SKK Landschaftsarchitekten

What SKK Landschaftsarchitekten does

SKK Landschaftsarchitekten AG is a Swiss landscape architecture and environmental consulting firm founded in 1970 in Wettingen, Canton Aargau, operating as a private Aktiengesellschaft with approximately 45 employees. The firm is organized across seven thematic fields: Gardens and Open Spaces, Garden Monument Preservation and Cemetery Management, Landscape and Environment, Water Bodies, Spatial Development, Traffic Spaces, and Ecology and Nature Conservation. Service delivery spans landscape planning, environmental impact assessments (UVB), heritage garden restoration, flood protection and river revitalization, spatial development concepts, traffic infrastructure integration, and ecological monitoring (including butterfly fauna via LANAG and amphibian migration coordination). Underlying technical capabilities include GIS-based landscape inventories with detailed descriptions, value assessments, and maintenance measures per object, as well as long-running field monitoring programs.

The firm's revenue comes from professional services consulting fees and project-based engagements, primarily delivered to Swiss cantonal and municipal governments (Canton Aargau, Zurich, Basel-Stadt, City of Bern, Solothurn, and others) plus a select set of enterprise clients including Syngenta, Holcim (since 1987), and Jura-Cement-Fabriken (since 1997). The go-to-market is sales-led, leveraging public procurement processes, direct client relationships, and repeat engagements with established institutional clients. The firm is ISO 9001 certified since 2019, holds active membership in BSLA, SIA, VSS, FSU, and other Swiss professional associations, and runs a teaching/research partnership with OST Fachhochschule Rapperswil. Ownership is concentrated among three shareholder-partners: Pascal Schnüriger (Chairman), Stephan Karlen (CEO since 2024), and Nico Lehmann (Partner since 2024). Notable awards include the Europa Nostra Award (1998) for the Villa Boveri park restoration and a Natur und Wirtschaft Certification (2021) for the Grammet residential settlement biodiversity project.

Name

SKK Landschaftsarchitekten

Legal name

SKK Landschaftsarchitekten AG

Website

https://skk.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SKK Landschaftsarchitekten AG is a Swiss landscape architecture and environmental consulting firm, founded in 1970 in Wettingen, serving Swiss cantonal and municipal governments plus select enterprises across seven thematic fields including spatial planning, ecology, heritage conservation, and traffic infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH), Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC), Landscape Construction Project Management & General Contracting (HSAIABAK)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Environmental impact assessment
• Urban spatial planning
• Nature conservation consulting
• Garden heritage preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Wettingen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Professional landscape architecture services for public and private clients including project planning, environmental impact assessments, conservation management, and ecological monitoring. Revenue is generated through consulting fees and project-based engagements with cantonal governments, municipalities, and private clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

SKK Landschaftsarchitekten AG is a Swiss landscape architecture firm that delivers professional planning, design, environmental assessment, and ecological consulting services across seven thematic fields: Gardens and Open Spaces, Garden Monument Preservation and Cemetery Management, Landscape and Environment, Water Bodies, Spatial Development, Traffic Spaces, and Ecology and Nature Conservation. The firm serves Swiss cantonal and municipal governments as well as private and corporate clients with project-based landscape architecture, conservation management, ecological monitoring, and spatial development engagements.

