What SPS+ Architects does

SPS+ Architects is a full-service architecture and interior design firm headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona with a secondary office in Tucson, founded in 1960 by Wendall Rossman. The firm delivers comprehensive professional services across the project lifecycle, including programming, master planning, schematic design, construction documentation, construction administration, interior design, LEED consulting, value engineering, life cycle cost analysis, solar PV design, historic preservation, and stakeholder facilitation. Core technology centers on Building Information Modeling using REVIT, supplemented by 3D laser scanning and Virtual Reality visualization integrated with BIM that allows clients to experience designs prior to construction via smartphone-accessible QR-code renderings. The firm holds a patent on the Ensphere Connector, a structural technology developed for the Northern Arizona University Walkup Skydome enabling long-span laminated beam assembly at ground level.

The firm serves institutional clients primarily in the Southwest United States. Its six market sectors are K-12 Education, Higher Education, Native American/Tribal, Multi-Family Residential, Commercial and Retail, and Civic/Municipal (including Performing Arts). Customer concentration is heaviest in Arizona public school districts, community colleges and universities (Maricopa County Community College District, ASU, NAU, Yavapai, Northland Pioneer), tribal nations (Ak-Chin Indian Community, San Carlos Apache Tribe, Native American Connections), affordable housing nonprofits, and municipal entities (City of Chandler). GTM is direct enterprise field sales: engagements begin with stakeholder facilitation and programming phases, and repeat engagements spanning decades are common. Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees.

Notable individuals include Managing Partner Mark Davenport, Partner Richard Begay (a recognized authority on Native American architectural design), COO Josh Bratcher, Director of Construction Administration John Moore, Studio Directors Brent Heaton, Ricky Enriquez, and Jeremy Bloomer, K-12 Director Morgan Ellig, Client Liaison and former school superintendent Scott Moellenberndt, and Business Development Associate Rob Bass. Office functions include a Scottsdale headquarters at 8681 E Via de Negocio and a Tucson office at 219 N. 3rd Ave Suite 111.

Name

SPS+ Architects

Legal name

SPS+ Architects

Website

https://spsplusarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SPS+ Architects is a full-service architecture and interior design firm headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, founded in 1960. It serves institutional clients — primarily K-12 districts, higher education institutions, Native American tribal communities, and affordable housing developers — across the Southwest United States using BIM, 3D scanning, and VR visualization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Multi-Family Residential Construction (Apartments, Condos, Townhomes) (IMAFABAB)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Educational facility design
• Interior design services
• Building information modeling
• Tribal community architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Full architectural services including programming, master planning, site planning, design, construction documentation, and construction administration. Revenue is generated through professional service fees for design projects, typically billed on a project-by-project basis for institutional clients including school districts, colleges, tribal communities, and commercial developers.
2. Interior Design Services: Interior design team provides material palette selection, furniture specification, and interior space design services as part of comprehensive project delivery, working alongside the architectural team.
3. Specialized Consulting Services: Additional services including LEED design, life cycle cost analysis, value engineering, acoustical studies, energy auditing, historic preservation, and roofing assessments billed as part of project scope or standalone consulting engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SPS+ Architects provides full architectural and interior design services spanning the entire project lifecycle, from stakeholder facilitation and programming through master planning, design, construction documentation, and construction administration. The firm serves institutional clients including K-12 school districts, higher education institutions, Native American tribal communities, municipal governments, multi-family/affordable housing developers, and commercial organizations, with BIM and VR visualization tools supporting pre-construction client review.

Product overview

SPS+ Architects is a full-service architecture and interior design firm offering a unified suite of professional services rather than a modular software product. The core offerings include Full Architectural Services, Interior Design, and 3D Visualization (BIM using REVIT and VR technology). Specialty services span LEED Design, Life Cycle Cost Analysis, Value Engineering, Cultural Facilitation, Master Planning, Solar Photo-Voltaic Design, and Historic Preservation. The firm operates across six distinct market sectors: K-12 Education, Higher Education, Native American/Tribal, Commercial & Retail, Multi-Family Residential, and Legacy/Historic projects. The service offerings are integrated and delivered as professional consulting rather than packaged software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full Architectural Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Chandler Center for the Arts completed at $9.5 million with 61,000 SF featuring innovative turntable divisible auditorium
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• DLR Group: National architecture and engineering firm with a strong K-12, higher education, civic, and multi-family portfolio and active Southwest presence. DLR is a directly comparable peer because it competes with SPS+ for the same institutional and education clients in Arizona and the broader Southwest.
• SmithGroup: Large design firm with major practices in K-12/higher education, civic, and cultural facilities. SmithGroup competes for the same institutional education and civic clients as SPS+ and serves as a benchmark for how a design firm of comparable specialization can scale nationally.
• TMP Architecture: Education-focused architecture firm with a strong K-12 practice and similar school-district engagement model. TMP is comparable because it competes head-to-head with SPS+ for school-district bond work and has built its brand around education specialization similar to SPS+'s K-12 vertical.
• Cuningham Group: Architecture firm with strong education, civic, and community-focused practices including cultural and recreation projects. Cuningham is comparable to SPS+ in the breadth of its institutional and civic portfolio and its integrated interior design offerings.
• Shepley Bulfinch: Architecture firm with strong higher education, K-12, and civic practices and a relationship-driven business model. Shepley Bulfinch directly compares on institutional client engagement style and education specialization.
• Lake|Flato Architects: Design firm with strong civic, educational, and community-oriented portfolio and a values-driven culture similar to SPS+. Comparable on culture, community-engagement design approach, and mixed institutional practice.

Broad incumbents

• HKS, Inc. Large national architecture practice with significant K-12, higher education, and civic market presence. HKS represents the larger incumbent competitor for major institutional programs where SPS+ may need to partner, sub-consult, or where SPS+ is challenged on scale.
• Corgan: Large national architecture firm with significant K-12, higher education, and civic practices. Corgan is comparable as a larger incumbent that may compete with SPS+ for marquee institutional projects while offering a broader service portfolio.

Regional players

• Orcutt | Winslow: Phoenix-based architecture firm with significant K-12, civic, and higher education presence in Arizona. Direct Southwest regional peer competing for many of the same Arizona school-district and public-sector commissions SPS+ targets.
• BWS Architects: Arizona-based architecture firm focused on K-12 and public-sector work. BWS is a comparable regional competitor for school-district and civic work across the same Arizona geography as SPS+.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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