HJPplan+

What HJPplan+ does

HJPplan+ (legal name: Heinz Jahnen Pflüger Stadtplaner und Architekten Partnerschaft) is a German architecture and urban planning partnership headquartered in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Founded in 1989 and reorganized as a Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Berufshaftung (PartGmbB) in 2024, the firm operates with approximately 25 staff across architecture, urban planning, civil engineering, geography, and spatial planning disciplines, led by four partners (Dr.-Ing. Harald Heinz, Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Peter Jahnen, Dr.-Ing. Frank Pflüger, and Bauass. Hendrik Verhülsdonk, who joined as partner on January 1, 2025). It has completed more than 1,400 projects over 35+ years.

The firm's offering is organized around seven integrated service lines: Stadt und Region (strategic and regional planning), Städtebau (urban design and public space), Bauleitplanung (construction/development planning under the German Building Code), Architektur (architecture including preservation and renovation), Wettbewerbe (urban planning competition management under RPW 2013), Forschung (applied research on building culture and rural development), and Prozessbegleitung (process support, moderation, and citizen participation). Project-based fees for masterplanning, integrated urban development concepts (ISEK), Städtebauförderung advisory work, and competition management are the core revenue mechanism; pricing is not publicly disclosed and contracts are awarded via competitive tendering and direct commissioning.

HJPplan+ serves two primary verticals: municipal governments and regional authorities across NRW (Düren, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Braunschweig, Würselen, Aldenhoven, and 20+ other cities) and the German-speaking Community of Belgium, plus private developers and property companies (notably CTP on the 800,000 m² CTPark Düsseldorf-Rath site, and a Hines/Unibail-Rodamco joint process in Düsseldorf-Bilk). The firm has no public funding, no parent company, no software or AI products, and no disclosed API; distribution is entirely through direct client engagement and competitive procurement.

Name

HJPplan+

Legal name

Heinz Jahnen Pflüger Stadtplaner und Architekten Partnerschaft

Website

https://hjpplan.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HJPplan+ is a German architecture and urban planning partnership headquartered in Aachen, delivering integrated masterplanning, construction planning, architecture, competition management, and citizen participation services to NRW municipalities and private developers across Germany and East Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Urban Planning Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE), Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD)

Keywords

• Urban planning services
• Architecture services
• Master planning
• Construction planning
• Urban development consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Aachen

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. Professional Services - Architecture and Urban Planning: Revenue generated through fees for architectural and urban planning services, including master planning, urban development concepts, building permits, competition management, and process facilitation for public and private clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

HJPplan+ is a partnership of urban planners and architects delivering integrated architecture and urban planning services to municipalities, regional authorities, and private developers. The firm offers master planning, urban development concepts, construction planning (Bauleitplanung), architectural design, competition management, and citizen participation/process moderation across Germany and East Belgium.

Product overview

HJPplan+ is a partnership of urban planners and architects offering a comprehensive portfolio of integrated planning services. The firm operates across seven core service areas: Stadt und Region (regional strategic planning), Städtebau (urban development), Bauleitplanung (construction planning), Architektur (architecture), Wettbewerbe (competitions), Forschung (research), and Prozessbegleitung (process support). These services are delivered as integrated consulting offerings rather than software products, with projects ranging from master planning and district management to architectural design and public participation processes. The company works with public and private clients on urban development, building permits, competitions, and research projects throughout Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stadt und Region (City and Region) Strategic and regional planning services including integrated urban development concepts, regional development concepts, and spatial studies at regional and city levels delivered through interdisciplinary team collaboration. Targeted at municipalities and regional authorities.
• Städtebau (Urban Development) Feasibility studies, framework plans, and designs for livable and future-oriented neighborhoods and urban spaces, including spatial design at various scales, public space design, streets and squares, and climate resilience planning.
• Bauleitplanung (Construction Planning) Construction planning services guiding clients through all required procedures per the German Building Code, including preparation of necessary documents, coordination of expert reports, and approval processes for successful resolution.
• Architektur (Architecture) Architectural services across all work phases including coordination of specialist engineers, with special focus on building preservation, renovation, conversion, and sustainable redesign. Includes bicycle parking facilities and station reception buildings.
• Wettbewerbe (Competitions) Competition management for urban planning competitions, expert procedures, and multiple commissions conducted according to RPW 2013 (Richtlinien für Planungswettbewerbe) standards.
• Forschung (Research) Research on building culture topics including quality assurance tools, regional building culture and tourism studies, and current topics on sustainable rural development and innovative commercial concepts.
• Prozessbegleitung (Process Support) Process management, moderation, and dialogue procedures for planning processes and research projects, providing full process support from Phase 0 through project completion with stakeholder participation.
• Masterplanung (Master Planning) Comprehensive strategic planning for urban development including integrated action concepts (ISEK), urban restructuring, and long-term development frameworks for municipal clients.
• Quartiersmanagement (District Management) Neighborhood management and activating property consulting (Aktivierende Immobilienberatung) for urban development programs, including support for property owners, cost estimates, and funding applications.
• Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung (Public Participation) Public participation services including moderation, conception, documentation, and project website implementation with online participation components for civic engagement processes.

