What rollimarchini does

rollimarchini AG is a Swiss architecture firm founded in 1998/1999 and headquartered in Bern, operating as a privately held partnership under three co-owners (Michael Rolli, Francesco Marchini Camia, Fabian Vögeli) with additional executive board members Ann-Cathrin Gysin and Andrea Mathys. The firm provides architectural design, planning, and renovation services across a diversified typology set that includes housing, healthcare facilities (notably Pflegeheim Schlössli Biel), sports venues (the SCL Tigers ice arena project), educational buildings (Schule Vorstadt, kindergarten projects in Herzogenbuchsee), civic infrastructure (fire stations, municipal buildings), and industrial facilities (Jakob AG). Its client base spans Swiss municipalities (Stadtbauamt Solothurn, Gemeinde Schwarzenburg), sports clubs, healthcare operators, and industrial corporates, with one identifiable international engagement via collaboration with g8a architects on a Tropenfabrik project in Vietnam.

The practice competes primarily through Swiss public-sector architectural competitions (Studienauftrag, Wettbewerb), where first-rank rankings in 2024 and 2025 (Widnau Eishalle Rheintal, Utzenstorf Feldegg, Herzogenbuchsee Vierfachkindergärten) have driven project pipeline. Technology stack is conventional architectural CAD/BIM software; no proprietary platforms or AI tools are disclosed. The firm maintains long-standing Arbeitsgemeinschaft (ARGE) working partnerships with wahlirüefli Architekten, team k architekten, Scheitlin Syfrig Architekten, g8a architects, häng gibasler Landschaftsarchitekten, and Frutiger AG, which allow it to pursue larger mandates than its ~14-person team would otherwise support.

Revenue mechanics follow standard Swiss architectural fee structures: percentage-of-construction-cost billing for conventional commissions or fixed-price mandates for defined scopes. The firm has accumulated a recurring award record (best architects 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025; Arc Award 2022; Architecture Masterprize 2020) that functions as intangible-asset-driven differentiation in competition-based procurement, supplemented by a published reference work (Grundrissfibel Alterszentren, 2014) on elderly-care facility planning.

Name

rollimarchini

Legal name

rollimarchini AG

Website

https://www.rollimarchini.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

rollimarchini AG is a Bern-headquartered Swiss architecture firm founded in 1998, providing design, planning, and renovation services across housing, healthcare, sports, educational, civic, and industrial projects for municipalities, healthcare operators, sports clubs, and industrial corporates in Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Building renovation planning
• Heritage preservation
• Urban development
• Construction supervision

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

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 design and project management fees: Revenue is generated through architectural design fees, project management, and construction supervision for public and private building projects. Fees are typically structured as a percentage of construction cost or as fixed-price project mandates. No subscription or recurring revenue model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

rollimarchini AG is a Bern-based Swiss architecture firm (Architekten SIA) providing architectural design, planning, renovation, and construction supervision services for new buildings, conversions, and heritage preservation projects across residential, education, healthcare, sports, industrial, and cultural typologies. The firm acquires commissions through architectural competitions and direct engagement with public-sector clients (municipalities, cantons), healthcare operators, sports clubs, industrial enterprises, and real estate developers. Larger commissions are delivered through working-group (ARGE) partnerships with partner offices.

Product overview

rollimarchini AG is an architecture firm based in Bern, Switzerland, operating as Architekten SIA. The firm provides architectural and planning services across multiple building typologies and project categories. Their portfolio spans new construction (Neubau), renovations (Umbau), heritage preservation (Denkmalpflege), and various specialized sectors including healthcare, education, sports facilities, industrial buildings, housing, cultural projects, and public service buildings. The firm frequently collaborates in working groups with partner architecture offices for larger projects, including wahlirüefli Architekten (Biel), team k architekten (Burgdorf), Scheitlin Syfrig Architekten (Luzern), and g8a architects (Vietnam).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural design, planning, and construction supervision services End-to-end architectural services from competition entries and feasibility studies through design, planning, and construction supervision, delivered for new construction, renovation/conversion, heritage preservation, and urban development projects. Serves public-sector municipalities and cantons, healthcare/eldercare operators, sports clubs and facility operators, industrial and commercial enterprises, and real-estate developers/housing cooperatives across Switzerland and selected international locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 completed and ongoing projects listed in the firm's project catalogue from 1998 to 2025
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• wahlirüefli Architekten und RaumplanercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership in working groups (ARGE) since 2010. Frequently appears as co-architect in competition and project entries for schools, care homes, housing developments, and municipal buildings. Based in Biel.
• team k architektencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular partner in working groups (ARGE) since 2010. Collaborated on multiple sports facility projects (ice arenas, sports halls) and municipal buildings. Based in Burgdorf.
• Scheitlin Syfrig ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with rollimarchini on the Lonza Arena project in Visp (Gesamtleistungswettbewerb 2016). Based in Luzern.
• g8a architectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the Tropenfabrik project in Saigon, Vietnam — a factory design using rope facades, green facades, and natural ventilation adapted to tropical climate. Based in Vietnam.
• hänggibasler Landschaftsarchitekten BernminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular landscape architecture partner appearing on numerous competition entries, including schools, care homes, housing developments, and urban design projects. Based in Bern.
• Frutiger AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated as overall performance partner (Gesamtleistungspartner) on the Lonza Arena project in Visp.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Itten+Brechbühl: Swiss architecture firm with strong public-sector and competition practice across building typologies. Directly comparable mid-sized Swiss practice competing for similar municipal, educational, and residential commissions.
• Burkhalter Sumi Architekten: Award-winning Swiss architecture studio based in Winterthur, active in competitions and cultural/educational buildings. Closely comparable competition-driven, award-winning Swiss practice with similar team scale and typology breadth.
• Diener & Diener Architekten: Bern-based Swiss architecture firm with strong competition portfolio and public-sector work. Comparable as a similarly rooted Bern practice with comparable typology range and award record.
• Scheitlin Syfrig Architekten: Luzern-based architecture firm that has partnered with rollimarchini on the Lonza Arena. Competes in the same Swiss public-sector competition landscape and shares the ARGE working-group model.
• team k architekten: Burgdorf-based architecture office and long-standing ARGE partner of rollimarchini. Operates in the same Swiss competition market for sports facilities, schools, and municipal buildings.
• wahlirüefli Architekten und Raumplaner: Biel-based architecture and planning office partnered with rollimarchini since 2010. Closest peer given deep collaboration history and shared competition entry portfolio in education, care, and housing.
• EM2N Architekten: Zurich-based Swiss architecture firm with strong public-sector competition track record and education/cultural portfolio. Comparable in scale and competition-led positioning, though based in a larger urban market.
• Miller & Maranta: Basel-based Swiss architecture firm with strong competition and public-sector experience. Comparable as a competition-driven, award-winning Swiss practice with project scale and typology breadth similar to rollimarchini.
• Pool Architekten: Swiss architecture firm with notable public-sector and competition work. Comparable in scale and positioning as a Swiss competition-driven practice, though with a slightly different geographic focus.

Broad incumbents

• Burckhardt+Partner: One of Switzerland's largest architecture firms with broad typology coverage including healthcare, education, and public buildings. Comparable Swiss architecture competitor but considerably larger and more diversified.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 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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