Profile | KSP ENGEL

The people in charge. From the partner to the head of interior design.

We consider architecture from the perspective of the human being.
And we consider it holistically. Only in this way is it possible to grasp construction projects in all their complexity – and come up with persuasive architectural solutions. The aim is to build truly efficient, sustainable buildings – which means taking into account ecological, economic and sociocultural aspects in the architectural deliberations and actions. We regard every construction project as a fresh task and respond to each architectural question specifically.

In this regard, the location, context and purpose are key.
We design buildings on two levels: In terms of urban planning, we integrate buildings intelligently into a developed urban landscape. In architectural terms, we design individual buildings that merge technical and aesthetic aspects to create a logical solution. We are large and international enough to tackle exacting projects. And we’re nimble enough to be fast and efficient in doing so. We live, design, and build for today. With the utmost respect for architectural traditions. And with a keen sense of what tomorrow will require.

The management team

Jürgen Engel is a multi-award-winning architect. He studied architecture at Technische Universität Braunschweig, at ETH Zurich, RWTH Aachen and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA. From 1982-6 he worked at Schneider-Wessling Architekten in Cologne, and from 1986-9 as office manager at O. M. Ungers in Frankfurt. In 1990 he went freelance in a partnership, and since 2009 he has been sole owner of KSP Engel with responsibility for the approx. 300 staff members in his practice. Jürgen Engel considers himself a multidisciplinary designer.

Jürgen Engel

Dipl.-Ing. Architect S.M. Architect/MIT

Principal
Sebastian Schöll, a native of Cologne, studied architecture at RWTH Aachen. From 1997 to 2002 he worked as an architect at Foster and Partners in London and among other things learned there what it means to work on large-scale project structures. He has worked at KSP Engel since 2002, since 2009 as Director Quality Assurance Planning and since 2015 as Managing Director and Partner with a very large portfolio of high-rises. He attaches great importance to remaining an all-rounder, to continuing to focus on classic architectural issues and also acting as a mentor supporting the younger staff members. Sebastian Schöll loves well-proportioned sequences of spaces, skillful blends of materials and interesting lighting moods.

Sebastian Schöll

Dipl.-Ing. Architect

Managing Partner
Brita Alexandra Kanis

Dipl.-Betriebswirtin (VWA)

Head of Financial Administration
Dirk Bohnstedt, Head of Construction Management and spokesman for the management team in the Frankfurt office, studied Architecture at the Technical University of Braunschweig and at Technische Universität Darmstadt. From 1993 to 2005 he worked for Dierks, Blume Nasedy Architekten in Darmstadt, and from 2005 to 2013 for Angela Fritsch Architekten, also in Darmstadt. Since 2013 he has been responsible for construction management at KSP Engel and has been head of that section since 2016. From 2018 to 2022, he was also deputy head of the Frankfurt office. Since 2022 as authorized signatory and spokesman for the management team of the Frankfurt office (director).

Dirk Bohnstedt

Dipl-Ing. Architect

Director, Member of the Frankfurt office management team (spokesman), Head of Construction Management
Thomas Busse studied Architecture at the universities of Darmstadt and Florence. From 2004 to 2009, he worked as design director for KSP Engel in Beijing, where he helped to establish the local office and was involved in the planning of the National Library and multiple museums. From 2014 to 2017, he was team leader for Competitions in Frankfurt. With the projects for the Siemens Campus Erlangen, the Urban Campus in Vilnius, and the Mauritius Höfe in Wiesbaden, his team is tackling current issues of sustainable neighborhood development. Since 2017, Thomas Busse has been Head of International Business at KSP Engel as its Managing Director. Furthermore, since April 2022 he has been a member of the Frankfurt office management team in the capacity of authorized signatory and director.

Thomas Busse

Dipl.-Ing. Architect

Managing Director International, Member of the Frankfurt office management team
Christian Eichinger studied at Technische Universität München and at the Illinois Institute of Technology, going on to work in Chicago, Madrid, Frankfurt, Beijing and Munich. He has been with KSP Engel since 2009. As Design Director International, he was responsible for projects in the Beijing office between 2013 - 2017, and is now in charge of the Munich office. Christian enjoys the variety, depth and complexity of architectural tasks – and the freedom to invent each project anew. He draws his inspiration from his many colleagues, long walks, loud music, and silent art.

