Sfp Architekten Gmbh

What Sfp Architekten Gmbh does

SFP Architekten GmbH is a privately held, Stuttgart-based architectural practice (HRB 24830, Amtsgericht Stuttgart), led by Managing Directors Ulrike Schnitzer (Dipl.-Ing., AKBW list no. 11575) and Simon Weber (Dipl.-Ing., AKBW list no. 124599), with a heritage tracing to the predecessor entity 'Sorg und Frosch Planungs GmbH'. The firm delivers integrated planning services across all German HOAI Leistungsphasen (1–9) organised around seven typological specialisations — Bauen im Bestand (renovation of existing fabric, including heritage-listed buildings), Arbeitswelten (workplace and creative-campus design), Gesundheit (healthcare facilities), Forschung und Entwicklung (R&D campuses, principally for Robert Bosch), Wettbewerbe und Studien (competition entry), Wohnen (residential), and Öffentlich (public-sector buildings) — and four cross-cutting service lines: Wettbewerbsbetreuung (RPW-compliant competition management), Bauleitung (construction supervision for peer firms), Denkmalschutz (heritage-listed building services), and Umbau im laufenden Betrieb (renovation during ongoing operations).

Revenue is generated through HOAI-based professional service fees billed per Leistungsphase (1–9) and tied to Baukosten, project-based quotations, and multi-year contract cadences. GTM motion combines competitive architectural competitions (Realisierungswettbewerbe, Ideenwettbewerbe), public procurement (VgV-Verfahren, Verhandlungsverfahren), and direct commissions from institutional repeat clients — most prominently Robert Bosch GmbH (Abstatt, Renningen, Schillerhöhe, Hybrid Loop, Connectory) and Vermögen und Bau Baden-Württemberg (Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart, LKA BW, Landesmuseum). Major commissions are typically delivered in Arbeitsgemeinschaften (ARGE) with flagship partners HPP Architekten and Schwarz Architekten, while peer-firm Bauleitung engagements and independent Wettbewerbsbetreuung consulting constitute secondary revenue surfaces. Geographic focus is Stuttgart / Baden-Württemberg, with occasional international commissions via local-ARGE partners (e.g., Dubai Iranian Hospital via tri-polis GmbH with wurm architektur).

Name

Sfp Architekten Gmbh

Legal name

SFP Architekten GmbH

Website

https://sfp-architekten.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SFP Architekten GmbH is a Stuttgart-based, privately held German architecture firm that delivers HOAI Leistungsphasen 1–9 design, planning and modernisation services — specialising in 'Bauen im Bestand', heritage-listed buildings, healthcare, R&D campuses and competition management — for institutional clients led by Robert Bosch, Vermögen und Bau Baden-Württemberg and the Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Construction of Buildings (236), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Operative Builders (1531), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Electrical Work (1731), Public Bldg & Related Furniture (2531)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Architectural Reconfiguration & Structural Alterations (HSAPAEAB), Senior Living & Assisted Living Facility Construction (IMAFACAJ), Religious & Cultural Building Construction (Places of Worship, Museums, Libraries) (IMAFACAH)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Heritage building renovation
• Healthcare architecture
• Research facility design
• Competition management

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

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 and planning fees (HOAI): Core revenue is generated through professional architectural services billed under the German Honorarordnung für Architekten und Ingenieure (HOAI), covering Leistungsphasen 1–9 from Grundlagenermittlung through Objektbetreuung. Fees are project-based and tied to building cost (Baukosten) and scope of Leistungsphasen.
2. Competition management / Wettbewerbsbetreuung: A separate consulting revenue stream in which SFP manages VgV and RPW architectural competition procedures on behalf of public and private clients (e.g., Energiedienst, Stadt Friedrichshafen, Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, Vermögen und Bau Baden-Württemberg), including preparation of Auslobung, Vorprüfung, jury support and documentation.
3. Bauleitung / construction supervision for other architects: Provision of LPH 8 construction supervision and site management services to peer architecture firms (Ackermann+Raff on Rohrer Höhe; HPP on Dillmann-Gymnasium; EMT Architektenpartnerschaft on SSB-Depot Stuttgart-Ost), acting as a specialist service partner.
4. Machbarkeitsstudien and Wettbewerbsbeiträge: Revenue from feasibility studies (e.g., Sängerhalle Untertürkheim, Nestlé-Areal Ludwigsburg) and competition entries, some of which are non-winning but receive honour prizes or compensation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sfp Architekten GmbH is a Stuttgart-based architecture practice offering architectural design, planning, and modernization services across multiple building typologies, including existing/heritage buildings, workplaces, healthcare facilities, research and development buildings, residential projects, and public-sector buildings. The firm also manages architectural competitions on behalf of clients, including renovation of buildings while they remain in use.

