Strategy and Concept Development: Fees for developing climate adaptation strategies, biodiversity strategies, and open space development concepts for municipal and state government clients.
4. Research Projects and Studies: Research project commissions from federal agencies (BfN, BBSR), state governments, and institutional clients for studies, expert reports, and strategy development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

gruppe F is a Berlin-based landscape architecture firm providing integrated planning services in landscape architecture (HOAI service phases 1–9), landscape planning, and participatory planning for public sector clients across Germany. The firm designs climate-adapted open spaces, develops biodiversity strategies and climate adaptation concepts for municipalities, designs green infrastructure and urban rainwater management solutions, and designs/manages citizen participation processes for urban development projects.

Product overview

gruppe F is a landscape architecture firm offering integrated services in landscape architecture, landscape planning, and participatory planning processes. The firm operates across Germany with a focus on Berlin, providing open space concepts, climate adaptation strategies, biodiversity planning, and citizen engagement services. Key offerings include the Abkopplungspotenziale GIS tool developed with the Berlin Rainwater Agency, the Berlin gärtnert! digital platform, and comprehensive urban green space planning from neighborhood to city-wide scales. The portfolio emphasizes sustainable urban development, climate resilience, and community involvement in planning processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landschaftsarchitektur (Landscape Architecture)
• Landschaftsplanung (Landscape Planning)
• Partizipation (Participatory Planning Services)
• Abkopplungspotenziale Tool (GIS-based Rainwater Decoupling Potential Analysis) GIS-based methodology developed jointly with the Berliner Regenwasseragentur to automatically identify locations in Berlin suitable for decentralized rainwater management measures by overlaying urban and natural spatial conditions. Applied across 89,180 ha of Berlin to advise property owners on rainwater management and was used to support Berlin's transition to a sponge city.
• Klimaanpassungsstrategien (Climate Adaptation Strategies) Development of climate adaptation concepts for cities and neighborhoods addressing urban heat stress, stormwater management, drought resilience, and overall urban climate resilience. Includes strategy development for municipalities (e.g., Klimaanpassungsstrategie Neumünster adopted end of 2024) and neighborhood-scale plans (e.g., Partizipative Klimastrategie Badstraßenkiez, 2019–2024, awarded in 2024).
• Strategien zur biologischen Vielfalt (Biodiversity Strategies) Development and updating of urban biodiversity strategies including habitat mapping, species conservation planning, and green space concepts for biodiversity promotion. Applied across Berlin's 892 km² area for the updated Berlin Biodiversity Strategy (2022–2024) using overlaid geodata on land use, protection status, ecological condition, and species distribution to quantify and spatially locate biodiversity potential.
• Berlin gärtnert! Platform (Urban Gardening Platform) Digital platform for urban gardening in Berlin designed in a participatory process with gardeners, administration, and the urban society for the Berlin Senate. Provides an information portal for community gardens, planting guides, and event calendar for urban gardeners; integrates online workshops, stakeholder engagement, and interactive self-tests.
• Research Projects and Expert Studies Research project commissions from federal agencies (BfN, BBSR), state governments, and institutional clients covering urban open space, climate adaptation, biodiversity, and participation. Includes cross-property stormwater management solutions (GüL) study (2023, in collaboration with oikotec Ingenieur*innen) and other expert reports.

Quantifiable outcome

• 89,180 hectares of Berlin analyzed for rainwater decoupling potential using GIS-based model developed by gruppe F for the Berliner Regenwasseragentur
• +4 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

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TOPOTEK 1: Berlin landscape architecture office known for international urban open-space and competition-driven public projects. Directly comparable to gruppe F in scale, competition portfolio, and German public-sector client base.
• hutterreimann Landschaftsarchitektur: Berlin-based landscape architecture office with a comparable mix of urban open-space, residential, and participation projects. Direct competition for the same Berlin district and housing-company commissions as gruppe F.
• bbz Landschaftsarchitekten: Berlin-based landscape architecture practice working on urban open-space, residential development, and participation projects. Closely comparable service offering and target clients to gruppe F in the Berlin market.
• WES Landschaftsarchitektur: Hamburg-based landscape architecture practice with comparable service portfolio (open-space concepts, competition work, public sector clients) and similar scale; operates in northern Germany where gruppe F also has projects.
• Atelier Loidl: Berlin-based landscape architecture practice; gruppe F's Arbeitsgemeinschaft (joint-venture) partner on the flagship 152-hectare Tegeler Stadtheide project. Operates in the same open-space, climate-adaptation, and large-scale public landscape planning segments in Germany.
• A24 Landschaft: Berlin landscape architecture firm focused on open-space planning, urban development, and climate-resilient design. Competes with gruppe F for the same Berlin Senate, district, and housing-company landscape commissions.

Others

• GEO-NET Umweltconsulting: Hannover-based environmental and climate consulting firm; partnered with gruppe F (and Andresen Landschaftsarchitekten) on the Neumünster climate adaptation strategy. Provides overlapping climate/geo-data services in adjacent public-sector work.
• STATTBAU Stadtentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH: Berlin urban development company that commissioned gruppe F (jointly with Bezirksamt Lichtenberg) on the Gotlindestraße cemetery redesign. Functions as both a project commissioner and an adjacent competitor in participatory urban development.

Broad incumbents

• Hager Partner: Swiss-headquartered landscape architecture practice with a strong German project portfolio in public open-space and large-scale landscape planning. A broader incumbent with overlapping competition-track public-sector work.
• Rainer Schmidt Landschaftsarchitekten: Munich-headquartered landscape architecture firm with broader national reach and larger project portfolio. Overlaps with gruppe F in competition-based public landscape and open-space planning work across Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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