International Parking Design

What International Parking Design does

International Parking Design, Inc. (IPD) is a private, specialty architecture and engineering firm founded in 1969 by Richard (Dick) Roti, exclusively focused on the design of parking structures. The firm is headquartered in Lake Forest, California (Orange County) with a regional office in Oakland, California, and operates a team of 11-50 architects, engineers, and parking specialists. IPD delivers services across four integrated lines: Architecture (acting as Architect of Record and Structural Engineer of Record on new construction, renovations, and adaptive reuse of parking structures), Design-Build (combined design and construction delivery through established contractor partnerships with McCarthy Building Companies, Morley Builders, Kitchell, South Bay Construction, and Gordon Chong & Partners), Parking Consulting (feasibility studies, demand analysis, layout optimization, and code compliance), and Sustainability (Parksmart certification, LEED integration, EV charging infrastructure, photovoltaic arrays, and bioswale design — backed by IPD's 2015 Green Garage Assessor certification). The firm holds Green Garage Assessor credentials and has delivered over 1,000 parking structure projects across higher education, municipal, healthcare, hospitality/casino, transportation/transit, and commercial/corporate sectors in the Western U.S.

IPD's business model is project-based professional services revenue, with fees structured as a percentage of construction cost, fixed fee, or hourly rates negotiated per engagement. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting public agencies, university systems, healthcare systems, tribal gaming operators, hospitality/casino developers, and private commercial developers — sourced through RFP responses, design-build procurements, and repeat-client engagements. Notable clients include University of California campuses (San Diego, San Francisco), Stanford, Cal Poly Pomona, CSUN, City of Santa Monica, City of Berkeley, City of Long Beach, Resorts World Las Vegas, Gila River Resorts & Casinos, Pechanga, BART, MTS, SFO, and Disneyland. The firm is privately held with no disclosed outside ownership; in July 2022, Raju Nandwana, AIA was promoted to corporate President as part of a leadership transition, signaling succession planning at the founder-led firm.

The competitive position rests on 50+ years of pure-play specialization, a deep award-winning portfolio (NPA, IPI, DBIA, WAN, IES, American Architecture), and institutional relationships built over decades. Recent project launches (2022-2024) span the G6 structure at CSUN, UCSF Block 34, Santan Mountain at Gila River, and the MTS University Town Center — each integrating EV charging, solar PV, and Parksmart-aligned sustainability features. Operating geographies extend across California, Nevada, Arizona, and select projects in Oregon and Tennessee. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

International Parking Design

Legal name

International Parking Design, Inc.

Website

https://ipd-global.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

International Parking Design (IPD) is a private, 56-year-old specialty architecture and engineering firm exclusively focused on parking structure design, delivering architecture, design-build, consulting, and sustainability services to universities, municipalities, healthcare systems, tribal gaming operators, transit agencies, and commercial developers across the Western U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Parking Lots and Garages (812930), Parking Lots and Garages (81293)

SIC

Services-Automotive Repair, Services & Parking (7500)

akta.pro primary industry

Parking Asset Management & Facility Services (Cleaning, Security, Staffing, Maintenance) (TLAJAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parking Facility Operations (Garages, Lots, On-/Off-Street) (BPABAKAA), Smart Parking Technology Platforms (Occupancy Sensors, Guidance, Reservations, Analytics) (TLAJAIAC), Parking Facilities Property Management (BPAJAGAN)

Keywords

• Parking structure design
• Architectural design services
• Parking consulting
• Design-build delivery
• Sustainable parking design

Headquarters

HQ city

Encino

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Architecture & Design Fees: Professional service fees earned on architecture-only engagements for new parking structures and renovations. Fee typically structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed fee per project.
2. Design-Build Project Revenue: Combined design and construction revenue on design-build projects delivered in partnership with contractors such as McCarthy Building Companies, Morley Builders, Kitchell, South Bay Construction, and Gordon Chong & Partners.
3. Parking Consulting Services: Stand-alone consulting engagements including parking feasibility studies, parking demand analyses, functional programming, and operational consulting for owners and developers.
4. Sustainability & Certification Services: Specialty services for Parksmart, LEED, and other green-building certification pursuits integrated into parking structure projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

International Parking Design (IPD) provides specialized architectural design, engineering, parking consulting, and design-build services focused exclusively on parking structures. Founded in 1969, the firm delivers new construction, renovations, feasibility studies, demand analyses, and sustainability certification support (Parksmart and LEED), integrating parking guidance systems, photovoltaic arrays, and EV charging infrastructure into its designs.

