Hesselbrand Ltd

What Hesselbrand Ltd does

Hesselbrand Ltd is a privately held architecture studio founded in 2014 and headquartered in London with a second office in Oslo. The studio is led by three co-founders — Martin Brandsdal, Magnus Casselbrant, and Jesper Henriksson — and delivers bespoke architectural, interior design, and spatial identity commissions across residential, hospitality, cultural, retail, and mixed-use typologies. Projects are sourced through a sales-led, relationship-driven go-to-market, relying on portfolio visibility, referrals, and reputation within architecture, fashion, hospitality, and cultural sectors rather than paid marketing.

The studio's core design approach merges architecture, interior design, and spatial identity into a unified language, anchored by a proprietary central-core plan layout that eliminates corridors by arranging all essential functions around a single core, enabling flexible, multi-use spaces. Underlying construction capabilities include cross-laminated timber (CLT) modular prefabrication, passive house design, and volumetric prefabrication, developed in collaboration with engineering firm ARUP; the conceptual Xylon modular building system targets public sports halls and exhibition spaces with claimed 60% lower embodied carbon than the EU benchmark. Concept products such as Cored House, Rooms House, and Xylon function as repeatable methodologies alongside one-off commissions.

Revenue is generated entirely through project-based professional services fees, with pricing determined per engagement and not publicly disclosed. The client base is diversified across luxury fashion (1017 ALYX 9SM, A-COLD-WALL*, Kettle Kids), hospitality (Elliot's, Villa Lena, Acquarossa Hotel & Spa), cultural institutions (Pilar Corrias Gallery, Architectural Association, British Council), and real estate developers (Frasers Group, Boendekvalité), with 35+ completed and ongoing projects spanning nine countries across Europe, North America, and Asia. Marketing is conducted principally through the firm's online portfolio, and distribution occurs exclusively through direct, bespoke commissions.

Name

Hesselbrand Ltd

Legal name

Hesselbrand Ltd

Website

https://www.hesselbrand.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hesselbrand Ltd is a London- and Oslo-based architecture studio, founded in 2014, delivering bespoke architectural, interior, and spatial identity design for luxury fashion brands, hospitality operators, cultural institutions, private residential clients, and real estate developers across nine countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Architectural Services (541310)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Space Planning & Workplace Design (BPAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Architecture studio services
• Interior design services
• Spatial identity design
• Hospitality design
• Residential architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based commissions for architectural design, interior design, and spatial identity projects. Revenue is generated through fees for design services across residential, hospitality, cultural, retail, and mixed-use projects. Projects range from private residences to large-scale developments and hotel/spa commissions.
2. Spatial Identity & Brand Design: Bespoke spatial identity commissions for fashion and luxury brands, translating brand language into physical retail and exhibition spaces. Includes collaborations with fashion houses such as 1017 ALYX 9SM and A-COLD-WALL*.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Hesselbrand Ltd is a London- and Oslo-based architecture studio providing bespoke architecture, interior design, and spatial identity services for residential, hospitality, cultural, and retail projects. The studio fuses architecture, interior design, and spatial identity into a single design practice, deploying distinctive technical methods including corridor-free central core plan layouts, CLT-based volumetric prefabrication, and passive house design, alongside flagship retail and venue commissions for luxury fashion brands, boutique hotels, galleries, and masterplans.

Product overview

Hesselbrand Ltd is an architecture studio based in London and Oslo, established in 2014. The firm offers architecture, interior design, and spatial identity services through its core studio practice, working across residential, hospitality, retail, and cultural sectors worldwide. Their portfolio includes conceptual housing models like Cored House and Rooms House, modular building systems such as Xylon, flagship retail stores for brands like A-COLD-WALL* and Kettle Kids, hotel and spa projects including Acquarossa Hotel and Villa Lena, and various residential and cultural projects. The studio seamlessly merges architecture, interior design, and spatial identity to create cohesive experiences across all project types.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural & Interior Design Services Bespoke architecture and interior design service for residential, hospitality, cultural, and retail projects, with a unified design practice that integrates building form, interiors, and spatial identity. Each commission is delivered as a full-service engagement from concept through construction.
• Spatial Identity & Retail Design Development of distinctive spatial identities for retail and brand environments including flagship stores, translating brand language into physical space through materials, finishes, columns, glass, and bespoke objects for luxury and contemporary fashion brands.
• Cored House (Housing Typology) A sustainable terraced house design adaptable over time and across multiple household types, with all essential functions arranged around a central core and rooms connecting directly without corridors.
• Xylon Modular Building System Modular building system for public sports halls and exhibition spaces featuring Cross-Laminated Timber portal frames, designed to deliver 60% lower embodied carbon than the EU benchmark with exposed structural aesthetic, sustainability, affordability, and scalability.
• Hospitality Design Design services for hotels, spas, restaurants, and bars that create social spaces catering to different group sizes and atmospheres, applying CLT construction and locally-sourced materials for premium hospitality operators.
• Cultural & Exhibition Design Design of galleries, exhibition spaces, and cultural venues, restoring historic fabric and creating soft boundaries between art inside and public life outside.
• Masterplanning & Mixed-Use Development Large-scale urban and site masterplanning including apartment complexes, holiday home masterplans, and mixed-use residential/commercial developments for property developers and housing associations.

