What PritchardPeck Lighting does

PritchardPeck Lighting is a privately held, woman-owned architectural lighting design consultancy founded in 2011 by Jody Pritchard and Kristin Peck, headquartered at 389 Clementina St., San Francisco, with a team of approximately 12 designers. The firm delivers professional lighting-design services across concept development, design-intent documentation, construction documentation, and construction-administration oversight for commercial, high-end residential, hospitality, healthcare, and cultural/institutional projects, working under B2B engagement alongside architecture partners such as SOM, Gensler, Studio Gang, Tishman Speyer, WRNS Studio, Woods Bagot, and Schwartz and Architecture.

Revenue is generated on a project-fee, professional-services basis; pricing is quote-driven and not publicly disclosed, and the firm has no software products, APIs, or app surface. Revenue mechanics derive from per-project fees on enterprise-scale commissions (e.g., Stripe HQ at 420,000 sq ft, Salesforce Tower, YouTube HQ) plus mid-scale hospitality, residential, and institutional work. Across 13 years the firm has built a portfolio of approximately 95 projects totaling more than 10 million square feet, with work executed across California, Minnesota, Kentucky, Michigan, and Colorado.

The technical offering blends aesthetic design with applied expertise in lighting controls, Title 24, CALGreen, and LEED compliance, supported by manufacturer partnerships with Lutron Electronics (warm-dim and wireless controls) and Lucifer Lighting (custom fixtures). Notable proprietary detailing capabilities include custom facade extrusions integrated into building soffits (GSW Office Towers), integrated linear lighting in pour-in-place concrete (Mira), and human-centric lighting tuning (Biograph, achieving 11% lower energy density than Title 24). The firm carries no institutional funding, has not executed M&A, and relies on referral via architecture partners, an industry-award-driven earned-media engine (IALD, IESNA, AIA, James Beard Foundation), and an Instagram/portfolio digital presence for demand generation.

Name

PritchardPeck Lighting

Legal name

PritchardPeck Lighting, Inc.

Website

https://pritchardpeck.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PritchardPeck Lighting is a woman-owned architectural lighting design firm founded in 2011 in San Francisco, providing concept-through-construction lighting design services for commercial, residential, hospitality, healthcare, and institutional clients in collaboration with tier-one architecture partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Lighting Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Design Services (BPAHAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Lighting Controls & Smart Lighting Systems (BPABAGAC)

Keywords

• Architectural lighting design
• Lighting design services
• Commercial lighting design
• Residential lighting design
• Hospitality lighting design

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lighting Design Services: Professional architectural lighting design services for commercial and residential projects. Services include concept development, design intent documentation, construction documentation, and build-phase oversight.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PritchardPeck Lighting provides professional architectural lighting design services for commercial, residential, hospitality, cultural, and healthcare projects. The firm's services span the full project lifecycle including concept development, design intent documentation, construction documentation, and construction administration oversight, with deep expertise in lighting controls integration, energy code compliance (Title 24, CALGreen, LEED), and custom integrated lighting detailing.

Product overview

PritchardPeck Lighting is an architectural lighting design firm that provides professional lighting design services. As a design consultancy rather than a software product company, they do not offer discrete software products, modules, or branded product offerings. Their services include conceptual lighting design, lighting controls integration, and design collaboration with architectural teams across commercial, residential, hospitality, and institutional projects. The firm was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Lighting Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieved LEED Gold certification for Forerunner Ventures project without requirement
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 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

