planzeit GmbH

What planzeit GmbH does

planzeit GmbH is a Zürich-based construction consultancy founded in 2010 by Britta Bökenkamp, Ina Hirschbiel Schmid, and Martin Schmid. The firm advises private and public building clients (Bauherren) across German-speaking Switzerland on three integrated service lines: Projektentwicklung (project development), Bauherrenberatung (client advisory), and Baukommunikation (construction communication), supplemented by Organisation Wettbewerbe (competition organization) covering idea, project, study, and general contractor competitions in compliance with SIA 142. Typical mandates begin with feasibility and strategy studies, proceed through architectural competition organization and planner selection, and extend to client representation during planning and construction, often including participatory processes and stakeholder mediation.

The business is partner-led and delivered by a team of roughly 10 architects and project managers, several of whom previously served as project leaders in the City of Zürich's Amt für Hochbauten. Revenue is generated through fee-based, project-scoped consulting mandates rather than product or subscription sales; pricing is not publicly disclosed and each engagement is quoted individually. Customers include housing cooperatives (Baugenossenschaft Oberstrass, bhz, BG Süd-Ost, FGZ, GBMZ, wsgz, Eigengrund), municipal and cantonal governments (Stadt Zürich, Stadt Baden, Kanton Zürich, Gemeinden Kilchberg/Muttenz/Stallikon), foundations (SAW, SKKG, Diakonie Nidelbad), pension funds (Pensionskasse UBS), and real estate developers (Steiner AG), with 60+ reference projects documented on the firm's website.

planzeit is a privately held Swiss GmbH with no external institutional investors, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. The firm markets itself through its project portfolio and professional reputation within the Swiss architecture and construction sector, primarily via its website (planzeit.ch). It does not operate software products, has no API or mobile app, and holds no patents. Recent strategic emphasis has included advisory on the City of Zürich's new Bau- und Zonenordnung (BZO, March 2026), specialized offerings in Bauen mit Re-Use and Einfaches Bauen, and incremental team and shareholder expansion.

Name

planzeit GmbH

Legal name

planzeit GmbH

Website

https://planzeit.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

planzeit GmbH is a Zürich-based construction consultancy advising private and public building clients in German-speaking Switzerland on project development, client advisory, construction communication, and architectural competition organization, delivered by a 10-person partner-led team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Project Management Consulting

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Construction client advisory
• Architectural competition organization
• Project development consulting
• Building communication services
• Feasibility study consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: planzeit generates revenue through fee-based consulting engagements with private and public Bauherren. Services include project development (Projektentwicklung), client advising (Bauherrenberatung), and construction communication (Baukommunikation). Revenue is project-based, typically scoped for the duration of a construction project from early concept through completion. The firm also organizes architectural competitions and studies on behalf of clients, which are billed as discrete service engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

planzeit GmbH is a Swiss construction consulting firm that advises private and public building clients (Bauherren) throughout all phases of their building projects. Its core services include Projektentwicklung (project development), Bauherrenberatung (client advisory), Baukommunikation (construction communication), and the organization of architectural competitions (Wettbewerbe) and planner selection procedures.

Product overview

planzeit GmbH is a construction consulting firm offering an integrated service portfolio centered on three core offerings: Projektentwicklung (Project Development), Bauherrenberatung (Client Advisory), and Baukommunikation (Construction Communication). Additionally, they provide Organisation Wettbewerbe (Competition Organization) as a specialized service. These services work together to guide private and public clients through all phases of construction projects—from strategic planning and feasibility studies through competition organization to communication management and client representation during execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Projektentwicklung (Project Development)

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EBP Schweiz AG: Zürich-based consulting firm active in construction, infrastructure, environment, and risk. Offers project advisory and Bauherrenberatung-adjacent services to public and private clients, overlapping with planzeit's public-sector work but with a much broader consulting portfolio.
• Basler & Hofmann AG: Major Swiss engineering and consulting firm headquartered in Zürich. Provides engineering, planning, and Bauherrenberatung services across infrastructure and building projects, competing with planzeit for municipal and cooperative mandates but at much greater scale.
• Amstein+Walthert AG: Large Zürich-based engineering firm (building services, energy, sustainability) with advisory practices that overlap with planzeit's Bauherrenberatung work for institutional clients. Significantly larger scale and broader engineering focus.
• Burckhardt+Partner AG: One of Switzerland's largest architecture firms with offices in Basel, Zürich, and Bern. Offers general architecture services plus Bauherrenberatung and competition organization, competing for the same public and cooperative Bauherren but with much greater scale and service breadth.

Direct peers

• Hager Partner AG: Zürich-based architecture firm with established Bauherrenberatung and competition organization practice. Comparable size and service mix to planzeit, serving similar cooperative and public clients in the Zürich market.
• Burkhard Meyer Architekten AG: Baden-based architecture firm (notably the former employer of planzeit's Isabel Baquero Cruz). Active in residential, public, and cooperative building projects, providing competition and Bauherren-adjacent services in the same Zürich-region market as planzeit.
• Metron AG: Swiss planning and consulting firm (Bremgarten) active in spatial planning, urban development, and project advisory for public and cooperative Bauherren. Comparable in client base (municipalities, cooperatives) and in the advisory nature of its services, though more focused on planning than architectural competition.
• Stücheli Architekten AG: Zürich-based architecture firm with services spanning architectural design, competition organization, and Bauherrenberatung. Comparable to planzeit in service mix and target client base of public and cooperative Bauherren.
• Suter von Känel Wild AG: Zürich-based architecture firm that organizes architectural competitions and provides Bauherrenberatung. Highly comparable to planzeit in scale, geography, and core service offering (SIA 142 competition organization), making it the closest direct peer.
• Archipel GmbH: Zürich-based architecture practice offering Bauherrenberatung and architectural design services. Closely comparable to planzeit in scale, geography, and Bauherren-adjacent service offerings, competing for similar mandates in German-speaking Switzerland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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