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Being a country that is famous for its ancient origins, and which is believed to be the place where the legendary city of El Dorado was located, Colombia’s architectural story is deeply rooted in its pre-Columbian civilizations. Its modern architectural fabric however, has been greatly shaped by architects like modernist Rogelio Salmona and avant-gardist Giancarlo Mazzanti. Operating in an increasingly open society, Salmona’s Torres del Parque in Bogotá redefines how brick and concrete create spaces that seamlessly blend with the city’s natural landscape and invent new ways of building residential architecture.

Today, Colombian architects continue to embrace sustainability, cutting-edge technology and cultural context in their designs. One remarkable example is the Metrocable system in Medellín, a transportation structure that addresses the difficult topography of the region without spoiling the city’s natural landscape. This infrastructure project generated global recognition for its transformative impact on public spaces and social dynamics and acts as a testament to the forward-thinking vision of contemporary Colombian architecture.

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in Colombia based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

How are these architecture firms ranked?

The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firm’s ranking, in order of priority:

• The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2024)
• The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2024)
• The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2024)
• The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2024)
• The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2024)

Each of these metrics is explained in more detail at the foot of this article. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of Colombia architecture firms throughout the year.

Without further ado, here are the 20 best architecture firms in Colombia:

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20. Ruta4 Arquitectura

Ruta4 Arquitectura is an architectural practice in Pereira, with projects mainly focusing on residential architecture.

Some of Ruta4 Arquitectura’s most prominent projects include:

• Casa Ensamble Chacarra, Pereira, Colombia

The following statistics helped Ruta4 Arquitectura achieve 20th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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19. Sergio Reyes Rodríguez Arquitecto

Sergio Reyes Rodrguez Arquitecto is an architectural practice in Bogota. The firm’s projects are mainly centered around residential architecture.

Some of Sergio Reyes Rodríguez Arquitecto’s most prominent projects include:

• Casa 40, La Calera, Colombia

The following statistics helped Sergio Reyes Rodríguez Arquitecto achieve 19th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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18. TAP Taller Piloto Arquitectos

The workshop is an open and collective space, where we seek the encounter, the influence and even the conflict of multiple disciplines that allow an architecture with the capacity of transforming life.

Some of TAP Taller Piloto Arquitectos’ most prominent projects include:

• Raíces Educational Park, El Peñol, Colombia

The following statistics helped TAP Taller Piloto Arquitectos achieve 18th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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17. Arquitectura Plus

We are a passionate collective in design and construction, with a different conception of living spaces. We have fun every time we work together, managing to capture that Manifest Memory in each commission for our clients and friends in different areas such as residential, commercial, corporate, institutional, retail and interior design.

Some of Arquitectura Plus’ most prominent projects include:

• Casa Tribu, Bogotá, Colombia
• Caffa Bistro Coffee Shop, Bogotá, Colombia

The following statistics helped Arquitectura Plus achieve 17th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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16. Vicaria Arquitectura

We are a company specialized in architectural and space design. We are moved by the strength to do things right, with high value in design, ethics, commitment to our values, our people and our environment. We dream of a new form of architecture based on the art and challenges of humanity. We are global, avant-garde, versatile, daring and memorable.

Some of Vicaria Arquitectura’s most prominent projects include:

• CASA PIANO, Rionegro, Colombia
• BIKE HOUSE, Medellín, Colombia

The following statistics helped Vicaria Arquitectura achieve 16th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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15. Darp, de Arquitectura y Paisaje

DARP. De Arquitectura y Paisaje, is a studio based in Colombia. The work of DARP explores the field between landscape and architecture, seeks to generate in each project a social and cultural development in relationship with territory, looking for a practical, creative and sustainable answers. Founded in 2012 for MArch Landscape, Jorge Emilio Buitrago and Arch. Jaime Eduardo Cabal Mejía, formed an interdisciplinary team with professionals from different areas which make possible to offer integral answers, guided to the contribution in the society, the culture and the life quality.

Some of Darp, de Arquitectura y Paisaje’s most prominent projects include:

• THE EDUCATIONAL PARK FOR RECONCILIATION, Colombia
• EDUCATIONAL PARK OF KNOWLEDGE, Colombia
• TROPICARIO, Colombia

The following statistics helped Darp, de Arquitectura y Paisaje achieve 15th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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14. Simon Velez : GIGAGRASS

Simon Velez is a prize winning architect from Colombia, most famous for his innovative use of bamboo as an essential building component. He is the winner of the Principal Prince Claus Award 2009.

Some of Simon Velez : GIGAGRASS’ most prominent projects include:

• The Nomadic Museum, Mexico City, Mexico
• ZERI Pavilion – Expo Hannover, Hanover, Germany
• Crosswaters Ecolodge, Huizhou, China
• Private Residence, Colombia

The following statistics helped Simon Velez : GIGAGRASS achieve 14th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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13. Alsar Atelier

Alsar Atelier is a post-pandemic architecture and design studio based in Bogotá, Colombia. The practice focuses on investigating the low-cost aesthetics resultant of the constant state of emergency in Latin America & the global south. So far, the studio has engaged with projects within the private and public realm that explore concepts of sustainable materialities, ephemerality, user adaptability and low cost tectonics.

?The practice is led by Alejandro Saldarriaga, former co-founder of colab-19, which has been long-listed in the “Royal Academy Dorfman Awards” in the category of emerging architect and was featured as Emerging Talent in Metropolis magazine 2020 Jul-Aug Edition. In 2020 he received the Golden prize in the “Design that Educates Awards” under the category of Responsive Architecture.

Some of Alsar Atelier’s most prominent projects include:

• Growing Shade , Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Wasteland Pavillion , Bogotá, Colombia
• Invisible Architecture for the Unheard Voices of the Public Realm, Bogotá, Colombia
• A Community Built Fog Catcher , Bogotá, Colombia
• A Pavillion for All

The following statistics helped Alsar Atelier achieve 13th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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12. La Rotta Arquitectos

La Rotta Arquitectos is an architectural practice in Bogota, with projects mainly focusing on educational architecture.

Some of La Rotta Arquitectos’ most prominent projects include:

• Pontificia Universidad Javeriana School of Arts, Bogotá, Colombia
• Biblioteca La Quintana – Tomas Carrasquilla, Medellin, Colombia

The following statistics helped La Rotta Arquitectos achieve 12th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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11. aRE – Arquitectura en Estudio

We are a professional architecture and design firm based in Colombia. Creating exciting and inspiring spaces is our passion. Don’t hesitate to drop us a line. We would be glad to discuss your next project. We’ve had experiences developing architecture and interiors projects both locally and internationally. Our work ranges from large urban interventions to institutional buildings, residential projects, houses and interior design.

Some of aRE – Arquitectura en Estudio’s most prominent projects include:

• NAOS Business Campus, Bogotá, Colombia
• Casa 3 at Colinas de Payandé, Villeta, Colombia
• Casa 7A, Villeta, Colombia
• Casa 5, La Calera, Colombia
• Colegio El Nogal, Bogotá, Colombia

The following statistics helped aRE - Arquitectura en Estudio achieve 11th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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10. taller de arquitectura de bogotá

taller de arquitectura de bogot is an architectural practice in Bogota, with a variety of projects — from residential to commercial and office architecture.

Some of taller de arquitectura de bogotá’s most prominent projects include:

• 8111, Bogotá, Colombia

The following statistics helped taller de arquitectura de bogotá achieve 10th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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9. Velez Valencia Arquitectos

We are a team of architects focused on public solutions that add value to the interests of our clients. We are the mix of global experience with local knowledge.

Some of Velez Valencia Arquitectos’ most prominent projects include:

• Casa Condina, Pereira, Colombia
• The D.V. house, Pereira, Colombia
• Omnes Mall

The following statistics helped Velez Valencia Arquitectos achieve 9th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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8. DANIEL BONILLA ARQUITECTOS

Daniel Bonilla Architecture and Urbanism started formally in 1997 even though Daniel Bonilla had practiced architecture in several firms internationally. The practice is a very well known Design Studio, providing three basic services: urban, architecture and industrial design. This variety gives us a wide vision on design in every scale, from urban planning to the development of delicate industrial pieces.

Some of DANIEL BONILLA ARQUITECTOS’ most prominent projects include:

• LOS NOGALES SCHOOL CHAPEL, Bogotá, Colombia
• NOGALES CAFETERIA, Bogota, Colombia
• LOS NOGALES HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING, Bogotá, Colombia
• LOS NOGALES SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, Bogotá, Colombia
• LOS NOGALES SCHOOL ARTS CENTER, Bogotá, Colombia

The following statistics helped DANIEL BONILLA ARQUITECTOS achieve 8th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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7. Juan Pablo Ortiz Arquitectos

We are a team of professionals with 15 years of specific experience in the design of high quality buildings and institutional spaces, personally directed by Juan Pablo Ortiz, professor and researcher at the University of the Andes in Bogota. Juan Pablo Ortiz architects is a studio specialized in the integral development of unique buildings with a great communicative projection. Our experience based on the research and execution of projects in this field of architecture, has allowed us to understand the commitment that our professional work has in the material and cultural construction of society.

We believe that architecture is a service aimed at improving the daily life of the communities with which we work; understanding this service as the will to give additional values to simple construction. We are convinced that an architecture of excellence is built with ideas. Hence, our work stands out for the continuous search for fresh, proactive and innovative concepts and operational ideas, which allow us to project habitable, efficient, useful, durable, responsible spaces in the use of energy, beautiful and significant; all this within a framework of respect for local traditions and the natural landscape in which it is implanted. In addition, our buildings operate with a conscious and rational use of resources, which we understand as sacred. This way of exercising architecture becomes a sustainable construction in its social, economic and environmental facets.

Some of Juan Pablo Ortiz Arquitectos’ most prominent projects include:

• Engineering Laboratories | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia

The following statistics helped Juan Pablo Ortiz Arquitectos achieve 7th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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6. Alejandro Restrepo Montoya Arquitectura

Alejandro Restrepo Montoya Arquitectura has developed urban and architectural projects in the recent context of urban transformation of Medellin and has received international and national awards in recognition of his architectural work.

Some of Alejandro Restrepo Montoya Arquitectura’s most prominent projects include:

• RV HOUSE, Medellín, Colombia
• UB House, Medellín, Colombia

The following statistics helped Alejandro Restrepo Montoya Arquitectura achieve 6th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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5. CONNATURAL

CONNATURAL (formerly known as Laboratorio de Arquitectura y Paisaje) is situated in Medellin, Colombia and founded by the architects Edgar Mazo and Sebastian Mejia in 2011. Through its investigative work the office tries to establish a constant and mutual dialogue between art, architecture and landscape. This dialogue becomes evident through interventions and operations of territory.

Some of CONNATURAL’s most prominent projects include:

• GARDEN HOUSE, Medellin, Colombia
• MEDELLÍN´S AQUATIC COMPLEX, Medellin, Colombia
• EDUCATIONAL PARK ENTRERRIOS, Entrerríos, Colombia
• ROW HOUSE, Medellin, Colombia
• POOL FOR A SCULPTOR, Medellin, Colombia

The following statistics helped CONNATURAL achieve 5th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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4. Taller Sintesis

Teller Sintesis is an office of architecture and urbanism founded in 2008 in Medellin, Colombia. The firm was a winner of National Award of Architecture in Colombia at the XXIV Biennale architecture, and a first mention in the Pan American International Architecture Biennale of Quito in 2014.

