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Matthias Kohlbecker

Managing Director

Kohlbecker Gesamtplan GmbH

Gaggenau, DE

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Matthias Kohlbecker’s Biography

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Matthias Kohlbecker is a German architect and entrepreneur who has been Managing Director at Kohlbecker Gesamptplan GmbH for close to three decades. He is the third generation Kohlbecker in this role, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Karl, and his father, Christoph, in the 90-year-old family business.

Kohlbecker Gesamptplan GmbH is at the forefront of industrial architecture in Europe and through the recent development of their world-leading digital platform, AVAT AR, the company has ensured their continued success in the immediate future.

The architectural family firm, with offices in Gaggenau, Munich and Cologne, is particularly known for their design work in the automotive industry and has created automotive plants for a range of different car brands all over the world. They were also responsible for the design of the ski jump for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, along with the ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana for the same Olympic Games. They aspire to design and build in a sustainable manner while working towards a carbon neutral footprint.

At the... Matthias Kohlbecker is a German architect and entrepreneur who has been Managing Director at Kohlbecker Gesamptplan GmbH for close to three decades. He is the third generation Kohlbecker in this role, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Karl, and his father, Christoph, in the 90-year-old family business.

Kohlbecker Gesamptplan GmbH is at the forefront of industrial architecture in Europe and through the recent development of their world-leading digital platform, AVAT AR, the company has ensured their continued success in the immediate future.

The architectural family firm, with offices in Gaggenau, Munich and Cologne, is particularly known for their design work in the automotive industry and has created automotive plants for a range of different car brands all over the world. They were also responsible for the design of the ski jump for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, along with the ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana for the same Olympic Games. They aspire to design and build in a sustainable manner while working towards a carbon neutral footprint.

At the beginning of his career, Matthias managed the Renzo Piano / Christoph Kohlbecker GmbH office in Berlin at the time of their high-profile work on the Daimler-Benz development at Potsdamer Platz.

A lecturer at the University of Stuttgart contributing to their Industrial Real Estate Management (IREM) master’s programme, Matthias also sits on the Advisory Board of the IREM master’s course at the university. He holds further advisory roles at RGM Holding GmbH, Leithart Holding GmbH, Qalgo GmbH and Vielmo Architekten GmbH.

He gained early experience through an internship at Richard Meier Architects in New York and followed that up with work at the architectural office of Heinle, Wischer & Partner in Stuttgart.

Having studied architecture at the University of Applied Sciences in Biberach, Matthias graduated with a degree in engineering. moreless

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What the Next 90 Years Hold for Kohlbecker

Matthias Kohlbecker explains how the development of their groundbreaking platform, AVAT AR, during the Covid pandemic has put Kohlbecker on the front foot for the future world where employees could be located anywhere in the world.

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The Kohlbecker Brothers are leading Industrial Architecture into the Digital Age

Coinciding with their 90th Anniversary, Kohlbecker GbmH has launched a groundbreaking digital platform called AVAT AR, which will enable them to increase efficiency during projects by 20% and will assist in their goal of a carbon neutral footprint.

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Matthias Kohlbecker’s Background

Kohlbecker Gesamtplan GmbH

Managing Director

Dec 1994 - Present

Gaggenau, DE

Matthias became Managing Director of Kohlbecker Gesamtplan GmbH in 1996, taking the lead in the company as his father and grandfather had done before him.

Renzo Piano / Christoph Kohlbecker GmbH

Project and Office Manager

Sep 1996 - Sep 2003

Berlin, DE

Matthias managed the Renzo Piano / Christoph Kohlbecker GmbH architectural office that designed Daimler AG at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin during this time.

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Advisory Roles

RGM Holding GmbH

Supervisory Board Member

Nov 2017 - Present

Matthias is a member of the Supervisory Board of RGM Holding GmbH (the company was sold to Gegenbauer in 2016). RGM Holding provides real estate management services to a large variety of property owners all over Germany.

Leithart Holding GmbH

Advisory Board Member

2012 - Present

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, AT

Matthias sits on the Advisory Board of Leithart Holding GmbH in Austria.

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Current Advisory Roles

Qalgo GmbH

Advisory Council Member

2015 - Present

Karlsruhe, DE

Matthias is a long-term member of the Advisory Council at Qalgo. The company develops and provides business software for architects, engineers and planners.

Vielmo Architekten GmbH

Advisory Council Member

May 2014 - Present

Berlin, DE

Matthias is a long-serving member of the Advisory Council at Vielmo Architekten GmbH. Vielmo is an architects' firm specialising in sustainable design and with the focus on quality spaces in their designs.

Previous Advisory Roles

Wideshot GmbH

Advisory Council

Aug 2010 - Nov 2021

Vienna, AT

Wideshot Entertainment provides a range of architectural services for film, video games and advertisements alongside design and architectural planning for indoor areas and theme parks.

Media

Jung Architecture Talks

Podcast

Apr 2023

In this episode of the JUNG Architecture Talks, the podcast, Industrial Architect Matthias Kohlbecker is interviewed by JUNG Team Architecture.

Academic Appointments

University of Stuttgart

Lecturer

2014 - Present

Stuttgart, DE

Matthias is a lecturer on the masters programme: IREM, Industrial Real Estate Management.

Matthias Kohlbecker’s Education

Biberach University of Applied Sciences

Degree in Engineering

1988 - 1992