Product overview

SFP Architekten GmbH is a Stuttgart-based, single-firm architectural practice (Geschäftsführer: Ulrike Schnitzer and Simon Weber) that delivers integrated planning services across the Leistungsphasen 1-9 — not a multi-module SaaS platform but a unified consultancy whose services are grouped into seven typological specialisations: Bauen im Bestand (renovation of existing fabric, often heritage-listed), Arbeitswelten (workplace and creative-campus design, e.g., Bosch grow and Bosch.IO Hybrid loop), Gesundheit (healthcare facilities such as Olgahospital/Frauenklinik, RMK Schorndorf, Furtbachklinik), Forschung und Entwicklung (R&D campuses, principally for Bosch in Renningen and Abstatt and the Egon Eiermann IBM Campus), Wettbewerbe und Studien (competition entry plus independent competition moderation/management under RPW 2013 and VgV), Wohnen (residential projects from duplexes to large mixed-use quarters), and Öffentlich (public-sector buildings such as Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart and Schloss Hohenheim). Cross-cutting service lines — Wettbewerbsbetreuung, Bauleitung, Denkmalschutz and Umbau im laufenden Betrieb — support all seven typologies and together constitute the practice's full portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural design and planning services
• Renovation and modernization of existing buildings
• Architectural competition management (Wettbewerbsbetreuung)

Quantifiable outcome

• Consolidated ca. 2,800 employees from 8 sites into one Bosch Entwicklungszentrum Abstatt (ca. 110,000 m² NF)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, minor and moderate.

