What Schaudt Architekten does

Schaudt Architekten GmbH is a privately held German architecture practice founded in 1965 and headquartered at Hafenstraße 10 in Konstanz, on Lake Constance (Bodensee). The firm delivers architecture, urban design, refurbishment, interior design, and landscape architecture for public-sector clients — primarily municipalities (Gemeinden), cities (Städte), and counties (Landkreise) across southern Germany, especially Baden-Württemberg. The firm's distinguishing technical specialization is sustainable timber construction (Holzbau), encompassing modular wooden buildings, massive timber walls and ceilings, Baubuche (structural beech), KfW-40 efficiency standards, PV arrays, heat pumps, bird-safe glass, and night-purging ventilation. It operates an in-house model workshop (Modellbauwerkstatt) for physical prototyping and uses standard architectural software (Archicad, Vectorworks) augmented by Indesign, Photoshop, and MS Office.

The firm acquires work almost exclusively through German architectural competitions (Wettbewerbe) — open, invited, and multi-party commissions — supplemented by direct mandates following prior successful collaborations. Its go-to-market is therefore sales-led and competition-led, with public-sector procurement as the funnel. Project categories span schools (Grundschule, Gymnasium, Mittelschule), kindergartens, town halls, civic and community buildings, fire stations, sports facilities, cultural venues, and residential quarters. Strategic competitive positioning centers on a "prototype rather than standard" design philosophy combined with award-winning Holzbau expertise. Performance is externally benchmarked annually by Competitionline — the firm ranked 6th nationally out of over 21,400 architecture firms in Germany in 2024 (5th in 2023; 1st in Baden-Württemberg in 2022), and has accumulated regional and federal distinctions including the Bundesbauministerium Sonderpreis Nachhaltiges Bauen 2024, Badischer Architekturpreis 2022, and Deutscher Holzbaupreis nomination. Recurring co-bidding alliances with landscape architecture firms (Schuler und Winz, w+p Landschaften, Siegmund und Winz) are a structural feature of the win pipeline. Ownership is concentrated among Managing Directors Florian Hagmüller and Tobias Strecker; the firm is independently held with no parent, no VC backing, and no subsidiaries.

Name

Schaudt Architekten

Legal name

schaudt architekten gmbh

Website

https://schaudt-architekten.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Schaudt Architekten is a privately held German architecture firm founded in 1965 and based in Konstanz, specializing in sustainable timber construction (Holzbau) for public-sector clients — schools, kindergartens, town halls, and civic buildings — across southern Germany, primarily acquired through architectural competitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Public sector architecture
• Sustainable timber construction
• Urban planning services
• Architectural competition design
• Building renovation conversion

Headquarters

HQ city

Konstanz

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Planning Services: Schaudt Architekten generates revenue through architectural planning services, primarily for public sector clients. Revenue comes from competition wins, direct commissions for public buildings (schools, kindergartens, town halls, civic facilities), and ongoing project management and construction supervision services across all phases of architectural projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Schaudt Architekten is a Konstanz-based architectural practice providing planning, design, and project services for public sector and private clients across southern Germany. The firm specializes in sustainable construction, with particular emphasis on timber construction and a holistic "HOUSE in HOUSE" design philosophy covering building envelope, interior, and landscape as a unified concept. Services span new buildings, renovations, urban planning, interior design, and landscape architecture, frequently won through architectural competitions.