Christian Eichinger

Dipl.-Ing. Architect

Head of Office Munich
Ulf Gatzke-Yu has been working as a design architect and project manager in the Planning and Competitions section of our Frankfurt office since 1999. From 2018 to 2022 he was the leader of his own planning and design team, and since April 2022 Ulf Gatzke-Yu has been a member of the management team in Frankfurt as an authorized signatory and director. He focuses in particular on technically innovative buildings and high-rises, e.g. the 110-meter-high WINX Tower and the 205-meter-high Helaba Tower (Central Business Tower), both in Frankfurt. Close to his heart is the WestendDuo high-rise in Frankfurt, completed in 2006, which won the special sustainability prize at the International Highrise Award in 2008. He played a leading role there from the design to the implementation planning.

Ulf Gatzke-Yu

Dipl.-Ing. Architect

Director, Member of the Frankfurt office management team
Ulrich Gremmelspacher studied architecture at Technische Universität Braunschweig. He has been with KSP Engel since 1991 and in charge of the Braunschweig office since 2008. In 2020, he also took the helm in Hamburg – where he is responsible for all expert and human affairs: from developing clients and realizing projects through to contact with the developers and authorities, as well as support and development of the internal teams. He feels it especially important that construction projects derive from well-conceived concepts that are appropriate to the respective tasks, a prime example being Hammerbrook Höfe in Hamburg.

Ulrich Gremmelspacher

Dipl-Ing. Architect BDA

Head of Office Braunschweig/Hamburg
Markus Lauber studied architecture at Universität Stuttgart, ETH Zurich and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona (UPC). From 1999 onwards he worked outside Germany as an architect, initially in Barcelona, then from 2009 at Drees & Sommer in Madrid. As of 2012 he has been working in Beijing and has been General Manager for KSP Engel in China since 2018. In other words, he is in charge of design strategy, design development, and design realization with his team of architects. And he represents KSP Engel in dealings with competition juries, clients, and the public alike. Markus Lauber is a true internationalist and understands the different mindsets both in various cultures and in different construction industries.

Markus Lauber

Dipl.-Ing. Architect

General Manager, China
Emily Liang has immense specialist knowledge and experience. Before joining KSP Engel she had worked for 16 years with international architecture practices in China and swiftly became an expert in managing complex design projects. She has outstanding connections to the best design institutes here and is closely familiar with the special expectations of clients and governments when it comes to architecture projects in China. At KSP Engel, she currently manages relationships with strategic partners and clients, and coordinates the marketing and PR activities. What truly inspires Emily Liang is timelessness (in design).

Emily Liang

Vice General Manager, China
Hannes Meisehen studied architecture at Technische Universität Braunschweig. Before signing on with KSP Engel he worked for a decade at léonwohlhage Architekten, handling a series of housing, office and school construction projects. He has been in charge of the Berlin office since 2017. As a convinced team player, he can draw on almost 30 years of playing and later coaching hockey. Hannes Meisehen sees himself as a designer first and foremost and believes a “good idea” is the most important thing at work and in the office. His creativity is fueled by regular immersions in the Berlin art world and a trip every two years to the Venice Biennale .

Hannes Meisehen

Dipl-Ing. Architect

Head of Office Berlin
Martin Oster studied architecture at Technische Universität Darmstadt. He has been with KSP Engel since 2000, and from 2006-18 was Head of the Frankfurt Office. From 2008 to 2018 he was a member of the City of Frankfurt Urban Planning Advisory Council, a voluntary advisory board, and was its chairperson from 2009 to 2017. Since April 2020 Martin Oster has headed KSP Engel’s central contracts management section. Here, he combines his in-depth experience as an architect and office manager with his interest in legal issues .

