Lill + Sparla Landschaftsarchitekten Partnerschaft Mbb

What Lill + Sparla Landschaftsarchitekten Partnerschaft Mbb does

L I L L + S P A R L A Landschaftsarchitekten is a Cologne-based landscape architecture firm organized as a Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Berufshaftung (PartGmbB). Founded in 1974 and operating under its current name since 2018, the firm is owned and managed by three partners — Wolfgang Friedrich, Jutta Wakob, and Heinrich Sparla — and employs roughly 20-30 professionals. The firm delivers landscape and open-space planning services for public, residential, and private clients across Germany (with a strong North Rhine-Westphalia concentration) and Luxembourg.

The firm provides comprehensive landscape architecture services across the full German HOAI Leistungsphasen 1-9, from preliminary studies through construction supervision. Its technical differentiation lies in biodiversity-promoting planting design, climate-adapted urban greening (Schwammstadt/sponge city concepts), ecological restoration, and circular-economy material reuse — exemplified by the 'grün-blau-bunt' concept using demolition material as planting substrate. Recurring toolset includes CAD-based drafting, ecological site analysis (e.g., standortökologische Untersuchung), and integration with sustainability frameworks such as DGNB biodiversity management. Project typologies span municipal parks, schoolyards, residential courtyards, transit hubs (ZOB Remscheid), cultural institutions (Stephanuskirche), and large masterplans (ELMEN, Luxembourg).

Revenue is generated exclusively through professional service fees under the HOAI framework, derived from competition wins (open and invited), workshop procedures (Werkstattverfahren), and direct commissions. The go-to-market is sales-led and reputation-driven, with customer segments spanning municipal and public-sector authorities (Stadt Köln, Universitätsstadt Siegen, Staatliches Bauamt München 2), housing corporations and developers (Vivawest, LEG, BAUWENS, SNHBM), and cultural/religious institutions (Ev. Kirche Köln-Riehl, Koelnmesse). Awards cadence — including polis award 2025, nrw landschaftsarchitekturpreis 2026, and repeated Kölner Architekturpreis recognitions — functions as the primary reputational and demand-generation channel.

Name

Lill + Sparla Landschaftsarchitekten Partnerschaft Mbb

Legal name

L I L L + S P A R L A Landschaftsarchitekten Partnerschaft mbB

Website

https://lill-sparla.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cologne-based landscape architecture firm (PartGmbB) founded 1974, providing landscape and open-space planning across the full HOAI project lifecycle for public, residential, and private clients in Germany and Luxembourg, with specialization in biodiversity-promoting and climate-adapted urban greening.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Open space planning
• Urban design consulting
• Public space design
• HOAI work phases

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Consulting and Design Services: LILL + SPARLA generates revenue through landscape architecture design and consulting fees for public and private clients. Projects span Leistungsphasen (LP) 1-9 of German HOAI, covering everything from preliminary studies through construction supervision. Revenue is earned through professional service contracts awarded via competition wins, direct commissions, and framework agreements with municipal clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LILL + SPARLA provides professional landscape architecture and open space planning services for public, residential, and private clients. The firm delivers comprehensive design and consulting across all HOAI work phases (Leistungsphasen 1-9), including preliminary studies, design development, construction documentation, and site supervision. Projects span urban parks, schoolyards, residential courtyards, public squares, streetscapes, green infrastructure systems, and large-scale district developments.

Product overview

Lill + Sparla is a landscape architecture firm offering comprehensive design services for public and private outdoor spaces. The firm provides landscape architecture and open space planning as its core offering, supplemented by specialized modules including object planning for outdoor facilities (all HOAI phases), urban planning competitions, planting design, and playground planning. Projects span parks, city squares, bus stations, school grounds, residential developments, and cultural institutions across Germany, with a focus on sustainable, biodiversity-enhancing, and climate-adapted design solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landschaftsarchitektur & Freiraumplanung (Landscape Architecture and Open Space Planning)
• Objektplanung Freianlagen (Outdoor Facilities Object Planning)

