BRPH

What BRPH does

BRPH is a privately held, 100% employee-owned (ESOP since 1990) architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firm headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, with 251–500 employees across 12 U.S. offices. Founded in 1964 by three engineers and an architect to support NASA's Apollo program, the firm operates four integrated business lines: Architecture & Engineering, Construction Services, Mission Solutions (strategic consulting for defense and aerospace clients, formed 2020), and the ThirdSpace™ multidisciplinary creative collective. Its go-to-market is project-based, direct enterprise engagement with mission-driven clients in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, education, entertainment, hospitality, and commercial markets.

The firm's core technical capabilities span civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering; interior design; preconstruction; specialty services such as Ground Support Equipment design and process piping; and a "Design Through Discovery" human-centered design methodology. BRPH employs advanced visualization, BIM modeling, generative design, 3D scanning, VR/AR, and machine learning tools to support technically complex facility design. The firm has delivered iconic projects including Boeing's 787 Dreamliner Final Assembly Building and Charleston Fuselage Integration Facility, NASA Launch Complex 39A/B and Vehicle Assembly Building modifications, Universal Studios attractions, the 2005 world's-largest cleanroom by volume, and U.S. Southern Command Headquarters for USACE.

BRPH generates revenue through professional services fees on multi-year contracts, with pricing determined per-project based on scope, complexity, facility type, and client requirements. The firm markets primarily through industry reputation, thought leadership content (Form + Function blog), industry events and conferences, and targeted business development led by vertical Business Unit Leaders. Recent strategic emphasis is on geographic expansion (2026 Denver office), scaling the Aerospace and Manufacturing & Industrial verticals, and building out the Mission Solutions and ThirdSpace™ service lines.

Name

BRPH

Legal name

BRPH Architects Engineers, Inc.

Website

https://brph.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

BRPH is an employee-owned architecture, engineering, and construction firm delivering integrated facility design, construction, and mission solutions for mission-driven clients in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, education, entertainment, and hospitality markets across 12 U.S. offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture, Engineering and Construction Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Architectural Services (541310), Engineering Services (54133), Interior Design Services (541410)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Architecture engineering services
• Aerospace facility design
• Mission solutions consulting
• Integrated design-build
• Defense infrastructure design

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

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 Engineering Services: Full-service architecture and engineering including structural, mechanical, electrical, civil engineering, interior design, and specialty engineering services for complex projects.
2. Construction Services: Integrated design-build approach offering planning, design, procurement, preconstruction and construction services for projects. Provides holistic turn-key solutions with single point of service.
3. Mission Solutions: Strategic consulting and program management services for defense agencies, prime contractors, and aerospace companies extending beyond traditional facilities work.
4. Preconstruction Services: Budgeting and conceptual estimating, value engineering, site selection, and RFQ/RFP preparation assistance before project commencement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BRPH is an integrated architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firm that plans, designs and constructs technically complex facilities for mission-driven clients. Its service portfolio spans architecture, structural/mechanical/electrical/civil engineering, interior design, in-house construction services, preconstruction and the Mission Solutions strategic consulting practice covering space, nuclear, air, cyberspace and communications/information systems domains.

Product overview

BRPH is a technically focused, creative architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firm that provides integrated services rather than a unified software product. The company operates four core service areas: Architecture & Engineering (full-service A/E design across multiple disciplines), Construction Services (in-house construction with integrated delivery model), Mission Solutions (strategic consulting for defense and aerospace), and ThirdSpace™ (a multidisciplinary creative collective for design and branding). These services are offered as standalone capabilities or in combination, serving mission-driven clients in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, education, entertainment, hospitality, and commercial markets. Specialized offerings include Ground Support Equipment design, Process Piping, Preconstruction Services, and Design Thinking methodology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ThirdSpace™: A multidisciplinary creative collective offering global-caliber design services including architecture, interior design, master planning, branding and creative, multi-discipline engineering, preconstruction services, and cost estimating.

Products and services

• Architecture & Engineering
• Construction Services
• Mission Solutions
• ThirdSpace
• Preconstruction Services
• Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Design
• Process Piping Design
• Design Thinking (Design Through Discovery)

Quantifiable outcome

• Exceeded 200 employees nationwide as of 2014 with continued growth
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• HITT ContractingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 7 November 2025HITT Contracting partnered with BE&K Building Group as a joint venture to manage construction for Boeing's South Carolina 787 Dreamliner production facility expansion. The project involves over $1 billion investment and will create more than 1,000 new jobs.
• BE&K Building GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 7 November 2025BE&K Building Group partnered with HITT Contracting as a joint venture to manage construction for Boeing's South Carolina 787 Dreamliner production facility expansion. The project involves over $1 billion investment and will create more than 1,000 new jobs.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kimley-Horn: 100% employee-owned planning, engineering, and design firm specializing in technically complex projects across aviation, federal, and mission-critical markets. Comparable in ESOP ownership model, project-based professional services revenue mix, and specialization in regulated/high-complexity sectors.
• GHAFARI Associates: Privately-held architecture, engineering, and design firm with deep aviation/aerospace manufacturing facility expertise (Boeing, Airbus tier-1 suppliers). Comparable in scale, aerospace manufacturing focus, and integrated A/E delivery model; closely competitive on Boeing projects.
• Page (now Page Southerland Page): Mid-size employee-influenced architecture and engineering firm with strong federal, aerospace, and mission-critical practices. Comparable in size, ESOP-like ownership culture, and federal/aerospace client base.
• Burns & McDonnell: Employee-owned (ESOP since 1986) engineering, architecture, and construction firm with deep aerospace, defense, and mission-critical facility practices. Closest structural twin to BRPH: ESOP culture, technical complexity focus, multi-office U.S. footprint, and similar blue-chip aerospace/defense/government client roster.

Broad incumbents

• HDR Inc. 100% employee-owned (ESOP) architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with federal and aerospace/defense practices. Comparable ESOP ownership and integrated services delivery; broader transportation and healthcare exposure.
• AECOM: Global publicly-traded infrastructure consulting firm with a major aerospace/defense and federal services practice and integrated design-build delivery. Overlaps with BRPH on large aerospace facility design and federal mission work but operates at vastly larger scale with diversified transportation, water, and environmental exposure.
• Bechtel Corporation: Privately-held global EPC and project management giant with deep aerospace launch infrastructure and defense facilities expertise. Overlaps with BRPH on launch complex and mission-critical infrastructure work but operates at vastly larger scale on multi-billion-dollar programs.
• Stantec: Global publicly-traded architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firm with buildings and aerospace-adjacent industrial practices. Competes for similar commercial aerospace, manufacturing, and education projects through design and PM services, but at much larger scale and broader end-market diversification.
• HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum): Global architecture and engineering firm with aviation, education, science, and entertainment sector specialty. Overlaps with BRPH on theme park attractions, education facilities, and corporate aviation; complements ThirdSpace on high-design commercial commissions.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global professional services firm with deep federal/aerospace and Mission Solutions-equivalent critical mission solutions practice. Directly comparable to BRPH's Mission Solutions strategic consulting for DoD, NASA, and primes; much larger scale and broader non-AEC exposure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/teambrph
• Xx.com/brph_aec
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brph

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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