What OODA does

OODA — Architecture, from Porto is a privately-held architecture and urban design studio incorporated as Ooda Arquitectura, Lda in Portugal and founded in 2010 by Diogo Brito and Rodrigo Vilas-Boas. The studio operates from three offices — Porto (headquarters, established 2010), Lisbon, and Tirana (Albania) — and employs more than 60 architects spanning over 10 nationalities under a five-partner leadership model that expanded in 2018 with the addition of João Jesus and Julião Pinto Leite. Its core offering is commissioned architectural design services across residential towers and houses, mixed-use developments, hospitality and resort projects, cultural institution renovations, sports facilities, and urban masterplans, delivered under a proprietary "OODA Method" design framework that applies an Observe-Orient-Decide-Act loop with iterative prototyping.

The studio generates revenue through professional services fees on negotiated project commissions, supplemented by wins in invited and open international architectural competitions. Its distribution is direct-to-enterprise via field sales to private developers, cultural foundations, hospitality operators, and municipal clients, with marquee engagements that include the Oricon 2 mixed-use tower in Tirana with Eduardo Souto Moura, the Marvila Masterplan in Lisbon with MVRDV, the House of Nassr training facility in Riyadh for Al Nassr FC, the CAM Gulbenkian renovation for the Gulbenkian Foundation, and the Fábrica de Conservas development for Casais. Long-term co-design relationships with Kengo Kuma & Associates (active since 2018 across M-ODU, CAM Gulbenkian, and the Fairways resort in Vilamoura) and a 2025 modular housing initiative called Havelar indicate ongoing moves into industrialized construction and Southeast European and Middle Eastern geographies.

OODA holds no patents, has no disclosed subsidiaries or external investors, and does not publish financial figures; the partnership remains fully owned and controlled by its five named partners. The firm is recognized in industry rankings including AD100 and has received multiple international awards (Architizer A+, Frame, Masterprize, Muse, Big SEE, FORMA), with marketing conducted primarily through Instagram, LinkedIn, Archdaily earned media, and Architecture Hunter video features rather than paid acquisition.

Name

OODA

Legal name

Ooda Arquitectura, Lda

Website

https://ooda.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

OODA is a privately-held Portuguese architecture and urban design studio founded in 2010, with 60+ architects across offices in Porto, Lisbon, and Tirana, delivering commissioned design services across residential, hospitality, cultural, sports, and masterplanning projects for developers, institutions, and public-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Commissioned architectural design services for residential, mixed-use, hospitality, cultural, sports, and infrastructure projects. Revenue generated through design fees, project management, and licensing of completed projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OODA is an architecture and design studio offering commissioned architectural services across residential, mixed-use, hospitality, cultural, sports, and infrastructure typologies. Services include masterplanning, new construction, renovation and extension of heritage buildings, modular and prefabricated construction design, and landscape integration. The studio delivers projects via direct commissions, invited competitions, and strategic partnerships in Portugal, Albania, and selectively in the Middle East.

Product overview

OODA is an architecture and design studio offering comprehensive architectural services. The studio works across multiple typologies including residential (towers, houses, apartments), mixed-use developments, hotels, sports facilities, cultural institutions, masterplans, and infrastructure projects. Projects are developed through collaborative partnerships with landscape architects, structural engineers, and other specialists. OODA does not offer a software product or SaaS platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Havelar: Concept units designed to redefine residential construction, utilizing modern modular and 3D construction techniques for affordable housing.

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Commissioned architectural design services covering masterplanning, new construction, renovation and extension of heritage buildings, modular and prefabricated construction design, and landscape integration. Delivered for private developers, cultural institutions, hospitality operators, sports organizations, and government bodies across Portugal, Albania, and selectively the Middle East.
• Marvila Masterplan Mixed-use and masterplan project covering 28 ha in Lisbon, Portugal, designed in collaboration with MVRDV, LOLA Landscape Architects, and Thornton Tomasetti.
• House of Nassr Professional football training center (4,000 m2) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, commissioned by Al Nassr FC, integrating high-performance training, administrative, media, and hotel functions.
• Oricon 2 Mixed-use tower of 60,000 m2 across 50 floors in Tirana, Albania, designed in collaboration with Eduardo Souto Moura.
• Fábrica de Conservas Residential and mixed-use development of 15,000 m2 in Matosinhos, Portugal, commissioned by Casais.
• CAM Gulbenkian Renovation and Extension Renovation and extension (5,144 m2) of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation cultural center, with landscape architecture by Vladimir Djurovic and collaboration with Kengo Kuma & Associates.
• Fairways Resort Resort development of 31,700 m2 in Vilamoura, Portugal, jointly designed with Kengo Kuma & Associates and inspired by Algarve fossil cliffs and Arabic construction heritage.
• Havelar Modular Housing Concept Modular housing concept combining 3D printing with prefabricated structures for sustainable community development, developed in collaboration with Havelar.

