Habitat Landschaftsarchitektur

What Habitat Landschaftsarchitektur does

Habitat Landschaftsarchitektur GmbH is a privately-held Swiss landscape architecture firm headquartered in Zürich with a secondary office in Glarus. The company was formed in January 2024 from the merger of two established practices, Hoffmann & Müller and Laubrausch Landschaftsarchitektur, which had collaborated for more than ten years prior to consolidation. The firm is led by three partners — Andreas Hoffmann, Regina Hoffmann, and Klaus Rössler — and operates with approximately fifteen staff including project leaders, project staff, a team leader, an accounting specialist, and an apprentice.

The company's core offering is full-service landscape architecture across project phases, from competition entries and commissioned studies through design, planning, and execution support. Habitat serves public-sector clients (municipalities such as Stadt Zürich, Gemeinde Meilen, Gemeinde Ebikon), housing cooperatives (notably BGZ Baugenossenschaft Glattal Zürich on multiple residential developments), institutional real estate developers (Mobimo, Realstone), and foundations (Schweizerische Stiftung für Taubblinde). Its projects span school campuses, residential settlements, public squares, urban parks, care facilities, and industrial-to-residential conversions across Zürich, Aargau, St. Gallen, Bern, Valais, Lucerne, and other Swiss cantons.

The business model is professional services with project-based fees, and the go-to-market is sales-led through architectural and landscape architecture competitions (Wettbewerb), commissioned studies (Studienauftrag), and direct commissions (Direktauftrag). Habitat has won multiple first-prize rankings in recent competitions and collaborates with a recurring network of Swiss architecture firms (Bob Gysin Partner, Adrian Streich, NOSU, Haltmeier Kister, Baumberger Stegmeier, and others) on joint bids. Sustainability themes — heat reduction, biodiversity enhancement, and rainwater management — are integrated into every project from inception, which has become a defining element of the firm's value proposition and was recognized through the Aeschbachareal project's selection as Best Practice at the first Zürich Climate Conference.

Name

Habitat Landschaftsarchitektur

Legal name

Habitat Landschaftsarchitektur GmbH

Website

https://habitat-la.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Habitat Landschaftsarchitektur is a Swiss landscape architecture firm in Zürich and Glarus offering competition, design, and planning services for schools, residential developments, public spaces, and care facilities, with a focus on heat reduction, biodiversity, and rainwater management.

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)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture
• Urban open space design
• Sustainable landscape planning
• Exterior space planning
• Biodiversity planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Professional landscape architecture services for projects of all sizes, from initial competition entries through project completion and beyond. Revenue is generated through design fees, project management, and consulting services for landscape and exterior space development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Habitat Landschaftsarchitektur is a Swiss landscape architecture firm that plans and designs outdoor spaces, urban open spaces, and sustainable landscape projects for public and private clients. The firm provides landscape architectural services ranging from early studies and competition entries to detailed design and project realization, with particular emphasis on biodiversity, sustainability, and context-sensitive design. It operates from offices in Zürich and Glarus and serves municipalities, developers, housing cooperatives, schools, and other public-sector or institutional clients.

Product overview

Habitat Landschaftsarchitektur is a landscape architecture firm that emerged from the merger of Hoffmann & Müller and Laubrausch Landschaftsarchitektur. The company offers a unified portfolio of landscape architecture services including design studies, architectural competitions, and urban open space design. Their core offering encompasses projects across all sizes and phases, from initial development through project completion. The service portfolio includes school projects, housing developments, public spaces, and master plans. The firm's projects consistently emphasize sustainability themes including heat reduction, biodiversity, and rainwater management, which are integrated from the start of each project.

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Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Design Core landscape architectural planning and design service covering outdoor space design for public, residential, and institutional projects in Switzerland.
• Urban Open Space Planning Planning and design of urban public open spaces, plazas, parks, and streetscapes for municipalities and developers.
• Sustainability and Biodiversity Planning Consulting and design services emphasizing ecological sustainability, biodiversity enhancement, and nature-based solutions within landscape projects.
• Competition Projects and Studies Participation in architectural and landscape architecture competitions, plus commissioned feasibility and design studies for prospective projects.