Martin Oster

Dipl-Ing. Architect BDA

Head of Legal Affairs

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Jacqueline Ekteshafi, Head of Design at our Berlin office, studied Architecture at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus and at Technische Universität Berlin. During her time with KSP Berlin and KSP Munich she gained experience both as a design architect and as a project architect in various planning projects. Ekteshafi played an important role in the Gleis Park project. She won the project as part of a three-person competition team and supervised it during its subsequent planning phases. She then worked for sehw Architektur. Ekteshafi has been back at our Berlin office since 2021, where she heads the Design team.

Jacqueline Ekteshafi

M.Sc.

Head of Design Berlin

Peter Feuerbach, Head of the Design section and one of the office deputy directors in Frankfurt, studied at TU Kaiserslautern and Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) in Argentina. He consolidated his knowledge in the fields of sustainable building and timber construction as a research assistant at TU Kaiserslautern, and these remain a key focus of his work to this day. Since 2016, he has been responsible for designs and studies at KSP Engel both domestically and abroad. His professional successes encompass competition submissions and projects such as the Marina A residential complex in the customs port of Mainz, along with those in China, including the “Bio Enterprise Shenzhen” project. Since April 2022 he has been Deputy Director and a member of management team in Frankfurt.

Peter Feuerbach

Dipl.-Ing.

Assistant Director

Wolfgang Heine, Head of Business Development Benelux & France, studied Architecture at the Technical University of Braunschweig and has been working for us since 2007. As project manager he was responsible for various construction assignments in and outside Germany, including the office building on Boulevard Grande Duchesse Charlotte in Luxembourg. His acquisition and project management work focuses on Europe excluding Germany.

Wolfgang Heine

Dipl.-Ing. Architect

Head of Business Development Benelux & France

Anja Keller, Assistant Head of Office Munich, studied Architecture at the University of Stuttgart and with a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship at the University of North London. She has been working for KSP Engel since 2007 and as project manager has been responsible for several major projects. In 2019 she became Deputy Office Head and part of the management team in Munich. She is a trained German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) consultant and construction health and safety coordinator (SiGeKo). Prior to joining our company, from 2002 to 2006 she worked for architecture firms in Stuttgart and Munich.

Anja Keller

Dipl.-Ing. Architect

Assistant Head of Office, Munich

Sabine Ludwig, Head of Interior Design, studied both Interior Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Mainz and Industrial Design in Rome. She has an in-depth knowledge of all kinds of areas – corporate architecture and exhibition design, the hotel and hospitality industries, the residential field and in working environments. She has been responsible for different offices and companies, working in areas ranging from producing concepts to designing and implementing them. Most recently she was Creative Director at interior design practice Geplan Design in Stuttgart. She has been in charge of the interior design team in Frankfurt since 2022.

Sabine Ludwig

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) interior design

Head of Interior Design

Florian Maass, Deputy Head of Construction Management and Associate Director of KSP Engel’s Frankfurt office, has worked in construction management at KSP Engel since 2014. From 2005 to 2014 he was responsible as an architect for the planning and construction management of various projects for two architecture firms in Cologne and Frankfurt. Since 2008 he has also been lecturing at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and the IU (International University), among others, in various architecture departments. After training as a carpenter, Florian Maass studied Architecture at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences as well as at Universidad de Pais Basco in San Sebastian. Since April 2022 he has also been a Deputy Director of the management team at KSP Engel’s Frankfurt office.

Florian Maass

Dipl.-Ing. Architect

Assistant Director, Assistant Head of Construction Management

Anne Hina Mallette

M.Sc.

Head of Design Braunschweig

Drazan Mateljak, Head of Central Design Team, has been working for our Frankfurt office since 2011. He studied Architecture and Interior Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Detmold. Having graduated in 2010, he first worked for GKK+ Architekten in Berlin. Since 2011 he has been working for our Frankfurt office, initially as a project architect in the competition team, and since 2016 as Head of Designgroup. As competition team leader he has since 2018 been responsible for the entire competition team in Frankfurt.

Drazan Mateljak

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Architect, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) interior design

Head of Central Design Team

Sarah Munch, Head of Design, Munich, studied Architecture both at the École nationale supérieure d'architecture et de paysage de Lille and at Howard University in Washington D.C. With her career subsequently taking her to Peru, Chile and France, she has garnered a broad range of different experiences on how good urban and district structures work. She moved to Munich in 2015, where she worked as a team leader and project manager with Nickl und Partner. She has been managing design architect at our Munich office since 2022.

