RANA

Name

RANA

Legal name

RANA

Website

https://ranacohabitat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture and Ecological Design Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture
• Living architecture
• Habitat restoration
• Ecological design
• Green infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Carmel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Ecological Design and Consulting Services: RANA generates revenue through landscape architecture, ecological design, and environmental planning consulting engagements across all project phases from compliance and permitting through construction documentation and project implementation. Clients include world-renowned architects, developers, municipalities, non-profits, government agencies, and community associations.
2. Landscape Construction and Design-Build Services: RANA offers landscape construction and design-build services for traditional landscapes, living architecture, habitat restoration, and maintenance, serving both public and private sector clients from high-end residential sites to large-scale restoration projects.
3. Wholesale Native Plant Nursery: RANA operates a wholesale nursery supplying native and water-efficient plants throughout the Western United States. The nursery offers contract growing of natives, perennials, and ornamental grasses in various sizes and container types, as well as retail-grade plant materials. Payment terms include Net 30 for approved credit customers, with credit card and prepayment options available.
4. Ecological Product Design: RANA develops and designs ecological products including living roof and living wall systems that are often incorporated into construction projects, representing a specialized product line within the firm's broader service offering.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RANA is an ecological design firm that delivers landscape architecture, living architecture (living roofs and living walls), master planning, environmental planning and restoration, and landscape construction services to enterprise clients. The firm integrates native plant communities, habitat restoration, and integrated water management systems into the built environment, and operates a wholesale native plant nursery that supplies contract-grown plants for projects west of the Rockies.

