Planungsgruppe Darmstadt

What Planungsgruppe Darmstadt does

Planungsgruppe Darmstadt is a German professional partnership (Raabe – Schulz – Dr. Gehrmann, Architekten und Stadtplaner Partnerschaft mbB) that provides integrated architecture, urban planning, and landscape planning services. Founded in 1980 and headquartered at Alicenstraße 23 in Darmstadt, the firm operates from a single Rhine-Main region office and is owned by three managing partners: Udo Raabe, Wolfgang Schulz, and Dr. Simon Gehrmann. The team of approximately 20 includes architects, urban planners, landscape planners, technical staff, and administrative support, supplemented by an external specialist network for complex projects.

The firm's service portfolio spans development planning (Bauleitplanung, including Flächennutzungspläne and Bebauungspläne), urban and landscape planning, architecture and open-space design, and specialist technical planning covering fire protection (Brandschutz), thermal protection (Wärmeschutz), energy consulting, and project management. Notable projects include the urban redevelopment of the Lincoln-Siedlung in Darmstadt (~5,000 residents), the Franklin Village master plan in Mannheim (275 units on 13.2 ha), the historic E-Werk conversion in Pfungstadt, and the Suedzucker industrial site conversion in Groß-Gerau (29 ha).

The business model is professional services, project-based, with revenue generated through public tendering for municipal clients and direct commissions for private clients. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Customers are predominantly German municipal governments in the Rhine-Main region (Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Bad Homburg, Mörfelden-Walldorf, Pfungstadt, Groß-Gerau) plus a small number of religious/nonprofit organizations. The firm is entirely self-funded with no external investors or holding structure.

Name

Planungsgruppe Darmstadt

Legal name

Raabe – Schulz – Dr. Gehrmann, Architekten und Stadtplaner Partnerschaft mbB

Website

https://planungsgruppeda.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Planungsgruppe Darmstadt is a 40-year-old German partnership of architects, urban planners, and landscape planners serving municipal governments in the Rhine-Main region through integrated planning, architecture, and specialist technical services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Urban Planning Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE), Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH)

Keywords

• Architecture services
• Urban planning
• Landscape planning
• Heritage conservation
• Development planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Darmstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Architecture: Architecture services including private and public buildings, residential construction, assembly venues, commercial properties, renovation and heritage conservation.
2. Professional Services - Urban Planning: Urban planning services including land use plans (Flächennutzungspläne), development plans (Bebauungspläne), urban design concepts, and planning process moderation.
3. Professional Services - Landscape Planning: Landscape planning including environmental impact studies, landscape conservation plans, and impact mitigation planning.
4. Specialist Planning Services: Specialist services including fire protection planning, thermal protection planning, building permit coordination, and energy consulting.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Core offering

Planungsgruppe Darmstadt is an interdisciplinary architecture and urban planning firm delivering professional services in architecture, urban planning, landscape planning, and specialist technical planning (fire protection, thermal insulation) for municipal, public, and private clients. The firm handles projects from overarching land-use and zoning plans (Bauleitplanung) through to detailed building design, renovation, and heritage conservation, supported by project management and energy consulting.

Product overview

Planungsgruppe Darmstadt is an interdisciplinary architecture and urban planning firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of services spanning urban planning, landscape planning, architecture, and specialist technical planning. The core offerings include Bauleitplanung (development/zoning planning) with Flächennutzungspläne and Bebauungspläne, Stadtplanung/Städtebau (urban planning) with development concepts and feasibility studies, Landschaftsplanung (landscape planning) with environmental impact assessments, and Architektur/Freiflächenplanung (architecture/open space planning) for residential, commercial, and heritage renovation projects. Specialist planning services in Brandschutz (fire protection) and Wärmeschutz (thermal insulation) complement the main offerings, supported by Projektsteuerung (project management) and Energieberatung (energy consulting). The firm serves both private and public clients across residential, commercial, and civic building projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architektur / Freiflächenplanung (Architecture and Open Space Planning)

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• External Specialists and Expert ConsultantssupportingOthersThe firm works closely with external specialists and expert consultants to supplement internal capabilities, enabling the firm to bring together required skills and combine complex tasks within project teams while incorporating additional perspectives as needed.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HPP Architekten: Düsseldorf-based established architecture firm with broad portfolio including urban planning and master planning. Larger incumbent with overlapping municipal capabilities but broader sector coverage.
• Staab Architekten: Berlin-based established architecture practice with cultural, civic, and urban planning projects. Comparable public-sector engagement, though at a larger scale and with broader portfolio.
• Kuehn Malvezzi Architekten: Berlin-based architecture firm with strong civic and cultural portfolio plus urban planning engagements. Comparable in serving public clients but at significantly larger scale.
• KSP Architekten: Hamburg/Munich-based established architecture firm with public-sector and master planning projects across Germany. Broader incumbent with overlapping municipal capabilities.

Direct peers

• ASTOC Architects and Planners: Cologne-based firm specializing in architecture and urban planning for public-sector clients. Comparable in cross-disciplinary delivery of master planning and architecture commissions.
• Heinle, Wischer und Partner: Dresden-based architecture and engineering firm with extensive public-sector experience across Germany. Comparable in delivering architectural and planning services for municipalities and institutional clients.
• AS+P Albert Speer + Partner: Frankfurt-based architecture and urban planning firm combining architecture, urban design, and landscape. Closest direct peer given shared regional focus (Rhine-Main), interdisciplinary structure, and municipal client mix.
• Pesch Partner Architekten: Stuttgart-based architecture and urban design practice with strong municipal and conversion project portfolio. Comparable in offering architecture-led urban planning for German cities.
• Machleidt + Partner: Berlin-based studio for urban planning, architecture, and research with strong municipal and public-sector orientation. Comparable in offering integrated planning services to public clients.
• Code of Architecture: Munich-based practice combining architecture, urban research, and planning. Comparable interdisciplinary mix serving German public clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/planungsgruppe-darmstadt

Compliance2 records

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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