What Andrea Steele Architecture does

Andrea Steele Architecture (ASA) is a New York-based architecture firm founded in 2019 by Andrea Steele, AIA, after her 8+ year tenure as partner and principal at TEN Arquitectos' New York office. The firm delivers full-scope architectural design services — including master planning, building design, and interior design — across residential, commercial, civic, cultural, educational, and hospitality sectors. Its portfolio emphasizes institutional, cultural, and community-oriented projects, anchored by flagship works such as the L10 Arts and Cultural Center in Brooklyn (opened February 2025, housing BAM, Brooklyn Public Library, MoCADA, and 651 ARTS), the NASA Glenn Research Support Building, Rutgers Business School, Mercedes House, 300 Ashland, and the Hôtel Americano.

ASA's underlying technology is traditional architectural practice — human-centered and community-oriented design, urban design, and sustainable passive-design strategies — rather than a proprietary software or platform product. Revenue is generated through custom-quoted professional services fees for individual projects, acquired via three channels: direct client engagement, design competitions, and public-sector procurement (notably through NYC DCLA, NYC EDC, and the GSA Design Excellence Program). Customer segments span federal and municipal government, higher education, cultural nonprofits, private developers, and high-end residential clients.

The firm operates with a small, internationally diverse team of roughly 11 professionals from a single Midtown Manhattan headquarters at 227 W 29th St. Geographic reach extends across New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Washington DC, Florida, and New Hampshire, with select international work in the Cayman Islands and Dominican Republic. ASA has accumulated multiple SARA, AIA, and AIANY design awards, with no disclosed outside investors, funding rounds, or parent entity — operating as a privately held, founder-owned practice.

Name

Andrea Steele Architecture

Legal name

Andrea Steele Architecture

Website

https://asa-ten.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Andrea Steele Architecture is a New York-based architecture firm founded in 2019 that delivers institutional, cultural, civic, and residential design services for government, nonprofit, higher education, and private developer clients across the US and Caribbean.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Civic architecture design
• Cultural facility design
• Urban master planning
• Interior architectural design

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architecture services including master planning, architectural design, and interior design for residential, commercial, civic, cultural, and institutional projects. Revenue generated through design fees, project management, and consulting services for projects of varying scales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Andrea Steele Architecture provides professional architectural design services including master planning, architectural design, and interior design for residential, commercial, civic, cultural, and institutional projects. The firm creates large-scale developments, vibrant civic centers, academic campuses, and cultural hubs with a focus on human-centered and community-oriented design. Revenue is generated through design fees, project management, and consulting services.

Product overview

Andrea Steele Architecture (ASA) is an architecture firm offering architectural design services across multiple sectors including residential (private residences, townhouses, mixed-use towers), commercial/office, cultural institutions (libraries, museums, theaters, arts centers), educational facilities, civic/public spaces, and hospitality (hotels and resorts). The firm does not operate a software product or platform; rather, it delivers architectural services and project-based work. Notable projects include the L10 Arts and Cultural Center (Brooklyn), Rutgers Business School, Mercedes House (Manhattan), NASA Glenn Research Center, 300 Ashland (Brooklyn), and various residential projects.

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Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Comprehensive architectural design services across residential, commercial, cultural, educational, civic, and hospitality sectors, creating buildings and spaces that emphasize community connection and cultural advancement. Services cover projects of varying scales, from single-family residences to 32-story mixed-use towers and 1.3 million sq ft developments.
• Master Planning and Urban Design Master planning and urban design services for campuses, neighborhoods, and large mixed-use sites, including the Rutgers University master plan cornerstone and West End Square 50 neighborhood integration in Washington, DC.
• Cultural and Civic Facility Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Rutgers Business School received AIA Honor award by AIANJ
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

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

• SKANSKA USA BuildingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 4 December 2019General contractor for L10 Arts and Cultural Center construction. Major construction partner for NYC public projects.
• NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (NYC DCLA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic sector partner supporting L10 Arts and Cultural Center and other public projects. NYC DCLA is a key client and supporter of ASA's civic and cultural projects in New York City.
• NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYC EDC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic development agency collaborating on major public projects including L10 Arts and Cultural Center. EDC facilitates development and construction of civic infrastructure.
• Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural institution tenant at L10 Arts and Cultural Center. ASA designed additional cinemas, multipurpose space, and film archive for BAM's expanded campus presence.
• Brooklyn Public Library (BPL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural institution with new branch location at L10 Arts and Cultural Center. ASA designed wood-lined library interior with production studio and flexible event space.
• Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural institution with gallery and café space at L10 Arts and Cultural Center. ASA designed unique curvilinear exhibition walls and Culture Lab II space.
• 651 ARTScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerforming arts organization with first permanent home at L10 Arts and Cultural Center including black box theater, rehearsal studios, and gallery space.
• NASA Glenn Research CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal research facility for which ASA designed new Research Support Building as part of GSA Design Excellence Program. Partnership spanning 7+ years.
• New York Restoration Project (NYRP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit partner for Casita community garden pavilion project. NYRP needed scalable structures for gardens throughout NYC.
• Urban Air FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with NYRP for Casita community pavilion initiative.
• TEN Arquitectos / Enrique NortencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer partnership under TEN Arquitectos NY where Andrea Steele served as principal for 8+ years. Created 20+ built works together. Relationship continues on current projects. Andrea Steele Architecture evolved from this collaboration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Snøhetta: International architecture practice with a strong civic, cultural, and library portfolio (e.g., bibliotheques, performing arts centers). Comparable to ASA in its emphasis on public-engagement design and community-oriented cultural architecture.
• Selldorf Architects: NYC architecture firm known for cultural institutions, libraries, museums, and residential work. Directly comparable to ASA on arts/cultural facility design and award-winning NYC institutional commissions.
• SHoP Architects: NYC-based architecture firm known for large-scale mixed-use, civic, and cultural projects including 300 Ashland (a signature ASA project). Directly comparable in scale and project type within the NYC cultural and residential market.
• Rockwell Group: NYC-based architecture and design firm with strong cultural, hospitality, and civic portfolios. Overlaps with ASA in theater, library, and hospitality work (e.g., BAM-area cultural projects).
• TEN Arquitectos: Founding firm of Andrea Steele and Enrique Norten, from which ASA was spun out. Operates in the same architectural design space (cultural, civic, institutional, residential) with overlapping design philosophy and continued collaboration on shared projects.
• Studio Gang: Architecture and urban design practice with a portfolio of civic, cultural, and institutional buildings. Comparable to ASA in its human-centered design ethos and focus on community-rooted public architecture.
• Deborah Berke Partners: NYC architecture firm with strong cultural, educational, and high-end residential portfolios. Comparable to ASA in its civic-and-cultural niche and award-winning small-practice model.

Broad incumbents

• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): International architecture firm active in NYC with cultural, civic, and mixed-use projects. Competes with ASA in design competitions for civic and cultural buildings.
• Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF): Global architecture firm with major NYC mixed-use towers and civic projects. Competes with ASA on large-scale developer-led and mixed-use commissions in the NYC market.
• SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill): Global architecture and engineering firm with extensive civic, cultural, and government portfolios including GSA Design Excellence work (the same program under which ASA designed NASA Glenn). A larger incumbent competing for the same institutional commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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