Quantifiable outcome

• Won 1st Prize in Marvila Masterplan international competition (28 ha)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• HavelarminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaboration on Havelar modular housing concept, combining 3D printing with prefabricated structures for sustainable community development.
• Eduardo Souto MouracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration on Oricon 2 mixed-use tower project in Tirana, Albania (60,000 m2, 50 floors). Partnership unites two generations of Portuguese architects combining experience, innovation, and disciplinary rigor.
• Kengo Kuma & Associates (Fairways)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Joint design of Fairways resort in Vilamoura (31,700 m2), inspired by Algarve fossil cliffs and Arabic construction heritage.
• MVRDVminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Collaboration on Marvila Masterplan competition in Lisbon (28 ha). MVRDV contributed to urban design component alongside OODA and LOLA Landscape Architects.
• LOLA Landscape ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Landscape architecture collaboration on Marvila Masterplan project in Lisbon.
• Thornton TomasettiminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2022Engineering consultancy collaboration on Marvila Masterplan project.
• Kengo Kuma & AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Long-term collaboration partner on multiple major projects including M-ODU (Matadouro industrial complex regeneration, 22,000 m2), CAM Gulbenkian renovation, and Fairways resort development in Vilamoura.
• Vladimir Djurovic Landscape ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Landscape architecture partnership on CAM Gulbenkian project, creating urban forest design and landscape integration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Henning Larsen: Henning Larsen is a Nordic-headquartered international practice with multi-office presence, masterplanning capability, and sustainability focus. Its size, geographies, and typologies closely overlap with OODA.
• MVRDV: MVRDV is a Dutch architecture studio of comparable scale focused on masterplans, mixed-use, and residential work. It is both a direct competitor for similar commissions and an actual collaborator on the Marvila Masterplan, making it the closest comparable in typology.
• Snøhetta: Snøhetta is a multi-office architecture practice competing in cultural, masterplanning, and public-realm commissions at international scale. Its Norway/USA footprint and emphasis on integrated landscape-architecture work closely mirror OODA's positioning.
• Eduardo Souto Moura Architect: Eduardo Souto Moura is a Pritzker-winning Portuguese architect collaborating with OODA on Oricon 2 in Tirana. As both collaborator and direct competitor for premium Iberian commissions, he is an immediate comparable.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): BIG is a globally recognised, multi-office architecture studio competing for similar large-scale cultural, residential, and mixed-use commissions. Like OODA, it brands around a founding partner's identity and pursues international competition wins, making it a strong direct peer.
• Studio Gang: Studio Gang is an internationally recognised studio known for culturally distinguished, sustainability-led design across residential towers and civic work. Its project typologies and competition-driven growth parallel OODA's profile.
• MAD Architects: MAD is a global architecture studio of similar scale pursuing bold, sculptural residential and cultural commissions in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Its typology mix and competition-driven model mirror OODA's trajectory.
• Kengo Kuma & Associates: Kengo Kuma is a direct collaborator of OODA on multiple Iberian projects (Fairways, CAM Gulbenkian, M-ODU). It operates at higher scale but pursues the same cultural and hospitality commissions, making it both partner and peer.

Broad incumbents

• OMA: OMA is a global architecture incumbent with broad typology coverage including masterplans, mixed-use, and cultural buildings. It competes with OODA for high-profile commissions and represents a larger incumbent in the same category.
• Foster + Partners: Foster + Partners is a global architecture incumbent with deep Middle East presence and large-scale masterplan capability. Its portfolio of masterplans and towers in the Gulf positions it as the broad incumbent benchmark OODA competes against in Saudi Arabia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ooda-architectural-design-studio
• Instagraminstagram.com/oodaarchitecture

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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