What Studio+ does

Studio+ is an integrated architecture and design firm founded in 2011 (originally as Assemble Design in Northern Michigan) and headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida. The firm unifies five service lines — architecture, interior design, lean design, surfaces (including a private-label carpet line, Persona), and, since October 2024, MEP engineering — into a single coordinated offering for healthcare, senior living, education, corporate, retail, hospitality, and multi-family clients. Differentiated methodologies include the proprietary "7 Flows of Healthcare" lean design framework and biophilic, evidence-based design practices applied primarily to clinical environments.

The firm's go-to-market is sales-led enterprise engagement: project-based professional services delivered directly to clients via business development, referrals, and repeat relationships. Pricing is custom-quoted per project (no publicly disclosed fee schedule), and revenue is generated through design fees on new construction, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects. Customers are concentrated in regulated end markets — notably acute care, rehabilitation, and senior living — where clinical workflow, regulatory compliance, and continuity-of-care requirements favor incumbents.

Studio+ operates six design studios across Florida (Fort Myers, Tampa), California (Los Angeles, Orange County), Michigan (Traverse City), and has extended its operating footprint into North Carolina, South Carolina, Arizona, and Grand Cayman. Growth has been driven primarily by acquisition: TDM Architects (Los Angeles, acquired March 2022) brought California scale and K-12/community college expertise, and Assemble Design (Northern Michigan, acquired May 2023) was folded into the Studio+ brand. Leadership is anchored by CEO Damon Romanello, CFO Mike Lendino, Managing Principal Andy Chan (Engineering), Principal Rachel Hunter (Tampa), and Principal Chris Ressler (Fort Myers).

Name

Studio+

Legal name

Studio+

Website

https://wearestudioplus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Studio+ is an integrated architecture and design firm delivering architecture, interior design, lean design, surfaces, and MEP engineering services. The Fort Myers-headquartered firm serves healthcare, senior living, education, corporate, retail, hospitality, and multi-family clients across six U.S. studios.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Myers

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional services revenue from architectural design, interior design, and related consulting services for projects. Revenue is project-based, generated through design fees for healthcare, senior living, corporate, education, commercial, retail, and hospitality projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Studio+ is an integrated design services firm providing architecture, interior design, lean design, surfaces procurement, and MEP engineering services for enterprise clients in healthcare, senior living, corporate, education, commercial, retail, and hospitality markets. The firm bundles these disciplines into coordinated project-based engagements, leveraging proprietary methodologies such as the "7 Flows of Healthcare" lean design philosophy and biophilic design integration to deliver specialized facility design for regulated healthcare environments.

Product overview

Studio+ is an integrated services design firm that unifies architecture, interior design, surfaces, lean design, and engineering services into a single coordinated offering. Rather than discrete software products, Studio+ delivers bundled design solutions across healthcare, senior living, corporate, education, commercial, retail, hospitality, and multi-family markets. Their integrated approach combines core architecture and interior design services with specialized offerings including a private label carpet line (Persona), evidence-based Lean Design methodology, and newly expanded MEP engineering services. The firm has grown through strategic acquisitions including TDM Architects (2022) and Assemble Design (2023), extending their geographic reach and sector expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architecture including new construction, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects delivered for healthcare, senior living, commercial, education, and hospitality enterprise clients.
• Interior Design Interior design services including space planning, finishes, furniture selection, and FF&E for commercial and healthcare environments, delivered to enterprise clients.
• Surfaces (Persona private-label carpet collection) Private-label carpet collection (Persona) and surface materials, providing integrated procurement and installation services under the Surfaces offering for commercial and healthcare projects.
• Lean Design Evidence-based design methodology focused on operational efficiency, waste elimination, and workflow optimization in healthcare facilities, delivered to healthcare enterprise clients.
• Engineering Services (MEP) Mechanical-electrical-plumbing (MEP) engineering services complementing architectural and interior design offerings, led by Managing Principal Andy Chan.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lee Health ICU expansion added 12 ICU rooms and increased dialysis capacity from 4 to 6 units
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HKS Architects: National architecture firm with a flagship healthcare practice and integrated interiors and engineering offerings, directly comparable to Studio+'s healthcare-focused, multi-discipline delivery model.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with a major healthcare and science practice delivering integrated design services, mirroring Studio+'s healthcare specialization plus interiors, lean, and engineering.
• SmithGroup: Integrated design firm combining architecture, interiors, and engineering with deep healthcare and senior living expertise, directly comparable on multi-discipline model and patient-care environments.
• EwingCole: Healthcare-focused architecture and engineering firm serving academic medical centers and hospitals, closely comparable to Studio+'s core healthcare and senior living practice.
• Array Architects: Specialist healthcare architecture practice working with acute-care systems on ICU, ED, and surgical projects—a near-direct peer to Studio+'s healthcare design work.
• Flad Architects: Healthcare, senior living, and science-focused architecture and planning firm with a comparable mix of integrated design disciplines.
• CannonDesign: Integrated design and engineering firm with major healthcare, education, and science practices—relevant for Studio+'s integrated model and Florida/CA presence.

Regional players

• HuntonBrady Architects: Florida-headquartered architecture and interiors firm covering healthcare, education, and commercial work—a direct regional competitor to Studio+ in the Florida market.

Broad incumbents

• HDR Inc. Large engineering-led firm with a sizable healthcare architecture practice; relevant as a broader incumbent competing for Studio+ enterprise health system engagements.
• NBBJ: Global healthcare and science architecture practice with planning and interior design capabilities—comparable at the practice-area level though significantly larger in scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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