Tdb Architects

What Tdb Architects does

TdB Architects is a Barcelona-based architecture firm founded in 1992 by Juan Trias de Bes and Pilar de Alós Espinós, operating as a privately held, partner-owned practice under the brand TdB Arquitectura. The firm delivers integrated architectural services across four core practice areas: corporate and commercial building design, residential architecture, heritage restoration, and urban design and master planning. Service scope spans the full project lifecycle from concept and feasibility through construction administration, supplemented by specialized capabilities in Building Information Modeling (BIM) and parametric design led by Fernando Herrero and a dedicated BIM/parametric specialist.

The firm serves enterprise and institutional clients primarily in Spain, with selective international work in Türkiye. Named clients span luxury cosmetics (Natura Bissé), biopharmaceuticals (Grifols Laboratories), higher education (ESADE Business School), industrial manufacturing (Manusa), real estate development (Metrovacesa), luxury hospitality (Mandarin Oriental via Reig Capital; Six Senses via Capital Partners), and healthcare academia (Academia de Ciències Mèdiques de Catalunya i Balears). Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees quoted per engagement, with project scale ranging from approximately 1,800 m2 residential blocks to nearly 40,000 m2 corporate headquarters.

The firm is led by five senior partners and operates with a team of approximately 20 design professionals, project directors, and BIM specialists. Distribution relies on direct partner-led client engagement, invited architectural competitions, and reputation generated through industry awards (including EU Mies Award nominations in 2022 and 2024, FAD Awards, and ENR recognition) and publications in architectural media. TdB also maintains academic alliances with UIC Barcelona, where Juan Trias de Bes directs the Design Studio Department, and with the LITEIS research laboratory via the hARQware Chair, embedding the firm in architectural research and graduate talent pipelines. The business operates on traditional professional services economics rather than a technology-platform model, with no app, API, or proprietary software disclosed.

Name

Tdb Architects

Legal name

TDB Architects

Website

https://tdb-arquitectura.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TdB Architects is a Barcelona-based architecture firm founded in 1992, providing integrated design, heritage restoration, and urban planning services to enterprise clients across corporate, residential, hospitality, and institutional sectors, primarily in Spain with selective international projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Other Specialized Design Services (54149)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Heritage restoration
• Urban master planning
• Hotel resort design
• Corporate building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Project-based fees for architectural design, urban planning, heritage restoration, and construction administration services. Revenue generated through commissions on commercial, residential, hospitality, and institutional projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TdB Architects is a Barcelona-based architecture studio providing integrated architectural design, urban planning, heritage restoration, and construction administration services for corporate, residential, hospitality, and institutional clients. The firm delivers end-to-end project services from concept through construction, supported by in-house BIM management and parametric design capabilities, and engages directly with enterprise clients and developers across Spain and select international markets.

Product overview

TdB Architects is a Barcelona-based architecture studio founded in 1992, operating as a single integrated design practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm deploys its work across four main fields: commercial & corporate building design, residential architecture, heritage restoration, and urban design & development. Key offerings include corporate headquarters for companies like Natura Bissé and Grifols, hotel projects such as Mandarin Oriental Barcelona, heritage restorations including Casa Burés and Palau Moxó, residential projects across Barcelona, and large-scale masterplans for university campuses and urban districts. The studio also provides specialized BIM management and parametric design services as part of its project delivery capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Building Design

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and supporting.

• Carlos Ferrater (OAB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Mandarin Oriental Hotel Barcelona project. Ferrater is a prominent Spanish architect and the firm OAB collaborated with TdB on this high-profile hotel renovation project at Paseo de Gracia.
• Ricardo Villoria / StaticcoreTechnology or IntegrationRegular structural engineering collaborator on multiple projects including Grifols Laboratories, Manusa HQ, Palau Moxó, and various residential and heritage projects. Static provides structural engineering services.
• Bis ArquitectescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrequent collaboration on projects including ESADE Campus and Grifols Laboratories. Architectural collaboration partner for complex institutional and corporate projects.
• Master (engineering firm)supportingTechnology or IntegrationEngineering collaboration partner on multiple projects including ESADE Campus Sant Cugat and Grifols Laboratories.
• JG IngenierossupportingTechnology or IntegrationEngineering services collaborator on projects including Natura Bissé headquarters, Casa Burés, and Torre del Governor hotel project.
• OtecnicasupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnical engineering services collaborator on multiple projects including Natura Bissé factory and PGA Catalunya Resort.
• UIC Barcelona School of ArchitecturemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership where Juan Trias de Bes serves as Principal Director of Design Studio Department. Collaborative research, educational activities, and student involvement in projects through the hARQware Chair.
• LITEIS (Technological Innovation Laboratory)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJuan Trias de Bes is a member of LITEIS where he leads the hARQware Chair Research Department, conducting technological innovation research in architecture and housing.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Foster + Partners:

Direct peers

• Estudio Carme Pinós: Barcelona-based practice with strong award pedigree and similar focus on sculptural, materially driven architecture for public and cultural clients. Competes for the same high-design commissions TdB targets.
• RCR Arquitectes: Catalan architecture studio (Olot) internationally recognized for architecture that integrates landscape, materiality, and craft — directly comparable typology to TdB's Mediterranean, human-centered approach. Multiple award winner (Pritzker 2017) competing for similar commissions and awards.
• Batlle i Roig Arquitectura: Catalan firm with parallel practice areas in landscape, residential, hospitality, and restoration. Overlaps directly with TdB on Mediterranean residential, heritage, and urban planning commissions in Spain.
• Archea Associati: Italian studio with offices in Florence and Milan working on residential, hospitality, and corporate commissions — close parallel in scale and typology mix to TdB, with Mediterranean-design DNA.
• OAB (Carlos Ferrater): Barcelona-based architecture studio led by Carlos Ferrater, who is explicitly named as TdB's collaborator on the Mandarin Oriental Hotel project. Same regional market, comparable typology mix (corporate, hospitality, residential, urban), and similar high-end positioning.
• Miralles Tagliabue EMBT: Barcelona-based architecture practice founded by Benedetta Tagliabue, working across cultural, public, and urban design with a similar emphasis on craft, context, and award recognition. Direct competitor for Catalan and international commissions.

Regional players

• Studio Marco Piva: Italian architecture and interior design studio with strong hospitality and luxury residential portfolio. Comparable Mediterranean design language and project types, though primarily operating in Italy rather than Spain.
• Picharchitects: Barcelona-based practice with comparable focus on residential, hospitality, and urban regeneration projects in Catalonia and southern Europe, occasionally competing for similar regional briefs.

Broad incumbents

• MVRDV: Larger Dutch global architecture practice operating across residential, commercial, and urban design with a strong brand and award record. Competes for high-profile enterprise and masterplan commissions that TdB also targets, but at materially greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/tdb_arquitectura

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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