Some of Taller Sintesis’ most prominent projects include:

• EL PORVENIR CHILDREN CENTER, Rionegro, Colombia
• HOUSE OF MEMORY AND COMMUNITY SPACE, Turbo, Colombia
• 29 de Noviembre School Reconstruction, Nueva Colonia, Colombia
• RURAL CLASSROOMS IN MONTES DE MARIA, Ovejas, Sucre, Colombia

The following statistics helped Taller Sintesis achieve 4th place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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3. DEB

D.E.B. is an architecture studio committed to a thoughtful and inclusive approach to spatial design. Their work spans various scales and historical periods, allowing the proposal of practical solutions in urbanism and architecture, while maintaining a keen focus on interior and furniture design. Established in Barranquilla, Colombia, the studio draws inspiration from the city’s cultural richness, fostering an approach that connects people and places. From clients to communities, individuals are at the heart of their architectural philosophy. D.E.B.

Some of DEB’s most prominent projects include:

• Ecoparque: Ciénaga De Mallorquín, Barranquilla, Colombia
• KCP Student Center, Puerto Colombia, Colombia
• Masterplan Ciénaga de Mallorquín, Barranquilla, Colombia
• Luriza Forest Pathways, Vereda Luriza, Colombia
• El Diario Café, Barranquilla, Colombia

The following statistics helped DEB achieve 3rd place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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2. plan:b

plan:b is an architectural office that defines the work through a practice in which equal status is given to dialogue, drawing, travel, layout, construction, etc. and which are handled continuously, professional or academic situations, publication of books, college classes or construction of buildings. Plan:b trust in working collaborative, to make of it a statement on the architecture and understands the practice and the architectural project as open situations, interim agreements, not imposed phenomena embedded in eco-social networks, either local or worldwide.

Since 2000 to 2005, this working group was led by architects Felipe Mesa and Alejandro Bernal, from 2006 until 2010 was led by Felipe Mesa, and is currently led by Felipe Mesa in partnership with Federico Mesa. The plan:b work is generated primarily through participation
in architectural competitions, and collaborating with other professionals in those projects is constant and diverse.

Some of plan:b’s most prominent projects include:

• ParkUp, Taipei, Taiwan
• VG House, Rionegro, Colombia
• San Antonio de Prado Kindergarten
• CHAIRAMA SPA
• V House

The following statistics helped plan:b achieve 2nd place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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1. EL EQUIPO MAZZANTI

EL EQUIPO MAZZANTI is a Colombian design studio specializing in socially driven architectonic design and academic research. With over twenty-five years of experience, the studio has gained wide national and international recognition. The studio’s practice is characterized by open, collective and non-hierarchical working processes, which bring together architects, urban planners, sociologists, artists and other professionals. On-going questioning and discussion, as well as a motivation to transgress given limits, constitute part of the development of every project.

EQUIPO MAZZANTI believes architecture is one of the keys for the construction of a more competitive and sustainable society. The studio reaches out to contribute towards social transformation and well being, devising detailed contextual research, and involving local actors throughout its design processes. The studio produces innovative design based on the observation of day by day interactions, which hold unpredictable spatial and programmatic possibilities.

Some of EL EQUIPO MAZZANTI’s most prominent projects include:

• Top image: Expansion of Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation, Bogota, Colombia
• Ecoparque: Ciénaga De Mallorquín, Barranquilla, Colombia
• Timayui Social Kindergarten, Santa Marta, Colombia
• CHAIRAMA SPA
• V House

The following statistics helped EL EQUIPO MAZZANTI achieve 1st place in the 20 Best Architecture Firms in Colombia:

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Why Should I Trust Architizer’s Ranking?

With more than 30,000 architecture firms and over 130,000 projects within its database, Architizer is proud to host the world’s largest online community of architects and building product manufacturers. Its celebrated A+Awards program is also the largest celebration of architecture and building products, with more than 400 jurors and hundreds of thousands of public votes helping to recognize the world’s best architecture each year.

Architizer also powers firm directories for a number of AIA (American Institute of Architects) Chapters nationwide, including the official directory of architecture firms for AIA New York.

A Guide to Project Awards

The blue “+” badge denotes that a project has won a prestigious A+Award as described above. Hovering over the badge reveals details of the award, including award category, year, and whether the project won the jury or popular choice award.

The orange Project of the Day and yellow Featured Project badges are awarded by Architizer’s Editorial team, and are selected based on a number of factors. The following factors increase a project’s likelihood of being featured or awarded Project of the Day status:

• Project completed within the last 3 years
• A well written, concise project description of at least 3 paragraphs
• Architectural design with a high level of both functional and aesthetic value
• High quality, in focus photographs
• At least 8 photographs of both the interior and exterior of the building
• Inclusion of architectural drawings and renderings
• Inclusion of construction photographs

There are 7 Projects of the Day each week and a further 31 Featured Projects. Each Project of the Day is published on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Stories, while each Featured Project is published on Facebook. Each Project of the Day also features in Architizer’s Weekly Projects Newsletter and shared with 170,000 subscribers.

 

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These annual rankings were last updated on December 6, 2024. Want to see your firm on next year’s list? Continue reading for more on how you can improve your studio’s ranking.

Indonesia is considered the largest archipelagic state in the world. Its wider adjoining land and maritime borders, as well as its colonial and post-colonial history, have greatly influenced the country’s built environment, which became an amalgamation of architectural cultures. Architectural theorist and designer Joe Day writes, “Jakarta is perhaps the truest realization of a post-colonial cosmopolis.” Instead of witnessing a clash between tradition and colonial occupation, the Indonesian capital has seamlessly established its own unique architectural image.

In the late 1940s, the country gained its independence and set off to reinvent itself. It was one of the pioneers that invented the tropical modernist movement. Bearing witness to the country’s innovative period when he was a child, Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas often referred to Indonesia as a place of reference for urban reinvention. Nowadays, Indonesian architectural practices produce a variety of public and private buildings, taking advantage of the local climate and promoting hybrid, open-air conditions between architecture and landscape.

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in Indonesia based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

How are these architecture firms ranked?

The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firm’s ranking, in order of priority:

• The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2024)
• The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2024)
• The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2024)
• The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2024)
• The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2024)

Each of these metrics is explained in more detail at the foot of this article. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of Indonesia architecture firms throughout the year.

Without further ado, here are the 30 best architecture firms in Indonesia:

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30. Ibuku

IBUKU is an international team that designs spaces in which people can connect with nature in groundbreaking ways. We create fully functional structures, furniture, and gardens that are handcrafted by Balinese artisans and utilize local and natural materials.

Our story is a captivating one that began in a community of design innovators in Bali. In 2006, renowned jewelry designer John Hardy gathered a team to build the Green School from bamboo in order to inspire future green leaders worldwide. In 2010, John’s daughter Elora returned to Bali to continue the bamboo design revolution under the Ibuku brand. Today, our team of experts, led by Creative Director, Elora Hardy, has designed over forty structures.

Some of Ibuku’s most prominent projects include:

• Bamboo Tent in Bali , Bali, Indonesia
• Green Village, Bali, Indonesia

The following statistics helped Ibuku achieve 30th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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29. Sonny Sutanto Architects / SSA

An architecture firm based in Jakarta, Indonesia centered around residential architecture.

Some of Sonny Sutanto Architects / SSA’s most prominent projects include:

• Sonny Sutanto Architects New Office in Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
• aa, Central Nautical Highway, Mandaue City, Philippines

The following statistics helped Sonny Sutanto Architects / SSA achieve 29th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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28. oxo arc

oxo arc is research and experimental based office. It focuses on exploring the fundamentals of architecture through contemporary epistemological and ontological speculation. Consistently conducting mass studies, interiorities, ground, aperture, and surface articulation – in particular, how these architectural elements can be broken down and arranged into resistance to each other. We call this a Flat ontology architecture, where the architecture is made of the same discrete but different entities.

Our method is based on creating models, or specific three-dimensional entities that precede exposure to contingencies of program or site. They are a Catalyst from the world we are exist (reality) as their own worlds (fantasy); we use the term “models” both in terms of physically constructed entities, and in terms of ways of seeing the universe.

Some of oxo arc’s most prominent projects include:

• Stone Milker’, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
• Matoenis Residence, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
• Kain Kapas, Indonesia

The following statistics helped oxo arc achieve 28th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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27. Co+in Collaborative Lab

Co+in Collaborative Lab is a boutique-sized Interior Architecture firm based in Jakarta, Indonesia, one that helps to create an experience that goes beyond form and material within the field of residential and commercial design. Our aim is to evoke senses of every spatial related form, forge deeper connection between end-user and the built environment

Our practice root in the conceptualization of design, one that caters the essence of individuals or brand. We inspired by how each element narrative is made. We unfold your story through spatial element that reflects each message and narrative.

Some of Co+in Collaborative Lab’s most prominent projects include:

• Quiet , Compact Living, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Noir Et Blanc, Depok City, West Java, Indonesia
• Two Cents Hang Lekir, South Jakarta, Indonesia
• Slow Hill, South Jakarta, Indonesia

The following statistics helped Co+in Collaborative Lab achieve 27th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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26. Sasmita Design Studio

Sasmita Design Studio is a partnership between William Sasmita + Yemima Hintono. With experience practicing locally, nationally and overseas, we founded our practice on a shared passion for beautiful, well considered architecture and the creation of great places for people.

Our backgrounds in both architectural and constrction pracice have helped us to develop an alternative perspective and approach to our work. We balance design ambition with commercial realities, architectural aspect, and client needs.

Some of Sasmita Design Studio’s most prominent projects include:

• A101 Office , Bandung, Indonesia
• WS Apartment, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Raisin Cafe , Yogyakarta, Indonesia
• A88 House , Bandung, Indonesia

The following statistics helped Sasmita Design Studio achieve 26th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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25. 022studio

022studio is a design and architecture firm established at 2010 in Indonesia. The firm is concerned with designing built environment that represents culture, localism, and tradition.

Some of 022studio’s most prominent projects include:

• Padma House part 1, Bandung City, Indonesia
• laksana restaurant, Bandung, Indonesia
• Bumi Bandhawa, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
• L house, Bandung City, Indonesia
• Office and meeting C, Bandung City, Indonesia

The following statistics helped 022studio achieve 25th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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24. atelier riri

Novriansyah Yakub (Riri) in the founder of atelier riri in Jakarta, Indonesia. As an architect, Riri begun his practice 2005, which centers around architectural, interior, landscape, and product design. Atelier riri focuses on eco-design practice within uniquely and contemporary solving.

Some of atelier riri’s most prominent projects include:

• Tent House, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jak, Indonesia
• Capturing the Garden
• Jati Asih House
• Lumber Shaped-Box House, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Container for Urban Living in Indonesia, Cikunir, Kota Bekasi, Indonesia

The following statistics helped atelier riri achieve 24th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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23. AT-LARS

Atelier Larassati is a progressive and contemporary architecture practice based in Jakarta. We create memorable structures, unique ideas and responsible designs.

Some of AT-LARS’ most prominent projects include:

• St. Carolus Hospital Screening Facility, Jakarta, Indonesia

The following statistics helped AT-LARS achieve 23rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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22. PT ENVIRO TEC INDONESIA

The world, and in particular the Southeast Asian region, is today a very different place than it was the time of Enviro Tec’s inception in 1972. The practice was founded by Chew Tai Eng and Mun Chaing Lu. It was one of modern Singapore’s pioneering architectural firms, helping to forge the shape of the metropolis after independence.

