OÜ PAIK Arhitektid

What OÜ PAIK Arhitektid does

OÜ PAIK Arhitektid is an Estonian private limited company (osaühing) operating a boutique architectural and urban planning practice headquartered at Põhjakaare 10, Tallinn. The firm was founded in 2006 by Jaak-Adam Looveer, an authorized Level 7 architect certified by the Estonian Association of Architects (EAL) and current member of the EAL board executive committee, who also serves as the firm's director (juhataja). Its service portfolio spans spatial creation consultations, expert opinions and design briefs for architecture and urban planning competitions, general (master) and detailed urban planning, full architectural design for residential, commercial and public buildings, and the architectural components of street and urban space projects. Project examples in the public portfolio include summer villas in Lohusalu and Põgarisassi, accommodation buildings on Kihnu Island, the Viljandi rowing center, and competition entries for the new Tallinn city government building and an Arvo Pärt concert hall in Rakvere.

The firm is structured around a single named principal architect and operates without disclosed headcount, external funding, or institutional ownership. Revenue is generated on a project-by-project professional services basis, acquired through direct client engagement, expert consultations, and competitive architecture competitions. The customer base is split between Estonian government and municipal entities (the primary segment, served via general planning, detailed planning, and public building commissions) and private individuals and businesses seeking residential, summer house, and office design. The firm's distribution model is direct — clients reach the firm via a single email address and phone line managed by the lead architect — supported by a top-of-funnel digital presence on its own website (paik.ee) and social media profiles on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter that showcase completed work.

The underlying technology stack is conventional professional services: human-led spatial design, urban planning, and master planning using standard architectural tooling; no proprietary software, AI/ML components, data platforms, or technology partnerships are disclosed. The firm is currently operating, with no documented M&A, restructuring, leadership change, or geographic expansion in the source data, and the principal is pursuing a doctorate at the Estonian Academy of Arts in architecture and urban planning.

Name

OÜ PAIK Arhitektid

Legal name

OÜ PAIK Arhitektid

Website

https://paik.ee

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Short description

OÜ PAIK Arhitektid is a Tallinn-based, founder-led Estonian architecture and urban planning firm founded in 2006, providing master planning, detailed planning, architectural design, and public space design services to Estonian municipalities and private clients via direct engagement and competition-based tendering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban planning consulting
• Spatial design services
• Master planning services
• Detailed planning solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallinn

HQ country

Estonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Professional services revenue generated through architecture and urban planning consulting, expert opinions, master planning, detailed planning, architectural design, and street/urban space project services. Revenue is project-based, likely fee-for-service or fixed-fee arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

OÜ PAIK Arhitektid is an Estonian architecture and urban planning firm delivering spatial creation consultations, expert opinions on architecture and urban planning, general and detailed planning, full architectural design for residential, commercial and public buildings, and street and urban space architecture. The firm serves municipalities and private clients on projects ranging from individual homes and summer villas to municipal master plans and public building competitions.

Product overview

OÜ PAIK Arhitektid is an architecture and urban planning firm offering a comprehensive suite of architectural services. The firm provides spatial creation consultations, expert opinions on architecture and urban planning, general and detailed planning solutions, architectural design services, and street/urban space architecture. The portfolio includes projects such as summer villas, accommodation buildings, rowing facilities, and municipal building competitions. The company is led by Jaak-Adam Looveer, an authorized architect Level 7 with the Estonian Association of Architects (EAL).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spatial Creation Consultations (Ruumiloome konsultatsioonid) Professional consultations on spatial creation and design, helping clients develop and refine their spatial concepts and requirements.
• Architecture and Urban Planning Expert Opinions (Arhitektuuri- ja linnaplaneerimise ekspertarvamused) Expert opinions, design briefs, and competition conditions for architecture and urban planning projects.
• General Plans and Spatial Solutions (Üldplaneeringud ja ruumilahendused) General urban planning and comprehensive spatial solutions for municipal and regional development.
• Detailed Plans and Spatial Visions (Detailplaneeringud ja ruumivisioonid) Detailed planning and spatial visions for specific sites and development areas.
• Architectural Design (Arhitektuurne projekteerimine) Complete architectural design services for residential, commercial, and public buildings.
• Street Space and Urban Space Architecture (Tänavaruumi ja linnaruumi projektide arhitektuuriosa) Architectural components for street space and urban space projects, including public realm design.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Salto Architects: Estonian boutique architecture practice based in Tallinn with a comparable size and design-led philosophy. Similar profile as a small, project-based firm competing in the same Estonian architecture competition and private-commission market.
• KOKO architects: Estonian architecture and urban planning firm based in Tallinn with comparable scale and a similar combined architecture/urban design offering. Competes for the same municipal planning and public-building commissions in Estonia.
• 3+1 arhitektid: Tallinn-based Estonian architecture practice of similar boutique scale, active in residential, public, and competition work. Direct peer in the Estonian architectural competition and small-commission segment.
• Arhitekt Martin Kallikorm: Estonian architect operating a small Tallinn practice with comparable boutique profile and public-competition activity, including competition entries for Estonian municipal buildings.

Broad incumbents

• Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG): Danish-headquartered global architecture firm with strong urban planning and public-building portfolio. Operates at vastly larger scale but is an incumbent competitor in the same competition-driven public-realm space that PAIK targets.
• Henning Larsen: Major Nordic architecture firm with significant urban planning and public-building work, including a strong sustainability brand. Comparable on the integrated architecture + urban planning positioning but operates at much larger scale.
• White Arkitekter: Major Nordic architecture and urban planning firm with deep expertise in master planning and sustainable design. Larger and broader, but overlapping in urban planning, sustainability positioning, and architecture-competition activity across the Nordics.
• Juul | Frost Architects: Danish architecture and urban planning firm with a portfolio in master planning, detailed planning, and public realm design. Overlaps on the integrated architecture + urban planning offering that PAIK positions itself around.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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