Shaping Change, Enabling the Future
For decades, HPP Architects have been developing architecture that shapes the culture of building and continuously carries it forward. Founded by Helmut Hentrich, the practice helped shape the architectural appearance of Germany’s economic miracle. To this day, HPP stands for precision and diversity. Each task, context and era leads to distinct architectural responses. Our development demonstrates that continuity arises when every generation brings in new perspectives.
We develop architecture in the context of its time, shaped by societal and ecological challenges. International and intergenerational teams, together with our Innovation Labs, devise strategies for the future of collective living. The multifaceted oeuvre reflects nine decades of continuous evolution in design practice.
Since its foundation, HPP has relied on a partnership-based model that continues to form the backbone of the company and shapes both its working methods and culture. Contractual regulations ensure ongoing renewal and thus create opportunities for younger generations, who contribute their own focal points and drive the substantive and design development forward.
The partnership structure has enabled HPP to grow over nine decades. New locations were opened worldwide and resilient, future-ready teams were established. In 1968, HPP became the first German practice to take the step abroad with the Standard Bank Centre in Johannesburg. In 2006, we opened a permanent office in Shanghai, where we had already been active since 1999. That same year, winning the competition for the Expo Village at the World Expo in Shanghai marked our breakthrough. This was followed by offices in Istanbul, Beijing, Shenzhen and Amsterdam.
Following the early death of Hans Heuser, practice founder Prof. Dr. Helmut Hentrich continued the collaboration with Hubert Petschnigg from 1953 onwards – the point of departure for the name “HPP” (left image). The current Senior Partnership consists of Matthias Faber, Antonino Vultaggio, Burkhard Junker, Claudia Berger-Koch, Stephan Kauert, Remigiusz Otrzonsek and Werner Sübai (right image, from left to right).
Chronicle
2024
The landscape architecture practice +grün GmbH is integrated into the HPP corporate structure
2022
Foundation of HPP Generalplanung GmbH and HPP Projektmanagement GmbH
2020
Foundation of HPP Architects B.V., Amsterdam
Foundation of HPP International Architektur Consult Ltd. Beijing and HPP International Architektur Consult Ltd. Shenzhen
2017
Rebranding of HPP Hentrich-Petschnigg & Partner GmbH + Co. KG to HPP Architekten GmbH
2012
Foundation of HPP International Turkey Mimarlik ve Danismanlik Hizmetleri Ltd. Sti.
2011
Fusion of the companies HPP Bau- und Projektmanagement GmbH and HPP International Planungsgesellschaft mbH in order to combine the business activities lead consulting, foreign projects, project management and project control within HPP International
2010
Fusion of HPP Laage & Partner Planungsgesellschaft mbH and HPP Hentrich-Petschnigg & Partner GmbH + Co. KG
2007
New legal form of a GmbH + Co. KG
2002
Foundation of HPP International Architektur Consult Ltd. Shanghai
1998
Foundation of HPP Service GmbH
1995
Foundation of HPP Laage & Partner Planungsgesellschaft mbH
1977
Foundation of HPP International Planungsgesellschaft mbH
1972
The partnership adopts the legal form of a limited commercial partnership
1971
Foundation of HPP Bau- und Projektmanagement GmbH
1969
With the addition of new partners, the practice is renamed HPP Hentrich-Petschnigg & Partner
1953
Continuation of the partnership with Hubert Petschnigg
1935
Formation of a working partnership with Hans Heuser
1933
Practice founded by Helmut Hentrich
Across more than nine decades, HPP’s architectural work has continually evolved, reflecting the social, technological and design currents of its time. Examples include the city-defining Dreischeibenhaus (1960) and the forward-looking The Cradle (2023).
