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 management 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
Unless otherwise stated, the positions mentioned refer to the HPP parent company in its respective legal form. Since 2018, the HPP parent company has replaced the previous title ‘project partner’ with ‘partner’.
Helmut Hentrich
1933 Founder
1935–1991 Managing Partner
1992–1997 Advisory Board
Hubert Petschnigg
1953–1991 Managing Partner
1992–1997 Advisory Board
Hans Heuser
1935–1953 Partner
Fritz Eller
1959–1962 Partner
Erich Moser
1959–1962 Partner
Robert Walter
1959–1962 Partner
Josef Rüping
1959–1962 Partner
Hans Hilgert
1969–1978 Partner
Holger D. Oetzel
1977-1978 Managing Director HPP International Architects + Engineers GmbH
Klaus Gütschow
1975-1981 Project Partner
Werner Nieleck
1973-1982 Project Partner
Hans Köllges
1959-1985 Partner
Maximilian Thurn
1969-1987 Partner
Klaus Franzke
1969-1989 Partner
Dieter Kubella
1980-1987 Project Partner
1988-1989 Partner
Friedrich Dillenberger
1974-1990 Project Partner
Bruno Krekler
1969-1992 Partner
1979-1993 Managing Director HPP International Architects + Engineers GmbH
Björn Odefey
1987-1993 Project Partner
Claus Arens
1973-1995 Project Partner
Kurt Berger
1969–1996 Partner
Wolfgang Janiszewski
1994-1996 Project Partner
Alan Boutwell
1978-1988 Partner HPP International Architects + Engineers GmbH
1989-1997 Partner HPP
Rüdiger Thoma
1969-1973 Partner
1974-1997 Managing Partner
1979-1993 Managing Director HPP International Architects + Engineers GmbH
1994-1997 Managing Director HPP International Planungsgesellschaft mbH
Wolfgang Keilholz
1989-1995 Project Partner
1996-1997 Partner
Hans Joachim Stutz
1959–1973 Partner
1974–1996 Managing Partner
1997–1999 Advisory Board
Heinz Pels
1980-1987 Project Partner
1988-1999 Partner
Michael Zotter
1969-1988 Partner
1989-1996 Managing Partner
1997-1999 Advisory Board
Carsten Hoffmann
1990-1997 Managing Director AIT Bauplanungs- GmbH, Dresden
1998-2002 Managing Director HPP International Planungsgesellschaft mbH
Wolfgang Vögele
1991-1993 Project Partner
1994-2003 Partner
Duk-Kyu Ryang
1978-1981 Partner HPP International Architects + Engineers GmbH
1982-2003 Partner
Frank Schwerdtner
1984-1990 Project Partner
1991-2003 Partner
Hikaru Hane
2001-2004 Project Partner
Werner Linnartz
1998-2005 Managing Director HPP Service GmbH
Michael G. Herwarth
2000-2005 Managing Director HPP Laage & Partner Planungsgesellschaft mbH
Thomas-Michael Fürst
1974-1978 Project Partner
1979-2005 Partner
Ludolf Tillmanns
1990-2006 Project Partner
Jochen D. Roll
1992-1999 Project Partner
2000-2006 Partner
Werner Karst
1979-1990 Project Partner
1991-2006 Partner
Jörg Michels
1994-2007 Project Partner
Walter Auer
1986-1993 Project Partner
1994-2001 Partner
1998-2009 Managing Director HPP Bau- und Projektmanagement GmbH
Günter Kus
1989-2010 Project Partner
Marc Ströder
2013-2015 Project Partner
Hans Lotz
1992-2010 Managing Director HPP Bau und Projektmanagement GmbH
2011-2015 Managing Director HPP International Planungsgesellschaft mbH
Gerhard F. Müller
1999-2016 Project Partner
Hermann Henkel
1974-1978 Project Partner
1979-1991 Partner
1992-2004 Managing Partner
2005-2016 Advisory Board
Björn Hennemann
2015-2017 Project Partner
Thomas Becker
2001-2018 Project Partner
Gerd Heise
1991-1993 Project Partner
1994-2019 Partner/Senior Partner
Claudia Roggenkämper
2010-2021 Project Partner/Partner
Joachim H. Faust
1989-1993 Project Partner
1993-2021 Managing Director HPP International Planungsgesellschaft mbH
1994-1996 Partner/Senior Partner
1997-2021 Managing Partner
Gerhard G. Feldmeyer
1992-1994 Project Partner
1995-2001 Partner/Senior Partner
1998-2022 Managing Director HPP International Planungsgesellschaft mbH
2002-2022 Managing Partner
Volker Weuthen
2001-2006 Project Partner
2007-2019 Partner/Senior Partner
2020-2023 Managing Director HPP International Planungsgesellschaft mbH
2020-2023 Managing Partner
Florian Beck
2022-2024 Partner
Jörg Reich
2023-2024 Partner
Jan-Claas Hake
2024-2026 Managing Partner + grün Landschaftsarchitektur GmbH
Unless otherwise stated, the positions mentioned refer to the HPP parent company in its respective legal form. Since 2018, the HPP parent company has replaced the previous title ‘project partner’ with ‘partner’.
