What Lavallee Brensinger Architects does

Lavallee Brensinger Architects is a privately held architectural, planning, and interior design firm founded in 1976 by Don Lavallee and headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, with additional offices in Boston, Massachusetts (opened 2011) and Portland, Maine (opened 2015). The firm employs approximately 70 design and management professionals organized into seven specialized studios: Healthcare, Higher Education, K-12 Education, Senior Living, Civic + Cultural | Municipal, Science + Technology, and Workplace. Its client base is concentrated in institutional, healthcare, government, and commercial end markets across the New England region and includes Cambridge Health Alliance, Reliant Medical Group, University of New Hampshire, IDEXX Laboratories, Atrium Medical Corporation, Kendal at Hanover, and St. Mary's Bank. Notable engagements include the 750,000 SF IDEXX LEED Gold headquarters campus and multi-site ambulatory care rollouts for Reliant Medical Group.

The firm delivers services through standard architectural technology stacks: Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Revit for design documentation and Enscape for real-time 3D visualization and virtual walk-throughs used in client engagement. Healthcare and senior living practices are differentiated by Evidence-Based Design (EDAC) accreditation, therapeutic environment programming, and behavioral health subspecialty capabilities including psychiatric in-patient units. The firm has demonstrated sustainable design execution through LEED Gold certification on the IDEXX Synergy Center and targeted LEED Silver/Gold on other major projects. The firm does not disclose use of proprietary AI or machine learning systems.

The business model is professional services fee-based, quote-driven, project-based revenue with no subscription or recurring contract structures publicly disclosed. Projects are secured through direct enterprise engagement, RFP responses, referrals, and long-term client relationships. Marketing channels include thought-leadership content, AIA New England awards pursuit (notably five consecutive Emerging Professional Friendly Firm recognitions, 2021–2025), industry conferences, community involvement, and a newsletter. Geographic scope is regional (New England); the firm has not expanded outside the Northeast since the 2015 Portland office opening, and there are no disclosed funding events, acquisitions, or external investment.

Name

Lavallee Brensinger Architects

Legal name

Lavallee Brensinger Architects

Website

https://lbpa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Lavallee Brensinger Architects is a privately held New England architectural, planning, and interior design firm founded in 1976, employing approximately 70 professionals across Manchester, NH; Boston, MA; and Portland, ME, serving healthcare, education, senior living, civic, science, and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Healthcare facility design
• Senior living design
• Educational facility planning
• Interior design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Full-service architectural design including programming, space planning, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration for institutional and commercial projects.
2. Interior Design Services: Interior design services including finish material selection, color consultation, wayfinding, and acoustics for healthcare, senior living, and commercial interiors.
3. Planning and Programming: Strategic facility planning, master planning, and needs assessment services for healthcare systems, educational institutions, and senior living providers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lavallee Brensinger Architects provides full-service architectural, planning, and interior design services to institutional, healthcare, education, senior living, civic, and commercial clients throughout the New England region. The firm operates through seven specialized studios (Healthcare, Higher Education, K-12 Education, Senior Living, Civic + Cultural | Municipal, Science + Technology, and Workplace) and applies evidence-based design principles to deliver programming, master planning, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration.

Product overview

Lavallee Brensinger Architects is an architectural, planning, and interior design firm offering services through seven specialized studios: Healthcare, Higher Education, K-12 Education, Senior Living, Civic + Cultural | Municipal, Science + Technology, and Workplace. The firm provides full-service architectural design complemented by interior design services, serving clients throughout New England from offices in Boston, MA, Manchester, NH, and Portland, ME. The Healthcare Studio includes behavioral health subspecialty capabilities for psychiatric care environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthcare Studio Services

Quantifiable outcome

• IDEXX Synergy Center named #4 in Interiors & Sources Top 10 Beyond LEED Projects for 2014
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VHBcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Partnered with VHB on the Helen Porter Rehabilitation and Nursing courtyard redesign project to create secure outdoor spaces connecting memory care residents to nature.
• Stibler AssociatesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 August 2014Interior Designer Phyllis Stibler of Stibler Associates collaborated on IDEXX Synergy Center project, designing interior palettes with earth tones and bright saturated colors for furniture and accent walls.
• Norwich UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity affiliation through hiring of Norwich University graduates including Michael Pednault (Bachelor of Architecture) who joined as Healthcare Project Manager with 15 years of healthcare design experience.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype: New England-based architecture firm serving academic, healthcare, and institutional clients. Comparable regional focus and project typology to Lavallee Brensinger.
• DiMella Shaffer: Boston-based architecture firm with a strong healthcare and life sciences practice. Competes directly with LBPA's Healthcare and Science + Technology studios in New England.
• HMFH Architects: Cambridge, MA-based architecture firm with comparable size, New England footprint, and strong healthcare and academic institutional practice. Closely matches LBPA's vertical studios and project typology.
• Shepley Bulfinch: Boston-headquartered architecture firm with deep healthcare and higher education practices. Competes for the same institutional RFPs across New England as LBPA.
• The S/L/A/M Collaborative: Boston-area architecture, planning, and interiors firm serving healthcare, education, and senior living markets. Comparable in size, regional concentration, and service mix to Lavallee Brensinger.

Broad incumbents

• EwingCole: Philadelphia-based architecture and engineering firm with a strong healthcare and higher education practice. Competes for institutional commissions similar to those LBPA pursues.
• NBBJ: Global architecture and design firm with deep healthcare and senior living practices. Overlaps with LBPA's Healthcare and Senior Living studios on large institutional projects.
• CannonDesign: National architecture, engineering, and planning firm with a major healthcare and education focus. Competes for the same large institutional work as LBPA's Healthcare and Higher Ed studios.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with a major healthcare, senior living, and education practice. Competes with LBPA for large institutional clients but operates at a much larger scale across many regions.
• SmithGroup: Large integrated design firm with significant healthcare, senior living, and education practices. Overlaps with LBPA's vertical studios but at a national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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