LJ-Group

What LJ-Group does

LJ-Group is a privately held landscape architecture studio network founded in November 2015 by CEO Pedro Pedalino in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The firm operates as a multidisciplinary design practice delivering landscape architecture, urban design, and master planning services — from conceptual design through construction documentation and implementation — across hospitality, residential and skyscraper, parks and civic spaces, education and institutions, and eco-tourism verticals. Its services include site analysis, drone surveys, design guidelines, concept design, schematic design, design development, and tender drawings. The studio leverages a team of landscape architects, biologists, agronomic engineers, and designers with 15 nationalities across offices in Vietnam (HCMC HQ), Portugal (Porto), Singapore (representative), and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro representative).

The business is structured as a professional services firm generating revenue through project-based fee engagements acquired via direct client relationships, competition entries, and referrals. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Notable enterprise and government clients include Hilton's DUO/Curio Collection, Accor's Pullman, Melia's Sol by Melia, MGallery Phu Quoc, Lux Resort, Dwight School Hanoi, Cam Ranh International Airport, the Hai Phong New Administrative Center, and Quang Ninh Hospital. The firm maintains a strategic design partnership with GMP Architects and has cumulatively developed more than 10,000 hectares of landscape internationally across projects in Vietnam, Portugal, Brazil, Spain, France, Germany, Montenegro, Albania, Cambodia, and China.

The company's underlying technology stack consists of standard AEC design tools (CAD, BIM, drone survey) without proprietary software products, APIs, or AI/ML capabilities. Distribution relies on a website portfolio (lj-g.com), earned media features such as Landezine's 'Office in Focus' (the first Vietnamese studio to be profiled), and a published monograph 'From Bushes to Cityscape, Through Mud and Water' with ORO Publishers. The firm has accumulated 19+ documented awards since 2015 including International Property Awards, Architecture MasterPrize 2022/2023, Asia Pacific Property Awards, International Garden Festival prize, and 2025 Iberian Property Awards / National Real Estate Awards. Ownership is concentrated among founder-pedigreed principals with no disclosed external investors.

Name

LJ-Group

Legal name

LJ-Group

Website

https://lj-g.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LJ-Group is a privately held international landscape architecture studio network founded in 2015, delivering landscape, urban design, and master planning services across hospitality, residential, civic, and education projects from studios in Vietnam, Portugal, Brazil, and Singapore.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture
• Urban design
• Master planning
• Sustainable design
• Site analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Ho Chi Minh City

HQ country

Vietnam

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Professional landscape architecture services from conceptual design through construction planning and implementation. Services include site analysis, site planning, drone surveys, design guidelines, concept design, landscape masterplans, schematic design, design development, and tender drawings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LJ-Group is a professional landscape architecture studio network that delivers end-to-end landscape and urban design services, from conceptual design through construction planning and implementation. Its work spans hospitality resorts, residential towers and skyscrapers, parks and civic spaces, waterfronts, educational campuses, and eco-tourism developments, with associated deliverables including site analysis, drone surveys, concept design, landscape masterplans, schematic design, design development, and tender drawings.

Product overview

LJ-Group is a landscape architecture studio network offering a unified suite of design services rather than a software product. The core offering comprises Landscape Architecture Services (hospitality, residential, parks, waterfronts, campuses, eco-tourism, and art consultancy), Urban Design Services (masterplans, streetscapes, neighborhoods, water features, placemaking), and associated Design Deliverables (site analysis, concept design, schematic design, design development, and tender documentation). Projects span residential towers, hospitality resorts, public parks, civic spaces, educational institutions, and waterfront developments across Vietnam, Portugal, Brazil, and other international locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000 hectares of landscapes developed internationally
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Lequang-architectminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Architecture partner for Quy Nhon Museum project (Binh Dinh Green Waves), collaborated with SCA for technical support. AMP 2022 Architecture Award was shared recognition.
• GMP ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Long-standing collaboration with GMP Architects on large-scale projects including Hai Phong's New Administrative Center (1st place win) and Dong Nai Political-Administrative Center (3rd prize)
• LandezineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLJ-Group's profile was selected to be featured as 'Office in Focus' on Landezine, making them the first landscape architecture studio from Vietnam and second from Portugal to be included

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Tierra Design: Tierra Design is an Asian landscape architecture and planning studio focused on ecologically sensitive and hospitality projects — an emerging peer with overlapping hospitality and parks expertise relevant to LJ-Group's Southeast Asia base.

Direct peers

• SWA Group: SWA Group is an internationally recognized landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm with deep experience across hospitality, civic, and residential projects — closely comparable to LJ-Group's service mix and global project portfolio.
• Gross Max: Gross Max is a UK/EU-based landscape architecture studio with deep expertise in urban design and public realm — directly comparable to LJ-Group's Studios in Portugal and growing European footprint.
• Sasaki Associates: Sasaki is a global design practice combining landscape architecture, urban planning, and architecture with award-winning civic and campus work, operating across multiple continents — directly comparable to LJ-Group's multidisciplinary, international approach.
• EDSA: EDSA is a landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm with strong hospitality, resort, and master-planning capabilities — overlapping with LJ-Group's core service sectors across multiple continents.
• James Corner Field Operations: Field Operations is a leading landscape architecture and urban design studio known for large-scale public realm projects, comparable to LJ-Group's civic, waterfront, and master-planning engagements.
• Stoss Landscape Urbanism: Stoss is a landscape architecture and urban design studio working on waterfronts, civic spaces, and resilient design — closely aligned with LJ-Group's parks, civic spaces, and sustainable landscape offering.
• OLIN: OLIN is a landscape architecture, urban design, and planning studio of comparable scale to LJ-Group, with shared strength in civic/public space, hospitality, and high-end residential work.

Broad incumbents

• Snøhetta: Snøhetta is a multi-disciplinary architecture, landscape, and design firm working on hospitality, civic, and cultural projects across continents — comparable as a broader incumbent in overlapping sectors rather than direct LA-only competition.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure and design services firm with a substantial landscape architecture practice, competing with LJ-Group on large-scale civic and master-planning mandates as a bundled full-service provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lj-g

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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