What TECTA associates does

TECTA Associates (legal entity: Ahmad Mohazab Architects, Inc.) is a privately held, founder-owned full-service architecture and design firm headquartered in San Francisco, California, with a secondary office in Los Angeles. Founded in 1985 by Ahmad Mohazab, the firm has completed 5,684 projects over 40+ years of practice, operating across five industry verticals: Commercial, Healthcare, Residential, Retail, and Restaurants. The firm holds architectural licenses in 29 US states plus Guam and British Columbia, with Mohazab individually licensed in 36 states and certified as both a LEED Accredited Professional and an NCARB certificate holder.

The firm's service offering integrates architectural design, interior design, and project management under a single principal-led engagement model. Services span the full project lifecycle from site investigation, feasibility studies, and entitlements through functional and concept design, construction documents, permit coordination, and construction administration. The firm has developed particular capability in multi-site roll-outs for retail and restaurant brands, with named clients including Samsonite, Skechers, Victoria's Secret, MAC Cosmetics at Macy's Union Square, Oren's Hummus, Señor Sisig, Blondie's Pizza, and Flour Craft Bakery. A sub-brand, "Modular by TECTA," extends the practice into architect-led prefab residential design using panelized, modular, and flat-pack systems.

Revenue is generated on a per-engagement, fee-for-service professional services model with project-specific pricing determined by scope, complexity, and scale. Customer acquisition is driven by direct principal outreach, industry reputation, and a referral network built on repeat multi-site engagements. The firm is bootstrapped, with no external institutional or private equity investment, and operates independently with 11-50 employees. GTM motion is enterprise field sales led by senior architects, with marketing supplemented by the company's portfolio website, blog ("Concrete Thoughts and Abstract Ideas"), and active social channels including a TikTok presence.

Name

TECTA associates

Legal name

Ahmad Mohazab Architects, Inc.

Website

https://tecta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TECTA Associates is a full-service architecture, interior design, and project management firm founded in 1985, operating from San Francisco and Los Angeles. It serves commercial, healthcare, residential, retail, and restaurant clients, including global brands, via a principal-led, multi-state licensed practice.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior design services
• Commercial architecture
• Retail store design
• Restaurant design

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: TECTA generates revenue through fee-for-service architecture and design project engagements. Services include site investigation, feasibility studies, entitlements, functional design, concept design, prototype design, kitchen design, lighting design, roll-outs, construction documents, permit coordination, and construction administration. Projects are billed on a per-engagement basis with fees determined by project scope, complexity, and size.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TECTA Associates is a full-service architecture and design firm that provides architectural design, interior design, and project management services under an integrated, principal-led model. The firm delivers projects across the full lifecycle from site investigation, feasibility studies, and entitlements through concept design, construction documents, permit coordination, and construction administration. Services are organized across five industry verticals: Commercial, Healthcare, Residential, Retail, and Restaurants, with a Modular by TECTA sub-brand offering architect-led modular home design.

Product overview

TECTA Associates is a full-service architecture and design firm offering a unified service model that integrates architectural design, interior design, and project management across a portfolio of industry-specific verticals. The core offerings include Architectural Design Services covering the full project lifecycle from site investigation through construction administration, Interior Design Services including specialized kitchen and lighting design, and Project Management. The company operates a sub-brand called 'Modular by TECTA' which provides architect-led modular home design. Services are delivered across five industry verticals: Commercial Architecture, Healthcare Architecture, Residential Architecture, Retail Architecture, and Restaurant Architecture. The firm is distinguished by its principal-led approach and expertise in entitlements, entitlements navigation, and multi-site roll-outs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design covering site investigation, feasibility studies, entitlements, functional design, concept design, prototype design, construction documents, permit coordination, and construction administration for commercial, healthcare, residential, retail, and restaurant clients.
• Interior Design Services Interior design services including kitchen design, lighting design, and roll-outs for multi-site expansions, integrated with architectural design and project management.
• Project Management Comprehensive project management services overseeing projects from concept through completion, ensuring on-time delivery and quality execution across architectural and interior design engagements.
• Modular by TECTA Architect-led modular home design service that guides clients through a 4-phase process (feasibility, concept design, fabrication-ready package, and turnkey delivery) using smart prefab systems including panelized, modular, and flat-pack options.
• Commercial Architecture Commercial space design and tenant improvement services including office buildings, retail spaces, and mixed-use developments for commercial property owners and developers.
• Healthcare Architecture Healthcare facility design including hospitals, medical offices, and rehabilitation centers with emphasis on safety, compliance, technology integration, and adaptive layouts.
• Residential Architecture Residential design services including single-family homes, multi-family developments, remodels, additions, and ADUs with focus on livability, sustainability, and smart home integration.
• Retail Architecture Retail space design including flagship stores, multi-site roll-outs, and mall locations with brand-focused immersive designs and adaptive layouts.
• Restaurant Architecture Restaurant and food service design including kitchen planning, dining area design, and brand identity integration for quick-service and fine dining establishments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,684 projects completed across 40+ years of practice
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered notable.

