What Studio One Eleven does

Studio One Eleven is an architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture firm founded in 2000 and headquartered in a 34,000-square-foot WELL Gold and LEED Platinum certified studio in downtown Long Beach, California. The firm specializes in adaptive reuse, urban infill, corridor and neighborhood revitalization, district vision plans, and affordable housing, with a stated philosophy of repairing and strengthening existing places rather than demolition and new construction. Its service portfolio spans architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, community engagement, master planning, peer review and advisory, and place making, serving municipal clients (notably the City of Long Beach), nonprofit affordable housing developers, private developers, and select enterprise customers such as Laserfiche. The practice operates through its Urban Lab, a community-facing studio that doubles as a programming venue hosting creative-in-residence programs, design events, and cultural partnerships.

The firm is led by founding partner Alan Pullman and partner Michael Bohn, with a leadership bench that includes principals and associate principals across landscape architecture, urban design, operations, and project management. Studio One Eleven generates revenue through project-based professional services engagements priced on scope, complexity, and scale, typically under multi-year contracts, and acquires work through direct relationships, RFP responses, industry recognition, awards, publications, and referrals. Marketing channels include a self-produced podcast ("We've Never Done This Before"), active presence in trade media (Fast Company, LA Times, Arch Daily, Architect Magazine, Metropolis), a robust awards program across AIA, ASLA, APA, USGBC, and international design bodies, community events, and speaking engagements. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external funding and operates as an independent partnership.

Strategic positioning centers on adaptive reuse and mission-driven public sector work, evidenced by flagship engagements including the Long Beach Airport renovation, the MLK + PCH development, the Downtown Shoreline Vision Plan with PlaceWorks, and a $2 billion masterplan role on the Fourth & Central development in partnership with Adjaye Associates. The firm has accumulated over 70 awards from 2013 through 2025, was featured at the Venice Architecture Biennale U.S. Pavilion, and maintains deep community ties through the DTLB Design District initiative, Urban Lab programming, and partnerships with the Downtown Long Beach Alliance, Poster Territory, CSULB, and various nonprofit organizations. Geographic reach is concentrated in Southern California (Long Beach, Los Angeles, Orange County) with select projects in Nevada.

Name

Studio One Eleven

Legal name

Studio One Eleven

Website

https://studio-111.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Studio One Eleven is an architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture firm founded in 2000 in Long Beach, California, specializing in adaptive reuse, affordable housing, and public realm revitalization for municipal, nonprofit, and private developer clients across Southern California.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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-service architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture services delivered through project-based engagements. Services include concept design through construction documentation, master planning, community engagement, and place making. Project types span affordable housing, mixed-use development, parks, adaptive reuse, and public realm improvements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Studio One Eleven is an architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture firm delivering full-service design from concept through construction documentation. The practice specializes in adaptive reuse, urban infill, corridor and neighborhood revitalization, district vision plans, affordable housing, mixed-use development, parks, plazas, and public realm improvements for public agencies, developers, and nonprofit clients.

Product overview

Studio One Eleven is an architecture and urban design firm offering integrated design services including Architecture + Urban Life, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Community Engagement, Master Planning and Visioning, Peer Review and Advisory Services, and Place Making + Place Keeping. The firm operates through its Urban Lab—a collaborative workspace that doubles as a testing ground for urban innovation—and hosts community programming including a Creative-in-Residence Program and the 'We've Never Done This Before' podcast. Project types span affordable and market rate housing, mixed-use development, parks, plazas, streetscapes, adaptive reuse, urban retail, and public realm improvements. The firm is not a software technology company and does not offer API-based products, SaaS platforms, or AI-powered tools.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services
• Urban Design
• Landscape Architecture
• Community Engagement
• Master Planning and Visioning
• Peer Review and Advisory Services
• Place Making + Place Keeping

