KOGAA

Name

KOGAA

Legal name

KOGAA studio s.r.o.

Website

https://kogaa.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141), Interior Design Services (541410), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Adaptive reuse architecture
• Urban design services
• Interior design studio
• Heritage building renovation

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague-vinohrady

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Full-service architectural design from concept through construction administration. Revenue generated through professional fees for project design, permitting, and construction oversight.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KOGAA is an interdisciplinary architecture and design studio that provides full-service architectural design from concept through construction administration. The firm specializes in adaptive reuse of industrial and heritage buildings, urban design, interior architecture, and strategic design services. Notable offerings include the AIR SQUARE transportable urban venue, NOOX Living compact housing concept, and the Social Reactor Initiative for slow development of urban spaces.

Product overview

KOGAA is an architecture studio founded in 2015 with offices in Prague and Brno, Czech Republic, offering architectural and design services rather than a software product. The studio operates across multiple service lines including adaptive reuse architecture, healthcare interior design, urban design, workplace design, mixed-use development, heritage renovation, commercial design, education facilities, and hospitality design. Notable named offerings include AIR SQUARE (a transportable climate-responsive urban venue), NOOX Living (compact housing concept), and the Social Reactor Initiative (slow development approach for adaptive reuse projects). The portfolio emphasizes transformation of inactive structures into vibrant locations, with projects like The Distillery Social Reactor, KUMST creative hub, HEA(R)T heat plant reconversion, and DADA Distrikt residential complex representing the studio's approach to adaptive reuse and urban regeneration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adaptive Reuse Architecture Services Transformation of inactive structures into vibrant locations through adaptive reuse, including conversion of industrial buildings, heritage properties, and underused facilities into mixed-use spaces, creative hubs, workplaces, and residential complexes. Serves private developers, public institutions, and government bodies.
• Healthcare Interior Design Design of healthcare interiors combining precision from healthcare, comfort from hospitality, and openness from contemporary workplace, focusing on environments for longevity rather than illness-defined settings.
• Urban Design & Public Space Creation of urban design solutions including transportable venues like AIR SQUARE, urban revitalization projects, and public space activations that address climate challenges and urban heat islands.
• Workplace Design Design of workplace environments including office retrofits, coworking spaces, and creative hubs that foster collaboration, openness, and creativity, with focus on open innovation ecosystems.
• Mixed-Use Development Design Design of mixed-use developments combining residential, commercial, hospitality, and community functions within adaptive reuse and new construction projects.
• Heritage Building Renovation

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ completed and ongoing projects across Czech Republic and internationally since 2015
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DURO DesigncoreTechnology or IntegrationBrno-based fabrication studio specializing in advanced metalwork. Collaborated on THE CIVIC COUNTER project, developing bespoke stainless steel panels with titanium nitride PVD finish. Also involved in GROUNDS project as supplier and CÀ PHÊ CÔ project.
• POSTROPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator on THE CIVIC COUNTER project in Brno.
• Kjellander Sjöberg ArkitektkontorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwedish architecture practice collaborated with KOGAA on Sugar Factory urban revitalization competition in Šlapanice, Czech Republic.
• OPENFABRICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian-Dutch studio collaborated with KOGAA on Sugar Factory urban revitalization competition in Šlapanice.
• QDS GroupcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor for KUMST creative center project. Also involved in JIC HQ Retrofit project.
• JIC (South Moravian Innovation Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiator and operator of KUMST creative center. Partnership for adaptive reuse of Faculty of Fine Arts building into creative hub. Also client for JIC HQ Retrofit project. KOGAA won bid to redesign JIC campus.
• Kubicek VisionaircoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on AIR SQUARE transportable venue project, KUMST photography, and various other studio projects.
• South Moravian RegioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in KUMST creative center project alongside City of Brno and Vysoké učení technické v Brně.
• City of BrnocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in KUMST creative center project and winner of bid to design new Tourist Information Center.
• Vysoké učení technické v Brně (BUT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical university partner in KUMST creative center project for creative business development.
• TIC Brno (Centrála cestovního ruchu - Jižní Morava)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerClient for THE CIVIC COUNTER project - new tourist information center in Brno. KOGAA won competitive bid for the project.
• Václav KočíminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPainter and graphic artist who created the pattern and color scheme of FUTURUM shopping center façade, emphasizing tectonics with crystal facet color gradient.
• Nahaku StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Czech designers who created custom-made chandeliers for CÀ PHÊ CÔ Brno location and top of bar for Prague location, using corrugated plastic with contemporary Asian lantern aesthetic.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mecanoo: Dutch architecture firm with similar mixed typology strengths (housing, education, healthcare, public buildings) and a track record of transforming existing structures — directly relevant at scale on KOGAA's typology range.
• MVRDV: Dutch practice working across architecture, urbanism, and adaptive reuse with strong international publication footprint; established incumbent operating at much larger scale but in a directly comparable design philosophy.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Global architecture firm similarly rising from competition wins and publications to flagship projects; comparable positioning on adaptive reuse, mixed-use, and ESG-driven urban regeneration.
• OMA: Established international architecture practice whose adaptive reuse, urban regeneration, and mixed-use typology work overlaps directly with KOGAA's project types — relevant broader-spectrum comparator for scaling.

Direct peers

• Heatherwick Studio: Interdisciplinary design studio working at the intersection of architecture, urban design, and product design with a strong reputation for adaptive reuse and human-centered public spaces — directly comparable model to KOGAA's interdisciplinary, narrative-driven approach.
• Studio Gang: Interdisciplinary studio with strong sustainability focus, design-research lineage, and award recognition profile similar to KOGAA's Design Vanguard distinction; comparable in studio culture and project typologies (civic, mixed-use, sustainability-led).
• Kjellander Sjöberg: Swedish partner firm collaborating with KOGAA on the Sugar Factory competition; similarly sized practice with parallel urban regeneration, sustainability, and architectural adaptive reuse focus — direct deliverable peer.
• Snøhetta: Interdisciplinary design practice combining architecture, interior, landscape, and urban design with a strong sustainability and adaptive reuse ethos — closely aligned with KOGAA's slow development philosophy and cross-disciplinary studio model.
• OPENFABRIC: Italian-Dutch architecture studio co-competition partner with KOGAA, working on regeneration and adaptive reuse at similar scale — direct peer on collaborative international competition briefs.
• CHYBIK+KRISTOF: Czech architecture studio of comparable size and international profile, also active in adaptive reuse, public/cultural commissions, and competition-driven growth; the most direct domestic peer for KOGAA at similar life stage and scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xinstagram.com/kogaa_studio
• Facebookkogaa.eu/facebook
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kogaa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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