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Volksbank BRAWO eGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Joint collaboration with Stadt Braunschweig and Volksbank BRAWO eG on the BOMA+ (BOhlweg MAgniviertel +) two-phase cooperative competition procedure for urban and open space planning as well as building development of the former Horten department store site.
• heinlewischer Partnerschaft freier ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partners in the competition for Zukunft Stadthaus-Areal, Bonn. Also includes Rehwaldt Landschaftsarchitekten, sbp schlaich bergermann partner, Transsolar Energietechnik, and Prof. Rühle, Jentzsch & Partner.
• Hines Immobilien GmbH and Unibail Rodamco Germany GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProcess support and public participation management for the städtebauliche Entwicklung (urban development) of the Bilker Bahnhof environment in Düsseldorf.
• Neue Bahnstadt Opladen GmbH (nbso)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for the development of the former railway areas in Leverkusen-Opladen, including urban redevelopment, new city street design, reorganization of station surroundings, new central bus terminal and bicycle parking facility.
• Urbane Transformation and Compass Tourismus Partner eGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeam partners for RegioStrat SPACELAB Rhein-Neckar, developing a strategic regional development concept for the metropolitan region.
• Compass Tourismus Partner eG (co:compass)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTourism consultants cooperating on the concept study for Unterbacher See, a major recreational area for Düsseldorf.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• RKW Architektur +: Düsseldorf-based architecture, urban planning and design practice with strong NRW municipal client base and similar Städtebau + Bauleitplanung + architecture service portfolio.
• JSK Architekten: Berlin-headquartered German architecture and urban planning firm combining Städtebau, Bauleitplanung and architecture services for public and private clients, very similar service-line structure to HJPplan+.
• AS+P Albert Speer + Partner: Frankfurt-based interdisciplinary architecture, urban planning and consulting firm with similar integrated services including masterplanning, urban design, mobility and Prozessbegleitung; directly competes in the same German municipal tender market.
• ISR Innovative Stadt- und Raumplanung GmbH: German urban and spatial planning consultancy providing Städtebau, Bauleitplanung and research services to municipalities and public agencies; comparable mid-size competitor in the same procurement market.
• Dr. Jansen GmbH Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung: Cologne-based urban and regional development consultancy offering masterplanning, Bauleitplanung and Prozessbegleitung for German municipalities, overlapping with HJPplan+ service lines.
• ASTOC Architects and Planners: Cologne-based architecture and urban planning practice working on German municipal masterplans, ISEK, and large-scale urban redevelopment projects, with a comparable public-sector client base in NRW.
• pesch partner architekten stadtplaner (pp a|s): Stuttgart-based partnership of architects and urban planners delivering integrated Städtebau, Bauleitplanung and architectural design for German municipalities, with a comparable professional-partnership legal structure.

Broad incumbents

• KCAP Architects&Planners: Rotterdam/Dutch-headquartered international architecture and urban planning firm operating across Germany on large-scale urban redevelopment and masterplans; broader geographic and portfolio scale than HJPplan+.

Emerging players

• Hosoya Schaefer Architects: Zurich/Düsseldorf-based practice working on European urban transformation, mobility-oriented development and masterplans; partial overlap with HJPplan+ on complex multi-stakeholder German planning projects.

Regional players

• De Zwarte Hond: Dutch architecture and urban planning firm active in German-speaking markets, with similar integrated urban design and architecture services and comparable municipal-client orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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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