Vervoorts und Schindler Architekten BDA

What Vervoorts und Schindler Architekten BDA does

VS+ Architekten BDA PartG mbB is a German architecture firm headquartered in Bochum with a secondary office in Münster, operating under the regulatory fee structure defined by HOAI (Honorarordnung für Architekten und Ingenieure). Formed in 2025 from the merger of Vervoorts & Schindler Architekten BDA (founded 1994) and Reiser & Partner Architekten BDA, the firm offers full-service architectural planning across all HOAI Leistungsphasen 1-9, including general planning, object planning, structural planning, technical building equipment, landscape architecture, building physics, fire protection, and construction coordination (SiGeKo). It runs on standard architectural design and BIM tools with no proprietary technology stack.

The firm serves primarily German public-sector clients in education (primary schools, kindergartens, universities), culture (museums, cultural centers, heritage sites), and infrastructure (emergency services facilities), with selective private-sector work in residential and mixed-use developments. Notable clients include Stadt Bochum, Stadt Bergheim, Kreis Coesfeld, Kreis Unna, Max Dudler Architekten (as a realization partner), FH Dortmund, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Leibniz Universität Hannover, KonvOY GmbH, and various cultural foundations. The firm employs five BDA-certified partners and operates a hybrid model combining own design commissions with realization-partner engagements executing LP 6-8 for other architects.

VS+ generates revenue through project-based professional services under HOAI fee schedules, with multi-year contract cadences typical of public-sector commissions. Work is acquired through architectural competitions, public tenders, and direct enterprise engagement rather than digital channels. Marketing is conducted via the firm website, LinkedIn, Instagram, and selective industry events (Tag der Architektur). The partnership has no external investment, no parent company, and no disclosed financial figures, operating as a lean professional-services practice anchored by five named partners: Felix Bollmann, Henning Gayk, Dirk Godau, Andreas Schindler, and Thomas Vervoorts.

Name

Vervoorts und Schindler Architekten BDA

Legal name

VS+ Architekten BDA PartG mbB

Website

https://vs-architekten.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

VS+ Architekten BDA is a German architecture firm in Bochum and Münster offering full HOAI Leistungsphasen 1-9 planning services, primarily serving public-sector education, cultural, and infrastructure clients across North Rhine-Westphalia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Architectural Reconfiguration & Structural Alterations (HSAPAEAB), Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Architectural planning services
• Educational facility design
• Cultural building design
• General planning services
• Timber construction design

Headquarters

HQ city

Bochum

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture Services: Project-based architecture and planning services for public and private clients, including general planning (Generalplanung), object planning, structural planning, technical building equipment, landscape architecture, building physics, fire protection, and construction coordination (SiGeKo). Services span HOAI Leistungsphasen 1-9.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

VS+ Architekten BDA is a German architecture firm offering full-service architectural planning and design services covering all HOAI Leistungsphasen (1–9), from preliminary design through construction supervision. Core offerings include Generalplanung (general planning) coordinating architecture, structural engineering, building services, and landscape architecture, with specializations in educational buildings, cultural facilities, residential projects, timber construction, facade renovation, and realization partnership services for executing designs by other architects.