Product overview

Schaudt Architekten is an architecture and urban planning firm offering comprehensive architectural services for public and private clients, with a strong focus on sustainable wooden construction. Their portfolio includes educational facilities (schools, kindergartens), municipal buildings (town halls, fire stations), cultural venues, residential developments, and community centers. The firm provides integrated services spanning architecture, urban planning, building renovation, interior design, and landscape architecture, working primarily with public clients on prototype buildings designed without generalizing assumptions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture and Urban Planning Full architectural and urban planning design services for new public and private buildings, including site planning and master planning. Targeted at municipalities, cities, counties, and private developers in southern Germany.
• Building Renovation and Conversion (Bauen im Bestand) Architectural services for the renovation, conversion, and extension of existing buildings, focusing on sustainable retrofits and preservation. Targeted at owners of existing public and private buildings across Baden-Württemberg.
• Interior Design (Innenarchitektur / Innenausbau) Interior architecture and interior fit-out design services, integrated with building design under the firm's "HOUSE in HOUSE" holistic concept. Targeted at public sector and private building clients seeking unified interior and exterior design.
• Landscape Architecture (Landschaftsarchitektur) Landscape and outdoor space design services, integrated with the firm's "HOUSE in HOUSE" holistic design philosophy. Targeted at public sector and private building clients requiring unified building and landscape design.
• Sustainable Timber Construction Services (Holzbau) Specialist architectural services for sustainable timber-construction (Holzbau) buildings, leveraging the firm's signature expertise in low-energy and natural-material design. Targeted at sustainability-focused public sector and residential clients in southern Germany.

Quantifiable outcome

• Platz 1 in Baden-Württemberg Competitionline Ranking 2022, Platz 6 nationally
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Schuler und WinzcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 August 2023Landscape architecture firm with whom Schaudt Architekten collaborates on multiple competition entries. Projects include Schiesserstraße Radolfzell (1st prize 2023), Feuerwehr Stockach (1st prize 2025), Dorfgemeinschaftshaus Böhringen (1st prize 2024), Grundschule Kuppelnau Ravensburg (1st prize 2024), and other competitions.
• w+p LandschaftencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Landscape architecture firm (w+p Landschaften) with ongoing collaboration on architectural competitions including: Landeck-Schule Bad Krozingen (1st prize 2024), Gymnasium Überlingen (1st prize 2024), and multiple other competition entries since at least 2022.
• Siegmund und WinzcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Landscape architecture firm collaborating on Mittelschule Lindau (1st prize 2022), Lessing-Gymnasium Neu-Ulm (1st prize 2023), and other competitions.
• Freiraum ConceptminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Landscape architecture firm collaborated on Rathaus Westerheim (recognition 2022) competition entry.
• BHMPminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 October 2021Landscape architecture firm collaborated on Rathaus Stühlingen (1st prize 2021) competition entry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• h4a Architekten: Stuttgart-based practice with notable school and civic building projects in Baden-Württemberg; directly competes with Schaudt for regional public-sector commissions.
• Bez+Kock Architekten: Stuttgart-based architecture firm with established timber construction and public-sector expertise, directly comparable to Schaudt's regional positioning in Baden-Württemberg.
• Hascher Jehle Architektur: Berlin- and Frankfurt-based architecture firm with strong public-sector competition credentials and a focus on sustainable building, competing against Schaudt in German federal and regional architecture competitions.
• Dietrich | Untertrifaller: Bregenz/Stuttgart-based practice with strong timber construction expertise and public-sector competition wins, operating in the same DACH regional and competition-driven market as Schaudt.
• HPP Architekten: Major German architecture practice with strong public and commercial sector portfolios including education, civic, and cultural buildings; competes in the same national Competitionline rankings as Schaudt.
• kadawittfeldarchitektur: Aachen-based architecture firm with comparable focus on public and cultural buildings, competing in national architectural competitions at a similar scale to Schaudt.
• astoc architects and planners: Cologne-based architecture firm specializing in public-sector buildings (education, civic, urban), with documented success in German architectural competitions — directly comparable GTM and project mix.
• Heinle, Wischer und Partner: Dresden/Stuttgart architecture firm with strong focus on public-sector projects, schools, and sustainable construction; competes in the same Competitionline ranking tier as Schaudt.
• LRO Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei: Stuttgart-based architecture firm with strong public-sector and educational building portfolio in Baden-Württemberg, directly comparable in regional positioning to Schaudt.
• Staab Architekten: Berlin-based architecture firm with strong public-sector competition credentials and award-winning public building portfolio, operating in a similar competition-driven segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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