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Baumberger Stegmeier Architekten, ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Ongoing collaboration on Aeschbachareal project - conversion of industrial area to residential with intensive green courtyard. Project in progress with design phase 2021-2024 and construction 2024-2026.
• Bob Gysin Partner Architekten, ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple collaborative projects including Wohnhaus Zürichstrasse Adliswil (won 1st prize), Berufsbildungszentrum BBZW + G (won 1st prize), and Wrightstrasse study commission.
• Schmid Schärer Architekten, ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wohnsiedlung Bruderwies, Zürich competition (2nd place).
• Adrian Streich Architekten, ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple collaborations on Wohnsiedlung 23 (1st prize), and studies for Buchegg area Zürich.
• Bob Gysin Architekten, ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Berufsbildungszentrum BBZW + G competition (1st prize).
• Neon Deiss Architektur, ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Abstimmung Schule Mühlematt, Belp project.
• Aalaii Architektur + Städtebau, ZürichminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wettbewerb Dorfplatz Obersaxen (3rd place).
• Haltmeier Kister Architektur, ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple collaborations including Wohnsiedlung St. Wendelin Rapperswil (1st prize) and Schule Erlenstrasse Oberglatt (1st prize).
• NOSU Architekten, ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wettbewerb Schule Paul Klee, Münchenbuchsee (1st prize).
• Bob Gysin Partner Architekten, ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wettbewerb Wohnhaus Zürichstrasse, Adliswil (1st prize).
• Wolfgang Rossbauer Architekt und 0815 ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Thesenkonkurrenz Entwicklung Campus Muristalden, Bern (1st prize).
• Edelaar Mosayebi Inderbitzin Architektinnen, ZürichminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wettbewerb Wohnsiedlung Promulins (5th place, 5th prize).
• Mentha Walther Architekten GmbH, ZürichminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wettbewerb Schulanlage Hellmatt (4th place, 3rd prize).
• Surber Knaus Architektur, ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wettbewerb Erweiterung Schulzentrum Raron (1st prize).
• Bob Gysin + Partner AG (Architektur)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wettbewerb Schulhaus Hemmerswil (3rd place).
• NYX Architekten, ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Schule Ebikon project with pause forest and grass sports field, developed through participatory process.
• KUPE Architekten, ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Schule Utzenstorf - school expansion with kindergarten and play/sports fields.
• EMI ArchitektinnencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wohnsiedlung Grossalbis - replacement construction of cooperative housing with biodiversity areas.
• BS + EMI ArchitektenpartnercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wohnsiedlung Buchwiesen project with near-complete rainwater retention and biodiversity areas.
• BS + EMI ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wohnsiedlung Im Schuppis - replacement construction in Schwamendingen garden city.
• hoffmannfontana architekturenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Bombachstrasse densification project.
• Kuhlbrodt & Peters ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Schule Dietlimoos - primary school with various play and sports fields.
• Felber Fendt ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Schule Hagen, Illnau - school expansion with play/sports fields and ecological compensation areas.
• Gäumann Lüdi von der Ropp Architekten, ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Pflegezentrum Witikon - expansion and restoration of park-like surroundings.
• Scheibler Villard ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Kompetenzzentrum Tanne - care home extension for deaf-blind with special exterior design requirements.
• ARGE Neon / Ruppeiner Deiss ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Schule Feldmeilen - school expansion with new play and recreation areas.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ASP Landschaftsarchitekten (Atelier Stern Gisler Partner): Zürich-based landscape architecture firm with similar scale and competition-oriented practice, addressing comparable residential, school, and public-sector clients.
• Hager Partner Landschaftsarchitektur: One of the largest and most established Swiss landscape architecture firms, headquartered in Zürich. Direct competitor in the same German-speaking Swiss competition ecosystem with overlapping client base (municipalities, developers, housing cooperatives) and comparable focus on sustainability.
• Klötzli + Co Landschaftsarchitekten: Bern-based landscape architecture practice with comparable size and profile, competing in the same Swiss competition and Studienauftrag space, with strong portfolio across public and residential projects.
• Studio Vulkan Landschaftsarchitektur: Zürich-based landscape architecture practice operating in the same Swiss competition market, with comparable portfolio of public and residential projects and similar team size.
• Rotzler Krebs Partner Landschaftsarchitektur: Swiss landscape architecture practice with comparable positioning in competitions and master planning, and a similar specialty in residential and public open-space design.
• Vetschpartner Landschaftsarchitektur AG: Established Swiss landscape architecture firm competing for the same Wettbewerb and Studienauftrag mandates, with longer track record and similar German-speaking Swiss geographic focus.
• Hager Landschaftsarchitektur AG: Switzerland-focused landscape architecture firm with established presence in the Zürich market, competing for the same municipal and developer-led projects as Habitat.
• bbz landschaftsarchitektur: Bern-area landscape architecture firm of similar scale competing for Swiss competitions, with comparable sustainability orientation and municipal/client mix.
• Balliana Schubert Landschaftsarchitekten AG: Swiss landscape architecture firm with established competition portfolio across residential, public, and school projects, comparable in scope and sustainability focus to Habitat.

Broad incumbents

• Burckhardt+Partner AG: Much larger Swiss general architecture and planning group with landscape architecture capabilities embedded within broader building design engagements. Larger scale, broader portfolio, but overlaps on urban development and master planning mandates.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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