Product overview

SKK Landschaftsarchitekten AG is a landscape architecture firm (not a software company) offering professional services across seven thematic fields: Gardens and Open Spaces, Garden Monument Preservation and Cemetery Management, Landscape and Environment, Water Bodies, Spatial Development, Traffic Spaces, and Ecology and Nature Conservation. Their services encompass landscape planning, ecological assessments, heritage garden conservation, flood protection, urban development, and nature conservation projects throughout Switzerland. Founded in 1970 and based in Wettingen, the firm employs approximately 45 staff and has been ISO 9001 certified since 2019.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Managing over 200 cantonal nature conservation areas in Canton Aargau since 2020
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• METANET AGminorOthersWeb hosting provider for SKK's website infrastructure. METANET AG, based in Zurich, provides server and hosting services for the company's digital presence.
• OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule, Campus RapperswilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for teaching, research, and professional development. SKK employees including Raphael Aeberhard (lecturer in open space planning), Luca Hediger (exam expert), Nico Lehmann (guest lecturer), and Joachim Wartner (exam expert) are involved in the university's landscape architecture programs. SKK also cooperates with universities and research institutions for methodological and strategic development.
• Bund Schweizer Landschaftsarchitekten und Landschaftsarchitektinnen (BSLA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKK holds firm membership and multiple employees (Raphael Aeberhard, Beatrice Beer, Sabine Coradi, Michèle Häring, Deborah Hasler, Stephan Karlen, Simona Meyer, Pascal Schnüriger) hold individual memberships in the Swiss Association of Landscape Architects. Peter Steinauer and Peter Paul Stöckli are honorary members.
• Schweizerischer Ingenieur- und Architektenverein (SIA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association membership for Nico Lehmann, Peter Steinauer, and Joachim Wartner. Joachim Wartner serves on the Environment Professional Group Council (BGU).
• karch – Koordinationsstelle für Amphibien- und ReptilienschutzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKK employee Anita Weder serves as regional representative for amphibians in Canton Aargau for the Swiss Coordination Center for Amphibian and Reptile Protection. SKK also coordinates cantonal amphibian migration sites in Canton Zurich.
• BAFU – Bundesamt für UmweltcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKK participates in the BAFU pilot project IMPULS-Landschaftsberatung (impulse landscape consulting). Nico Lehmann serves as a BAFU landscape consultant for municipalities.
• VSS Schweizerischer Verband der Strassen- und VerkehrsfachleuteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStephan Karlen serves as President of NFK 2.6 Green Areas, Fauna and Flora. Peter Steinauer is a member and former President of Expert Commission EK 6.03 Green Spaces.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Agence Ter: European landscape architecture practice with overlapping competencies in large-scale territorial planning, ecological design, and public-sector commissions across Europe.

Direct peers

• WES LandschaftsArchitektur: German landscape architecture firm of similar scale with strong portfolio in public space, urban design, and ecological landscape planning. Comparable DACH positioning and project profile.
• Balliana Schubert Landschaftsarchitekten: Zürich-based landscape architecture practice with similar scale and focus on garden design, public space, and landscape planning for Swiss institutional and private clients. Closely comparable on scope of services and Swiss DACH market positioning.
• Hager Partner Landschaftsarchitektur: Swiss landscape architecture firm based in Zürich offering comparable multi-disciplinary landscape and urban design services for public and private clients across Switzerland. Directly comparable on service portfolio, Swiss government client base, and BSLA membership profile.
• Topotek 1: Internationally recognized landscape architecture firm with comparable expertise in urban landscape, public space design, and ecological planning. Competitor for cross-border DACH mandates.
• Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten: Swiss landscape architecture firm with strong academic and urban-design credentials comparable to SKK's profile. Competes for similar public-sector and institutional commissions in Switzerland.
• Rotzler + Partner Landschaftsarchitekten: Swiss landscape architecture firm offering comparable planning, environmental, and open-space design services to municipal and cantonal clients. Comparable scale and service mix.

Broad incumbents

• Holinger AG: Larger Swiss engineering and environmental consultancy offering landscape, water, and environmental planning services as part of a broader infrastructure portfolio. Represents the larger multi-disciplinary competitor SKK faces on cantonal tenders.
• AFRY (formerly ÅF / Pöyry): Large international engineering and design consultancy with a Swiss practice providing landscape, environmental, and spatial planning services as part of broader infrastructure and environmental mandates. Competes with SKK on integrated public-sector tenders.

Others

• Schweizerische Vogelwarte / karch: Swiss Coordination Center for Amphibian and Reptile Protection, with which SKK's Anita Weder serves as regional representative. Functions as both a partner and adjacent ecosystem participant in SKK's nature conservation work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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