• Ackermann+Raff, StuttgartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing ARGE partner on multiple Stuttgart residential and mixed-use projects (e.g., Wohnungen Ackermannstraße, Rohrer Höhe Neubau where SFP took over Bauleitung from Ackermann+Raff). Listed as a formal cooperation partner of the firm.
• ee concept GmbH, DarmstadtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic sustainability partner. Co-developed feasibility studies and competition entries including 'Weiterbauen' Machbarkeitsstudie für das ehemalige Nestlé-Areal Ludwigsburg (2019), Machbarkeitsstudie Sängerhalle Untertürkheim (2020–2021), and Wettbewerb 'Fruchtkasten Herrenberg' (2020). Listed as a formal cooperation partner.
• EMT Architektenpartnerschaft (Eckert Manthos Tagwerker Bauhofer), StuttgartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMT is lead designer on SSB-Depot Stuttgart-Ost (2018–2020, ca. 2,750 m² NF); SFP took over the Bauleitung (LPH 8) for the same project. Listed as a formal cooperation partner of the firm.
• HPP Architekten GmbH + Co. KG, DüsseldorfflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMost significant ARGE partner. Jointly won the 1st prize in 2004 for the Olgahospital und Frauenklinik Neubau Stuttgart (ca. 30,300 m² NF, ca. 460 Mio. EUR Baukosten) as Arbeitsgemeinschaft HPPSFP, also partnered on Planungswettbewerb Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg. Listed as a formal cooperation partner.
• Schwarz Architekten, StuttgartflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic ARGE partner on the largest Bosch commissions: Bosch Zentrum für Forschung und Vorausentwicklung Renningen (ARGE Bosch Renningen / ABR, ca. 92,000 m² NF, ca. 310 Mio. EUR) and Neubau Entwicklungszentrum Bosch Abstatt (ca. 110,000 m² NF, ca. 31 Mio. EUR). Listed as a formal cooperation partner.
• Luz LandschaftsarchitekturcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner on flagship projects: Olgahospital/Frauenklinik (with HPP), IBM Campus Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Schloss Roseck Unterjesingen, Wettbewerb Feuerbacher Balkon. (Partner listed via project page cross-references; not separately enumerated on the Partners page.)
• Reinhold Hammerer, Aarau-LudeschminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture and competition partner; co-authored the Wettbewerb Jugendhaus Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt (4. Rang 2017) and the Fassadenstudie ehemaliges Bürgerhospital Stuttgart. Listed as a formal cooperation partner.
• Mitiska-Wäger Architekten, Bludenz-WienminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture collaboration partner listed on the firm's Partner page.
• Studio St Freie Architekten, StuttgartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture collaboration partner listed on the firm's Partner page.
• Turbine Kreuzberg, Stuttgart-BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject development partner listed on the firm's Partner page.
• Geiger Architekten & IngenieuremoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerHochbau (structural / engineering architecture) partner on the 'grow – Konzeption und Moderation' project for Robert Bosch Start-Up GmbH, Ludwigsburg (2017).
• AIG WeilimdorfmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner architect on the Bosch Renningen campus (ARGE Bosch Renningen), responsible for the central Zentralgebäude (high-rise) while SFP and Schwarz Architekten delivered the campus masterplan and the functional buildings.
• wurm architektur, Ravensburg (tri-polis GmbH)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture 'tri-polis GmbH, bestehend aus SFP und Wurm Architektur' — co-developed the Erweiterung Iranisches Krankenhaus in Dubai and the Stadtauftakt Ost Ravensburg competition (2016/2017). wurm architektur is also listed as a formal cooperation partner on the Partner page.
• Drees & SommermoderateImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-authored the 2013 Machbarkeitsstudie for the IBM Campus Stuttgart-Vaihingen, providing the economic case that helped prevent the demolition of the listed Egon Eiermann buildings.
• Diane Gorman-Sorg, StuttgartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColour expert and artist; co-developed the holistic colour concept for the Bosch Renningen research campus and contributes to interior colour schemes on other SFP projects. Listed as a formal cooperation partner.
• Sarah Weiselowski, StuttgartcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRecurring architectural photographer for the firm; credited across the project portfolio including Ausbau Büromietflächen Stuttgart, Zeitkapsel, grow, Schloss Hohenheim Kolleggangflügel, Hindenburgbau, SSB-Depot and others.
• Jannik Härter PhotografiecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRecurring architectural photographer; credited on Sh 201 Bauteil K, Hybrid Loop and other Bosch-related commissions.
• Büro Uebele Visuelle Kommunikation, StuttgartcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerDesigns and maintains the firm's website and corporate identity (credited in the Impressum).
• KPUNKT Technology Marketing, StuttgartminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMarketing partner listed on the firm's Partner page.
• urbanharbor, LudwigsburgmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerSite / development partner on the Hybrid Loop / Bosch.IO Halle 8 project in the urbanharbor Ludwigsburg quarter. Listed as a formal cooperation partner.
• Jörg Heinrich Designventures, StuttgartminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInterior design collaboration partner listed on the firm's Partner page.
• Inken Gaukel Baukunst & Kultur, StuttgartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture / cultural collaboration partner listed on the firm's Partner page.
• Ruppenstein Innenarchitektur, StuttgartminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInterior architecture collaboration partner listed on the firm's Partner page.
• Robi Wache Architekt, StuttgartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture collaboration partner listed on the firm's Partner page.
• Egon Eiermann GesellschaftmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerOliver Sorg has been a board member of the Egon Eiermann Gesellschaft since 2016. The firm worked to preserve the listed IBM Campus Stuttgart-Vaihingen (Egon Eiermann, 1967) and advocated publicly at the Architektenkammer Baden-Württemberg and the Stuttgart city council against demolition.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EMT Architektenpartnerschaft (Eckert Manthos Tagwerker Bauhofer): Stuttgart peer firm and formal cooperation partner of SFP. Direct project overlap on the SSB-Depot Stuttgart-Ost (where SFP took over Bauleitung from EMT). Comparable regional position and scale in public-sector conversion work.
• HPP Architekten: Düsseldorf-based German architecture practice with comparable scale and a directly overlapping project base. ARGE partner with SFP on the Olgahospital und Frauenklinik Stuttgart (€460M, 1st prize 2004) and Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg. Active in healthcare, public-sector and adaptive-reuse projects across Germany.
• Schwarz Architekten: Stuttgart-based architecture practice that is SFP's primary ARGE partner on Bosch corporate commissions (Bosch Renningen €310M campus, Bosch Abstatt €31M). Comparable regional focus, similar typological range across research campuses and conversion work.
• Hascher Jehle Architektur: Berlin- and Stuttgart-based German architecture practice with comparable focus on Bestandserhaltung, healthcare, research and public-sector commissions. Overlaps with SFP's service-line profile (Bauen im Bestand, healthcare, R&D campuses) at similar scale.
• Bez+Kock Architekten: Stuttgart-based architecture practice with comparable regional footprint and typological range across residential, civic and conversion work. Comparable scale and direct overlap in Stuttgart-area competitions and commissions.
• Kresings Architektur: German architecture practice with comparable specialisation in adaptive reuse, working environments, and public-sector commissions. Overlaps with SFP's service-line focus on 'Bauen im Bestand' and workplace design.
• Ackermann+Raff: Stuttgart-based architecture practice with a directly comparable regional and typological profile. Long-standing cooperation partner on Stuttgart residential and mixed-use projects (Wohnungen Ackermannstraße, Rohrer Höhe), with mutual Bauleitung / ARGE engagement comparable to SFP's working pattern.

Broad incumbents

• gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners: Hamburg-headquartered major German architectural incumbent with established Stuttgart presence. Operates across the same typologies as SFP — healthcare, public-sector, working environments, transport infrastructure — but at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• asp Architekten: Stuttgart-based broader architecture incumbent with comparable typological coverage (civic, healthcare, conversion, public-sector). Larger firm than SFP, providing a reference point for the next tier of regional architectural practice.
• Heinle, Wischer und Partner: Stuttgart office of a large German architecture practice. Comparable regional presence and typological overlap across civic, healthcare and working-environment projects, with broader geographic reach and larger scale than SFP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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