What Hoskins Architects does

Hoskins Architects is a Glasgow-headquartered architectural design practice founded in 1998 by Gareth Hoskins OBE (1967–2016), now operating as an employee-owned group following a 2022 transition to an Employee Ownership Trust. The firm delivers project-based architectural, masterplanning, and interior design services across six sectors — Arts + Heritage, Healthcare, Community + Education, Commercial, Masterplanning, and Residential — serving clients in the UK and German-speaking European markets (notably Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, Germany, Austria, with additional activity in Poland, Italy, and Oman). Its core production is human-led design supported by ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) and ISO 9001 (Quality Management) accreditation, with sustainability and heritage conservation positioned as central design tenets.

The firm's go-to-market is sales-led and reputation-driven: projects are won through public architectural competitions, invited competitions, and direct commissions, with fees negotiated per project rather than via standardised pricing. Major clients are concentrated in the public and cultural sectors — including NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, the National Galleries of Scotland, National Museums Scotland, KHM-Museumsverband, the Victoria & Albert Museum, Historic Environment Scotland, Glasgow City Council, and Aberdeen City Council. The practice operates from two studios: the Glasgow HQ and a Berlin regional office (Seelower Str. 5), with the German entity Hoskins Planungs GmbH (registered March 2022) now handling all European projects. Berlin headcount is 13 and Glasgow is 35, totalling 48 professionals.

Operationally, the firm has undergone significant restructuring: a Berlin branch was opened in 2014, founder Gareth Hoskins died in January 2016, the firm incorporated Hoskins Architects Group Limited in late 2021 and transitioned to employee ownership on 1 July 2022, and the UK trading subsidiary Gareth Hoskins Architects Limited was forced to cease trading in 2023/2024 due to project delays combined with the insolvency of a major client and a six-figure outstanding debt. The group continues to operate through the German subsidiary.

Name

Hoskins Architects

Legal name

Hoskins Architects Group Limited

Website

https://hoskinsarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hoskins Architects is an employee-owned architecture firm, founded in 1998 in Glasgow, delivering project-based design services across arts and heritage, healthcare, community and education, commercial, masterplanning, and residential sectors from its Glasgow HQ and Berlin studio, serving public and cultural clients across the UK and Europe.

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Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Heritage conservation architecture
• Healthcare facility design
• Masterplanning and urban design
• Cultural building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based professional services for architectural design, masterplanning, and interior design across arts and heritage, healthcare, community and education, commercial, masterplanning, and residential sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hoskins Architects is a Glasgow- and Berlin-based architecture firm delivering full-service architectural design, masterplanning, and interior design across six sectors: Arts and Heritage, Healthcare, Community and Education, Commercial, Masterplanning, and Residential. The practice acquires projects through public and invited competitions and direct commissions, and operates under ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 accredited management systems.

Product overview

Hoskins Architects is an architecture firm offering comprehensive architectural design services across six main sectors: Arts + Heritage (museums, galleries, visitor centers), Healthcare (health centers, care homes, hospices), Community + Education (schools, community centers, libraries), Commercial (offices, retail, hotels), Masterplanning (urban planning, large-scale developments), and Residential (private villas and housing). Founded in Glasgow in 1998 by Gareth Hoskins OBE, with a second office in Berlin since 2014, the firm operates as an employee-owned group delivering projects primarily in the UK and German-speaking countries. The practice is ISO14001 and ISO9001 accredited and is a signatory to UK Architects Declare.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services
• Arts + Heritage Projects
• Healthcare Facilities Design
• Community + Education Projects
• Commercial Architecture
• Masterplanning
• Residential Design

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Stiftung Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesmuseen Schloss GottorfcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Client and strategic partner for Gottorf Castle masterplan project. Schloss Gottorf houses two state museums requiring integrated museum planning.
• Ralph Appelbaum AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExhibition design collaborator on multiple museum projects including Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Weltmuseum Wien, Gottorf Castle masterplan, and Laagberg Memorial. Partnership for integrated exhibition and architectural design services.
• guba+sgard LandschaftsarchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner on Laagberg Memorial and Learning Site project in Wolfsburg. Collaborative partnership for integrated landscape and architectural design.
• Ralph Appelbaum AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on international competition for Gottorf Castle masterplan. Partnership for museum masterplanning and exhibition design.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Foster + Partners: Global architecture firm working across cultural, civic, and masterplanning projects; competes for larger-scale commissions where Hoskins operates but on a much broader portfolio basis.
• Allies and Morrison: UK architectural practice with established cultural and public-sector work including museums and civic buildings; broader portfolio but overlapping in arts/heritage commissions.

Direct peers

• Reiach and Hall Architects: Edinburgh-based architectural practice working across healthcare, education, and cultural sectors in Scotland; directly comparable in scale, sector focus, and public-sector client base to Hoskins.
• Anderson Bell + Christie: Glasgow-headquartered architecture firm delivering education, healthcare, and community projects; similar practice size and direct competition for Scottish public-sector tenders.
• Simpson & Brown Architects: Scottish heritage architecture firm with comparable specialism in conservation, restoration, and cultural-sector projects; competes in the same niche as Hoskins' arts and heritage portfolio.
• Page\Park Architects: Scottish architecture practice with deep heritage and conservation expertise, particularly in museum and cultural projects; comparable to Hoskins on arts/heritage public-sector commissions and regional UK market position.
• jmarchitects: UK-wide architecture practice with strong education, community, and public-sector focus; similar practice size and project typology overlap with Hoskins' community and education work.
• Collective Architecture: Glasgow-based employee-owned architecture practice of comparable size, working across housing, healthcare, education, and cultural sectors; highly comparable ownership model and Scottish public-sector focus.
• Purcell Architects: UK architecture studio specialising in heritage, conservation, and cultural-sector projects; directly competes with Hoskins for museum, gallery, and listed-building commissions in the UK.

Regional players

• Burckhardt+Partner: Swiss architecture firm with strong DACH-region cultural and heritage portfolio (museums, historic preservation); competes with Hoskins Planungs GmbH for German-speaking country cultural commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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