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Studio Gang ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration on California College of the Arts Campus Expansion project. Studio Gang is a prominent Chicago-based architecture firm known for human-centered design.
• GenslercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Hotel San Luis Obispo - a 78-room boutique hotel. Gensler is one of the largest architecture firms globally.
• WRNS StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Airbnb Phase II East project. WRNS Studio is a San Francisco-based architecture firm.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on San Mateo County Office Building 3 and UC Berkeley Bechtel Engineering Center. SOM is a globally renowned architecture and design firm.
• Schwartz & ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple collaborations including Modal Home (AIA Honor Award), Sonoma Recording Studio (IESNA Award), and other projects. Strong ongoing partnership.
• Eight Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Biograph Pilot Health (IALD Award of Merit) and other projects. Eight Inc. is known for innovative retail and hospitality design.
• Tishman SpeyercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple collaborations including Mira/160 Folsom, Mission Rock projects (The Canyon, Building F, China Basin Park), and Argonaut headquarters.
• EHDD ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on KQED Headquarters and San Bruno Tech Campus projects. EHDD is a San Francisco-based architecture firm.
• MVRDVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Mission Rock projects including The Canyon at Mission Rock. MVRDV is a Rotterdam-based architecture firm.
• ClowBerg ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on SICK HQ project in Minnesota. ClowBerg is a Minneapolis-based architecture firm.
• Obata Noblin OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Jackson Square Office project featuring coffee-by-day and whiskey-by-night design concept.
• Studio BBAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Checkr HQ and Chateau Wine Bar projects.
• Feldman ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Salesforce Tower Office project (IESNA award winner).
• Flad ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on BioMed Gateway of Pacific 5 project in South San Francisco.
• Woods BagotcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Stripe HQ project - 420,000sf headquarters.
• Ken Fulk DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on San Francisco VC Office project.
• Rapt StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Twitter HQ Renovation project.
• Buttrick Projects A+DcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Art House project in Palo Alto.
• Richard Beard ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Peninsula Estate project.
• Ike Kligerman BarkleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Martis Camp Lodge project.
• SCAPE Landscape ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Mission Rock China Basin Park project.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design: Horton Lees Brogden is one of the largest and longest-standing architectural lighting design consultancies in the U.S., with offices in San Francisco, New York, and Seattle. It directly competes with PritchardPeck for the same enterprise tech, commercial, and cultural commissions in the Bay Area.
• Available Light: Available Light is a boutique architectural lighting design firm serving commercial, cultural, and residential projects in the U.S. It is directly comparable in scale, craft positioning, and project types to PritchardPeck.
• Annette Stelmack Lighting Design: Annette Stelmack Lighting Design is an award-winning boutique practice with a museum, theater, and high-end commercial focus. It operates at a similar scale and craft tier to PritchardPeck and competes for cultural and institutional commissions.
• L'Observatoire International: L'Observatoire is an internationally recognized lighting design studio with a strong hospitality, retail, and cultural project portfolio. It competes with PritchardPeck on global flagship projects including hotels, restaurants, and luxury retail environments.
• Schuler Shook: Schuler Shook is a Chicago-based architectural lighting design and theatre consulting firm with a strong portfolio in performing arts centers, museums, and commercial projects. It overlaps with PritchardPeck's cultural and high-end commercial segments.
• Fisher Marantz Stone: Fisher Marantz Stone is a New York-based architectural lighting design firm with a similarly prestigious client list spanning museums, corporate headquarters, and high-end commercial projects. It is the most direct head-to-head competitor in the premium-tier architectural lighting market.

Others

• Lutron Electronics: Lutron is a lighting controls manufacturer and technology partner of PritchardPeck (named in the Jackson Square Office project). It is adjacent/ecosystem rather than direct competition, supplying the controls and dimming systems specified by lighting designers.

Broad incumbents

• Buro Happold (Lighting Design): Buro Happold's lighting design group operates within a global engineering consultancy and competes in commercial and cultural lighting design. Its scale and engineering depth position it as a broader incumbent versus boutique studios like PritchardPeck.
• Arup Lighting (Arup): Arup's lighting practice is part of a global engineering consultancy and competes in the same architectural lighting design market as PritchardPeck, particularly on large-scale commercial and cultural projects where integrated engineering services are valued.
• Cosentini Associates (Lighting Studio): Cosentini's lighting studio is part of a larger MEP engineering firm and provides architectural lighting design as part of integrated building services. It competes with PritchardPeck on commercial and institutional projects where combined engineering and lighting scope is procured together.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/pritchardpeck

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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