Jensen & Skodvin

What Jensen & Skodvin does

Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor AS (JSA) is an Oslo-based private architectural firm founded in 1995 by Jan Olav Jensen and Børre Skodvin, with Torunn Golberg joining as partner in 2011. The firm operates as a professional services practice offering full-scope architectural design across housing, cultural buildings, religious institutions, healthcare facilities, tourism infrastructure, hospitality (notably landscape hotels and thermal baths), and landscape or infrastructure projects. Its portfolio spans Norway, China, Austria, Switzerland, India, and Estonia, with project construction values ranging from approximately €0.1M to €80M. The firm is recognized for tectonic innovation, including prefabricated modular steel roof systems (used at Water Source, Changbai), lightweight steel tubing structures (the unbuilt Oslo Airport terminal, at 13 kg/sqm), log construction with minimal terrain disturbance, and novel components such as the Ladybrick flexible angle brick.

JSA's go-to-market is competition-led and direct-commission: the firm primarily wins work through invited architectural competitions and direct client relationships, supported by academic publishing (the asBUILT book series, 33 books by end of 2023 with Pax Forlag) and consistent participation in major venues including the Venice Biennale. The firm has been honored with multiple Mies van der Rohe Award nominations and selections (2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023), the 1998 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the Prince Eugen Medal, and inclusion of two works in the Norwegian architectural canon since 1945. Customer mix spans government agencies (Norwegian State Railways, Norwegian Roads Department, Oslo Harbour), private hospitality clients (Knut Slinning for Juvet, Nongfu in China), non-profit and religious institutions (Cistercian Nuns, Arvo Pärt Foundation, NFE Mission), and commercial commissions (HCC/Kappa, Aspelin Ramm). The firm is privately held with no external investment, no parent company, and no subsidiaries.

Operationally, JSA has grown from 4 employees in 1995 to 21 (including interns) in 2024. The firm has collaborated in joint ventures (Team 3 with Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk and Arne Henriksen, 2003-2013) for larger urban commissions and maintains academic partnerships with Oslo School of Architecture and the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. There is no software, no AI/ML, and no API offering; the firm's value proposition rests on design quality, tectonic innovation, and recognitional capital rather than technology products.

Name

Jensen & Skodvin

Legal name

Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor AS

Website

https://jsa.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jensen & Skodvin is a private Oslo-based architectural firm founded in 1995 that designs cultural, religious, hospitality, healthcare, and infrastructure projects with a focus on tectonic innovation and landscape integration, serving government, private, and non-profit clients in Norway and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Landscape architecture
• Tectonic building design
• Hospitality architecture
• Cultural building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural design services: Traditional fee-for-service architecture practice providing design services for commissioned projects. Revenue generated through professional service fees on completed buildings and projects, including both Norwegian and international commissions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Jensen & Skodvin is a professional architecture practice providing full-service architectural design for cultural, religious, healthcare, hospitality, residential, and tourism-infrastructure projects. Services cover master planning, landscape architecture, interior design, structural innovation in timber, steel, and brick, and research-driven building documentation through the asBUILT book series. Projects are secured through invited architectural competitions and direct client commissions, with no standardized product offerings.

Product overview

Jensen & Skodvin Architects (JSA) is an Oslo-based architecture firm established in 1995 by Jan Olav Jensen and Børre Skodvin, with Torunn Golberg joining as partner in 2011. The firm operates as a full-service architectural practice with approximately 21 staff, specializing in projects that emphasize tectonic precision, landscape integration, and sustainable construction methods. Their portfolio spans cultural buildings (monasteries, churches, galleries), healthcare facilities, hospitality (landscape hotels, thermal baths), housing, infrastructure (metro stations, bridges), and public spaces. Notable projects include the award-winning Juvet Landscape Hotel series, Tautra Mariakloster (Mies van der Rohe Award 2007), Water Source Changbai in China, and various National Tourist Road projects. The firm also produces the asBUILT book series documenting architectural works. JSA does not offer software products, APIs, or AI-enabled services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services
• Juvet Landscape Hotel
• Therme & Hotel Bad Gleichenberg
• Tautra Mariakloster
• Water Source, Changbai
• Lepers' Hospital Lasur
• asBUILT Book Series

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple projects recognized with Mies van der Rohe Award nominations and selections
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered notable and minor.

• Pax ForlagnotableOthers · 1 January 2010Partnership with Pax Forlag for publishing the asBUILT book series documenting architectural works. 33 books published by end of 2023.
• National Museum of Art, Architecture and DesignnotableOthers · 1 January 2010Collaboration on asBUILT Classic book series documenting buildings where drawings are in possession of the National Museum.
• Team 3 (joint venture with Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk and Arne Henriksen)notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Ten-year collaboration with architects Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk and Arne Henriksen in joint venture under the name Team 3 for larger projects. Won competition for multipurpose city block in Trondheim in 2003, completed in 2005.
• Fritt Ord and KulturrådetminorOthersSupport from freestanding cultural institutions Fritt Ord and Kulturrådet for asBUILT book series publishing.
• Oslo School of ArchitectureminorOthersAcademic partnership with Oslo School of Architecture for asBUILT book series support.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/jensen_skodvin_architects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jensen-&-skodvin

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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