Successful projects start with Simplicity.
Master Planning · Business Parks + Research Centres · Office Buildings · Office Interiors
The challenge
Successful projects must
perform, inspire and stand apart.
Perform.
Deliver commercial value, technical efficiency and long-term adaptability.
Inspire.
Create spaces that encourage collaboration, foster innovation and well-being.
Stand apart.
Establish a distinctive architectural identity and an atmosphere of lasting appeal.
Aligning these priorities is essential to a project's success.
Our mindset
Simplicity guides the way
we think, decide and create.
Think.
We use simplicity as a problem-solving strategy, breaking down complex requirements into manageable parts, examining how they relate and identifying what is essential.
Decide.
We favour straightforward, well-considered solutions that serve several objectives at once,
with every element serving a clear purpose.
Create.
We bring functional, technical and aesthetic requirements together into coherent solutions that combine performance with distinctive identity and atmosphere.
Creating lasting value — economically, functionally and architecturally.
How we work
The TFA Methodology connects
focused strategy with distinctive design.
Strategy.
Together with our clients, we assess market conditions,
site potential, and user requirements.
We define development priorities and
establish a focused project strategy and brief.
Design.
We develop master plans, buildings and interiors, coordinating functional, spatial and technical requirements with relevant specialists.
Construction, operation and adaptability
inform solutions with distinctive identity and atmosphere.
The outcome: a focused development brief and a coordinated design.
The results
Our projects
perform, inspire and stand apart.
Three examples from our international portfolio
Business Park + Office Towers
4+1 Office Towers
Shanghai 2012-2018
Master Planning
Architectural Design
Interior Design
Landscape Design
Research Centre
Biomedical Innovation Centre
Suzhou 2021-2025
Architectural Design
Landscape Design
Office Interior
Baodi Office
Shanghai 2018-2019
Interior Design
Our track record
German Expertise + International Experience
1988
Founded in Germany
38
Years of Experience
380
Designed
Projects
176
Completed
Buildings
Founded in Germany in 1988 by Thomas Fritzsche, TFA is an internationally active design practice with offices in Cologne and Shanghai.
Thomas Fritzsche personally leads the firm's design work,
bringing German expertise and international experience to every project.
Working with TFA