Product overview

RANA is an award-winning ecological design company that offers a portfolio of interconnected landscape architecture and environmental services. The company's core offerings include: Landscape Architecture (designing built environments integrating ecological principles), Living Architecture (designing and constructing living walls and living roofs), Master Planning (creating long-term land use plans for resilient landscapes), Environmental Planning & Restoration (habitat restoration, dune restoration, wetland restoration), Landscape Construction (design-build services for traditional landscapes, living architecture, and habitat restoration), and RANA Nursery (wholesale native plant nursery supplying western native plants for sustainable landscapes, green roofs, wetlands, and ecological restoration projects). The company also offers consulting services and contract grow orders for specialized plant materials. RANA serves residential, commercial, civic, and institutional clients, working with world-renowned architects, developers, municipalities, non-profits, government agencies, and community associations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Design of built environments integrating ecological principles, delivered to enterprise clients including world-renowned architects, developers, municipalities, and government agencies. Service spans all project phases from compliance and permitting through construction documentation and implementation.
• Living Architecture (Living Roofs and Living Walls) Design and installation of living roofs and living walls serving ecological functions including climate regulation, energy conservation, rainwater infiltration, water conservation, carbon sequestration, and habitat creation. Projects range from small residential installations to large landmark installations including California Academy of Sciences and Transbay Transit Center.
• Master Planning Long-term land use planning for resilient landscapes, including ecological planning, biodiversity frameworks, and sustainability master planning for clients including governments, universities, and developers.
• Environmental Planning & Restoration Habitat restoration, dune restoration, wetland restoration, and ecological planning services. Includes environmental compliance, permitting, biological monitoring, and large-scale ecological restoration such as the San Clemente Dam Removal which restored 62 acres across nine habitat zones and reconnected 25 miles of river to the Pacific.
• Landscape Construction Design-build services for traditional landscapes, living architecture, and habitat restoration, serving both public and private sector clients from high-end residential sites to large-scale restoration projects. Integrates with the design department on design-build projects and the wholesale native plant nursery for contract grow opportunities.
• RANA Wholesale Nursery Wholesale native plant nursery supplying western native and water-efficient plants for sustainable landscapes, green roofs, wetlands, and ecological restoration. Offers contract growing of natives, perennials, and ornamental grasses in various sizes and container types, with standard availability, retail-grade plant materials, and young plant sales. Delivery is F.O.B. Carmel, California with Net 30 terms for approved credit customers.
• Ecological Product Design Design and development of ecological products including living roof and living wall systems that are incorporated into construction projects, representing a specialized product line within the firm's broader service offering.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.85 million gallons of potable water saved annually through stormwater and graywater reuse at Transbay Transit Center
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Renzo Piano Building WorkshopflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA completed landscape design for the OōEli Complex (JNBY headquarters) in Hangzhou, China, in collaboration with Renzo Piano Building Workshop. This project includes rooftop tea cultivation, living walls, dense tree canopy, and sunken courtyards — representing one of RANA's most internationally prominent design partnerships.
• Studio Gang ArchitectsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA worked under Studio Gang Architects' leadership to contribute to the Master Plan and Preliminary Design for Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Commons — described as a once-in-a-generation project creating Stanford's first new School in over seventy years. RANA developed the ecological design framework and Target Species Framework for urban biodiversity.
• Pelli Clark Pelli ArchitectsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA partnered on the Transbay Transit Center ($4 billion project) with Pelli Clark Pelli Architects and others including Adamson Associates, ARUP, Peter Walker + Partners, and Thornton Tomasetti. RANA designed the 5.4-acre living roof (Salesforce Park) with integrated water management systems saving 2.85 million gallons annually.
• Renzo Piano Building WorkshopflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA worked with Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Chong + Partners, SWA Group, and ARUP to create the 160,000 sq ft living roof at the California Academy of Sciences. The roof covers four steeply sloped domes replicating surrounding rolling hills with over 50 native plant species. The museum achieved LEED Platinum certification.
• WRNS StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA worked closely with WRNS Studio to design a living roof system integrating water reuse, solar energy harvesting, and wildlife-focused green roof for Sonoma Academy's Janet Durgin Guild & Commons. The project achieved both Zero Carbon and Petal Certification from the International Living Future Institute — the first Zero Carbon Certification in California.
• HOK ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA is completing landscape architectural design for a new terminal at Monterey Regional Airport in collaboration with HOK Architecture. The project aims for LEED Platinum certification and integrates local agricultural heritage, coastal beauty, and biodiversity into the terminal design.
• California American WatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA led habitat restoration design and implementation for the San Clemente Dam Removal project, the largest dam removal in California history at the time (2015). Restored 62 acres across nine habitat zones, reconnected 25 miles of river to the Pacific for threatened steelhead.
• Golden Gate National Parks ConservancycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA worked with Hargreaves Associates as ecological design consultant on the landmark Crissy Field restoration, which received the ASLA Landmark Award 2022. RANA led propagation and installation of nearly 100,000 native plants representing 110 species including seven special-status plants.
• Gustafson Guthrie Nichols (GGN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA is consulting with GGN on planting design, habitat design, and habitat range shift for sea-level rise scenarios for India Basin Shoreline Park in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood. The project aims to restore tidal marsh and create adaptive habitat.
• Diller Scofidio + RenfrocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA collaborated with Diller Scofidio + Renfro on a design competition to reimagine the La Brea Tar Pits 13-acre campus. Selected as a top three finalist from 85 teams, the design proposal envisions the landscape as a living demonstration of changing Southern California ecosystems.
• Flad ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA partnered with Flad Architects on the MBARI Expedition Staging Building (ESB) and Dune Restoration project in Moss Landing. RANA designed the 6,000 sq ft facility and led restoration and enhancement across three acres of coastal dunes, growing plants from site-specific seeds at the RANA Nursery.
• Grimshaw ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA partnered with Grimshaw Architects and Ken Smith Landscape Architects on the Croton Water Treatment Plant in Bronx, NY. The project features a 9-acre living roof/golf course/driving range, described as the largest living roof in North America, and received the NYC Public Design Commission's Excellence in Design Award.
• Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership / LMN ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA consulted extensively on the Vancouver Convention Center living roof project designed by MCM/DA + LMN Architects in association with PWL Partnership. The 217,800 sq ft living roof hosts indigenous grasses, herbs, and bulbs attracting hummingbirds, butterflies, migratory songbirds, and insects.
• Rios Clementi Hale StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA contributed planting and irrigation system design and finished installation of a 2,650 sq ft living wall canopy at IAC Headquarters on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. The innovative water reuse system supplies 100% of the wall and landscape irrigation demand from the building's dewatering system.
• Francisco Park ConservancycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA completed construction and nursery contract-grow services for Francisco Park, the largest new public space in San Francisco's urban core in nearly 40 years. RANA's landscape architecture team crafted the planting design for approximately 70 plant species and 6,000+ individual plants.
• William McDonough + PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA collaborated with William McDonough + Partners to design Dropbox's urban rooftop garden at 333 Brannan Street in San Francisco. The building achieved LEED Platinum certification with an extensive living roof and porous paving contributing to water-friendly landscape design.
• Pulama Lāna'icoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA engaged with Pulama Lāna'i in a comprehensive island-wide sustainability planning process including ecological design best practices, green infrastructure, agriculture, and resource recovery. Working with Lāna'i Culture + Heritage Center and multiple specialists to develop a 21st-century Hawaiian land ethic.
• Hargreaves AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA worked with Hargreaves Associates as ecological design consultant and contract grower for the landmark Crissy Field restoration project, a national model of ecological restoration and community stewardship in San Francisco.
• Sebastian Mariscal StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA worked with Sebastian Mariscal Studio on the Phoenix House residential landscape design in Cardiff, California. RANA used plants to fuse indoor and outdoor space, create vistas and protected hollows, and give a sense of wilderness within the suburban fabric.
• SmithGroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA partnered with SmithGroup on Sutter Health CPMC Van Ness Campus in San Francisco. RANA designed five accessible living roofs with 100% non-potable irrigation from stormwater capture and an interior lobby landscape drawing from San Francisco's natural and cultural history.
• Tom Leader StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA led the effort for the Common Ground team (led by Tom Leader Studio) in the Resilient By Design: San Pablo Bay challenge, an international design competition. Selected as one of 12 final teams, RANA developed strategies for harnessing sediment supply and designing recreational infrastructure for bay marshes.
• Unfold DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA collaborated with Unfold Development (a design collective devoted to discovering and restoring places with deep meaning and regenerative potential) on the Unfold 01 project in Encinitas, California — a house and artist flat with landscape design honoring the site's architectural heritage and ecological potential.
• RIOScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA teamed with RIOS to provide a Master Plan for Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge, CA. RANA developed an ecological framework for managing 80 acres of wild chaparral and illustrated opportunities for the garden to serve as a center for ecological education, with focus on wildlife connectivity and watershed management.
• Bionic Landscape ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA worked with Bionic to create a resilient 13,000 sq ft living roof at 899 West Evelyn in Mountain View, utilizing native species and growing many plants at RANA Nursery.
• City of Pacific Grove Department of Public WorkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA worked with the City of Pacific Grove Department of Public Works on the Great Tidepool dune restoration. Beginning in 2013, Rana helped obtain a coastal development permit, performed non-native species removal across 3.5 acres, and is providing 5 years of ongoing monitoring and maintenance.
• Jamie Bush + Co.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA worked with Jamie Bush + Co. on the Butterfly House landscape design on Carmel's coastal bluffs, transforming the outdoor space to reconnect the site to its coastal ecological context.
• National Park ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe National Park Service initiated the Crissy Field restoration vision in 1999 as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. RANA served as ecological design consultant through Hargreaves Associates on this landmark 100-acre urban national park restoration.
• We Are Up (Mary Keehn)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRANA partnered with We Are Up on a project to build a vibrant and inclusive community on more than 17 acres in McKinleyville, CA. The project creates an 'ecosystem of care' weaving together housing, agriculture, workforce development, environmental preservation, and community-building for people with diverse abilities.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SWA Group: SWA Group is a large, globally recognized landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm with a deep portfolio in master planning and waterfront restoration. It is directly comparable to RANA in scope of ecological and master planning work, but with significantly broader headcount and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture: Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture is a Bay Area firm known for refined residential, commercial, and institutional garden and living architecture design. It is highly comparable to RANA in living architecture expertise and high-end California client base.
• James Corner Field Operations: James Corner Field Operations is a leading landscape architecture and urban design firm behind High Line and many waterfront park projects. It overlaps directly with RANA in ecological restoration, living architecture, and master planning for public-facing parks and institutional clients.
• Studio-MLA: Studio-MLA (Mia Lehrer + Associates) is a Los Angeles landscape architecture firm specializing in ecological design, parks, and green infrastructure. It directly overlaps with RANA's California-focused ecological design and living architecture practice.
• OLIN: OLIN is a landscape architecture, urban design, and planning studio known for signature parks (e.g., Washington Monument Grounds). It competes with RANA for the same world-renowned architect collaborations and institutional / civic clients.
• Gustafson Guthrie Nichol (GGN): Gustafson Guthrie Nichol is a Seattle-based landscape architecture firm known for civic-scale waterfront and public space projects. RANA has partnered with GGN on India Basin Shoreline Park and competes with it for similar public-sector, waterfront, and habitat restoration commissions.
• PWP Landscape Architecture: PWP Landscape Architecture is a Berkeley-based landscape architecture firm known for civic and open space work. It competes with RANA for California public-sector, university, and waterfront commissions.
• CMG Landscape Architecture: CMG Landscape Architecture is a San Francisco firm focused on urban landscape architecture and streetscape design. It is comparable to RANA in California institutional / public-realm clients and serves similar high-end architecture firm collaborations.
• Hargreaves Associates: Hargreaves Associates is a landscape architecture firm specializing in public parks, waterfronts, and restoration. It has been a direct project partner with RANA on Crissy Field and shares comparable expertise in large-scale ecological restoration work.
• Tom Leader Studio: Tom Leader Studio is a landscape architecture practice known for large-scale ecological and cultural landscape work. It has collaborated with RANA on the Resilient By Design Bay Area challenge and competes for similar ecological planning commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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