Kooperative E45

Name

Kooperative E45

Legal name

Kooperative E45

Website

https://k-e45.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Senior Living & Assisted Living Facility Construction (IMAFACAJ), Accessibility & ADA/Universal Design Upgrades (EDAEABAG)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Building transformation
• Sustainable construction
• Housing design
• Educational facility design

Headquarters

HQ city

Basel

HQ country

Switzerland

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: The firm generates revenue through architectural design fees for new construction, renovation, rehabilitation, and transformation projects. Revenue comes from competition wins, commissions, and project-based fees for educational, residential, and mixed-use developments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kooperative E45 is an architectural practice offering full-scope architectural design services for new construction, renovation, rehabilitation, and adaptive transformation of buildings. The firm's work spans housing projects (including office-to-housing conversions), educational facilities (schools, kindergartens, daycare centers, sports halls), elderly housing, and mixed-use developments across Switzerland, with an emphasis on sustainable timber-concrete hybrid construction and circular-economy principles.

Product overview

Kooperative E45 is an architectural practice based in Basel, Switzerland, offering a comprehensive range of architectural design services. The firm's portfolio spans housing projects (including transformations and new constructions), educational facilities (schools, kindergartens, daycare centers, sports halls), elderly housing, and mixed-use developments. The practice actively participates in architectural competitions and has won numerous first prizes. Their work emphasizes building reuse, renovation of existing structures, and sustainable approaches to architecture. The service offering is delivered as a unified practice rather than a platform with separate modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-scope architectural design services for Swiss public institutions, housing cooperatives, and private clients, covering new construction, renovation, rehabilitation, and adaptive transformation projects delivered as a unified professional practice.
• Housing Project Design Residential housing design services for housing cooperatives, property owners, and municipalities, including apartment transformations, housing complexes, office-to-housing conversions, and mixed-use residential developments with communal spaces, ateliers, and coworking areas.
• Education Facility Design Architectural design of schools, kindergartens, daycare centers, and sports halls for educational institutions and Swiss municipalities, including new construction in wood and renovations of existing educational buildings.
• Building Renovation and Adaptive Reuse Specialized architectural services for transforming existing structures, including office-to-housing conversions, heritage building renovations, and additions to protected building ensembles, with emphasis on sustainable timber-concrete hybrid construction methods that enable future dismantling and reuse of components.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple 1st prize competition wins in 2020-2024
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Stadler ZlokapaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Schulhaus Breite, Muttenz project for primary school extension. Stadler Zlokapa worked with Kooperative E45 on this 2024 open competition entry that was shortlisted.
• Kadid Studio (Raphael Kadid)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Langenlängeweg kindergarten extension project in Riehen. Kadid Studio worked with Kooperative E45 on the 2022 selective competition for extension of the protected 1953/54 building.
• atelier sotominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape design partner for Schulhaus Breite, Muttenz project. atelier soto provided landscape design for the primary school extension.
• Giulia CavallariminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape designer for Hans Hässig-Strasse housing project in Aarau. Provided landscape design focused on maximizing site potential with diverse uses and ecological structure for biodiversity.
• Westpol LandschaftsarchitekturminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner for Schulhaus Ausserdorf, Winterthur project. Westpol provided landscape design for the daycare centre and sports hall renovation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Diener & Diener Architekten: Established Basel firm where all three Kooperative E45 co-founders previously worked; serves as a broader incumbent in Swiss architecture with a much larger portfolio and team.
• Herzog & de Meuron: Global leader based in Basel competing for many of the same public and cultural commissions in Switzerland; relevant as the dominant incumbent in the same local market.

Direct peers

• EM2N Architekten: Swiss firm of similar size and era with a strong competition record in housing and public buildings, building on a comparable design-build ethos.
• Burkhalter Sumi Architekten: Zurich-based Swiss architecture firm of comparable size and vintage, also founded by former Diener & Diener architects in the late 2010s, with a similar competition-led model and focus on housing, education, and adaptive reuse.
• Atelier Jundt: Small Basel-based Swiss practice with similar scale, working on housing and cultural commissions through Swiss competitions.
• Miller & Maranta: Basel-based Swiss architecture practice with comparable scale and reputation for public-sector commissions, sensitive contextual design, and education/cultural work.
• Hosoya Schaefer Architects: Zurich-based practice specializing in housing, transformation, and dense urban typologies in Switzerland, with comparable scale and competition-driven project acquisition.
• Caruso St John: Swiss-rooted, internationally recognized firm of comparable size with a similar competition-led model and reputation for restrained, material-driven design across housing and cultural typologies.
• Christ & Gantenbein: Basel-based practice with comparable size and an analogous competition model, working on cultural and academic buildings in Switzerland with a strong emphasis on materiality.
• Boltshauser Architekten: Established Swiss firm of similar size based in Zurich, known for sustainable timber construction and education/cultural buildings, with overlap in material approach and client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/kooperative_e45
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kooperative-e45

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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