Sarah Munch

M.A.

Head of Design Munich

Frank Rudolph, Head of Digital Practice, graduated in Architecture from Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and has been working at KSP Engel since 2003. As the CAD and BIM administrator for all locations, he sets out our guidelines and standards for digital planning methods and is also responsible for the strategic implementation of the BIM method. Among other things, his remit includes the creation and continuation of the BIM project execution plans, internal and external quality assurance, and the planning and execution of employee training sessions. As overall CAD and BIM coordinator, he has been involved in countless projects, including the Grand Mosque in Algiers, the new building for the EU Commission in Luxembourg and the new Europa-Center building at Frankfurt Airport.

Frank Rudolph

Dipl.-Ing. Architect

Head of Digital Practice

Martin Schelleis, Head of Quality Control Planning, studied Architecture in Frankfurt and Birmingham and has been working for our Frankfurt office since 2001. From 2009 to 2013 he was project manager at KSP Engel International GmbH in Beijing and Hanoi, and among other things was responsible for the design of the Tianjin Art Museum, China. Alongside his duties as project manager, since 2017 he has, as Head of Quality Control, also been responsible for adherence by all our offices to the high quality standards in design (performance stages 3 and 5).

Martin Schelleis

Dipl.-Ing. Architect

Head of Quality Control Planning

Horst Robert Schinschke studied Architecture at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and has been working for KSP Engel since 2014. He has specialized in the revitalization of existing properties and construction involving existing buildings. As a project manager in Frankfurt, he was responsible for planning the high-rise “160 Park View” in Frankfurt and for the revitalization of the city’s “Kornmarkt Arkaden”. His portfolio also includes new construction projects like the “ALEA” housing complex at Mainzer Landstrasse 330 in Frankfurt. For him, good architecture is not only an expression of current, contemporary influences, but should also incorporate aspects of cultural history. Since April 2022, Horst Robert Schinschke has been Deputy Director of the Management team in Frankfurt.

Horst Robert Schinschke

Dipl.-Ing. Architect

Assistant Director

Brigitte Tapp studied Architecture at the Technische Universität Darmstadt. She worked in Darmstadt and Hamburg, including on nursery, university, and sports building projects, she moved back to Frankfurt to work at Wörner Traxler Richter. During the 18 years she spent there, she headed the planning of the health center at Tübingen University Teaching Hospital as well as other large-scale new-build. Since 2017 she has been working at KSP Engel as a team leader and general planner, responsible for the new build of the WIKA Klingenberg development center and that of the chancery building for the German Embassy in Algiers. She has also managed upscale hotel and residential construction projects. Since April 2022 she has been Deputy Director of the Frankfurt office management team.

Brigitte Tapp

Dipl.-Ing. Architect

Assistant Director

Sebastian Tokarz, Head of Public Relations, studied Architecture at the University of Stuttgart and Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, USA, and completed a Master’s degree in Architecture Media Management at Bochum University of Applied Sciences. He has been working for KSP Engel since 2009. As Head of Public Relations, he is responsible for the architectural office’s internal and external communications. From 2008 to 2009 he worked for two years as a freelance research associate at Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) in Frankfurt.

Sebastian Tokarz

Dipl.-Ing. Architect M.A.

Head of Public Relations

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Services

We take a holistic approach to designing buildings: from the urban setting to the door handles.

KSP Engel is as much as a thinktank as it is a provider of services relating to architecture and real estate. Our teams are interdisciplinary, their skills tried and tested in countless projects. Enabling us to offer a full range of planning and construction-related services: from the design and general planning to construction management and even product design. Not to mention special services such as consulting, property-related expert opinions and studies, examinations of possible sites or building analyses. We stand for the holistic linkage of all the architectural disciplines. For reliable control and communication loops. And for excellent quality management (ISO 9001-certified since January 2015).

Organization

We are based where our developers are based.

