What Aria Group Architects, Inc. does

Aria Group Architects, Inc. is a privately held architecture, interior design, and master planning firm founded in 1989 and headquartered in Oak Park, Illinois. The firm serves enterprise clients in the hospitality, food and beverage, sports and entertainment, and hotel/resort sectors, with a portfolio spanning restaurants, steakhouses, wineries, hotels, casinos, sports venues, and large-scale entertainment complexes. Core services include architecture, interior design, branding, and master planning, which the firm integrates on multi-disciplinary projects such as the Topgolf Flex prototype. The firm has designed 50+ Topgolf venues, 15+ Del Frisco's locations, and multiple concepts for Perry's Restaurant Group, Cooper's Hawk, Hilton, Hyatt, and Caesars Entertainment, among others. Revenue is generated through professional services fees on a project-by-project basis, with pricing determined by client consultation, scope, and project complexity rather than published rate cards. The firm operates a direct enterprise field-sales motion, securing work through portfolio outreach, RFP responses, and long-standing client relationships, and distributes its brand through its website (ariainc.com), case-study content, and industry-event participation. Aria Group has no disclosed institutional investment, operates as an independent private firm, and maintains a national footprint across 22+ U.S. states plus a UK engagement.

Name

Aria Group Architects, Inc.

Legal name

Aria Group Architects, Inc.

Website

https://ariainc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Aria Group Architects is a privately held Illinois-based architecture, interior design, branding, and master planning firm serving enterprise hospitality, food and beverage, sports entertainment, and hotel clients, including Topgolf, Del Frisco's, Perry's, Hilton, and Caesars Entertainment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), 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

• Hospitality architecture
• Interior design services
• Restaurant design
• Entertainment venue design
• Hotel architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Oak Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architecture and interior design services rendered on a project-by-project basis for commercial hospitality and entertainment developments. Revenue is generated through design fees, project management, and consulting services for new constructions, renovations, and rebranding initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aria Group Architects, Inc. is a full-service architecture and interior design firm providing integrated design services spanning architecture, interior design, branding, and master planning. The firm delivers projects for hospitality, food and beverage, sports entertainment, hotel/resort, and mixed-use developments for enterprise clients across the United States.

