Dykeman

What Dykeman does

Dykeman, Inc. (operating as Dykeman Architects) is a privately held, multi-disciplinary design firm founded in 1967 and headquartered on the Everett, Washington waterfront. The firm delivers integrated architecture, interior design, and graphic design services across K-12 education, housing and mixed-use, commercial/financial, and community/municipal project types. Service offerings span the full project lifecycle from feasibility studies and programming through construction administration, including specialty practices in sustainable design (LEED, Living Building Challenge, 2030 Challenge compliance) and historic restoration.

The firm serves institutional and public-sector clients primarily across the Puget Sound region, with documented projects in at least 12 Washington cities. Named clients include Northshore, Bellingham, Lake Stevens, Snohomish, and Everett Public Schools; Peoples Bank; Snohomish County PUD; Everett Public Library; Housing Hope; and Pick-Quick. Notable award-winning work includes the LEED Platinum HopeWorks Station affordable housing development (co-developed with GGLO; ULI Americas Award 2022), the 2030 Challenge-compliant Valley View Middle School, and the multi-award Everett High School historic modernization.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees, with no publicly disclosed pricing. The firm is independently owned, with leadership shared among four principals (Trish Sherman, Michael Stevens, Tim Jewett, Zach Ham) and operates a multi-disciplinary staff across architecture, interiors, and graphic design disciplines. The firm is JUST 2.0 certified and emphasizes community-rooted, sustainability-forward practice, supported by long-term institutional client relationships and a regional reputation built over 57 years of continuous operation.

Name

Dykeman

Legal name

Dykeman, Inc.

Website

https://dykeman.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dykeman Architects is a multi-disciplinary architecture, interior design, and graphic design firm founded in 1967 in Everett, WA, serving K-12 schools, housing developers, financial institutions, and municipal clients across the Puget Sound region with a focus on sustainable and community-centered design.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior design services
• Sustainable building design
• K-12 educational design
• Historic building restoration

Headquarters

HQ city

Everett

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: Full-service architectural design for educational, commercial, financial, retail, hospitality, municipal, public, residential, faith-based, and historical renovation projects. Revenue generated through professional design fees, construction administration, and project management services.
2. Interior Design Services: Interior design services including space planning, programming, and environmental graphics integrated with architectural projects or as standalone engagements.
3. Graphic Design Services: Brand and graphic design, environmental graphics, signage and wayfinding services for commercial and institutional clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dykeman is a multi-disciplinary design firm providing integrated architectural, interior, and graphic design services for educational, commercial, financial, housing, hospitality, municipal, and community projects across the Puget Sound region. Services span new construction, renovation, modernization, historic restoration, programming, space planning, feasibility studies, 2D/3D rendering, construction administration, and brand/environmental graphics, with deep expertise in sustainable design (LEED, Living Building Challenge) and K-12 educational facility design.

Product overview

Dykeman is an architecture and design firm offering integrated services across three core studios: Architecture, Interiors, and Graphic Design. The firm's service portfolio includes architectural design, interior design, sustainable design, historic restoration, programming and space planning, feasibility studies, renovation and modernizations, construction administration, 2D and 3D rendering, brand and graphic design, environmental graphics, and signage and wayfinding. These services are delivered individually or in combination to serve K-12 education, housing, commercial, and community project types. The integrated approach allows these offerings to inform strategy and enhance client vision.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Comprehensive architectural design services including new construction, renovation, modernization, historic restoration, and construction administration for educational, commercial, financial, retail, and residential clients.
• Interior Design Interior design services focusing on creating functional and aesthetically designed interior spaces, including space planning, programming, and environmental graphics for education, commercial, and housing projects.
• Brand & Graphic Design Brand and graphic design services including environmental graphics, signage, and wayfinding systems that enhance architectural projects and create cohesive built environments for commercial and institutional clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• ULI 2022 Americas Awards for Excellence - Low-Carbon Development category
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GGLOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2019Collaboration with GGLO on HopeWorks Station project, a 65-unit affordable housing development that achieved ULI Americas Award for Excellence 2022 and LEED Platinum certification. Also collaborated on M Street mixed-use development (15-story, 220 apartments).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NAC Architecture: Mid-sized Pacific Northwest architecture firm with a dedicated K-12 education practice serving school districts across Washington and Oregon. Directly comparable in scale, region, and primary vertical focus.
• Integrus Architecture: Pacific Northwest architecture firm headquartered in Spokane with a strong K-12 education practice. Similar scale and overlapping client base across Washington school districts.
• GGLO: Seattle-based design firm with strong housing, mixed-use, and urban infill practices; already a confirmed Dykeman partner on HopeWorks Station. Comparable regional design firm with overlapping housing and community work.
• LPA Design Studios: Integrated architecture firm with deep sustainability credentials, including Living Building Challenge and net-zero expertise, similar to Dykeman's specialty areas but with a broader geographic footprint.
• Mithun: Seattle-based integrated architecture and planning firm with sustainability leadership and mixed-use/housing portfolio. Operates in the same regional market and competes for similar clients.
• Miller Hull Partnership: Pacific Northwest architecture firm with strong civic, educational, and sustainable design portfolio. Directly comparable regional design firm.
• Wight & Company: Midwest-based integrated design firm with a strong K-12 education practice, comparable to Dykeman in scale and primary vertical focus, but in a different region.
• BWR Public Architecture + Planning: Regional architecture firm focused on K-12 education and civic facilities in Washington and the Pacific Northwest; comparable size and primary segment to Dykeman.

Broad incumbents

• DLR Group: Large national AEC firm with a top-tier K-12 education practice. Competes for the same school district RFPs but at greater scale and across many geographies.
• CannonDesign: National integrated design practice with education and healthcare specialties. Comparable in offering integrated architecture and interiors but at significantly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dykemanarchitects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dykeman
• Instagraminstagram.com/dykeman_design

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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