Remigiusz Otrzonsek
1999-2006 Project Partner
Since 2007 Partner/Senior Partner
Werner Sübai
1999-2007 Project Partner
Since 2008 Partner/Senior Partner
Since 2021 Chairman HPP International Architektur Consult Ltd. (Shanghai)
Claudia Berger-Koch
Since 2001 Managing Director HPP Service GmbH
Since 2006 Managing Partner HPP Service GmbH
Since 2020 Senior Partner
2024-2026 Managing Partner
Volker Biermann
2010-2021 Project Ppartner
Since 2023 Partner
Antonino Vultaggio
2012-2020 Project Partner/Partner
Since 2021 Senior Partner
Since 2026 Managing Partner
Burkhard Junker
Since 2014 Partner/Senior Partner
Since 2023 Managing Director HPP International Turkey Mimarlik ve Danismanlık Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti
Since 2023 Managing Partner
Jens Kump
Since 2014 Project Partner/Partner HPP International Architektur Consult Ltd. (Shanghai)
Yu Wei
Since 2014 Project Partner/Partner HPP International Architektur Consult Ltd. (Shanghai)
Steffen Huhn
2015-2022 Managing Director HPP International Planungsgesellschaft mbH
Since 2023 Managing Director HPP Projektmanagement GmbH
Sebastian Helm
Since 2015 Project Partner/Partner
Stephan Kauert
2018-2022 Partner
2020-2022 Managing Director HPP International Planungsgesellschaft mbH
Since 2023 Senior Partner
Since 2023 Managing Director HPP Generalplanung GmbH
Birgit Schlösser
2020-2025 Partner HPP Architekten GmbH
Since 2026 Partner HPP Generalplanung GmbH
Klaus Schmidt
Since 2020 Partner
Bugrahan Sirin
Since 2022 Partner HPP International Turkey Mimarlik ve Danismanlık Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti
Matthias Faber
2022- 2023 Partner
Since 2024 Senior Partner
Götz Gagelmann
Since 2023 Partner
Robert Bönsch
Since 2024 Partner
Stefan Erb
Since 2024 Partner
Manuel Kamptz
Since 2024 Partner
Alfred Schwab
2011-2020 Managing Director HPP International Planungsgesellschaft mbH
Seit 2025 Managing Director HPP Generalplanung GmbH
Katharina Förderer-Marx
Since 2026 Managing Director HPP Projektmanagement GmbH
Roxanne Ingmanns
Since 2026 Partner +grün GmbH
Helmut Hentrich 1992-1997
Hubert Petschnigg 1992-1997
Hans Joachim Stutz 1997-1999
Michael Zotter 1997-1999
Hermann Henkel 2005-2016
Hildegard Müller 2012-2019
Frank Dopheide 2012-2021
Michael Träm 2012-2021
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Fischedick 2022-2024
Prof. Holger Hoffmann 2022-2024
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).