The practice also worked regionally. Its first overseas project (in 1972) was the International Convention Hall in Jakarta, Indonesia commissioned by PT. First Realty International Corp. It was one of the largest architectural projects in the city at that time, defining a new paradigm in Indonesian architecture with its wide-span tensile roof and earthquake-resistant ring structure. Yet another milestone came in 1978 with the preparation of a feasibility study and master plan for a US$200 million multifarious development project on 60 hectares of land in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Some of PT ENVIRO TEC INDONESIA’s most prominent projects include:

• SAHID KUTA LIFESTYLE RESORT (BEACHWALK), Kuta, Indonesia
• PADMA HOTEL RESORT BANDUNG, Bandung, Indonesia
• FRASER RESIDENCE, Jakarta, Indonesia
• LOVING HUT, Singapore
• HARRIS POP! HOTEL SURABAYA, Jalan Stasiun Gubeng Surabaya, Surabaya, Jawa Tim., Indonesia

The following statistics helped PT ENVIRO TEC INDONESIA achieve 22nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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21. Wahana Cipta Selaras

Wahana Cipta Selaras (WCS) is one of the leading and well known architectural firm serving clients in business building, industrial, residential, interior and contractor in Indonesia. Our general practice has developed many successful projects. In WCS, our core values are providing clients with responsive design, technological expertise and exceptional service.

We can coordinate your projects from its initial inception trough design, community, governmental approvals, bidding and construction. We help you integrating different design solutions and incorporate sustainable design principles as our responsibility to each and every project we created.

Some of Wahana Cipta Selaras’ most prominent projects include:

• Villa Pecatu, Pecatu, Indonesia

The following statistics helped Wahana Cipta Selaras achieve 21st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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20. Atelier TT

Atelier TT is a research-driven design studio for architecture, planning and interior design with an aim to rethink and create innovative, exciting solutions within the built environment. Based in both Singapore and Jakarta, Indonesia, Atelier TT are currently involved in projects sited around South East Asia, ranging from residential, hospitality to mix-use commercial developments.

Some of Atelier TT’s most prominent projects include:

• Hero Group Headquarter Bintaro, South Jakarta City, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Grha Adhi Media, South Jakarta City, Jakarta, Indonesia

The following statistics helped Atelier TT achieve 20th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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19. TWS and Partners

TWS & Partners is architecture interior company based in Jakarta. Our designs major hospitality & leisure projects in Indonesia, South East Asia.

Some of TWS and Partners’s most prominent projects include:

• Akmani Legian, Bali, Indonesia
• Static House, Jakarta, Indonesia
• The Distort House, Jakarta, Indonesia

The following statistics helped TWS and Partners achieve 19th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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18. Tan Tik Lam Architects

Tan Tik Lam Architects was established in 1995, in Indonesia. Most of the office’s work are private housing projects and tropical resorts.

Some of Tan Tik Lam Architects’s most prominent projects include:

• BRG House, Bandung, Indonesia

The following statistics helped Tan Tik Lam Architects achieve 18th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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17. STUDIÉ

STUDIÉ // stu~di~ye is an Architecture & Interior Design Studio based in Jakarta-Indonesia, and was founded by Architect Ivan Eldo since 2017. Studié stands for Studio Ivan Eldo, and in French means “study” which means that we always keep develop its abilities and qualities in every project and opportunity. We has completed several design projects such as residential, commercial, office and retail. In designing, we always use adaptive methods and solutions to existing conditions on the site and also the client’s conditions.

Some of STUDIÉ’s most prominent projects include:

• BERMUDA Coffee and Eatery, South Tangerang City, Banten, Indonesia
• DJ House, Tangerang, Indonesia

The following statistics helped STUDIÉ achieve 17th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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16. Phidias Indonesia

Phidias Indonesia is an architecture and interior design studio based in Jakarta.

Some of Phidias Indonesia’s most prominent projects include:

• Twisted Detached House, Indonesia
• Summer Friend House, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Well of Light House, Indonesia

The following statistics helped Phidias Indonesia achieve 16th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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15. RDMA

Rdma is a Bandung based design office focusing on architecture and its parallel services in interior design & furniture development. Additionally, lighting & landscaping that has always been integrated to rdma design as a complementary service.

Rdma examines design style as an attitude towards the context of the task given where program should meet not only function but also aesthetic value within the constraints of local climate; tropical climate, in its comfort of modern architecture.

Some of RDMA’s most prominent projects include:

• SIXPAX HQ, Bandung, Indonesia
• Edw Feng Shui House Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia
• White Cliff House, Bandung, Indonesia
• Ton Villas, Bandung, Indonesia
• Kopi Sobi Marchand Bintaro, Indonesia

The following statistics helped RDMA achieve 15th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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14. Archimetric

Archimetric is a collaborative professional practice specializing in architecture, engineering, building science, and construction management offering an integrated service for clients in both the public and private sectors. Archimetric was founded as a small design studio in 1988 in Surabaya, Indonesia but has since grown in scope and expertise to become one of the nation’s most distinguished practices. With a portfolio that extends over a period of more than two decades, we have worked on a wide range of projects from corporate offices and commercial spaces to hotels, multi-family residential buildings and educational facilities to industrial facilities.

The core of our practice lies upon our commitment to the betterment of the built environment through an integrated design approach to achieve design excellence and sustainability.

Some of Archimetric’s most prominent projects include:

• Spiral House, Surabaya, Indonesia
• Graha Airi, Surabaya, Indonesia
• DAF Showroom, Sidoarjo, Indonesia
• Graha SIBA, Semarang, Indonesia
• GKI Manyar, Surabaya, Indonesia

The following statistics helped Archimetric achieve 14th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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13. ISHAQ ROCHMAN / R +CODES

We are an Indonesian-based architectural and planning design studio. Our core philosophy is to involve holistic research process while designing.

Some of ISHAQ ROCHMAN / R +CODES’s most prominent projects include:

• ISHAQ ROCHMAN Reveals Gap of Nusa, Promote Flores Island Biota, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
• ISHAQ ROCHMAN Shapes Amstel River In Amsterdam Through “Connecting Line”, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Mutualism House by ISHAQ ROCHMAN
• Julang Ngapak Residence by ISHAQ ROCHMAN, Bandung, Indonesia
• ISHAQ ROCHMAN Unveiled Cibus City’s Plan, A Biocities Blueprint, Bandung, Indonesia

The following statistics helped ISHAQ ROCHMAN / R +CODES achieve 13th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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12. Patio Livity

Bandung-based architecture, interior design studio, and contractor, PATIO believes that architecture of a home or building can have a significant impact on the quality of life. PATIO wants to create a sense of place and belonging where its residents have deep connection. We are committed to design a home where clients can evolve and grow over time by efficiently improving the functionality and enhancing its visual appeals.

Some of Patio Livity’s most prominent projects include:

• Koporo House, Bandung, Indonesia
• Grande House, Bandung, Indonesia
• Reis House, Bandung, Indonesia
• Maine Coon House, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Nichi Izakaya Bar and Yakiniku, Bandung, Indonesia

The following statistics helped Patio Livity achieve 12th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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11. Julio Architect & Partners

Julio is an architect and interior designer with more than 20 years completed experience. He has led Julio Architect and Partner since 1994 , collaborated with Portfolio Architectural Lifestyle, Indonesia (since 2005) and AREA (2003) Interior Architecture, Singapore. He is a professional member of Indonesian Institute of Architect and Indonesian Institute of Interior Designer as well as the winner for Sayembara Arsitektur Bambu for The IV International Bamboo Congress, Ubud, Bali in 1995.

Some of Julio Architect & Partners’s most prominent projects include:

• THE MINIMAL WHITE HOUSE, Jakarta, Indonesia
• The Momo Restaurant & Bar, Jakarta, Indonesia
• The 6TH EXODUS_ FINE DINING, JAZZ CLUB, KUNINGAN CITY, Jakarta, Indonesia
• THE 6TH EXODUS FINE DINING, Jakarta, Indonesia
• THE 7TH EXODUS LOUNGE, KUNINGAN CITY, Jakarta, Indonesia

The following statistics helped Julio Architect & Partners achieve 11th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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10. Aaksen Responsible Aarchitecture

Aaksen Responsible Architecture is enhancing the quality of life by delivering the best solutions with added-value through the built environment for sustainability of the universe: higher consciousness, higher energy frequency, higher meaning.

Established in 2018, Aaksen Responsible Aarchitecture is a Bandung-based architecture, interior, and prefab building consultant with the primary mission to fabricate the world of tomorrow towards #responsibleaarchitecture. Besides delivering values to the built environment, our people believe in responsible architecture: minimal intervention, maximal impact, big story.

Some of Aaksen Responsible Aarchitecture’s most prominent projects include:

• Home-Office Pods AAND Sayana, Bandung, Indonesia
• Parhuis House, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Paperhome, Bandung, Indonesia
• McDonald’s Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia
• Madukara Cafe & Creative Space, Bandung, Indonesia

The following statistics helped Aaksen Responsible Aarchitecture achieve 10th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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9. Studio WNA

Studio WNA is an architectural consultant with a bamboo specialist in Bali, Indonesia. We design buildings related to hospitality projects. Our concern is to use local materials such as bamboo, to be the main material in building construction. And also to use local bamboo skills and craftsmanship to build the buildings. This is to respect the environment and also the local culture.

Some of Studio WNA’s most prominent projects include:

• The Indonesian Culture, Tourism, Commerce Exhibition Center of National Bamboo Structure Expo., Guangzhou, China
• Hideout Cocoon , Bali, Indonesia
• Sereia Villa by Mandala Eco Village, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
• Sukaheat Eco Resort Bali , Bali, Indonesia
• Bamboo Climate Communications Centre Indonesia, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

The following statistics helped Studio WNA achieve 9th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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8. Realrich Architecture Workshop – RAW Architecture

We are an Indonesian architecture firm who exercises the local craftsmanship in the contemporary practice.

Some of Realrich Architecture Workshop – RAW Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

• Piyandeling Artisan Workshop, Bandung, Indonesia
• The Guild, Jakarta, Indonesia
• School of Alfa Omega, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
• Bare Minimalist, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Wirawan House, Jakarta, Indonesia

The following statistics helped Realrich Architecture Workshop - RAW Architecture achieve 8th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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7. Alexis Dornier

Alexis Dornier was born in Germany in 1981, where he grew up under the constant influence of aviation and engineering. after exploring the field of pr and advertising, he studied architecture at the Berlin University of the Arts and the Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan in Stockholm. He worked in NewYork city as an architectural designer at asymptote architecture, oma-ny, and rex in the years of 2004-2007.

Alexis is now consulting on a number of architectural projects of different scales in various countries. His philosophy is to combine and reformulate design methods for each architectural design task.

Some of Alexis Dornier’s most prominent projects include:

• House Carbon, Bali, Indonesia
• Roam, Ubud, Indonesia
• House Puri Bukit, Bali, Indonesia
• House Aperture, Bali, Indonesia
• Origami House, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia

The following statistics helped Alexis Dornier achieve 7th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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6. Tamara Wibowo Architects

A principal architect based in Indonesia, who is passionate in creating beautiful yet functional space.

Some of Tamara Wibowo Architects’s most prominent projects include:

• Breeze Blocks House, Semarang, Indonesia
• Qub Rooms, Semarang, Indonesia
• Cascading House, Semarang, Indonesia
• Halo House, Semarang, Indonesia
• Inside Outside House, Semarang, Indonesia

The following statistics helped Tamara Wibowo Architects achieve 6th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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5. K-Thengono Design Studio

K-Thengono Design Studio is an integrated interior-architectural practice that choreographs a harmony of visual and spatial experiences. The studio approaches every projects with contextualisation; understanding the culture and climatic conditions which involves creative thinking through the playful use of natural light and ventilation. The work is influenced by the modern movement, mainly accompanied by elevating Indonesian Traditional Architecture.