Quantifiable outcome

• 600 trees planted in one day as corporate sustainability initiative in Königsforst nature reserve (December 2022)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• stefan schmitz bdacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaborative partner in landscape architecture competitions and projects. Jointly won 1st prize for ZOB Friedrich-Ebert-Platz Remscheid (2017). Also collaborated on Wettbewerb Bahnhofsumfeld Hamburg and Wettbewerb Campus Unteres Schloss Siegen. Relationship is ongoing across multiple competition entries.
• Zeller Kölmel Architekten GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the Sanierung Stephanuskirche Köln project (2020-2021), where Zeller Kölmel handled architecture planning and front-end landscape architecture Leistungsphasen. Firm completed the landscape architecture execution.
• ZILA Architekt*innencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner for Erweiterung Kaiserin-Augusta-Schule Köln (since 2014), which received the Kölner Architekturpreis 2024 award. ZILA handled architecture; LILL + SPARLA handled landscape design.
• Fischer Architekten GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned by Fischer Architekten for Skylabs Heidelberg project — developed execution planning and tender documents for fully-underbuilt outdoor areas and extensive rooftop landscapes for Heidelberg's largest office/lab building on the Bahnstadt campus.
• Jürgensen & Jürgensen ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Clouth Halle 17 Köln project — new residential/commercial quarter on former rubber factory site. Jürgensen handled architecture; firm provided landscape architecture for outdoor areas.
• Architekturbüro SchallercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWon open competition together with Architekturbüro Schaller for Petershof solidary neighborhood project in Cologne. Schaller developed the building architecture; firm won the landscape architecture competition for the courtyard redesign.
• Pink ArchitekturcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wettbewerb Hansaallee Düsseldorf (2021) — large urban district development with Schwammstadt (sponge city) green concept. Pink Architektur handled architecture; firm developed the landscape architecture concept.
• Planungsbüro GUNVØR & Goldstein StudiosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint 2nd prize in Grüne Finger Speldorf competition for Duisburger Straße project in Mülheim an der Ruhr (2022).
• ENNING PAYK SCHULTEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wettbewerb Montanus Quartier Leverkusen (2021) — large urban district with community living concept, green facades, and sustainability features. ENNING PAYK SCHULTE provided architecture; firm provided landscape architecture.
• DEWEY MULLER arsitektur urbanistescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected by SNHBM to develop comprehensive landscape and urban planning concept for ELMEN 'nouveau village' in Kehlen, Luxembourg — a 27-hectare relief settlement for 2,000 residents. Firm created standortökologische Untersuchung (site-ecological study) and full freiraumplanerisches Konzept.
• MARCINIAK ARCHITEKTEN GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint project on Indianersiedlung Köln-Zollstock — integrative neighborhood development with 14 residential buildings, community house, and Kita.
• Martin Denker und trint + kreuder d.n.a.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Zincoli Kamin Stolberg project (2020) — industrial heritage conversion of kiln chimney into landmark with surrounding public space.
• Hentges Kursawe Rehberg & Partner mbBminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wettbewerb Erweiterung Kulturzentrum Dietrich-Bonhoeffer Gymnasium Wiehl (2018). HKR handled architecture; firm provided landscape design.
• hks ArchitektenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint competition entry for Neubau Stadthaus Bergisch Gladbach (2018). hks handled architecture; firm provided landscape architecture.
• stefan schmitz bdacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Wettbewerb Bahnhofsumfeld Hamburg (2021) — major station area redesign with L-shaped building volumes and public spaces. The firm provided landscape architecture in partnership with stefan schmitz bda.
• stefan schmitz bdacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Wettbewerb Uni (kommt) Stadt Siegen (2020) — university campus expansion integrating urban spaces along the Sieg river. Firm provided landscape planning in partnership with stefan schmitz bda.
• Manuel HerzminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerManuel Herz designed the sculptural residential building at Cäsarstraße 7 Köln (18 apartments). LILL + SPARLA designed the complete outdoor areas including courtyard gardens and street-side plantings (2016-2017).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• realgrün Landschaftsarchitekten: Munich-based landscape architecture firm with strong public and residential project portfolio. Comparable regional German practice competing for similar Bavarian and southern German briefs.
• ST raum a. Landschaftsarchitektur: Stuttgart landscape architecture practice with strong public sector and competition track record. Comparable German firm for municipal landscape briefs.
• Koeber Landschaftsarchitektur: Stuttgart-based landscape architecture firm referenced in Lill+Sparla's own project history (Schulbaupreis NRW 2023 collaboration). Directly comparable mid-sized German landscape architecture practice.
• Hager Partner Landschaftsarchitektur: Berlin/Switzerland landscape architecture firm active in German-speaking market on public open space and urban development projects. Comparable DACH-region peer with similar competition-led GTM.
• Topotek 1 Landschaftsarchitekten: Berlin-based landscape architecture practice renowned for large-scale urban and infrastructural landscape projects across Europe. Directly comparable German firm competing in the same public competition pool.
• Latz + Partner Landschaftsarchitekten: Kranzberg-based landscape architecture practice with strong reputation in ecological, industrial-conversion, and public park projects. Comparable to Lill+Sparla in typology and competition positioning.
• Planungsbüro GUNVØR: German landscape architecture firm documented as a recent competition co-bidder (Grüne Finger Speldorf 2022). Comparable mid-sized German landscape practice.
• WES & Partner Landschaftsarchitekten: One of Germany's leading landscape architecture practices, based in Hamburg with offices in Berlin, Shanghai and Dubai. Directly comparable as a German full-service landscape architecture firm competing in similar public competitions and developer briefs.
• bgmr Landschaftsarchitekten: Berlin landscape architecture practice with strong public sector and competition focus, particularly in urban open space design. Direct competitor for many German municipal briefs.
• Wiggenhorn & van den Hövel Landschaftsarchitekten: Hamburg-based landscape architecture firm (former employer of partner Heinrich Sparla). Comparable German mid-sized practice with similar competition-led GTM.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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