Architectural firm for design planning, general planning and project management with a focus on schools, day-care centres, senior and care facilities
GRUPPE 3 Architektur PartG mbB
Wuppertal (headquarters) · LeverkusenNew on Amplifa
About GRUPPE 3 Architektur
GRUPPE 3 Architektur is an architectural firm founded in Wuppertal in 1991 in the legal form of a partnership company with limited professional liability (PartG mbB), led by graduate architects Markus Brombach and Cordula Kaup. The firm provides architectural services from design and execution planning to construction management, as well as project development including site analysis, market research and feasibility studies, general planning, interior design (light, colour and materials), building structure analysis for revitalisation, conversion and refurbishment, and project management with a focus on quality, costs and deadlines. Key areas of focus are public buildings such as schools and day-care centres, senior and care facilities, hospices, residential construction as well as commercial office, laboratory and canteen buildings. Completed projects include, among others, the Burgholz Children's Hospice (2015), the Lutherstift Senior Centre in Wuppertal (2021) and the auditorium of the Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium in Leverkusen (2023). The firm operates two locations in Wuppertal (headquarters) and Leverkusen.
- Site
- Wuppertal
- Processes
- Architecture (design and execution planning, construction management), Project development (site analysis, market research, feasibility study), General Planning, Interior Design (light, colour and materials), Building Structure Analysis (revitalisation, conversion, refurbishment), Project Management (quality, costs and deadlines)
- Materials
- Architecture (design and execution planning, construction management), General Planning, Project Management, Building Structure Analysis, Interior Design
- Founded
- 1991
- Industries
- Public Buildings/School Construction, Day-Care Centres, Senior/Care Facilities, Hospices, Residential Construction, Commercial Office Buildings
- 01
Project development (site analysis, market research, feasibility study)
- 02
Design planning
- 03
Execution planning
- 04
General planning
- 05
Project management
- 06
Construction management
- 07
Interior design
Service Areas and Planning Approach
Architecture (design and execution planning, construction management)
Core service of the firm from the first sketch to realisation.
General Planning
Coordination of specialist planners with a single point of contact for the client.
Project Management
Management of quality, costs and deadlines throughout the project.
Building Structure Analysis
Revitalisation, conversion and refurbishment of existing buildings.
Interior Design
Design of spaces through light, colour and materials.
Locations
Wuppertal
DEHeadquarters/Office
- Materials
- Architecture, General Planning, Project Management
Leverkusen
DEOffice
- Materials
- Architecture, General Planning, Project Management
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture (design and execution planning, construction management)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Project development (site analysis, market research, feasibility study)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| General PlanningEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Interior Design (light, colour and materials)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Building Structure Analysis (revitalisation, conversion, refurbishment)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Project Management (quality, costs and deadlines)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1988
Wolf-Dieter Gawehn-Harnisch sets up his own practice in Wuppertal
- 1990
Foundation of the architectural firm Gawehn-Harnisch and Plein
- 1991
Foundation of the firm GRUPPE 3 Architektur by Wolf-Dieter Gawehn-Harnisch, Ralf Peters and Michael Plein
- 2015
Completion of the Burgholz Children's Hospice in Wuppertal
- 2018
Markus Brombach becomes a partner at GRUPPE 3 Architektur
- 2021
Completion of the Lutherstift Senior Centre in Wuppertal
- 2022
Completion of a laboratory conversion in Wuppertal
- 2023
Cordula Kaup becomes a partner; completion of the auditorium of the Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium in Leverkusen and the cafeteria of the Paul-Hanisch-Haus in Wuppertal
- 2024
Completion of an office floor in Monheim
- 2026
Completion of the Büscherhof Primary School in Leichlingen and partial completion of the Kobolde Day-Care Centre in Odenthal planned