tagebau architekten + designer

What tagebau architekten + designer does

tagebau architekten + designer is a privately held, owner-operated architecture and design firm headquartered in Leipzig, Germany, with a team of five. The firm delivers full-service architectural planning following the German HOAI service phases 1-9, covering concept development, design, and execution supervision for residential, commercial, healthcare, public, and cultural building types. Its core technology is Building Information Modeling (BIM): all projects are processed as three-dimensional digital building models, enabling direct quantity takeoffs, geometric conflict resolution, and digital design review with clients and specialist planners — a practice the firm has maintained for over 20 years. The firm supplements full project delivery with standalone BIM-Beratung (BIM consulting) and Architekturberatung (architecture consulting) services, and has advised clients, authorities, and fellow architects on BIM-related matters.

The firm generates revenue through project-based professional services contracts, with publicly undisclosed, quote-based pricing tied to project scope. Its go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct client relationships with private developers, real estate investors, commercial/institutional clients, and individual homeowners, alongside a B2B channel providing partial planning and execution services for internationally renowned architecture firms including gmp Architekten and Ian Ritchie Architects. Named enterprise customers include Quarterback Immobilien AG, ImmVest Wolf GmbH, and vmb GmbH + Co. KG, with project locations spanning Leipzig, Chemnitz, Frankfurt am Main, Korbach, Dülmen, Zwenkau, and Nebel auf Amrum, plus historical work in Berlin and Merano, Italy. Notable project scale ranges from a €1 million senior living facility to execution planning for a €1 billion shopping center, and the firm has supported artist Richard Serra on technical implementation and construction management. The firm is owned by founder Henning Rambow, with no external investors, parent company, or subsidiaries disclosed.

Name

tagebau architekten + designer

Legal name

tagebau architekten + designer

Website

https://tagebau.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

tagebau architekten + designer is a privately held, 5-person architecture firm in Leipzig, Germany, providing full-service architectural planning (HOAI phases 1-9) and BIM-based 3D design for private developers, commercial/institutional clients, and international architecture firms such as gmp Architekten and Ian Ritchie Architects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Drafting Services (541340)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Building information modeling
• Residential architecture
• Commercial architecture
• Passive house planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Leipzig

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture Design Services: Project-based professional services for architecture design, including full-service from concept to execution planning for various building types including residential, commercial, healthcare, and public buildings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

tagebau architekten + designer is a Leipzig-based architecture and design firm providing full-service architectural planning following German HOAI service phases 1-9, covering concept development through construction supervision. The firm uses 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) across all projects and delivers architectural services for residential, commercial, healthcare, and public buildings, as well as BIM consulting and architecture consulting for clients, authorities, and fellow architects.

Product overview

tagebau architekten + designer is an architecture and design firm based in Leipzig, Germany, offering a portfolio of interconnected services centered on architectural planning (Leistungsphasen 1-9 following German HOAI standards), BIM consulting, and architecture consulting. Their service offering encompasses full project delivery from concept through construction supervision across residential, commercial, public, and healthcare building types, supported by 3D digital modeling capabilities and sustainability expertise including certified passive house planning. The firm also undertakes partial planning and consulting roles for international architecture firms such as gmp Architekten and ritchie studio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architektonische Planungsleistungen (Leistungsphasen 1-9) Full-service architectural planning following German HOAI service phases 1-9, covering concept development through construction supervision for residential, commercial, and public buildings. Targeted at private developers, real estate investors, institutions, and public entities.
• BIM-Beratung Building Information Modeling consulting services using 3D digital building models, including conflict detection, quantity takeoffs, and design review coordination with clients and specialist planners. Targeted at clients, authorities, and fellow architects needing BIM implementation support.
• Architekturberatung Consulting services for clients, authorities, and fellow architects on BIM-related matters, as well as technical implementation and construction management support. Targeted at international architecture firms and artists such as Richard Serra.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• gmp ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational renowned architecture firm for which tagebau architekten + designer provides partial services and planning.
• Ian Ritchie ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Frankfurt Zoo Children's and Youth Theater project. Ian Ritchie Architects serves as primary architecture firm with tagebau providing support.
• Richard SerraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvised and supported artist Richard Serra with technical implementation and construction management for his projects.
• atmosfairminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental organization through which tagebau compensates CO2 emissions for all employees and business travel to contribute to climate crisis and energy transition.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Max Dudler Architekten: Berlin/Zurich-based architecture firm with comparable typology range across residential, cultural, and public buildings. Similar profile as a design-led German practice that competes for institutional and developer commissions in the same market.
• Staab Architekten: Berlin-based architecture practice with comparable cultural and public-building portfolio, including theaters and museums similar to tagebau's Frankfurt Zoo project. Operates in a similar size band with strong cultural-institution client base.
• asp Architekten: Stuttgart-based German architecture firm with comparable size class and portfolio across residential, commercial, and public buildings. Direct competitor for German mid-market developer and institutional commissions with similar BIM/integrated design approach.
• Ian Ritchie Architects: UK-based architecture firm collaborating with tagebau on the Frankfurt Zoo Children's and Youth Theater. Comparable in operating philosophy (sustainability, materiality, craft) and project typology mix, with similar reliance on partner relationships for execution planning support.
• Barkow Leibinger: Berlin-based architecture firm with comparable profile: similar size class, design-research orientation, and integration of digital/BIM workflows. Competes for culturally ambitious and technically complex projects across Germany and internationally.

Broad incumbents

• Heinle, Wischer und Partner: Dresden-based architecture firm with strong BIM/digital practice and broad German project coverage. Comparable typology mix (residential, public, commercial) and similar BIM-first orientation; larger scale but directly competitive for eastern German developer clients.
• HPP Architekten: Düsseldorf-headquartered German architecture firm with a large portfolio across office, healthcare, and public buildings. Directly comparable in typology coverage and German-market orientation; significantly larger scale but competing for the same enterprise and institutional clients.
• gmp Architekten: Internationally renowned Hamburg-based architecture firm and existing strategic partner of tagebau. Directly comparable as a German architecture practice with broad typology coverage; gmp operates at significantly larger scale but shares tagebau's context-driven design ethos and is a real client/partner relationship for the subject company.
• KSP Engel: Frankfurt-based German architecture firm active in commercial, public, and healthcare buildings. Comparable as a German mid-to-large architecture practice pursuing institutional and developer clients across the same building typologies.
• David Chipperfield Architects: Berlin-based international architecture firm active across cultural, public, and residential typologies comparable to tagebau's portfolio. Significantly larger scale and global footprint but competes for the same high-prestige institutional clients in Germany and Europe.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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