Some of K-Thengono Design Studio’s most prominent projects include:

• Noru, Kuningan, Indonesia
• Porosity From Above, North Jakarta, Indonesia
• House with 2 Facades, Jakarta, Indonesia
• The Rice Barn House, Indonesia
• 3-in-1 Living, Jakarta, Indonesia

The following statistics helped K-Thengono Design Studio achieve 5th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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4. e.Re studio architects

e.Re studio was formed in 2011 by an architect couple, Erwin Kusuma and Regina Winarni, with years of experience in Singapore doing luxurious residential projects as foundation. Today we have evolved into a design studio based in Bandung, Indonesia, with architectural and interior projects in Indonesia. We are not driven by design “style”. Our work is characterised by projects that respect the essential features of nature, materials and spaces, to integrate unique aesthetics with practical functionalism. We believe that design emerges from collaborative approach with the clients, which explores different disciplines that come together to create long lasting, timeless design.

Some of e.Re studio architects’s most prominent projects include:

• PRV A131 house, Bandung, Indonesia
• AT 3/56 house, Bandung, Indonesia
• NB residence, Makassar, Indonesia
• A 121 house, Bandung, Indonesia
• RM house, cianjur, Cianjur, Indonesia

The following statistics helped e.Re studio architects achieve 4th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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3. DELUTION

Established since 2013 by Muhammad Egha, Hezby Ryandi and Sunjaya Askaria, DELUTION comes to provide a new breakthrough for the face of Architecture and Interior in Indonesia. In 2014, Fahmy Desrizal joined as an Associate Director & Partner to accelerate DELUTION’s growth. Since the beginning, the works produced by DELUTION always present a unique and iconic design for the project zone. DELUTION also always accommodate the needs & limitations of each client. Our vision is to become a pioneer and prime mover of the advancement of Indonesian Civilization in terms of Architectural Planning and interion design through many iconic space construction and for everyone.

We believe that architectural intervention is not only about aesthetics but can solve various problems that cannot be solved by other disciplines.

Some of DELUTION’s most prominent projects include:

• The Twins House, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Splow House, South Jakarta, Indonesia
• Trow House , West Jakarta City, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Squarm, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Retive, Jakarta, Indonesia

The following statistics helped DELUTION achieve 3rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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2. SHAU

We aim to design attractive buildings and cities which are socially and environmentally responsible.

SHAU was established in 2009 as two independent offices in Rotterdam and Munich and serves as common platform. Since 2012 SHAU runs also an office in Indonesia, first in Jakarta and currently in Bandung. The individual offices collaborate on a project basis and combine their extensive working experiences in well-established and internationally-recognized architecture firms where they successfully worked on numerous projects on various scales. We can therefore offer a broad scope of services ranging from urban to architectural project commissions. SHAU is mostly interested in delivering outstanding design solutions while embedding societal as well as environmental concepts in the design process.

Some of SHAU’s most prominent projects include:

• Microlibrary Bima, Bandung, Indonesia
• Microlibrary Warak Kayu, Semarang, Indonesia
• DipoMuria, Semarang, Indonesia
• Cloud Office
• Microlibrary MoKa, Semarang, Indonesia

The following statistics helped SHAU achieve 2nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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1. RAD+ar ( Research Artistic Design + architecture )

RAD+ar (pronounced RADAR) is an Indonesian-based group of architects, designers and thinkers operating within the field of architecture, urbanism, research and development. which focuses on bringing the idea of architecture as an art of utilizing space in the most provocative to utopian-research based approach.

Formed from the curiosity of the advancement of Tropical Architecture by Antonius Richard Rusli, RAD+ar believes that in order to shape a better and more sustainable version of today’s challenges, architecture can profitably be one of the most worth-exploring fields.

RAD+ar explores and experiments to redefine the value of architecture in both globalization and localization. Beyond spaces and buildings, it connects history, and the narrative of cultures, expanding beyond the limits of what we call architecture.

Some of RAD+ar ( Research Artistic Design + architecture )’s most prominent projects include:

• Top image: Bernaung House, Tangerang, Indonesia
• Tanatap Ring Garden, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Refraction House, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Passive Lab House, South Tangerang City, Indonesia
• Tanatap Wall Garden, Semarang, Indonesia

The following statistics helped RAD+ar ( Research Artistic Design + architecture ) achieve 1st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Indonesia:

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From the Forbidden City and the narrow streets and hutongs to skyscrapers, Beijing has become one of the most transformed cities of the 21st century. A site of architectural antiquity for 3000 years, when Beijing officially became the capital city of the People’s Republic of China in the 1950s, efforts for its “architectural modernization” were initiated.

Still, it wasn’t until the 2008 Olympics that the city became a testing ground for many renowned Western architects. Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid and many more, who were drawn to Beijing’s growing economy and global recognition developing projects such as the Bird’s Nest Stadium, the Galaxy SOHO and the CCTV’s Headquarters. Meanwhile, local studios design urban squares, modern residences and even siheyuan restorations are all part of their portfolios, aiming to transform what was once a city designed for pedestrians and camels to what came to be one of the leading “architectural melting pots” of the Eastern world.

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in Beijing based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

How are these architecture firms ranked?

The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firm’s ranking, in order of priority:

• The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2024)
• The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2024)
• The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2024)
• The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2024)
• The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2024)

Each of these metrics is explained in more detail at the foot of this article. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of Beijing architecture firms throughout the year.

Without further ado, here are the 30 best architecture firms in Beijing:

30. ARCHISTRY design&research office

ARCHISTRY design& research office is a diverse design studio based in Beijing, China. It provides overall services of international planning, architecture, interiors, lighting, landscapes, exhibitions, graphic and product design. The special reason for locating in Qianmen is that Beijing is a city at the forefront of the world with great history, ARCHISTRY design and research office at the center of this multi-element and contradiction can easily invite integrating local culture, city and historical background as pioneering design inspirations. Considering our recent construction-related issues, approaching beyond the delimitation of traditional design, we are trying to challenge and interpret the traditional boundaries of architecture in other complementary ways.

ARCHISTRY design& research office always focus on the main business of architectural space design integration since its establishment, and has maintained good cooperative relations with many cultures, art teams and institutions.

Some of ARCHISTRY design&research office’s most prominent projects include:

• QUAD HOUSE, Beijing, China
• COLUMN HOUSE, China
• LANE HOUSE, Beijing, China

The following statistics helped ARCHISTRY design&research office achieve 30th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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29. PLAT ASIA

Being an international team of architects and designers, PLAT ASIA was founded in Beijing in 2010, by Baoyang Bian and Donghyun Jung, who share the oriental cultural background. Based on the constant research and analysis of the bewildering social backdrop nowadays, PLAT ASIA has been endeavouring in optimising the living conditions without sacrificing the future living environment. Moreover, PLAT ASIA not only designs to discover new opportunities and means of land occupation, but to carry forward oriental philosophies of nature, architecture and value as well.

Some of PLAT ASIA’s most prominent projects include:

• Dujiangyan Forest Resort Hotel, China
• Lushan West Sea Art Center, Jiujiang, China
• Weihe River Landscape Pavilion, Shaanxi, China
• Cloud Tea Room, Huzhou, China
• Aranya Forest Dining Club, Qinhuangdao, China

The following statistics helped PLAT ASIA achieve 29th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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28. Z’scape

Z’ scape was founded by Mr. Zhou Liangjun and Ms. Zhou Ting in Beijing. Cooperating with world-class architectural and planning firms as well as consultant teams, we are devoted to providing high-quality landscape planning and design for cultural tourism developers, real estate developers and the government. Our works include public spaces, cultural projects, boutique hotels,urban renovations, mix-used and residential projects, etc. Our team has international perspective, overseas educational background and working experience, rich experience in management and construction, excellent professional expertise, and unique creativity.

Z’ scape has always kept a moderate size to ensure the involvement of the chief designers and the control of details, which will effectively guarantee the execution and realization of the design ideas. Firmly believing that design is of great value, Z’ scape is committed to the research and practice in the fields of landscape, art and design.

Some of Z’scape’s most prominent projects include:

• Alpine Garden and Amphitheater, China
• Jiaxing Train Station Park, China
• Suzhou Mountain Kingston Bilingual School, China
• Aranya Seaside Whale Swing, China

The following statistics helped Z'scape achieve 28th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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27. Vector Architects

We still have faith in the primitive, tranquil, and eternal power embodied within architecture itself. It can travel through time and resist unrest and uncertainty. Architecture needs to address the context and respond to the realistic problems of social, political and environmental parameters. However, after solving all the problems, architecture needs to eventually retain its capacity of going beyond the constraints of reality, to reclaim its raison d’être, that is, to soothe our body and soul. Architecture is a medium to closely connect ourselves physically, mentally and emotionally with the world we live in. In our view, this is the courage as well as the ultimate responsibility that architecture should have.

Some of Vector Architects’s most prominent projects include:

• Yangshuo Sugarhouse Hotel, Guilin, China
• Jingyang Camphor Court, Jingdezhen, China
• Chapel of Music, Qinhuangdao, China
• Seashore Library, Qinhuangdao, China
• Seashore Chapel, Qinhuangdao, China

The following statistics helped Vector Architects achieve 27th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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26. Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier

Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier is a Beijing-based design firm since 2002, and we are specialized in landscape planning and design across a wide range of scale. Our projects include urban green space system planning, urban parks/squares design, public building environment design, historic preservations and residential design, etc.

Y³C is named after the Chinese idiom “yiyuzhongdi”, stating as “hit the key-point in one word,” mainly emphasizing on “one sharp design move.” We aim to find out the design essence of balancing the site and its demands under the unique perspective of history and culture. With the continuous focuses on the spirits of site (genius loci), Yiyu Studio uplifts the extension of both site context and cultural context onto elevated site-ethics level, making the project design works present more (but not only) site-specific features.

Some of Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier’s most prominent projects include:

• Nanchang Wave, Nanchang, China
• Qunming Lake, Beijing, China
• Quarry Garden in Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, China

The following statistics helped Zhu Yufan Y³C Atelier achieve 26th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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25. Daipu Architects

Daipu Architects, founded by Dai Pu, is an innovation-oriented architecture firm. The firm endeavors to review each project with unique perspective, and redefine the relationship between people, space, and nature. Since the establishment of the firm, we have developed a set of working approaches and practicing strategies. From early stage plan to concept development, from skyscraper to tactility of a handle or a step, all these are included in our thinking system. Each of our projects builds on experimentation and research in the interrelated fields of architecture, engineer, science and art. Collaborations with artists, engineers, and other specialists have advanced the diversity of our practice, and the implementation of state-of-the-art technologies has led to the realization of complex architectural structures.

Some of Daipu Architects’s most prominent projects include:

• Waterside Langjiu Bar, Luzhou, China
• Tree Art Museum, China
• Anti-domino No. 02 – wood mountain, Chongqing, China
• Kengee Urban Farm, Wuhan, China
• Gallery Delta, Guizhou, China

The following statistics helped Daipu Architects achieve 25th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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24. CAA architects

CAA Architects is an architecture studio focusing on all aspects of design, from product, interior, architecture and urban planning, with a strong intention on merging architecture and art, whilst redefining how these two disciplines work in the age of digital technology and content. CAA Architects was founded by Liu Haowei in 2006, and has established its main office in Beijing following the concept of “Design for Tomorrow.” CAA Architects is made up of a culturally diverse group of designers with both extensive local and international experiences, all looking to merge architecture and art into an experiential solution.

