Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects

What Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects does

Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects (EYRC) is a privately held, partner-owned architecture firm founded in 1979 in Los Angeles by Steven Ehrlich, and reorganized under its current name in 2015 to reflect the contributions of partners Takashi Yanai, Patricia Rhee, and Mathew Chaney. The firm delivers a full-service architectural practice spanning new construction, renovation, adaptive reuse, master planning, feasibility studies, programming, interior design, and sustainable (LEED) design, organized into specialized studios covering residential, commercial/institutional, and housing. Project types range from custom single-family houses to federal courthouses, university campuses, mixed-use developments, and creative office campuses; the firm has delivered notable institutional work including the John M. Roll U.S. Courthouse (GSA), the UC San Diego Theatre District and Ridge Walk North Living and Learning Neighborhoods, the Otis College Goldsmith Campus Expansion, DreamWorks SKG Animation Studios, and the Culver Steps and Ivy Station mixed-use developments.

EYRC generates revenue through professional design fees on commissioned projects, with pricing quoted per-project based on scope, complexity, and scale. The go-to-market is direct enterprise engagement: the firm wins work through competitive RFQs, RFPs, design competitions, and long-term client relationships with government agencies, universities, and private developers. The firm is led by six equity partners (Ehrlich, Yanai, Rhee, Chaney, Richardson, Garrett) supported by two principals, a Director of Housing, associates, and architects, with operations across two studios in Los Angeles (Washington Blvd, HQ) and San Francisco (SOMA, opened 2016). The practice has earned the 2015 AIA National Firm Award, twelve national AIA awards, and more than 200 total awards, and is currently expanding its multi-family and modular housing line alongside its established institutional and custom-residential practices.

Name

Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects

Legal name

Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects

Website

https://eyrc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects (EYRC) is a partner-owned architecture firm founded in 1979, providing full-service architectural, interior, master planning, and sustainable design for institutional, commercial, residential, and civic projects from studios in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Master planning services
• Interior design services
• Sustainable architecture design
• Adaptive reuse renovation

Headquarters

HQ city

Culver City

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, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional fees from architectural services including new construction, renovation, adaptive reuse, and interior design. Revenue generated through design fees on commissioned projects ranging from custom residences to large institutional buildings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects (EYRC) is a full-service architectural practice delivering architecture, master planning, interior design, feasibility studies, adaptive reuse, renovation, and sustainable design services. Projects range from custom residences to large institutional buildings including federal courthouses, university campuses, mixed-use developments, and civic facilities, delivered through specialized studios for residential, commercial/institutional, and housing work.

Product overview

Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects (EYRC) is a full-service architectural practice offering a unified portfolio of design services rather than discrete software products. The core offerings include Architecture, Programming, Master Planning, Feasibility Studies, Interiors, Adaptive Re-Use, Renovation, and Sustainable Design. These services are delivered through specialized studios: the Residential Studio (led by Takashi Yanai), Commercial and Institutional Studios (led by Mathew Chaney and Patricia Rhee), and the Housing Studio (led by Derek Leavitt). The firm serves diverse project types spanning houses, educational facilities, cultural/civic buildings, commercial spaces, workplace environments, multi-family housing, research/technology facilities, and hospitality projects.

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Products and services

• Architecture Services
• Programming
• Master Planning
• Feasibility Studies
• Interiors
• Adaptive Re-Use
• Renovation
• Sustainable Design
• Residential Studio
• Commercial and Institutional Studios
• Housing Studio

Quantifiable outcome

• Third LEED Platinum project achieved at Otis College Goldsmith Campus Expansion
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Frederick Fisher & Partners ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership (Ehrlich|Fisher) for the Otis College Goldsmith Campus Expansion - 96,200 sf LEED Platinum project; both firms contributed to design excellence recognized with multiple awards
• Sundt ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign-Build partner for John M. Roll U.S. Courthouse in Yuma, Arizona; received multiple DBIA awards including National Award of Merit; $500 million project delivered on time and budget
• LedcormajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign-Build partner for Stoneview Nature Center - 4,000 sf public facility transforming 5-acre brownfield site; project received multiple DBIA and AIA awards
• Fallen FruitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivic artist collaboration for Stoneview Nature Center project; contributed public art elements to the community facility
• AHBE Landscape ArchitectsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architect partner for Stoneview Nature Center and Otis College Campus Expansion; created themed gardens and outdoor spaces
• Hensel PhelpscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign-Build partner for UC San Diego Ridge Walk North Living and Learning Neighborhood project ($536 million); major institutional project
• HMC GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign-Build team member with Hensel Phelps + EYRC for UC San Diego Ridge Walk North Living and Learning Neighborhood
• Hackman Capital PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDeveloper and client for The Culver Steps project (115,000 sf mixed-use in Culver City); long-term relationship with multiple projects
• Lowe EnterprisescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDeveloper client for Ivy Station - 250,000 sf transit-oriented development along Metro Expo Line in Culver City
• KFA ArchitectsmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExecutive architect partner for Ivy Station Creative Office Building; collaborated on large-scale mixed-use project
• GenslermajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExecutive architect partner for DreamWorks SKG Animation Studios campus (13-acre Glendale project)
• SSV PropertiesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDeveloper client for 800 Apollo and 2175 Park Place creative office renovation projects; fetched highest rent per sf in South Bay
• New Urban WestmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDeveloper client for 1301 Colorado adaptive re-use project in Santa Monica; celebrated Expo Line reaching the ocean with public art event

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Olson Kundig: Seattle-based, award-winning architecture firm with strong residential and institutional portfolio comparable to EYRC's range from custom houses to courthouses; similar multi-Award-winning reputation.
• Morphosis Architects: Los Angeles-based architecture firm led by Thom Mayne (Pritzker Prize winner) with cultural, educational, and institutional portfolio directly comparable to EYRC's Southern California practice.
• Studio Gang: Chicago-based architecture and urban design practice with cultural, civic, and educational projects; comparable in design philosophy and award recognition trajectory to EYRC.
• RIOS: Los Angeles-based multidisciplinary design firm with landscape, architecture, and urban design work; directly comparable to EYRC's California-based, design-led practice with cultural-civic emphasis.
• Frederick Fisher & Partners: Los Angeles-based architecture firm with similar cultural-civic and educational portfolio; joint venture partner with EYRC on the LEED Platinum Otis College Goldsmith Campus Expansion, indicating directly comparable practice areas and project scale.
• Marmol Radziner: California-based architecture and design-build firm known for modernist custom residences and commercial projects; directly comparable to EYRC's residential studio and California Modernism design philosophy.
• Handel Architects: San Francisco and New York-based architecture firm with significant multi-family and institutional work; comparable to EYRC's housing studio expansion and commercial/institutional portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF): Global architecture firm with large-scale commercial, mixed-use, and institutional portfolio; competes for mixed-use and developer-led projects like those EYRC has delivered at Ivy Station and Culver Steps.
• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with broad workplace, commercial, and institutional practice; serves as executive architect partner on EYRC's DreamWorks campus and competes for the same large institutional clients at vastly greater scale.
• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with extensive institutional, civic, and commercial practice; comparable as a broader incumbent competing for federal courthouse, university, and corporate campus commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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