Product overview

VS+ Architekten BDA (formed from the merger of Vervoorts & Schindler Architekten BDA and Reiser & Partner Architekten BDA) is a German architecture firm offering comprehensive architectural planning and design services. The company's core offering encompasses LP 1-9 services according to German HOAI standards, covering all phases from preliminary design through construction supervision. Key service specializations include educational building design (Kindergartens, primary schools, universities), cultural facilities (museums, cultural centers, historic renovations), residential architecture (single-family homes, housing quarters), timber construction, and realization partnership services executing designs by other architects. The firm operates as Generalplaner coordinating structural engineering, building physics, fire protection, and landscape architecture disciplines. Notable projects include the Grundschule Mitte Bochum, KiTa Elly-Heuss Bergheim, Burg Botzlar renovation, Seminargebäude I Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, metal_lab FH Dortmund, Brillux Wohnen Münster, and various competition entries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture and Planning Services (HOAI LP 1-9) Full-service architectural planning and design services covering all Leistungsphasen (design phases 1-9) according to German HOAI standards, from preliminary design through construction supervision. Offered to public and private sector clients across educational, cultural, residential, and public infrastructure projects.
• Generalplanung (General Planning) Comprehensive general planning services coordinating all project phases and disciplines including architecture, structural engineering, building services, and landscape architecture for public and private sector construction projects.
• Educational Building Design Specialized design services for educational facilities including primary schools, kindergartens, university buildings, and educational campus environments for public sector clients and educational institutions.
• KiTa (Kindergarten) Design Kindergarten and daycare facility design services for municipal governments, including family center designs such as the KiTa Elly-Heuss Bergheim (6-group kindergarten with family center, 2,032 m² NGF) and multiple Bochum and Dortmund projects.
• Cultural Building Design Design and renovation services for cultural facilities including the Burg Botzlar cultural center (renovation and extension, 800 m² NRF, LP 1-8), KUZ Herne cultural center, and Museum unter Tage Bochum (1,350 m² exhibition space) for municipal governments, foundations, and cultural institutions.
• Residential Building Design Residential architecture services including single-family homes, multi-family housing, and residential quarters such as the Einfamilienhaus Welver, Brillux Wohnen Münster, York Quartier (3,950 m² built area, 58 residential units, 130 commercial units), and Oxford Quartier for real estate developers and property companies.
• Timber Construction (Holzbau) Design Sustainable timber construction design services for buildings, with projects including the Einfamilienhaus Welver (wood skeleton construction) and KiTa Hostedder Straße (wood construction feasibility study), targeting clients seeking sustainable building solutions.
• Realization Partnership Services (Realisierungspartner) Implementation partnership services for executing designs by other architects, including HOAI LP 6-8 services (tendering, contract award, site supervision) for projects such as Max Dudler's JLU Seminargebäude Gießen, Leibniz Universität Hannover facade renovation, and Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen.
• Feasibility Studies (Machbarkeitsstudien) Preliminary feasibility assessment services for construction projects, including the KiTa Hostedder Straße feasibility study with multiple variant analysis, offered to public and private clients evaluating building project viability.
• Architecture Competition Entries (Wettbewerb) Architecture competition participation services, including entries for York Quartier Münster, Oxford Quartier Münster, Feuerwache Dülmen, and Parkhaus Jahrhunderthalle Bochum (2nd prize 2009), offered to public and private clients issuing design competitions.
• Facade Renovation (Fassadensanierung) Facade renovation and energy efficiency improvement services, including the Leibniz Universität Hannover high-rise facade renovation project, targeting universities and public institutions seeking to upgrade existing buildings to modern energy standards.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 120 projects completed since 2000 with consistent delivery quality
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Max Dudler ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing working relationship as implementation partner for Max Dudler's architectural designs. VS+ provides construction management (Leistungsphasen 6-8) for projects designed by Max Dudler, including JLU Seminargebäude Gießen, Leibniz Universität Hannover Fassadensanierung, and Empfangsgebäude Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen.
• Lindner Lohse Architekten BDAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementation partnership for Karl-Brauckmann-Schule Holzwickede project. VS+ provides LP 8 object supervision while Lindner Lohse handles LP 1-7 design. Also collaborated on German Mining Museum restoration.
• Reiser & Partner Architekten BDAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVS+ merged with Reiser & Partner Architekten BDA in 2025, creating VS+ Architekten BDA PartG mbB. The fusion combined two strong architectural identities with complementary strengths in implementation and design.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kada Wittfeld Architektur: Mid-sized German architecture practice with public-sector, cultural, and education commissions; comparable HOAI LP 1-9 delivery scope and competition-driven growth model, and active in adjacent NRW markets.
• Hascher Jehle Architektur: Established German architecture firm with strong public-sector, education, and cultural portfolios; similar BDA standing and HOAI full-service delivery model, making it a relevant comparable in the same competitive set.
• Bez+Kock Architekten: Stuttgart-based BDA architecture firm with a comparable mix of cultural, public, and educational projects and full HOAI service delivery; an appropriate size and segment comparable.
• Reiser & Partner Architekten BDA: BDA-certified German architecture firm that merged with Vervoorts & Schindler in 2025 to form VS+; comparable size, service offering, and BDA affiliation, with design-led focus that complemented VS+'s execution strengths.
• Lindner Lohse Architekten BDA: Mid-sized German BDA architecture firm collaborating with VS+ on school and heritage projects. Similar size, BDA membership, public-sector focus, and HOAI LP 1-9 service profile make it a directly comparable peer.

Broad incumbents

• gmp Architekten: One of Germany's largest and most prominent architecture firms with extensive cultural, public, and education work; competes with VS+ in competition-based public tenders and serves as a benchmark for scale and brand.
• Max Dudler Architekten: Renowned German/European architectural firm. VS+ acts as Max Dudler's implementation partner on multiple projects, making them a directly-linked counterparty and comparable BDA-certified practice working across cultural and institutional buildings.
• HPP Architekten: Large established German architecture firm with deep public-sector, healthcare, and education portfolios; broader footprint than VS+ but overlapping client base and HOAI full-service delivery model.
• Ortner & Ortner: Austrian BDA-equivalent architecture practice with strong cultural and institutional portfolio; comparable design quality and competition participation, with adjacent geographic exposure to German-speaking markets.
• UNStudio: Internationally active architecture firm; VS+ has prior implementation-partner relationship, and UNStudio's competition-led, design-forward model is comparable for the type of signature commissions VS+ targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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