Some of CAA architects’s most prominent projects include:

• Beijing Collaborative Innovation Park – North · Yard, Beijing, China
• West Mountain Innovation Valley-Beijing Collaborative Innovation Park, Beijing, China
• CAFA Qingdao Campus
• Iceland Aurora Station
• Wandering in the Clouds – Korea Samcheok Yisabu Dokdo Memorial Park, Samcheok-si, South Korea

The following statistics helped CAA architects achieve 24th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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23. WAY Studio

WAY Studio is an innovative architecture and design studio with a focus on coalescing architecture with art and technology. With consideration for artistic representation at its core, WAY Studio has focused on discovering new possibilities through cross-disciplinary collaborations. We are highly experienced in interdisciplinary work alongside artists, designers, consultants, engineers and more, seeking new possibilities in every situation. We are interested in looking towards what is next, to pioneer a new WAY, and to find the balance between people and nature, culture and technology. WAY Studio currently has offices in Beijing, Hong Kong and Vancouver.

Some of WAY Studio’s most prominent projects include:

• Dreaming Someone, Beijing, China
• Courtyard 35 – Hutong Cloudscape, Beijing, China
• WAY-out-of-the-box, Shanghai, China
• “Tales from the Loop”- Living Amongst Ancient Trees, Huizhou, China
• Lianyi – moody MOONCAKE pavilion, Shanghai, China

The following statistics helped WAY Studio achieve 23rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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22. Cun Design

We mainly compose the interior design for front business space and back office space, front business space including: the core business flagship stores, display and sales space and other business environment design; the back office space including like: R & D base, office headquarters, corporate chambers and other overall working environmental design.

Some of Cun Design’s most prominent projects include:

• Office design for Blue Moon Films: A Line between Time, Beijing, China
• Green Leopard Lighting’s flagship store, Zhongshan, China
• Space Design of Elephant-Parade Office-the world’s leading marketing agency, Beijing, China
• Encounter a beam of light in design- Portugal SERIP Lighting Exhibition Hall, Beijing, China
• From Nature: Creative Interior Design of Rosemoo Office in Beijing, Beijing, China

The following statistics helped Cun Design achieve 22nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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21. Beijing AN-Design Architects

Beijing AN-Design Architects is a firm based in Beijing. Its work is centered around landscape architecture.

Some of Beijing AN-Design Architects’s most prominent projects include:

• Taoxichuan Ceramic Culture Industrial Park, Jingdezhen, China
• Courtyards Renovation of the Moshikou Neighborhood, Beijing, China
• Chongqing Shibati Traditional Style Area, Chongqing, China
• China Fuzhou Arsenal (Chuanzheng) Culture Mawei Shipyard Area, Fuzhou, China

The following statistics helped Beijing AN-Design Architects achieve 21st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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20. MARS Studio

MARS Studio was founded in New York, USA, and opened its Beijing office. It is an international architecture studio full of vitality and energy oriented towards architecture and interior design.

The founding partner of the firm, Ma Ning, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He worked in MAD Architects in Beijing and Bjarke Ingels Group (B.I.G) in New York. His past design projects include S.Pellegrino Flagship Factory in Italy, Harbin Opera House, Xiamen Xin he Headquarter, Manhattan 45 Broad St Skyscraper, Sanya Phoenix Island Villas, Taipei Bade Road Residential Towers, Brooklyn 205M Twin Towers, Ecuador super high-rise residence and so on. In short years since opening MARS-Studio has won numerous international awards and has gained widespread media coverage.

Some of MARS Studio’s most prominent projects include:

• SOMESOME Bar & Restaurant, Beijing, China
• Tianfu Conference Center, Chengdu, China
• Tarentum Bar & Restaurant, Shenzhen, China
• Noodlology Restaurant, Beijing, China
• The Summer Palace Restaurant, Beijing, China

The following statistics helped MARS Studio achieve 20th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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19. Golucci Interior Architects

Golucci Interior Architects brings spaces to life for some of the world’s most iconic F&B brands. Tactile, layered, and immersive interiors have established our reputation for masterful storytelling through design, and have made our hospitality and restaurant projects award-winning and time -tested.

Golucci Interior Architects is the Taiwanese designer LEE Hsuheng’s 20 years of experience imagining and realizing extraordinary interiors. Fueled by a singular vision to create unforgettable design experiences, we have cultivated award-winning projects based on partnerships with the world’s preeminent hotel and restaurant groups, hospitality Companies, and top chefs. With an ever-expanding scope of work which now includes hospitality programming, architecture design, furniture, Fixtures & Equipment design, Golucci Interior Architects is simultaneous defining a new era of creative interiors while keeping a spirit grounded by the unending desire to tell authentic design stories.

Some of Golucci Interior Architects’s most prominent projects include:

• Yijian Cafe, Shanghai, China
• Si-Pu Nabe, Shanghai, China
• The Goose Hut Bistro APM , Beijing, China
• DianDianYiPin ChaChaanTeng, Beijing, China
• Vitaland kid restaurant, Beijing, China

The following statistics helped Golucci Interior Architects achieve 19th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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18. META-Project

META-Project is a contemporary practice operating in the fields of architecture, urbanism research, interior design and curation. META-Project is interested in what defines the contemporary way of life in the context of increasingly uncontrolled urban conditions, with specific focus on the emergent socio/cultural phenomenon in Asian cities generated by an unprecedented urban transition. At the same time, as a culture platform that spans between architecture and urbanism research, META-Project is actively engaged in worldwide cross-disciplinary collaboration that involve multiple dimensions of the contemporary medium: publication, video, art, network, exhibition and to develop design strategies for promoting the culture of contemporary city.

Some of META-Project’s most prominent projects include:

• Stage of Forest, Jilin, China
• HeyTown Art Center, Beijing, China
• New Youth Commune, China
• Water Tower Pavilion, Shenyang, China
• Courtyard by the West Sea, China

The following statistics helped META-Project achieve 18th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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17. DAGA Architects

As a pioneer and practitioner in the field of “urban renovation” in China, DAGA Architects is widely participated in architectural design, interior design, urban planning and landscape design projects, providing international standard design quality, focusing on creativity and details. DAGA Architects also track the whole process of the project. Especially in the practice of co-working and co-living renovation in Beijing hutong area, DAGA Architects find a way to balance the existing building and new design ,provide people with a more harmonious and shared lifestyle.

Some of DAGA Architects’s most prominent projects include:

• Dongsi 5Lmeet, Beijing, China
• Hangzhou Vanke Times Commune, Hangzhou, China
• Transparent Hutong Installation: From Physics to Phenomena , Beijing, China
• Gulou Office Renovation, Beijing, China
• Qingdao Metro CR International Ocean Intelligence Zone Accelerator Office, Qingdao, China

The following statistics helped DAGA Architects achieve 17th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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16. Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM)

Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM) is an award-winning art, landscape, and architectural design firm with offices in Beijing and Shanghai. Founded in 2007, BAM became anomalous as a locally grown design firm in China started by foreigners. The experience of establishing a design practice in a rapidly changing contemporary Chinese metropolis gives BAM a unique insight into the role of design in today’s cities. BAM’s diverse team of designers has delivered projects for clients in China, Taiwan, the US, the UK, Iceland, and Belgium.Since our founding BAM believes our collective idea of nature is gradually changing. As technology continuously shapes our environment, our perception of nature is becoming outdated.

Some of Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM)’s most prominent projects include:

• Daxing Green Hub and Park, Daxing District, Beijing, China
• MAHA Residential Park, Beijing, China
• Play ‘n Learn Water Mountain, Tianjin 4A Sports Park, Tianjin, China
• Legend Jiangbei Mixed-Use and Residential, Nanjing, China
• Longking Pro-Environmental Campus, Longyan, China

The following statistics helped Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM) achieve 16th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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15. Trace Architecture Office

TAO (TRACE ARCHITECTURE OFFICE) was founded by Li Hua in 2009 in Beijing.

It is a design studio committed to architecture, urban, landscape and furniture design. Trace is surviving mark of things, and evidence of  time fragments accumulation. The production of architecture is a process with confrontation of various will powers and values, full of contradiction and complexity. Architecture itself is a record of its time and nature. Looking at “trace and process” suggests our approach to architecture. TAO is concerned with the social, cultural and ecological significance in making process of architecture from design to construction; While architecture always face the conflict between past, present and future, between regional and global, between individual and collective, TAO rejects a simple and brutal attitude and explores how to achieve a subtle balance.

Some of Trace Architecture Office’s most prominent projects include:

• Museum of Handcraft Paper, Yunnan, China
• Xinzhai Coffeee Manor, Baoshan, China
• Swan Lake Bridge House and Viewing Tower, Shandong, China
• Huandao Middle School, Haikou, Haikou, China
• Xiadi Paddy Field Bookstore of Librairie Avant-Garde, Fujian, China

The following statistics helped Trace Architecture Office achieve 15th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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14. DL Atelier

Beijing-based DL Atelier was found in 2012 by Liu Yang and Xu Dan. Our designs are all about feelings and memories. People relaxing under the shadow of trees with bucket loads of sunshine is the ideal scene for us, which leads us follow the flow of inspiration on our work.

Some of DL Atelier’s most prominent projects include:

• Yi She Mountain Inn, Beijing, China
• Eyes Closed, China
• Moon Stage, China
• UP Co-working Factory, China
• LYCEUM School, Guangxi, China

The following statistics helped DL Atelier achieve 14th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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13. OPEN Architecture

OPEN is a passionate team of designers collaborating across different disciplines to practice urban design, landscape design, architectural design, and interior design, as well as the research and production of design strategies in the context of new challenges. We believe in the innovative power of architecture to transform people and the way they live, while striking a new balance between the manmade and nature.

OPEN was founded by LI Hu and HUANG Wenjing in New York City. It established its Beijing office in 2008. Some built and ongoing projects by OPEN include: the Gehua Youth and Cultural Center, Garden School/Beijing No.4 High School Fangshan Campus, Tsinghua Ocean Center, Pingshan Performing Arts Center, Tank Shanghai, UCCA Dune Art Museum, Chapel of Sound, and Qingpu Pinghe International School. OPEN has been widely recognized for its innovative work.

Some of OPEN Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

• Garden School, Beijing, China
• HEX-SYS, Guangdong, China
• Stepped Courtyards, Changle, China
• Tank Shanghai, Shanghai, China
• UCCA Dune Art Museum, Qinhuangdao, China

The following statistics helped OPEN Architecture achieve 13th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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12. aoe

aoe is headquartered in Beijing, China, equipped with a team of designers who balance scienti?c exactitude and creative innovation, Made up of an international background, the team provides solutions to modern urban life based on scrupulous in-depth research, its business includes commercial, complex, cultural, o?ce, hotel, high-end housing, education, planning, and interior design, project covers more than 20 provinces and cities in China, and each design project has won the praise of the owners and produced a good social impact. Its insightful, market-ready designs are a testament to its all-around excellent service. In an era of rapid development, aoe is a vehicle of progress with its vision for human life in the twenty-?rst century city.

Some of aoe’s most prominent projects include:

• Chongqing Sunac One Central Mansion Sales Pavillion, Chongqing, China
• ShuiFa Info Town Property Exhibition Centre, Jinan, China
• Sino-Italian Cultural Exchange City Reception Center, Chengdu, China
• Haikou International Duty Free Reception Center, Haikou, China
• Deep Sea Museum And Sports Center in Sanya

The following statistics helped aoe achieve 12th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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11. He Wei Studio?3andwich Design

He Wei, PhD, is a practicing architect and a professor at the School of Architecture, China Central Academy of Fine Arts. He Wei is also Vice Chairman of the Rural Architecture Committee, The Architectural Society of China and Vice Director, Environmental Art Illuminating Committee, Beijing Illuminating Engineering Society, in addition to serving as Editor-in-Chief of the German Professional “Lighting Design” Magazine, Chinese edition and sitting on the Editorial Committee of “Community” Magazine.