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Berlin PackagingminorOthers · 4 June 2026Studio One Eleven hosted a design workshop at Berlin Packaging's PackConnect annual networking event in the Netherlands, demonstrating international collaboration and knowledge sharing in the packaging and design sectors.
• Adjaye AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Studio One Eleven partnered with Adjaye Associates on the $2 billion Fourth & Central development in Los Angeles Arts District. The project includes two buildings designed by Adjaye Associates with overall masterplan by Studio One Eleven. This is a flagship mega-project bringing together internationally renowned architecture with local urban design expertise.
• Poster TerritorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Poster Territory to host the US International Poster Biennial (USIPB) in Downtown Long Beach. Over 200 graphic design pieces from 7,000 submissions across 75 countries displayed in an open-air setting. Also collaborated on 10 Degrees Cooler public art installation at Long Beach Airport.
• DTLB Design District / Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio One Eleven spearheads the DTLB Design District initiative, partnering with DLBA to curate community events, arts programming, and the quarterly DTLB Art Walk. The partnership reactivates downtown spaces including the historic Acres of Books building.
• PlaceWorkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with PlaceWorks on the Downtown Shoreline Vision Plan for the City of Long Beach. A 300-acre transformative urban design initiative reimagining Long Beach's waterfront as 'Everyone's Shoreline' with focus on equitable development, public access, and environmental sustainability.
• Long Beach Community Design CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban Lab collaborator providing community design services and supporting the firm's commitment to local community engagement and design advocacy.
• People's Architecture OfficeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban Lab collaborator fostering discussions about city-making and cross-disciplinary design innovation.
• CSULB Institute for Innovation + EntrepreneurshipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with California State University Long Beach to support innovation and entrepreneurship through shared studio space and collaborative initiatives.
• Inkwell Long BeachminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in US International Poster Biennial and DTLB Design District activities, supporting arts programming in Downtown Long Beach.
• The Do Good Daniels Family FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio One Eleven teamed with DGDFF to design their non-profit headquarters within the MLK+PCH development ground floor. The foundation empowers at-risk youth and families through mentorship and life-skills education, creating intergenerational community connections.
• Able ARTS WorkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in 10 Degrees Cooler Hydration Creation Station project for Olympic Day, bringing art and design to community wellness initiatives.
• Nathan AmondsonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative collaborator on 10 Degrees Cooler Hydration Creation Station and other public art installations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm with deep urban design and master planning practices. Overlaps with Studio One Eleven on civic, urban design, and adaptive reuse commissions but competes from a substantially larger resource base and broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Torti Gallas + Partners: National architecture, planning, and urban design firm known for walkable, mixed-use, TOD-led urban infill and affordable housing. Directly comparable in combining urban design, master planning, and architecture for municipalities and mission-driven developers.
• KieranTimberlake: Research-driven architecture firm with deep expertise in sustainability, resilient design, and integrated urban projects. Similar award profile, public-facing mission, and emphasis on climate-positive design.
• Brooks + Scarpa: Los Angeles-based architecture firm with shared focus on affordable and supportive housing, sustainability, and adaptive reuse. Both firms operate in the Southern California civic/affordable-housing market and have overlapping client types (mission-driven nonprofits, municipalities).
• Mithun (Crosby Group): Integrated architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture studio with comparable sustainability credentials and a public-sector/civic portfolio. Comparable scope across architecture + urban design + landscape plus the same award-recognized adaptive reuse sensibility.
• RIOS: Los Angeles-based, multidisciplinary design firm working at the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and landscape. Same Southern California footprint, design-led brand, and overlapping civic/cultural client base.
• Handel Architects: Architecture practice with large urban mixed-use, multifamily residential, and adaptive reuse portfolio. Comparable project scale and typology mix, particularly in urban infill and multifamily on the West Coast.
• TCA Architecture + Planning: Architecture, planning, and urban design firm focused on housing, mixed-use, civic, and campus projects with strong public-sector practice in California. Directly comparable in scope and project types (affordable housing, adaptive reuse, civic work).
• Page & Turnbull: California-focused architecture and preservation practice specializing in adaptive reuse, historic preservation, and community-based urban revitalization. Closely aligned with Studio One Eleven's 'repair and strengthen existing places' philosophy and California project base.
• EYRC Architects: Los Angeles-based architecture firm with a portfolio spanning residential, cultural, and adaptive reuse projects. Same SoCal geography and overlap in adaptive reuse and residential/cultural project types.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles10 records

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