Kienleplan Gmbh

What Kienleplan Gmbh does

Kienleplan GmbH is a German landscape architecture and urban planning firm headquartered in Reutlingen (registered office address listed as Leinfelden-Echterdingen), operating as a privately held Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) with a core team of eight professionals. The firm delivers a full professional-services workflow for outdoor space design, spanning feasibility studies (Machbarkeitsstudien), framework and master planning, competition entry, detailed landscape design, and procedural management of architectural competitions (Verfahrensbetreuung). Project categories explicitly listed include gartenschauen (garden shows), parks and plazas, schools and kindergartens, administrative buildings and clinics, transportation infrastructure (Verkehrsanlagen), research campuses, residential complexes, and international federal and cultural briefs across the Middle East, China, and Africa.

The go-to-market motion is sales-led and competition-mediated: the firm secures work through architectural and landscape competitions, direct public-sector commissions, and recurring relationships with municipal clients and Zweckverbände. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined per commission through public tenders, competition prize structures, or negotiated fees typical of the German professional-services market. Customer segmentation is horizontal, with the primary segment being German municipalities and state-level government clients, complemented by private enterprise (corporate campuses such as Mercedes-Benz Technology Center, ProSiebenSat.1, and Good Child Products in Kunshan), educational and research institutions (Max-Planck-Institut Tübingen, FH Neu-Ulm), and the healthcare sector (SLK Kliniken).

Revenue is derived from two streams: standard planning and design fees for commissioned work, and competition-related recognition that converts into both prize income and follow-on commissions. The firm's international footprint — projects in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, China, Algeria, and Egypt alongside its Baden-Württemberg home base — distinguishes it from purely regional German peers, and its competitive position rests on a documented portfolio of first-prize competition wins and state-level awards including the Staatspreis Baukultur Baden-Württemberg 2020.

Name

Kienleplan Gmbh

Legal name

Kienleplan GmbH

Website

https://kienleplan.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kienleplan GmbH is a German landscape architecture and urban planning practice of eight staff, headquartered in Reutlingen, delivering feasibility studies, master planning, competition entries, and open-space design for German municipalities, state governments, corporate campuses, research institutions, and select international federal clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Reutlingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Planning and Design Services: Professional landscape architecture and open space planning services including feasibility studies, master planning, framework planning, competition participation, and design services for parks, plazas, residential developments, and public spaces.
2. Competition Winnings: Revenue generated through winning architectural and landscape competitions, including prize money and subsequent project commissions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kienleplan GmbH is a German landscape architecture and urban planning firm that delivers professional services for public and private sector clients. Its core work covers parks, plazas, urban open spaces, school and kindergarten grounds, administrative buildings, clinics, transportation facilities, research campuses, and residential complexes, as well as garden show (Gartenschau) planning and procedural management of architectural competitions. The firm also takes on international projects across Europe, the Middle East, China, and Africa.

Product overview

Kienleplan Gmbh is a landscape architecture and urban planning firm based in Germany, offering comprehensive professional services in landscape design, urban planning, and open space development. The company operates as a unified professional services practice rather than a product-based company. Their portfolio encompasses garden shows (Gartenschauen) planning, competition management (Verfahrensbetreuung), feasibility studies, and project implementation across multiple categories: parks and public spaces, educational facilities, administrative and healthcare buildings, traffic infrastructure, residential complexes, and international projects spanning Europe, the Middle East, China, and Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning Services
• Garden Show and Exhibition Planning (Gartenschauen)
• Competition Management (Verfahrensbetreuung)
• Feasibility Studies (Machbarkeitsstudien)

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple first prize competition wins including international projects in China, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Staab Architekten GmbH, Berlin & Henne Korn Landschaftsarchitekten PartGmbB, BruchsalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Architecture and landscape architecture partnership for ZITH Zentrum für Islamische Theologie Tübingen project. The approximately 3,000m² project received Beispielhaftes Bauen 2025 recognition.
• vielmo architekten, Stuttgart/BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership for IN-Campus Ingolstadt autonomous driving project house. Collaboration on approximately 8,200m² outdoor areas and 2,600m² roof greening for automotive technology campus.
• Kohlbecker Gesamtplan GmbH & vielmo architektencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Working group partnership for Deutsche Botschaft Kairo competition. The team won first prize in this open two-phase competition for German Embassy design in Egypt.
• ap plan Berlin, StuttgartcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Architecture partnership for Kulturzentrum Kornwestheim project. Collaborative design of the approximately 1.8 hectare K4 Kulturkarree public space.
• Blanek Architekten, StuttgartcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Collaboration with Blanek Architekten for Nationaler Kulturerbepark Liangzhu, Hangzhou China project. Kienleplan provided landscape architecture for this UNESCO heritage park spanning 42 km².
• HWP Planungsgesellschaft, Stuttgart & SIGMA, AmmancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Joint architecture partnership for Royal Hashemite Court Amman, Jordan project. HWP Planungsgesellschaft from Stuttgart and SIGMA from Amman collaborated on this 140 ha royal court landscape development.
• Zweckverband Flugfeld Böblingen-SindelfingencoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2007Long-term collaboration on Flugfeld Böblingen-Sindelfingen urban development project, including masterplan, tree concept, and multiple public space implementations including Charles-Lindbergh-Platz, Konrad-Zuse-Platz, and Hanns-Klemm-Platz.
• Gerber Architekten International GmbH, DortmundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Architecture partnership for King Fahad National Library Riyadh project. Gerber Architekten served as lead architects while Kienleplan provided landscape architecture services for this major Saudi Arabian cultural project.
• Prof. Hans Kienle (Architecture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Architecture partnership for Good Baby Child Products Co. Ltd., Kunshan, China project. 70 ha corporate campus development including R&D center, exhibition hall, and administration building.
• Harris+Kurrle Architekten, StuttgartcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Architecture partnership for Fachhochschule Neu-Ulm project. Won first prize in 2004 competition and completed the approximately 27,000m² campus landscape design.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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Investments

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