Bornstein Lyckefors Arkitekter

What Bornstein Lyckefors Arkitekter does

Olsson Lyckefors Arkitektur AB (formerly Bornstein Lyckefors Arkitekter) is a privately held architectural practice headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, founded in 2011 and rebranded to its current name in 2023 following the integration of the Olsson practice. The firm delivers integrated architectural and interior design services across five project categories: housing (single-family villas and multi-family developments), commercial (offices, retail, corporate headquarters), interior design, public/institutional buildings, and exhibition design. Disclosed project scale ranges from 107 sqm private villas to 165,000 sqm commercial developments, including flagship commissions such as NOVO (2022), Polestar HQ (2018), Gothenburg Art Museum (in collaboration with Herzog & de Meuron, 2023), and Arenakvarteren (in collaboration with C.F. Møller, 2025).

The firm operates without disclosed pricing, subscription, or platform-based revenue mechanics. Revenue is generated through project-based architectural services, with clients engaged directly via tenders, referrals, and repeat engagements; pricing is project-specific and not publicly disclosed. The customer base spans Swedish municipalities and cultural institutions (Gothenburg Art Museum, Museum of Ethnography, Surte LSS, Hydri), corporate clients (Polestar), and residential developers and private individuals across Sweden and, to a limited extent, Norway.

Geographic reach centers on Sweden (Gothenburg, Stockholm, Landskrona, Surte, Gotland, Bjärehalvön) with one disclosed international delivery in Ålesund, Norway. The firm has no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, no disclosed headcount, and no public listing. Operational status is active, with project listings dated through 2026 on the corporate website (olssonlyckefors.se). Ownership is not publicly disclosed; the firm operates as an independent practice with a partnership-style structure typical of Swedish architecture firms.

Name

Bornstein Lyckefors Arkitekter

Legal name

Olsson Lyckefors Arkitektur AB

Website

https://bornsteinlyckefors.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Olsson Lyckefors Arkitektur AB (formerly Bornstein Lyckefors Arkitekter) is a Gothenburg-based Swedish architectural practice delivering housing, commercial, public, interior, and exhibition design across Sweden and Norway, serving corporate, residential, and institutional clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Residential architecture
• Commercial architecture
• Interior design services
• Public building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Gothenburg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

Bornstein Lyckefors Arkitekter (now operating as Olsson Lyckefors) is a Swedish architectural firm based in Gothenburg that delivers full-service architectural and interior design across housing, commercial, public, and exhibition projects. The practice covers projects ranging from small 107 sqm interiors to 165,000 sqm commercial developments for private, corporate, and public-sector clients primarily in Sweden and Norway.

Product overview

Olsson Lyckefors (Bornstein Lyckefors Arkitekter) is a Swedish architectural firm operating as a single unified design practice rather than a platform-based architecture. The firm provides integrated architectural services across six main project categories: Housing (villas and multi-family residential), Commercial (offices, retail, corporate headquarters), Interior Design, Public Buildings, and Exhibition Design. Projects range from small 107 sqm residential interiors to large-scale 165,000 sqm commercial developments. Notable named projects include NOVO (165,000 sqm commercial in Gothenburg), Gothenburg Art Museum (14,000 sqm public project with Herzog & de Meuron), Spanjoletten (17,750 sqm housing), Polestar showrooms and headquarters, Merkurhuset (8,000 sqm commercial), and Villa Hamnfyren (500 sqm residential). The firm also collaborates with other architecture firms on major projects such as Arenakvarteren with C.F. Møller.

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Products and services

• Housing Projects Residential architectural design services for single-family villas and multi-family housing developments, ranging from 107 sqm to 43,200 sqm. Served to private individuals and developers across Sweden.
• Commercial Projects Commercial architectural design for office buildings, retail spaces, and corporate headquarters, with project sizes ranging from 380 sqm to 165,000 sqm. Includes work for clients such as Polestar and Merkurhuset.
• Interior Design Interior architecture and design services for residential and commercial spaces, ranging from 170 sqm to 13,600 sqm, including hotels, restaurants, and law offices.
• Public Buildings Public and institutional architectural design for museums, art galleries, and community facilities. Includes collaborative projects with internationally recognized firms such as Herzog & de Meuron and C.F. Møller.
• Exhibition Design Exhibition space design and installation services for museums and cultural institutions, including flexible exhibition spaces and ethnographic installations such as the Museum of Ethnography exhibition in Stockholm.

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Direct peers

• 3XN: Danish architecture firm with strong portfolio in cultural, commercial, and residential projects. Comparable practice scale and design-led positioning as Olsson Lyckefors.
• Wingårdhs: Leading Swedish architecture firm based in Gothenburg with comparable scope across residential, commercial, public, and interior design. Direct geographic and portfolio competitor to Olsson Lyckefors in the West Sweden market.
• Snøhetta: Norwegian architecture and design firm with comparable cross-disciplinary practice spanning architecture, interiors, landscape, and exhibition design. Direct Nordic peer operating in the same geographies as Olsson Lyckefors.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Internationally recognized Danish architecture practice with comparable cross-sector portfolio and brand-driven, high-profile project approach. Competes for the same large-scale cultural and commercial commissions across the Nordics.
• COBE: Copenhagen-based architecture practice with comparable focus on public buildings, cultural institutions, and urban transformation. Similar project size range and design philosophy.
• White Arkitekter: One of Scandinavia's largest architecture practices with offices across Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Comparable multi-sector practice covering housing, commercial, public, and interior projects at similar scale to Olsson Lyckefors.
• C.F. Møller: Danish architecture firm collaborating with Olsson Lyckefors on the Arenakvarteren project. Comparable scale and cross-sector practice, with whom the firm has direct working partnership.
• Tham & Videgård Arkitekter: Stockholm-based architecture firm with parallel portfolio in cultural, residential, and public buildings. Comparable mid-size Swedish practice focused on design-led commissions.

Broad incumbents

• Foster + Partners: Global architecture practice with comparable cultural, commercial, and urban portfolio. Represents the upper-tier benchmark for the type of large-scale cultural and commercial commissions Olsson Lyckefors is positioning for.
• Herzog & de Meuron: Global architecture incumbent collaborating with Olsson Lyckefors on the Gothenburg Art Museum. Demonstrably comparable at the cultural/public-building scale the firm is targeting.

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