Quantifiable outcome

• CLT construction achieves 60% lower embodied carbon than EU benchmark (Xylon modular building system)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers26 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ARUPcoreTechnology or IntegrationStructural and engineering collaborator on multiple flagship projects including Cored House (prefabrication and passive house design), Windmill Hill, Park Pavilion, Three Found Models (lighting), Xylon (CLT modular building system development), and Rooms House (engineering and prefabrication). Longstanding technical partner providing structural engineering, prefabrication design, and passive house expertise.
• OK-RMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign studio collaborator on Three Found Models exhibition (graphic design) and 1017 ALYX 9SM spatial projects. Involved in both exhibition design and fashion retail spatial identity work.
• BoendekvalitéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwedish developer client for the Hemavan apartments masterplan in northern Sweden. First phase consists of three four-storey apartment buildings at a new ski resort.
• Two Times ElliotcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGraphic identity studio that developed the new graphic identity for Kettle Kids, in parallel with Hesselbrand's development of the spatial identity for the Mayfair flagship store. Both identity systems were created simultaneously to ensure cohesion.
• Bucharest StudiominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborator on Pentagon Apartments project in Lappland, Sweden.
• Stockholms FastighetsanalysminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborator on Pentagon Apartments project in Lappland, Sweden.
• École hôtelière de LausanneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner on the Acquarossa Hotel & Spa project in Switzerland, providing expertise for the hospitality and wellness concept.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Snøhetta: Norwegian-headquartered architecture and design studio with comparable international footprint, cultural and hospitality commissions, and a design language emphasizing experiential, contextual spaces — directly overlapping with Hesselbrand's residential, hospitality, and cultural portfolio.
• John Pawson: London-based minimalist architect working across private residences, hospitality, and retail (e.g., Calvin Klein flagship); competes for the same high-end residential and luxury fashion spatial-identity commissions.
• Apparatus: New York-based interdisciplinary design practice producing luxury interiors, lighting, and objects; overlaps with Hesselbrand's spatial-identity and retail design work for fashion and cultural clients.
• Note Design Studio: Swedish multidisciplinary studio with comparable Scandinavian origin, scale, and mix of architecture, interiors, and product commissions across hospitality and cultural sectors.
• Studio Vincent Van Duysen: Belgian architect practicing minimalist residential, hospitality, and luxury retail design — a closely comparable boutique practice in typology, aesthetic register, and premium client base.
• Yabu Pushelberg: Toronto-based studio specializing in luxury hospitality and high-end retail interior design for global fashion and hotel brands — directly competes for the same fashion flagship and boutique hotel commissions.
• Baranowitz + Kronenberg: Tel Aviv and London-based studio producing luxury hospitality, retail, and residential interiors with strong fashion-brand clients; comparable in scale, typology mix, and relationship-led GTM.
• Studioilse (Ilse Crawford): London-based interior design and spatial consultancy with deep hospitality and residential portfolios for premium brands; closely aligned with Hesselbrand's hospitality and lifestyle work.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish-rooted global architecture firm known for sustainability-forward, modular, and prefabricated buildings; competes for the same cultural, hospitality, and developer clients while operating at significantly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Foster + Partners: Global architecture incumbent with extensive hospitality, cultural, and masterplanning work; competes for the same premium commercial clients but offers multidisciplinary scale (engineering, masterplanning, product design) far beyond a boutique practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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