Some of He Wei Studio?3andwich Design’s most prominent projects include:

• Limestone Gallery, Anlong, Qianxinan, China
• Stone Nest Amphitheatre for Community Activities , Weihai, China
• Shangping Village Regeneration – Yang’s School Area, Jianning, China
• The Water Drop Library, Huizhou, China
• Ding Hui Yuan Zen & Tea Chamber, Beijing, China

The following statistics helped He Wei Studio?3andwich Design achieve 11th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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10. BUZZ / Büro Ziyu Zhuang

Founded by Ziyu Zhuang in 2016, BUZZ (Büro Ziyu Zhuang) Architects is led by Ziyu Zhuang, Na Li, Zhengdong Qi, Fabian Wieser and Ye Yang. BUZZ has offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Berlin. The office is committed to take the contemporary art thinking and oriental narration as interventions to develop idealogical and technological advanced designs. Through the critical thinking, BUZZ endeavors to take the design works (architectures, interiors, installations, landscape/ urban envirnoments) as the “experiences containers” to reflect the “the contemporary thinking of spacial demand about the present” of today’s public.

BUZZ’s projects encompass urban designs, urban complexes, municipal buildings, museums, hotels, resorts, theaters, stadium and housing, as well as interior design and arts.

Some of BUZZ / Büro Ziyu Zhuang’s most prominent projects include:

• The Chamber Church, Qingdao, China
• Longquan Mountain Observatory, Chengdu, China
• Zhangjiagang Church, Zhangjiagang, China
• European School Campus No. II , Luxembourg
• Tongling Recluse, Tongling, China

The following statistics helped BUZZ / Büro Ziyu Zhuang achieve 10th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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9. CPLUS

CPLUS is an architecture firm with an international perspective, co-founded by Cheng Yanchun and Li Nan in Beijing in 2014. The firm believes that architecture aims to create a medium for dialogue between people and the environment. As living organism that constantly changes over time, architecture responds to the history of human exploration of nature and the construction of cities.

Some of CPLUS’s most prominent projects include:

• Jingyuan No.22 Transformation, Beijing, China
• Nashare Hotel, Xiamen, China
• LAB Art Museum, Chongqing, China
• “Floating Island” Restaurant, Chongqing, China
• “Hair Focus” Hair Salon, Beijing, China

The following statistics helped CPLUS achieve 9th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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8. MAT Office

Founded by TANG Kangshuo and ZHANG Miao in 2013, MAT Office is a research and design architectural office started in Rotterdam and practices in Beijing since 2015. The office works typologically, pays close attention on “unit” and “edge,” “publicity” and “openness,” creates public space by the discussion on the relationship of individual and collectivity. It is also an office committed to the observation and speculation of emerging new phenomena and problems in Chinese cities.

Some of MAT Office’s most prominent projects include:

• Beijing Muee Restaurant, Beijing, China
• Suzhou Design Week Pavilion, Suzhou, China
• Yantai Chunhui Road Youth Apartment, Yantai, China
• Bonfire, Shenzhen, China
• Beijing Tongdeng Beaver Workshop, Beijing, China

The following statistics helped MAT Office achieve 8th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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7. CLOU architects

Founded by Jan Clostermann, CLOU is a cosmopolitan team of architects and designers in Beijing, Shanghai, and Lisbon, with one central mission: to design the best social spaces in the world.

Our work focuses on the most vibrant places in today’s world: retail and leisure destinations, large mixed-use complexes, and community hubs. We define ourselves as creators of social spaces: we design projects that place the human being at centre stage, creating new environments for social encounters and authentic collective identities. We deliver lively public spaces which are intimately connected to the people who use them and transform the urban fabric in which they are built.

Some of CLOU architects’s most prominent projects include:

• Cube Gallery, Hangzhou, China
• Play Stack Shenyang, Shenyang, China
• UniFuns Tianfu Chengdu, Chengdu, China
• Wuyi Yuansu Hot Spring Resort, Wuyi, China
• Shoukai Vanke Daxing, Beijing, China

The following statistics helped CLOU architects achieve 7th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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6. Crossboundaries

Crossboundaries contributes to a vital built environment through architecture, environmental design and urban regeneration. We create enduring architecture that often deals with remarkable technical processes, yet always has a pleasant material touch and human atmosphere.

The work of Crossboundaries originates from a strong belief that design as a process results in successful, operational buildings. This approach is based on two fundamental principles: research and collaboration. For our projects we create suitable multi-disciplinary teams where all participants can assess the opportunities within the given conditions. We identify the essential questions, jointly create pragmatic solutions by data collection and analyze significant precedents. We regularly discuss possible programmatic shifts with our clients to raise their benefits of the project.

Some of Crossboundaries’s most prominent projects include:

• Songzhuang Micro Community Park, Beijing, China
• Qkids English Learning Center, Xiamen, China
• Chaoyang Future School, Beijing, China
• Crossboundaries Office, Beijing, China
• THE KNOWN, an installation, Shenzhen, China

The following statistics helped Crossboundaries achieve 6th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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5. Atelier Alter Architects

Founded in 2009, Atelier Alter Architects is a pioneering inter-disciplinary practice based in New York and Beijing. Noted for designing from critical analysis of the site, Atelier Alter has been recognized by numerous awards.

Atelier Alter Architects focuses intensely upon culture facilities ever since the beginning of the practice. Atelier Alter wan the competitions to build Qujing Culture Center in 2009, by transferring the metaphysical context of the site into an artistic yet tangible urban space of historic remembrance.

Some of Atelier Alter Architects’s most prominent projects include:

• BIT Sports Center in Beijing, Beijing, China
• WuliEpoch Culture Center, Beijing, China
• Senior Center of Guangxi, Nanning, China
• Library for Qujing Culture Center, Qujing, China
• WuliEpoch Culture Center, Beijing, China

The following statistics helped Atelier Alter Architects achieve 5th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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4. LUO studio

Mr. Luo Yujie is the founder of LUO studio, who also teaches the course of Construction Basics in the School of Architecture at Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA). His exceptional works have been shortlisted and awarded by numerous design award competitions worldwide. He is committed to creating more durable, friendly and quality spaces with creative thinking, a spirit of craftsmanship and the principle of caring for nature.

Some of LUO studio’s most prominent projects include:

• Temporary Site of Shengli Market — Creation of Spatial Order , Henan, China
• Yuntai Ice Chrysanthemum Display, Henan, China
• Prepared Rehmannia Root Crafts Exhibition Hall, Xiuwu County, China
• Timber Bridge in Gulou Waterfront, Jiangmen, China
• Jiulongfeng Children Learning Center for Conservation, Huangshan City, China

The following statistics helped LUO studio achieve 4th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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3. SUP Atelier of THAD

SUP atelier, founded by Prof. Song Yehao from Tsinghua University School of Architecture in Beijing around 2011, dedicated to the research and practice on sustainable urban and architectural design. SUP Atelier explores the simultaneous sustainability of natural resources and human community through high context sensibility, modest architectural strategies and tectonic research on natural and local materials, in relevant to integrate buildings to the environment and community livings.

SUP Atelier focuses on sustainable theory within the scope of architecture, urban studies and building technology, while highly promoting the combination of modern design and vernacular architecture in China. Regional and local understandings are rather important, to further initiate innovative design based on the understanding, and thus the design strategy is always incorporating the latest technical measures or traditional climate adaptation design strategies at that time.

Some of SUP Atelier of THAD’s most prominent projects include:

• Yunzhai Community Center, Changyuan, China
• Tea Leaf Market of Zhuguanlong, Shouning County, China
• Swirling Cloud: Pavilion for BJFU Garden Festival, Beijing, China
• Village Lounge of Shangcun, Jixi, China
• Huizhong Starry Center, Jinan, China

The following statistics helped SUP Atelier of THAD achieve 3rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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2. ARCHSTUDIO

Arch Studio devotes to using multi-perspective and rational means to intervene the development of contemporary urban living environment, finding a right balance between the connections of reality and nature, history and culture, creating a spatial environment that is full of the spirit of times and humanistic quality. In this complex and multivariate era, new creation is not from a sudden inspiration, but stems from careful study of the unique needs and restrictions of each project.

Some of ARCHSTUDIO’s most prominent projects include:

• Qishe Courtyard, China
• Waterside Buddhist Shrine, Tangshan, China
• Tea House in Hutong, Beijing, China
• Dingshi Logistics Office Building, Hebei, China
• Organic Farm, Hebei, China
• Top image: Twisting Courtyard, Beijing, China

The following statistics helped ARCHSTUDIO achieve 2nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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1. MAD Architects

MAD works in forward-looking environments developing futuristic architecture based on a contemporary interpretation of the eastern spirit of nature. All of MAD’s projects — from residential complexes or offices to cultural centers — desire to protect a sense of community and orientation toward nature, offering people the freedom to develop their own experience. Founded in 2004 by Ma Yansong, the office first earned worldwide attention in 2006 by winning an international competition to design a residential tower near Toronto. Since then, MAD has been commissioned by clients of all backgrounds, leading to an intriguing combination of diverse project designs.

Some of MAD Architects’s most prominent projects include:

• The Cloudscape of Haikou, Haikou, China
• Harbin Opera House, Harbin, China
• Chaoyang Park Plaza, Beijing, China
• Courtyard Kindergarten, Beijing, China
• Gardenhouse, Beverly Hills, California

The following statistics helped MAD Architects achieve 1st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Beijing:

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Nowadays, Swedish architectural design often goes hand in hand with IKEA. Still, the design of modular furniture, which has undeniably revolutionised the way people set up the interior of their homes, is not this country’s only architectural breakthrough. Since the early 20th century, Sweden has pioneered in combining artistry and aesthetics with functionality and human comfort.

The country’s contemporary signature architecture usually adopts a minimal approach to design, the use of wood – the country’s most popular and locally sourced material – and the creation of almost ethereal spaces filled with natural light. Projects such as the Turning Torso in Malmö and The Sauna in Frihamnen, Gothenburg, are some of the most iconic and unconventional architectural landmarks in the country. Admittedly, Sweden is one of the few countries that has recontextualized – to a large extent – the modernist movement in order to reflect its distinctive cultural, ecological and social features. Through their designs, architects have managed to “soften” the harsh lines and sharp corners of traditional Modernism and reinvent their own architectural Swedish-modern expression.

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in Sweden based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

How are these architecture firms ranked?

The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firm’s ranking, in order of priority:

• The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2024)
• The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2024)
• The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2024)
• The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2024)
• The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2024)

Each of these metrics is explained in more detail at the foot of this article. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of Sweden architecture firms throughout the year.

Without further ado, here are the 30 best architecture firms in Sweden:

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30. pS Arkitektur

pS Arkitektur works with projects ranging from commercial interiors to private houses and urban planning. Our vision is to create unique buildings, interiors and environments that make an emotional and visual impression. Our motto is “architecture that makes a difference.”

We challenge the obvious solutions and aesthetics in favor of creating something unique, derived from the company’s identity and our client’s dreams. Our office interiors and refurbishments enhance the clients brand identity and business opportunities. Architecture and design is a means of market positioning, creating far reaching values for our clients. We define the goals and demands so that the design will be an efficient tool and identity bearer.