We are an architectural practice active internationally, with a staff from 40 different nations. We create efficient and sustainable buildings.
Because we want to be present where our clients are on the ground, we have adopted a decentral structure – with five offices in Berlin, Braunschweig, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich as well as international hubs in Beijing and Shenzhen. Each office has its very own profile – and yet together with the others forms a closely-woven know-how network.

Welcome to the capital. We have been working in our own premises here since 1995. During that time, we have contributed various projects to Berlin’s lively construction scene – from office and administrative buildings such as the HumboldthafenEins to schools and city housing developments. One of our specializations is modernizing buildings’ energy systems.
Our office is located in an old building on the famous Ku’damm and the atmosphere is familial and studio-like – and thus scope is intentionally created for intense architectural discussion and creative exchange. At the same time, we are naturally closely connected to the greater KSP Engel network – and therefore in a position to realize architecturally demanding and large-scale projects.

Hannes Meisehen, Head of the Berlin Office
berlin@ksp-engel.com
Braunschweig is particularly important to KSP Engel: It was the original headquarters of our architecture firm before it evolved into an international group with multiple branches. And: many of our leading staff members began their architectural careers as students at the Technical University of Braunschweig.
Now the Braunschweig office is the second biggest of KSP Engel’s branches. It is also the location of two important departments: the administrative department and contract management, and it is where some multi-award-winning projects have been developed over the last few years, including the Documentation Center for the Bergen-Belsen Memorial Site and the headquarters of Hamburg Süd.

Ulrich Gremmelspacher, Director of the Braunschweig Office
braunschweig@ksp-engel.com
It is in Frankfurt that all the threads come together. Here, in KSP Engel’s biggest office, is where senior management works alongside around 170 of the total payroll of 271. Central services for the firm as a whole, such as Public Relations and Marketing, are likewise based here, as is the management of GP and KSP Engel International GmbH.
The main focus areas of our services include renovations, conversions and – naturally, and in keeping with Frankfurt – high-rise construction.

Office management: Dirk Bohnstedt (Spokesman), Thomas Busse, Ulf Gatzke-Yu
frankfurt@ksp-engel.com
The latest addition to KSP Engel’s branch network is centrally located on Hamburg’s Hohe Bleichen. In the beautiful, modern premises there, our small, experienced team has already realized some remarkable projects in and around Hamburg. One example is the conference center at the Hotel Le Royal Méridien. Another is the Lohsepark. We are looking forward to more.

Ulrich Gremmelspacher, Director of the Hamburg Office
hamburg@ksp-engel.com
Founded in 2000, we are the second-youngest domestic branch of KSP Engel. Even our very first project in the Bavarian state capital was a resounding success, involving the planning and construction of the inner-city commercial and residential development “Theresie”, which lies close to Munich’s famous Theresienwiese.
Typical services provided by KSP Engel Munich include housing construction, development of office buildings and hospital planning – not least the new-build development of the Surgery and Dermatology departments at the Ulm University Teaching Hospital. At the same time, one of our greatest strengths is planning according to the highest standards of sustainability. Three of the office buildings planned in Bavaria were successfully DGNB-certified.

Christian Eichinger and Anja Keller, Director and Deputy Director of the Munich Office
muenchen@ksp-engel.com
KSP Engel has had a presence in the Chinese capital for more than 15 years. Our projects here are generally the result of success in international competitions. A prominent example is the Chinese National Library in Beijing: a library building with 2,000 reading places and around 12 million books, which is considered one of the country’s 100 most important buildings. Other cultural buildings developed according to our plans include the Nanjing Art Museum, the Tianjin Art Museum and the Meixi Urban Helix.

Markus Lauber and Emily Liang, General Manager and Vice General Manager of the Beijing Office
beijing@cn.ksp-engel.com
In addition to our established branch in Beijing, since 2018 we have also had an office in Shenzhen – as a result of winning a number of competitions in China. Our team works in the heart of the city’s design and art-scene district within a coworking space that is part of the new “OCT Loft” development. Examples of the prestigious projects it has worked on include the Shenzhen Art Museum & Library and the Bio-Enterprise Campus.

Markus Lauber and Emily Liang, General Manager and Vice General Manager of the Shenzhen Office
shenzhen@cn.ksp-engel.com