MBStudio

What MBStudio does

MBStudio is a private architecture and design studio headquartered in Tirana, Albania, founded in 2009 by principal architect Marin Biçoku after a prior career as a registered architect dating to 1994. The firm delivers architectural design, urban planning, and interior design services, operating across residential, commercial, hospitality, healthcare, industrial, and public infrastructure project categories. Its practice emphasizes sustainable design principles, integrating spatial, ecological, and socio-cultural parameters with the site conditions of each commission.

The portfolio includes landmark Albanian projects such as the Tirana East Bus Terminal (approved by the National Council of Territory), the FAVOLA 78-villa gated community for Praslin Investment, the 48,972 m² B5 mixed-use building for Mane TCI, the Regional Center for Autism for the Albanian Children Foundation, and the New Remal Factory for REMAL sh.p.k. The firm works with a recurring network of specialist engineering partners — CLASS, UTS-01, ENERGY DC, FISHTA ELECTRIC, and Zavalani Consulting — covering structural, mechanical, and electrical disciplines, and with communication/branding partner Gazmend Pinjolli.

MBStudio operates as a boutique professional services firm with 1-10 employees, a sales-led direct engagement go-to-market model, and project-based pricing that varies by scope, scale, and complexity. Revenue is generated through one-off architectural commissions with enterprise developers, government and institutional clients, hospitality operators, and industrial customers; the firm explicitly emphasizes quality over quantity and long-term client relationships. All documented activity is concentrated in Albania, with marketing reach limited to a company website and standard social media channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube).

Name

MBStudio

Legal name

MB Studio

Website

https://mbstudio.al

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MBStudio is a Tirana-based architecture studio founded in 2009 that provides architectural design, urban planning, and interior design services to real estate developers, government and institutional clients, hospitality operators, and industrial customers across Albania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (541410)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban planning
• Interior design
• Sustainable architecture
• Building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Tirana, Tirana

HQ country

Albania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Fees for architectural design, urban planning, and interior design services. Revenue is project-based with each engagement typically involving concept development, design, and construction supervision.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MB Studio is an architecture and design firm that delivers architectural design, urban planning, and interior design services. The studio develops innovative spatial design combining architecture, branding, and new technologies for residential, commercial, hospitality, industrial, healthcare, and public infrastructure projects. Each engagement typically spans concept development, design development, and construction supervision, with an emphasis on sustainable design principles and site-specific solutions.

Product overview

MBStudio is an architecture and design studio offering architectural services, urban planning, and interior design. The firm focuses on innovative spatial design combining architecture, branding, and new technologies across residential, commercial, hospitality, infrastructure, healthcare, and educational project categories. The company operates as a service-based design firm rather than a product-based technology company, delivering tailor-made architectural solutions from concept through implementation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design including concept development, design development, and construction supervision for residential, commercial, hospitality, industrial, healthcare, and public infrastructure projects. Delivered to private developers, government institutions, and enterprise clients.
• Urban Planning Urban planning services including master planning and integration of buildings with public space, transport infrastructure, and community needs.
• Interior Design Interior design services for residential, hospitality, and commercial spaces, integrated within the firm's broader architectural engagements.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MGBcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2018MGB selected MB Studio to design a new combined housing and community services building on the Tirana South-West side. This represents a strategic design partnership for a housing and community services development.
• Gazmend PinjolliminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunication and branding partner contributing to project design processes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with strong healthcare, education and civic portfolios. Comparable to MB Studio's healthcare and educational commissions (e.g., Regional Center for Autism) and sustainability positioning.
• Zaha Hadid Architects: Award-winning practice recognized for innovative, sculptural and technologically advanced architecture across cultural, residential, hospitality and transport typologies. Overlaps with MB Studio in mixed-use, hospitality and public-space design ambition.
• MVRDV: Dutch firm known for sustainable, data-driven and socially engaged design across housing, mixed-use and public-realm projects. Highly comparable to MB Studio's emphasis on ecological parameters and socio-cultural context.
• SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill): Global architecture, engineering and urban planning firm with deep expertise in mixed-use, civic and large-scale developments. Comparable to MB Studio's integrated concept-to-implementation service model and public-sector work.
• Gensler: Global design and architecture firm with extensive work in mixed-use, hospitality, workplace and commercial developments — directly aligned with MB Studio's primary commercial and residential segments.
• Snøhetta: Multi-disciplinary studio working across architecture, landscape and interior design with strong sustainability focus. Comparable to MB Studio's integrated sustainable design methodology and typology breadth.
• Aedas: Global architecture practice with major presence in mixed-use, hospitality and transit-oriented development across emerging markets — analogous to MB Studio's Tirana-based mixed-use and bus terminal work.
• Heatherwick Studio: London-based design studio working at the intersection of architecture, branding and craftsmanship. Direct conceptual parallel to MB Studio's self-stated positioning at the intersection of architecture, branding and new technologies.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture and integrated design firm with deep sustainability credentials and a track record of mixed-use, public infrastructure and masterplanning projects. Comparable to MB Studio on typology (urban planning, mixed-use, infrastructure) and design philosophy, though operating at vastly larger scale and global footprint.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Design-led architecture firm blending architecture, branding and emerging technology — MB Studio explicitly cites this intersection as its positioning. Overlap on mixed-use and signature public infrastructure projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCa93CUJ6PpjkK0KmUa_PJvQ?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/mbstudioarchitecture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mbstudioarchitecture
• Instagraminstagram.com/mbstudio.al

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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