Some of pS Arkitektur’s most prominent projects include:

• Villa Blåbär, Stockholm, Sweden
• Skype Office, Stockholm, Sweden
• HSB, Stockholm, Sweden
• RedBull Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
• Trustly, Stockholm, Sweden

The following statistics helped pS Arkitektur achieve 30th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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29. Max Holst Arkitektkontor

Max Holst studied architecture at the School of Architecture, Lund University, UPC in Barcelona and ETH in Zürich and has extensive international experience with positions at architectural firms in europe and the US. He mainly gained his architectural experience in the practice of Rafael Moneo but has also worked for Behnisch & Partner in Stuttgart, Germany, Campi & Pessina in Lugano, Switzerland and for Thomas Sandell in Stockholm, Sweden before openeing his own practice in 2001. In 2004 he became partners with Roger Spetz and together they formed Spetz & Holst Arkitekter who where active until 2012.

Some of Max Holst Arkitektkontor’s most prominent projects include:

• Holiday House Vindö, Stockholm, Sweden
• Torsby I, Stockholm, Sweden
• Torsby II, Stockholm, Sweden
• Baskemölla, Simrishamn, Sweden
• Villa Kugelberg Orminge, Stockholm, Sweden

The following statistics helped Max Holst Arkitektkontor achieve 29th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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28. Griab

Griab was founded in 1957 in Helsingborg by Gösta Gottschalk and was originally an engineering firm specializing in building construction and land planning. In 2006, the company expanded with a dedicated architectural department.

We work closely with our clients from the conceptual stage to the operational phase, often taking on the role of project managers. This has resulted in many long-lasting relationships and allowed us to build uniquely broad expertise for a company of our type. Through many years of close collaboration with designers from other technical fields, our services can be expanded and adapted to meet most needs and requests.

Some of Griab’s most prominent projects include:

• Villa Skäret, Helsingborg, Sweden
• Rosmarinen residential area, Helsingborg, Sweden
• KVV 2012, Landskrona, Sweden
• Landskrona Energi, Landskrona, Sweden
• Höganäs-Bjuf, Bjuv, Sweden

The following statistics helped Griab achieve 28th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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27. Belatchew Arkitekter

Belatchew Arkitekter is an architectural firm working within a wide range of projects, from urban planning and housing to offices and retail. The work of the office is idea driven with an aim to find unexpected solutions that enhance the potential of a site and add value to real estate. Belatchew Arkitekter follows the global development on sustainability and consider it our mission to integrate sustainable solutions in all our projects.

Some of Belatchew Arkitekter’s most prominent projects include:

• Discus, Stockholm, Sweden
• InsectCity, Stockholm, Sweden
• Strawscraper, Stockholm, Sweden
• Tensta Torn, Stockholm, Sweden
• Norra Djurgårdsstaden, Stockholm, Sweden

The following statistics helped Belatchew Arkitekter AB achieve 27th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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26. Norell/Rodhe

Norell/Rodhe is a Stockholm based architecture studio founded by Daniel Norell and Einar Rodhe. The design focuses around strong conceptual gestures, mainly for public buildings.

Some of Norell/Rodhe’s most prominent projects include:

• H C Andersen Museum, Odense, Denmark
• Lill-Valla Park, Linköping, Sweden
• Live-Make Industrial Arts Centre, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Erratic, Helsinki, Finland
• Two-Face Furniture

The following statistics helped Norell/Rodhe achieve 26th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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25. Förstberg Ling

Förstberg Ling is an office for architecture and design established in 2015 and based in Malmö, Sweden. We’re interested in projects ranging from small interiors and furniture to larger buildings, always with a focus on detailing and materiality.

Some of Förstberg Ling’s most prominent projects include:

• F003 – House for Mother, Linköping, Sweden
• FL014 – “X”, Sweden

The following statistics helped Förstberg Ling achieve 25th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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24. Kaminsky Arkitektur

Kaminsky Arkitektur is an architecture firm based in Stockholm and Göteborg, Sweden. We work with architecture in its broadest meaning ranging from furniture to city planning, from theory to practice.

Some of Kaminsky Arkitektur’s most prominent projects include:

• Kolla School, Kungsbacka, Sweden
• Öijared Resort, Floda, Sweden

The following statistics helped Kaminsky Arkitektur achieve 24th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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23. Mikael Bergquist Arkitektkontor

Mikael Bergquist is an architect SAR/MSA with a degree from KTH, Stockholm and the Art Academy, Copenhagen. He has been running his  own office in Stockholm since 1996 and works with projects for companies, government agencies and private individuals. He is also a freelance editor for the magazine Arkitektur, 1996-2002 as well as a curator and editor for a number of exhibitions and books. Finally, he is a guest critic and lecturer at various schools of architecture and teaches Master studio at KTH-A in Stockholm.

Some of Mikael Bergquist Arkitektkontor’s most prominent projects include:

• Summer House M, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
• House at lake Båven, Sweden

The following statistics helped Mikael Bergquist Arkitektkontor achieve 23rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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22. ARRHOV FRICK ARKITEKTKONTOR

The office was founded in 2010 in Stockholm by Johan Arrhov (1979) and Henrik Frick (1977). In 2017 Carlos Nieto (1977) became a collaborating partner. Working with a diversity of projects, the ambition is to create architecture that makes life better for the people. We believe architecture should be simple to construct and easy to maintain. A building should be pleasant to live in and to discover.

The architecture is often reduced to its fundamentals, emphasizing ideological and programmatic simplicity through a focus on function, structural economy and construction logic. Many of the projects support flexible infrastructures that are capable of future iterations and uses, encouraging sustainability and longevity in the building industry.

Some of ARRHOV FRICK ARKITEKTKONTOR’s most prominent projects include:

• VIGGSÖ, Vaxholm, Sweden
• Six Walls House, Nacka, Sweden
• HAMMARBY GÅRD, Stockholm, Sweden

The following statistics helped ARRHOV FRICK ARKITEKTKONTOR achieve 22nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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21. Metropolis Arkitekter

We take advantage of the ornamental potential of necessities. It’s the natural attitude of arts and crafts, whether it’s about knitting a sweater or building a house. Beauty occurs as a consequence of the work. The building tradition is our inspiration. We want to maintain the attitude of traditional construction in such a way that we always seek the simplest and most logical way of building. Building components and assemblies are often clearly declared. The traditional building is its own manual, see and imitate, it says, then it will be good.

Some of Metropolis Arkitekter’s most prominent projects include:

• Villa JJ, Stockholm County, Sweden
• Villa Graham, Stockholm County, Sweden
• Sauna, Smådalarö, Stockholm County, Sweden

The following statistics helped Metropolis Arkitekter achieve 21st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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20. Hermansson Hiller Lundberg Arkitekter

Hermansson Hiller Lundberg creates architecture with presence, character and complexity. Our projects encompass apartment buildings, hotels, nursing homes, offices and private houses. In our work we combine an interest in the basic values of architecture with an engaged attitude to context, programme and building process.

Some of Hermansson Hiller Lundberg Arkitekter’s most prominent projects include:

• House Myttinge, Värmdö, Stockholm County, Sweden
• House Norrnäs, Värmdö, Sweden

The following statistics helped Hermansson Hiller Lundberg Arkitekter achieve 20th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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19. Karin Matz Arkitekt

Karin Matz is an architect from Stockholm, Sweden. His architectural practice is centered mostly around residential architecture and interior design.

Some of Karin Matz Arkitekt’s most prominent projects include:

• HB6B – One Home, Stockholm, Sweden
• Föhr, Alkersum, Germany
• Tiles and Concrete, Parma, Italy

The following statistics helped Karin Matz Arkitekt achieve 19th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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18. Elding Oscarson

ELDING OSCARSON is a recently started office run by Johan Oscarson and Jonas Elding. The collective experience is covering both Swedish and international architecture, from museums to private houses, interiors, furniture and product design. Jonas Elding was an associate at Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA), Tokyo, for seven years, in charge of the design for the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York. Johan Oscarson was an associate at Sandellsandberg, Stockholm, for 7 years, in charge of the designs for Villa Nilsson and the interior for the OMX headquarters. Our aim is to challenge a variety of architecture and design tasks and by means of a solid process find new solutions, ways to live or atmospheric qualities.

Some of Elding Oscarson’s most prominent projects include:

• The Townhouse, Landskrona, Sweden
• No Picnic
• Oktavilla
• Mölle by the Sea, Mölle, Sweden

The following statistics helped Elding Oscarson achieve 18th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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17. Jonas Lindvall A & D

Jonas Lindvall was educated as an interior architect in Gothenburg, Sweden and studied furniture design at the Royal College of Art in London and architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen. Upon completing his studies he returned to his hometown, Malmö, where he opened his own office. As an architect, Jonas has created villas, hotels, restaurants and more recently, church interiors. As a designer, Lindvall’s portfolio is equally diverse, ranging from furniture and lighting, to kitchens and bathrooms.

An exponent of traditional craftsmanship, Jonas Lindvall creates new classics that reflect a spirit of modernity, whilst maintaining a profound respect for skills and techniques of the past. This is a theme that is inherent throughout his work, and comes from a tireless curiosity and a passion for history.

Some of Jonas Lindvall A & D’s most prominent projects include:

• Villa J2, Sweden
• Villa N1, Sweden
• Strandsnäckan
• House L1, Malmö, Sweden
• Brf Leanderklockan, Ystad, Sweden

The following statistics helped Jonas Lindvall A & D achieve 17th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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16. AIX Arkitekter

AIX Arkitekter is an architectural bureau with extensive knowledge and experience. Our company has a solid framework, which embraces knowledge-sharing and efficient resource management. It also enriches our professional life and ensures the best possible outcome for our clients. We have a staff of 100 people, most of whom are architects, but there are also interior designers, engineers, planning architects, antiquarians, theatre consultants and lighting designers, finance staff and IT technicians. We focus on three main areas: city planning, new construction and renovation / restoration. Our urban planning commissions include visionary design proposals for major areas and master planning of properties and entire neighborhoods.

Some of AIX Arkitekter’s most prominent projects include:

• Kata Farm, Varnhem, Sweden
• Sustainability House, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden
• Royal College of Music, Stockholm, Sweden
• Uppsala University Main Building, Uppsala, Sweden
• Vasatornet, Linköping, Sweden

The following statistics helped AIX Arkitekter achieve 16th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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15. Olsson Lyckefors Arkitektur

Olsson Lyckefors Arkitektur, formerly known as Bornstein Lyckefors Arkitekter, is a Sweden-based architectural office founded by Per Bornstein and Andreas Lyckefors in Gothenburg in 2011. Johan Olsson has been a partner since 2012. The company opened a studio in Stockholm in 2018. At present, Olsson Lyckefors employs 34 architects, interior designers, students and staff members in Gothenburg and Stockholm.

The office is engaged in a broad spectrum of projects ranging from research studies to architecture and interior design for private, corporate, and public clients. Olsson Lyckefors uses contemporary digital tools and traditional methods in every phase of design development from early sketches to finished buildings.

Some of Olsson Lyckefors Arkitektur’s most prominent projects include:

• Kärdla City Pavilion, Estonia
• Späckhuggaren / House for a drummer, Kärna, Sweden
• Öjersjö, Öjersjö, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
• Kokillen

The following statistics helped Olsson Lyckefors Arkitektur achieve 15th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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14. Studio Richard Lindvall

Richard Lindvall is a Stockholm based designer predominantly working with interior design and concept direction, but also within a number of creative fields such as photography, publication and graphic design. Striving to always make his projects completely unique, Richard also designs furniture and decor that is incorporated into each of his interior projects.

