OSLO WORKS

What OSLO WORKS does

Oslo Works AS is a Norwegian private architecture studio founded in 2016, headquartered in Oslo at Gøteborggata 27B in a transformed 1920s Ford showroom that also houses its oslo.coworks coworking offering. The firm employs 22 multidisciplinary professionals spanning architects, interior architects, planners, and engineers, operating across the full project lifecycle from large-scale regulatory planning and parallel commissions through concept development to construction execution.

The studio's service offering is organized around sustainable architecture and urban planning with an explicit lifecycle perspective: varighet (durability) and lang levetid (long life) are stated as primary design premises. Practice areas span commercial, cultural, landscape, urban development, residential, educational, healthcare, office, and research facilities. Notable in-flight or completed commissions include the 138,000 sqm NMBU Campus Øst (described as the largest development area in Norway for education and research), the 160,000 sqm Origo Tunga future district in Trondheim, the 128,610 sqm Peterson industrial-to-residential transformation in Sarpsborg, the 100,000 sqm Leangen green mobility hub, and the V1B, T64, Grenseløs, and HOTSPOT competition-winning projects. The firm is Miljøfyrtårn (Environmental Lighthouse) certified as of 2025.

Commercially, Oslo Works earns revenue through professional services fees on a project-by-project basis, acquiring work primarily via architectural competitions (where it has won multiple first prizes), parallel commissions, and direct engagements with real estate developers, municipalities, and government institutions across at least 12 Norwegian cities. Customer segments split between private real estate developers and property companies, Norwegian municipal and government institutions, and cultural/public institutions. The firm delivers projects both solo and through a recurring partner ecosystem (Edit, Sanden + Hodnekvam Arkitekter, Haugen/Zohar Arkitekter, Agraff Arkitektur, MAD Arkitekter, SLA, Oslotre, Bunde Bygg) that effectively extends delivery capacity for mega-scale masterplans. No external funding rounds, parent company, or ownership stakes are disclosed.

Name

OSLO WORKS

Legal name

Oslo Works AS

Website

https://oslo.works

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oslo Works AS is a 22-person Norwegian architecture studio founded in 2016, headquartered in Oslo, providing sustainable architecture and urban planning services spanning commercial, residential, healthcare, education, and research facilities to real estate developers, municipalities, and government institutions across Norway.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (541410), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA), Retail & Mixed-Use Commercial Construction (IMAFACAB), Healthcare Facility Construction (Hospitals, Clinics, Labs) (IMAFACAD)

Keywords

• Architectural services
• Urban planning
• Sustainable architecture
• Building transformation
• Urban development

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

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 Services: Professional architectural services including concept development, planning, project management, and construction administration for commercial, cultural, residential, educational, and healthcare buildings

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Oslo Works is an architecture studio providing comprehensive architectural and urban planning services including project management, concept development, regulatory planning, and construction execution. Services span commercial buildings, cultural facilities, landscape design, urban development, residential projects, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, office buildings, and research complexes. The firm emphasizes a lifecycle perspective with durability, circular economy principles, climate adaptation, and regenerative design at the core of its practice.

Product overview

Oslo Works is an architecture studio founded in 2016, operating as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company provides architectural and urban planning services across diverse project types including commercial buildings, cultural facilities, landscape design, urban development, residential projects, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, office buildings, and research complexes. The studio also operates oslo.coworks, its own coworking space that serves as both a working environment for the team and a demonstration of their transformation and adaptive reuse capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture and Urban Planning Services Comprehensive architectural services including project management, concept development, regulatory planning, and construction execution for complex building projects. Services are delivered to real estate developers, municipalities, government institutions, and cultural organizations across Norway.
• oslo.coworks

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple first-prize competition wins demonstrating design excellence and market recognition
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 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

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KOHT ArkitektercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Collaboration on Leangen parallel commission with KOHT Arkitekter exploring transformation strategies for 100,000 m2 green mobility hub in Trondheim
• HentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Contractor partner for Pixel competition proposal - new media building for Høgskulen i Volda
• MAD ArkitektercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Collaboration on Pixel competition proposal for new media building (4,100 m2) at Høgskulen i Volda
• SLAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Landscape architecture partner for Pixel media building competition proposal
• Haugen/Zohar Arkitekter (HZA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Ongoing equal collaboration on Christian Krohgs gate 2 project combining existing building volumes with new additions for sustainable office building
• Atelier Lorentzen Langkilde (DK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived 2nd prize in international competition for Våler school and activity house alongside this Danish firm
• Asplan ViakminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeam collaboration on Elnesvågen parallel commission for new town center development
• Edit AteliercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on YIOBY urban planning proposal for Parkveien 27-29 development
• EditcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on NMBU Campus Øst (138,000 m2) as part of multi-firm team
• Natural StatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on NMBU Campus Øst major development project
• EditcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Dronningens gate 13 transformation project in Oslo's Kvadraturen
• OslotrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWood construction specialist collaborating on Dronningens gate 13 project
• Bunde ByggcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partner for Dronningens gate 13 project with sustainability ambitions (Breeam Excellent)
• Sanden + Hodnekvam ArkitektercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration partner on multiple projects including Peterson transformation (128,610 sqm), Nesoddtangen schools, and Alværn ungdomsskole
• Agraff ArkitekturcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Peterson industrial transformation project in Sarpsborg
• Edit AteliercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Origo Tunga (160,000 m2) future district development in Trondheim
• Aksel Tjora (NTNU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on Origo Tunga project through NTNU academic partnership
• StudioStedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterior design collaboration on Hamar mediehub project
• Play-TimeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Beha-kvartalet (67,000 m2) urban development project in Porsgrunn

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Snøhetta: Internationally renowned Norwegian architecture and design studio founded in Oslo, with similar urban planning, sustainability, and large-scale project mandates. Comparable on practice area and Norwegian origin, though at much larger scale and global footprint.
• Nordic Office of Architecture: Norwegian architecture practice with comparable healthcare, education, and urban development expertise, including hospital and campus projects at similar scale to Oslo Works' NMBU and Verdal briefs.
• MAD Arkitekter: Norwegian architecture practice with comparable urban development, residential, and transformation mandates; Oslo Works has collaborated with MAD on competition proposals, indicating overlapping project types and client base.
• DARK Arkitekter: Oslo-based Norwegian architecture firm working across commercial, residential, and urban development projects of comparable scale. Direct competitor for the same competition and commission pipeline.
• COBE: Copenhagen-based architecture and urban design firm with strong sustainability and urban transformation focus. Comparable on project typologies (mixed-use, mobility hubs, cultural buildings) and on Nordic design ethos.
• Haptic Architects: Norwegian architecture firm with parallel sustainability focus and track record in large-scale mixed-use and transit-oriented developments, competing for similar municipal and developer briefs.
• Link Arkitektur: Scandinavian architecture firm with Norwegian offices and comparable commercial, residential, and healthcare project experience. Competes for similar Nordic developer and public-sector commissions.
• Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects: Danish architecture practice (now part of Perkins&Will) with sustainability emphasis and comparable cultural, public, and urban development mandates; competes for similar Nordic institutional briefs.

Others

• Asplan Viak: Norwegian interdisciplinary consultancy covering architecture, urban planning, and engineering. Oslo Works has co-delivered projects (e.g., Elnesvågen parallel commission) with Asplan Viak, indicating adjacency rather than direct competition.

Broad incumbents

• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish-rooted global architecture practice with comparable sustainability, urban transformation, and large-scale mixed-use work. Larger scale and global footprint, but overlapping project typologies and client segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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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