What ODA does

ODA is a New York-based architecture, interior, and landscape design firm founded in 2007 by Eran Chen, AIA, with a headcount in the 11–50 range. It operates a multidisciplinary practice across Architecture (57 projects), Interiors (29), Landscape (20), and Urban Design (6), serving real-estate developers, luxury hospitality brands, and select government/urban-planning bodies in the U.S., Western Europe, South America, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Its specialty verticals are adaptive reuse of existing and heritage buildings, vertical urban living, and mixed-use developments combining hospitality, retail, and residential programs.

ODA generates revenue through project-based professional services fees, typically structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed design fees negotiated per project; pricing is not publicly disclosed. It goes to market via a sales-led motion that combines direct business development with named developers (Extell, Dependable Equities, OMNAM, Adam America), branded hospitality operators (Four Seasons, Kimpton), and a steady flow of work sourced through architectural competitions, industry awards (WAN, ABB LEAF, WAF, Architizer A+, SARA), and editorial coverage in outlets such as Fast Company, Architectural Record, and Architizer. Marquee projects include Post Rotterdam (an 850,000 SF adaptive-reuse of a 1916 historic post office with Kimpton hotel), Four Seasons Resort and Private Residences at Deer Valley (with Extell), 633 SE 3rd Avenue (47-story, 830-unit tower in Fort Lauderdale), Galerie in Long Island City, and the speculative urban-regeneration concept 'Beyond the Street.'

ODA is a privately held, founder-owned firm (legal name ODA Architecture, headquartered at 99 Hudson Street, Tribeca, New York) with no disclosed external funding, parent entity, subsidiaries, or M&A history. It has no patents, no AI/ML capability disclosures, no API or SDK offering, and no app product; technology and differentiation are concentrated in studio talent (Cooper Union, Pratt, Columbia, Harvard GSD alumni and senior hires from Grimshaw, Perkins Eastman, Morris Adjmi, MVVA, AECOM) and brand reputation highlighted by Fast Company's 2025 World's Most Innovative Companies listing.

Name

ODA

Legal name

ODA Architecture

Website

https://oda-architecture.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ODA is a New York-based architecture, interior, and landscape design firm founded in 2007, serving real-estate developers, luxury hospitality operators, and urban-planning bodies across the U.S., Europe, South America, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific through adaptive-reuse, vertical-living, and mixed-use projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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. Architectural Design Services: ODA generates revenue through architectural design fees for residential, commercial, hospitality, and mixed-use projects. Revenue is project-based, typically charging percentage of construction cost or fixed fees for design services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ODA is an architecture, interiors, and landscape design firm providing full-service architectural design for residential, commercial, hospitality, cultural, and mixed-use building projects globally. The firm delivers four integrated disciplines: architecture (57 projects), interiors (29 projects), landscape (20 projects), and urban design (6 projects), with a specialty in adaptive reuse of existing structures and vertical urban living solutions for developers, hotel brands, and property owners.

Product overview

ODA is an architecture, interiors, and landscape design firm founded in 2007 by Eran Chen, based in New York with global reach. The firm offers a comprehensive portfolio of design services across four core disciplines: Architecture Design Services (spanning residential, commercial, hospitality, cultural, and mixed-use projects), Interior Design Services (for residential, hospitality, and commercial spaces including high-end private residences and hotels), Landscape Architecture Services (integrated into building and urban projects), and Urban Design Services (including master planning, adaptive reuse concepts, and urban regeneration strategies). Notable projects include Post Rotterdam (adaptive reuse of a historic post office into mixed-use with hotel), Beyond the Street (urban renewal concept for NYC), 633 SE 3rd Avenue (47-story residential tower in Fort Lauderdale), United Nations Plaza Penthouse (luxury two-story sky villa), and Galerie (11-story residential with art amenities). The firm has been recognized by Fast Company as one of the World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Design Services Full-service architectural design spanning residential, commercial, hospitality, cultural, and mixed-use building projects across global markets.
• Interior Design Services Interior design services for residential, hospitality, and commercial spaces, including high-end private residences, hotel interiors, and multi-family residential projects.
• Landscape Architecture Services Landscape design integrated into building and urban projects, including courtyards, public spaces, waterfront designs, and green amenity areas.
• Urban Design Services Urban planning and master planning services including adaptive reuse concepts, urban regeneration strategies, and public realm enhancement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Transformed parking garage into mixed-use office building in Buenos Aires with planted walkways connecting to nearby park
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Braaksma & Roos ArchitectencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServing as Monument Architect of Record, Restoration Architect, and Heritage Supervisor for Post Rotterdam project. Deep collaboration on heritage restoration and adaptive reuse of historic 1916 post office building.
• abtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTower Architect of Record for Post Rotterdam project, providing acoustical engineering and Fire Life Safety design services.
• Kimpton Hotels & RestaurantscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive-star hotel operator for Post Rotterdam project, operating the upper floors of the restored historic building as a Kimpton boutique hotel.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• OMA: Internationally renowned architecture and urban design practice with deep adaptive reuse and mixed-use expertise. Overlaps with ODA's adaptive reuse and urban design practice but operates at materially larger scale.
• Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF): Large, established NYC-based architecture firm with deep mixed-use, hospitality, and tall-building portfolios. Overlaps with ODA on developer commissions but operates at meaningfully greater scale.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Global architecture, engineering, and urban planning incumbent with very large project capacity. Competes with ODA for marquee developer and institutional commissions but offers a much broader portfolio and bench.

Direct peers

• Snøhetta: Multi-disciplinary design practice combining architecture, landscape, interiors, and urban design with a strong adaptive reuse and public-space portfolio. Closely matches ODA's integrated four-discipline model and award-winning profile.
• Heatherwick Studio: Design-led architecture and urban design studio with a comparable emphasis on adaptive reuse, public space, and innovation-driven commissions. Competes for similar high-profile, brand-driven projects.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Globally recognized architecture firm with strong adaptive reuse, mixed-use, and urban innovation credentials. Comparable in profile, scale trajectory, and developer-client orientation to ODA.
• SHoP Architects: NYC-based multi-disciplinary architecture firm with a comparable focus on mixed-use, large-scale residential, and innovative urban projects. Directly competes with ODA for similar developer and institutional clients in the New York and global markets.
• Studio Gang: Architecture practice with deep integration of landscape and ecological design, focused on urban mixed-use and adaptive reuse. Comparable to ODA in combining architecture, landscape, and urban disciplines for developer clients.
• MAD Architects: Global architecture practice with an innovation-forward brand and comparable developer-client orientation across mixed-use and luxury residential segments. Similar scale and trajectory to ODA.
• Morris Adjmi Architects: NYC-based architecture and interiors firm of comparable size with strong multifamily residential and adaptive reuse portfolios. ODA team alumni have moved between the firms, evidencing direct competition for talent and projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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