• Back of the House Restaurant GroupnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerTECTA collaborated with the Back of the House design team to bring Flores (part of the group's portfolio) to life in Emeryville, contributing to the brand's expansion across the Bay Area. The project involved co-developing the restaurant's culturally rich dining destination design within the Bay Street shopping center.
• NY LifenotableOthersNY Life engaged TECTA to evaluate post-pandemic vacant space at Drake's Landing office park near Larkspur Landing Ferry. The engagement evolved into a broader reimagining of the Drake's Landing master plan, blending retail, community, and tenant amenity spaces.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF): Global architecture firm focused on commercial, mixed-use, and tall building design. Comparable as a design-led architecture practice serving commercial real estate clients, though more specialized in large-scale commercial towers than retail/restaurant work.
• SmithGroup: Integrated architecture, engineering, and planning firm with strong healthcare, workplace, and higher education practices. Comparable in delivering full-service design across healthcare and commercial verticals with a principal-led engagement model.
• Perkins&Will: International architecture and design firm with deep healthcare, education, commercial, and science & technology practices. Directly comparable for healthcare architecture and large commercial tenant improvements, with similar full-service integrated design offerings.
• HOK: Global design, architecture, engineering, and planning firm with healthcare, commercial, retail, and hospitality practices. Comparable to TECTA's multi-vertical full-service model, especially in healthcare architecture and commercial office design, though with global scale.
• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with extensive retail, commercial, hospitality, and workplace practices. Directly comparable as a full-service architecture and interior design firm serving enterprise clients across multiple verticals, but at vastly larger scale (thousands of employees, 50+ offices).
• NBBJ: Architecture and design firm with strong healthcare, commercial, and workplace practices. Comparable in delivering principal-led full-service design across healthcare and commercial verticals, and directly competes for similar tech tenant improvement engagements.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Iconic global architecture, engineering, and urban planning firm. Comparable as a full-service architecture practice with deep technical capabilities, though operating at significantly larger scale and focused more on large-scale commercial and civic projects than retail/restaurant roll-outs.

Direct peers

• Ware Malcomb: Commercial architecture, planning, and interior design firm with strong retail, restaurant, and office practices. Highly comparable to TECTA in multi-vertical service mix and enterprise roll-out focus, including commercial tenant improvements and retail brand environments at a similar mid-sized scale.
• National店铺设计 firms (e.g., FRCH): Retail-focused architecture and design firm serving major retail and restaurant brands. Highly comparable to TECTA's retail architecture vertical, including work for brand environments, flagship stores, and multi-site roll-outs for enterprise retail clients.
• MG2 Corporation: Architecture, interior design, and planning firm with significant retail, restaurant, and commercial practices. Comparable to TECTA in serving enterprise retail and restaurant clients with multi-site roll-out capability and integrated architecture/interior design services.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tecta
• Facebookfacebook.com/TECTA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tecta-associates
• Instagraminstagram.com/tecta.sf.la
• TikToktiktok.com/@tecta.architects

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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