Product overview

Aria Group Architects, Inc. is an architecture and interior design firm offering a portfolio of integrated design services for the hospitality and entertainment industries. Their core service offerings span Architecture, Interior Design, Branding, and Master Planning, which they apply across diverse project types including sports and entertainment venues (Topgolf, Dave & Buster's, Flight Club), food and beverage establishments (Del Frisco's, Perry's Steakhouse, Cooper's Hawk), hotels and resorts (Hilton Chicago, DöRR Hotel, Hyatt Place), and planning + mixed-use developments (Yard 99, Entertainment Complex Prototype, Rosemont Planning). Projects like Topgolf Flex demonstrate their ability to combine multiple service lines—architecture, interiors, branding, and planning—to deliver complete hospitality experiences. The firm works across more than 50 Topgolf locations nationwide and has designed restaurants and entertainment venues for major brands including Caesars Entertainment, Landry's, and Rick Bayless/Frontera Concepts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 50+ Topgolf locations designed coast to coast
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Perry's Restaurant GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership with Perry's Restaurant Group designing multiple restaurant concepts including Perry's Steakhouse & Grille, Carve American Grille, and Verdad. Aria Group has worked with the client for over a decade on restaurant concepts and branding projects.
• TopgolfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDecade-long relationship with Topgolf resulting in over 50 locations designed coast to coast. Aria Group continuously evolves the feel and functionality of the Topgolf concept through design. Partnership includes prototype development for new venue formats.
• Del Frisco'scoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 10 years of partnership with Del Frisco's designing Double Eagle Steakhouse locations including Chicago, Orlando, Plano, San Diego, and Pittsburgh. Currently designing under new Landry's ownership.
• Rick Bayless/FronteracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with celebrity chef Rick Bayless and the Frontera restaurant group spanning multiple projects including Topolobampo, Bar Sotano, and Tortazo. Topolobampo's 2017 James Beard Award followed Aria's redesign.
• Cooper's Hawk Winery & RestaurantmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign partnership with Cooper's Hawk creating modern casual dining experiences incorporating winery within restaurant. Multiple locations designed.
• Chicago Fire Soccer ClubmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Chicago Fire Soccer Club and Schenk Realty Group to develop the Chicago Fire Pitch & Training Center, a year-round soccer facility.
• PopStrokemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with PopStroke to design entertainment venues featuring miniature golf, pool, and resort-inspired finishes. West Palm Beach flagship location designed.
• State of Play HospitalitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with State of Play Hospitality to bring Flight Club darts concept to the US. Chicago location serves as first US prototype.
• Supercharged EntertainmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecond collaboration with Supercharged Entertainment for Albatross entertainment venue in Edison, NJ. Partnership builds on trust from initial project.
• Henrico CountymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Henrico County, VA for the 185,000 sq ft Henrico Sports & Events Center. First of its kind municipal project in the county.
• Village of RosemontmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple planning partnerships with the Village of Rosemont to optimize infrastructure and infuse entertainment, retail, and hospitality concepts. Includes Higgins Row and other developments.
• Schenk Realty GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Jared Schenk of Schenk Realty Group for the Chicago Fire Pitch & Training Center development.
• P.F. Chang'smajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver two decades of partnership with P.F. Chang's. Designed new fast-casual concept Pagoda including brand identity, interior design, and architecture services.
• Friedman PropertiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongtime collaboration with Friedman Properties for site analysis and development planning in Chicago's River North neighborhood.
• Caesars EntertainmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Caesars Entertainment for Horseshoe Casino Las Vegas Arcade design. Also worked on Guy Fieri's Kitchen + Bar at Harrah's Council Bluffs.
• StreetMacminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with StreetMac for Stratford Square Mall master planning to enhance property with restaurant and retail opportunities.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Rockwell Group: Established, larger architecture and design firm with a strong hospitality, entertainment, and restaurant practice. Operates at a higher scale and brand tier than Aria, but competes for the same marquee hospitality and entertainment clients.
• Yabu Pushelberg: Internationally recognized interior design and architecture firm serving hotel, restaurant, and residential clients. Competes with Aria for premium hospitality design work at a higher price point and brand prestige.
• HKS Hospitality: Major AEC firm with a dedicated hospitality practice designing hotels, resorts, restaurants, and entertainment venues. Competes with Aria for larger-scale hospitality and entertainment projects, with significantly broader resources.

Direct peers

• Streetsense: Integrated agency combining branding, architecture, and interior design primarily for hospitality, restaurant, retail, and lifestyle clients. Highly comparable to Aria's architecture + interiors + branding model, with similar restaurant/hospitality client concentration.
• AvroKO: Design firm specializing in hospitality, restaurant, and bar environments, with integrated brand, interior, and architecture capabilities. Directly comparable to Aria's hospitality design focus and multi-disciplinary service approach.
• Simeone Deary Design Group: Hospitality and restaurant-focused interior design firm serving national and boutique hotel and dining brands. Directly comparable to Aria's interior design and F&B specialization.
• Baskervill: Hospitality-focused architecture and interior design firm with a long-standing practice serving hotels, restaurants, and entertainment clients. Closely comparable to Aria in vertical specialization, integrated service offering, and mid-market enterprise client base.
• EDG (Ernest F. Germano & Associates): Hospitality and entertainment architecture firm with deep experience in restaurants, hotels, casinos, and themed venues. Highly comparable in vertical focus, project types, and national multi-location rollout work.
• Puccini Group: Integrated design and branding studio for hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment clients. Mirrors Aria's combination of architecture, interiors, and brand services for F&B and entertainment brands.

Emerging players

• Blend Design Studio: Restaurant and hospitality-focused interior design studio. Comparable in service offering (interior design for restaurants) but smaller in scale and less vertically integrated than Aria.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ariainc
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aria-group-architects-inc.

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Investors

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Investments

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