Product overview

International Parking Design (IPD) is a specialized architecture firm founded in 1969 by Richard (Dick) Roti, with a sole focus on parking structure design. The firm operates from two offices (Orange County/Lake Forest, CA headquarters and Oakland, CA) and delivers projects through a unified service portfolio rather than a software platform: Architecture, Design-Build, Parking Consulting, and Sustainability. The Architecture service produces the design and engineering work for new parking structures and renovations, while Design-Build bundles that with construction delivery through partner contractors. Parking Consulting supports feasibility, demand analysis, layout optimization, and parking guidance system design, and Sustainability drives the firm's integrated EV charging, photovoltaic, bioswale, and Parksmart/LEED certification expertise (backed by IPD's status as a Green Garage Assessor certified by the Green Parking Council). The named project portfolio covers sectors including Transportation/Aviation (e.g., Chattanooga Airport Parking Structure, MTS University Town Center Transit Center), Hospitality/Casino (e.g., Resorts World Las Vegas), Commercial/Corporate (e.g., Britannia Cove at Oyster Point, Biopharmaceutical Company Parking Garage 324), Education (e.g., California State University Northridge G6, California Baptist University East, Cal Poly Pomona PS#2, CSU Fullerton Eastside 2), Healthcare (e.g., UCSF Block 34, Scripps Memorial Hospital Parking Structure D), Public Sector (e.g., Center Street Parking Garage, City of Santa Monica PS#6), and Retail/Mixed-Use (e.g., Westfield Valley Fair Monroe Garage, Main Street Cupertino, Village at San Antonio Center Blocks 1 & 2 and 5 & 6).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Core architectural design service for parking structures, including new construction and adaptive reuse projects. IPD serves as Architect of Record and Structural Engineer of Record on many projects, developing plans for vehicular circulation, ramping systems, parking guidance, façade design, and integration with adjacent facilities. Targeted at universities, municipalities, healthcare systems, tribal gaming operators, hospitality venues, and commercial developers.
• Design-Build Design-build project delivery for parking structures, partnering with general contractors (e.g., Morley Builders, McCarthy Building Companies) to deliver projects from design through construction. Includes foundation design packages, construction documents, and project administration. Targeted at owners seeking single-point accountability for parking structure delivery.
• Parking Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple Parksmart certifications achieved including Parksmart Silver (UCSD Athena), Parksmart Bronze (Cal Poly Pomona), and Parksmart Gold pending (Berkeley Center Street).
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship design-build partner, core design-build partner, project-specific collaboration, specialty consultant, design-build partner and project collaborator.

• McCarthy Building Companiesflagship design-build partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign-build delivery partner on multiple high-profile parking projects including the UCSD Athena Parking Structure (Parksmart Silver, DBIA Award of Merit, IPI Category I Award of Excellence, ACI Outstanding Achievement) and the CSUN parking structure (2015 CMAA Project Achievement Award). Repeated collaboration signals a flagship design-build alliance.
• Morley Builderscore design-build partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign-build construction partner delivering parking projects alongside IPD as architect-of-record.
• ZGF Architectsproject-specific collaborationStrategic or Co-development PartnerServed as executive architect on a Stanford University parking project, collaborating with IPD on design delivery for a marquee higher-education client.
• Studio Jantzenspecialty consultantImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFaçade designer collaborating on award-winning parking structure projects, notably contributing to the Center Street Garage facade that earned WAN Bronze, Leaf Award, and other facade distinctions.
• Studio Especialty consultantImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFaçade design partner on the UCSD Athena parking structure, contributing to its multiple award recognitions.
• South Bay Constructiondesign-build partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign-build contractor partner on parking structure projects.
• Kitchelldesign-build partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign-build contractor partner on parking structure projects.
• Gordon Chong & Partnersdesign-build partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign-build contractor partner on parking structure projects.
• KRP Architectsproject collaboratorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural collaborator on the Main Street Cupertino project.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: Kimley-Horn is a large national planning and engineering consultancy with a substantial parking practice. It overlaps with IPD on parking demand studies, layout consulting, and design, but as part of a much broader transportation and land-development portfolio.
• ZGF Architects: ZGF is a national architecture firm that has collaborated with IPD on Stanford University parking projects as executive architect. Comparable on higher-education campus design but operating as a broad incumbent with many practice areas beyond parking.
• LPA Design Studios: LPA is a large California-based integrated design firm with a dedicated parking and mobility studio. It competes with IPD on California higher-education and civic projects, but as part of a much wider architecture practice.
• HOK (Populous/HOK): HOK is a global architecture firm with a transportation/parking design practice that has delivered major civic and airport parking structures. Overlaps with IPD on large institutional clients but does not specialize in parking the way IPD does.

Direct peers

• Walker Consultants: Walker Consultants is a national parking-structure engineering and architecture firm offering parking design, restoration, and consulting — the closest direct competitor to IPD, with similar pure-play focus and overlapping client base in higher education and healthcare.
• DESMAN: DESMAN is a national parking consulting and design firm offering feasibility studies, functional design, and restoration — a direct peer in parking consulting and architecture that overlaps IPD on consulting and design-build engagements.
• Carlson West Tingle Architects (formerly Carl Brown Jr. / CWTA): CWTA is a Salt Lake City-based architecture firm specializing in parking structures for universities, municipalities, and resorts in the Western U.S. — a direct regional peer that competes with IPD for the same higher-education and municipal clients.
• Watry Design: Watry Design is a specialized parking structure architecture and engineering firm based in California, directly competing with IPD in the same Western U.S. higher-education and municipal market with comparable design-build and consulting services.
• Timothy Haahs & Associates: Timothy Haahs & Associates is a specialized parking structure architecture and engineering firm focused on mixed-use, healthcare, and university parking — directly comparable to IPD in niche specialization and client base.

Others

• International Parking & Mobility Institute (IPMI) member firms / regional parking consultants: IPMI and its member ecosystem of regional parking consultants provide adjacent competition and ecosystem context for IPD's consulting and design practice — relevant as a trade-body and peer-network benchmark, though not a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

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