Richard is simultaneously driven by functionality and aesthetics, resulting in spaces that are at the same time spectacular and minimalist, exclusive but welcoming. This approach has given his work international attention in numerous publications such as Wallpaper, Frame, Dezeen, Vogue and Elle Decoration, as well as won prestigious awards such as the World Interiors News award in the category Restaurant Interiors for Restaurant & Bar Nazdrowje, and honourable finalist space in Wallpaper design awards, Architizer’s A+Awards.

Some of Studio Richard Lindvall’s most prominent projects include:

• Restaurant & Bar Nazdrowje, Stockholm, Sweden
• USINE, Stockholm, Sweden
• Gold & Gray Apartment, Stockholm, Sweden
• Restaurant Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
• Outside shower, Stockholm, Sweden

The following statistics helped Studio Richard Lindvall achieve 14th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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13. DinellJohansson

We have extensive experience from projects of all sizes and stages. We love leading the creative process that every building project entails. We involve our clients in close and fruitful collaboration. We are unpretentious, curious, and quick. We have a vast network ranging from well-established artists to the country’s best technical consultants, and we have a growing team of exceptionally dedicated and experienced architects. In every project, big or small, there are hidden values. It is our belief that the right analysis and committed collaboration unlocks these values and elevates a project beyond expectations.

Some of DinellJohansson’s most prominent projects include:

• Lidingövallen, Kyrkvägen, Lidingö, Sweden
• HAMRA, Sweden
• Palladio – Strandbaden, Höganäs, Sweden
• Plus Two, Stockholm, Sweden
• The Bank Palace, Stockholm, Sweden

The following statistics helped DinellJohansson achieve 13th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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12. Erik Andersson Architects

Erik Andersson Architects is a Stockholm based studio practicing contemporary architecture and infrastructure. The scope of its work includes the design of bridges, buildings, interiors and products. There is also a strong interest in art spaces and exhibition design. The work of Erik Andersson Architects has won several international awards including twice the European Steel Design Awards, the Swedish Steel Prize 2003 and 2013, finalist FX Awards, nomination for the Best building in Sweden 2003. Erik Andersson was nominated for the Kasper Salin Prize 2013.

Some of Erik Andersson Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• The Tullhus Bridge, Norrköping, Sweden
• Bridge over Kalix River, Sweden
• Platinum bridge – Tullhusbron, Stockholm, Sweden
• Villa Wallin, Stockholm, Sweden
• RV 73, Stockholm, Sweden

The following statistics helped Erik Andersson Architects achieve 12th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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11. Studio Stockholm

Studio Stockholm is an award-winning architecture firm that works on projects of all sizes. Our business model is simple: We strive to be the best partner when it comes to understanding and developing our clients’ businesses. That is what motivates us — combining creative excellence with a business understanding and thereby developing value-added end products for our clients. We are there for our clients as an advisor and a partner throughout the entire journey, from creating a strategy and a creative concept to performing an evaluation and following-up.

Some of Studio Stockholm’s most prominent projects include:

• 3 Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
• World of Klarna , Stockholm, Sweden
• DICE, Stockholm, Sweden
• The Pavilion, Stockholm, Sweden
• Synsam Flagship Store, Stockholm, Sweden

The following statistics helped Studio Stockholm achieve 11th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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10. Murman arkitekter

Murman Arkitekter AB was established in 1985 and today has a staff of 30 architects and interior designers. We work with office, retail and residential projects, with an emphasis on performing both architectural and interior design. In 2009 we won the 1St price in Category “Holiday “at the World architectural festival in Barcelona with Restaurant Tusen in Ramundberget, Sweden. In 2009 we also won the 1St price with a Military museum in Karlstad, Sweden (Infanteribrigadmuseum) and in 2006 we won the 1St price in an architectural competition about a new building for the Swedish Sámi parliament in the northern Sweden.

We strive to create structures and spaces with strong individual identities and just like people buildings derive much of their identity from their physical surroundings and social context.

Some of Murman arkitekter’s most prominent projects include:

• Villa Sunnano?, Sunnanö, Sweden
• Juniper house, Sweden
• Mountain Restaurant Björk, Hemavan, Sweden
• Paf Åland, Åland Islands
• Tusen Restaurant, Ramundberget, Sweden

The following statistics helped Murman arkitekter AB achieve 10th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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9. Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture

Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture is an award winning architecture firm based in Göteborg, Sweden. We work with architecture in its broadest meaning ranging from furniture to city planning, from theory to practice.

Some of Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture’s most prominent projects include:

• PASSIVE TOWNHOUSES IN VALLASTADEN, Linköping, Sweden
• Lecor, Kungälv, Sweden
• Villa Nyberg, Borlänge, Sweden
• Mirage, Falsterbo, Sweden
• ÖIJARED HOTEL, Floda, Sweden

The following statistics helped Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture AB achieve 9th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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8. Kanozi Arkitekter

Kanozi Arkitekter is an architecture and design firm that was founded in 2001 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Today we are an international team of over 60 creative minds devoted to creating value-driven design solutions that help to build a better future. From our studios in Gothenburg, Malmö and Stockholm, we apply our knowledge and expertise to projects throughout Sweden and across the globe.

Some of Kanozi Arkitekter’s most prominent projects include:

• Villa Agnes, Sweden
• Resecentrum Amhult , Sweden
• Villa Lovisa, Särö, Sweden
• Sjustjärnan, New Nordic Headquarters for E.On, Malmö, Sweden
• Villa Frida, Hovås, Sweden

The following statistics helped Kanozi Arkitekter achieve 8th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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7. White arkitekter

White is Scandinavia’s leading architectural practice and amongst the ten largest in Europe, with 500 employees in ten offices in Sweden and Denmark. Our mission is to better understand clients and stakeholders and present them with world class solutions in urban planning, architecture and design. As pioneers in the environmental field, we are now industry leaders in sustainable architecture and urban design.

We can handle a project through every stage from conception to post-completion, and we have qualified expertise in urban planning, project management, sustainability, landscape, interior design, housing, education, healthcare, commercial, culture and leisure.

Some of White arkitekter’s most prominent projects include:

• Umeå School of Architecture, Umeå, Sweden
• Platinum bridge – Tullhusbron Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
• Stockholm Waterfront, Stockholm, Sweden
• Octapharma Brewery , Stockholm, Sweden
• Southend Pier, Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

The following statistics helped White arkitekter AB achieve 7th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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6. Ulf Mejergren Architects (UMA)

UMA is an adventurous practice that deals with art and architecture, often in a combination where we create things that have the best of both disciplines: structure and rationality from architecture and playfulness and punk from art.

Some of Ulf Mejergren Architects (UMA)’s most prominent projects include:

• Fire House, Stockholm, Sweden
• Cone Hut, Sweden
• Snowball Hut, Sweden
• One Tree Four Seasons, Turinge, Nykvarn, Sweden
• Leaf Hut, Överjärna, Järna, Sweden

The following statistics helped Ulf Mejergren Architects (UMA) achieve 6th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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5. Wingårdh Arkitektkontor

Wingårdhs is a Swedish enterprise, specialized in architecture, urban planning, interior design and landscape planning. Gert Wingårdh, architect SAR/MSA and CEO, is the company’s founder and owner. The office is today among the five largest architect groups in Sweden, and among the ten largest in the Nordic Region. This falls well in line with the target set in the office’s general objectives that we must be one of Scandinavia’s leading architecture firms. Wingårdhs has been operating in Gothenburg since 1977, in Stockholm since 1985 and in Malmö since 2011. We employ 50/50 women in our 150+ staff, architects, interior designers, constructional engineers, visualisers, data technicians, model makers, a spatial planner, an architectural historian, administrators and trainees.

Some of Wingårdh Arkitektkontor’s most prominent projects include:

• Emporia, Malmö, Sweden
• Kuggen, Gothenburg, Sweden
• Victoria Tower
• The Mill House, Skane County, Sweden
• Spira Performing Arts Center, Jönköping, Sweden

The following statistics helped Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB achieve 5th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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4. GIPP arkitektur

GIPP arkitektur sets out to create architecture by thoughtfully interpreting both the needs of an individual client and the specific characteristics of a site. In order to achieve an architectural whole, we believe that in depth studies of flows as well as of spatial and structural relationships are essential. In each individual project, everything, down to the design of details and the choice of materials, relates back to a main concept. In order to achieve an architectonic design solution which is both financial and sustainable, every project is developed in close dialogue with the client as well as with the builders and suppliers.

Some of GIPP arkitektur’s most prominent projects include:

• Örnberget – Spine/Precipice, Sweden
• Rörbäck Forest Retreat, Varberg, Sweden
• Cemetary at Ulriksdal, Stockholm, Sweden
• Refugium of a Forester, Hallands län, Sweden
• House on a Cliff, Stockholm, Sweden

The following statistics helped GIPP arkitektur achieve 4th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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3. Tengbom

Tengbom is one of Scandinavia’s leading architecture practices. Through architecture, we help our clients push boundaries and make the world a better place. Together we create sustainable and beautiful architecture that works, enriches people’s lives, and strengthens our clients and our society at the same time. Since 1906, Tengbom has designed many of Sweden’s most cherished buildings and spaces. Our fifteen offices stretch from the north to the south of Sweden and across the Baltic Sea to Helsinki in Finland.

Some of Tengbom’s most prominent projects include:

• Östermalm Hall Padel, Gothenburg, Sweden
• Östermalm’s Temporary Market Hall, Stockholm, Sweden
• The Bicycle Garage, Uppsala, Sweden
• Kvarnkullen Kindergarten, Stockholm, Sweden
• South entrance, Helsingborg, Sweden

The following statistics helped Tengbom achieve 3rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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2. Johan Sundberg Arkitektur

Johan Sundberg Arkitektur specializes in small – and medium scale new buildings, refurbishments and extensions. Each project is a unique challenge, and we work closely with our clients to create an optimal solution. Johan Sundberg was educated at Lund University’s Faculty of Engineering (LTH), Sweden, and the Faculty of Engineering Science at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. In his second year of studies he began working with graphic design, and went on to devote his attention to interior architecture and single-family dwellings. Rather than beginning his career in a large firm, he chose to found his own practice. The project Villa Bergman – Werntoft was completed at the same time that Johan received his degree, and it was nominated as the best debut project.

Some of Johan Sundberg Arkitektur’s most prominent projects include:

• Villa J, Kämpinge, Sweden
• Byggom AB Office Extension, Lund, Sweden
• Summerhouse Solviken, Mölle, Sweden
• Andrum, Höör, Sweden
• Summerhouse H, Lilla Beddinge, Sweden
• Top image: Villa Ljung, Ljungvägen, Höllviken, Sweden

The following statistics helped Johan Sundberg Arkitektur AB achieve 2nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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1. Tham & Videgård Arkitekter

Tham & Videgård Arkitekter is a progressive and contemporary practice that focuses on architecture and design – from large scale urban planning through to buildings, interiors and objects. The practice objective is to create distinct and relevant architecture with the starting point resting within the unique context and specific conditions of the individual project. Taking an active approach, the office is involved throughout the whole process, from developing the early sketch to the on-site supervision. Commissions include public, commercial and private clients in Sweden and abroad. The practice approach to architecture is inclusive; with practical, theoretical, social and environmental issues analyzed and integrated within the process.

Some of Tham & Videgård Arkitekter’s most prominent projects include:

• New School of Architecture, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden
• Tellus Nursery School, Stockholm, Sweden
• Västra Kajen Housing, Jönköping, Sweden
• Garden House, 2008, Södertälje, Sweden
• Double House, Danderyd, Sweden

The following statistics helped Tham & Videgård Arkitekter achieve 1st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Sweden:

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