Draw

What Draw does

DRAW architecture + urban design LLC is a Kansas City-headquartered, women-owned architecture and urban design firm founded in 2005 by Dominique Davison. The firm delivers full architectural services across all project phases — programming, design, and construction administration — for cultural/civic, commercial, residential, hospitality, and planning/engagement projects, with a particular emphasis on affordable housing, adaptive reuse, historic preservation, and community-driven urban revitalization. Service offerings extend beyond core architecture into urban design and land use planning, sustainability consulting, feasibility analysis, energy modeling, interior design, and historic preservation work such as the firm’s role on the 1 million sq ft Kansas City International Airport terminal interior.

DRAW commercializes its services on a project-based professional services model, with fees tied to project scope, complexity, and construction costs. Inquiry-form project budgets range from $250,000 to over $15,000,000, with project sizes spanning 2,500 to 15,001+ square feet. The firm reports a hybrid GTM combining direct sales-led engagement (RFP responses, design consultations with municipal, institutional, and private developer clients) and community-led engagement through neighborhood charrettes and participatory planning. Marquee clients include the City of Kansas City Missouri, Jackson County, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City Quilt Museum, Synergy Services, Messenger Coffee Company, Marcato Development, and Truman Medical Centers.

The firm’s core intellectual property centers on its trademarked Positive Impact Design® methodology, which integrates cultural/socioeconomic, aesthetic, environmental, and spatial considerations, paired with a "Radically Resourceful" cost-discipline approach and climate-responsive facade design informed by solar and wind studies. Credentialing includes WBE, DBE, and SLBE certifications plus LEED AP BD+C held by the Managing Principal. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed and the firm operates without external venture or institutional capital.

Name

Draw

Legal name

DRAW architecture + urban design LLC

Website

https://drawarch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DRAW is a women-owned Kansas City architecture and urban design firm delivering sustainable, community-focused architectural, urban planning, and adaptive reuse services to government, nonprofit, cultural, and private developer clients across the U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Urban Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architecture services
• Urban design
• Sustainable architecture
• Adaptive reuse design
• Historic preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

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. Architecture and Design Services: Full architectural services for commercial, residential, cultural, civic, and adaptive reuse projects. Revenue generated through professional fees based on project scope, complexity, and construction costs.
2. Urban Design and Planning Services: Urban design, land use planning, and feasibility analysis services for municipal and private sector clients.
3. Sustainability Consulting: Energy modeling, sustainability consulting, and LEED certification coordination for building projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

DRAW architecture + urban design is an interdisciplinary architecture firm providing full architectural, urban design, interior design, sustainability consulting, energy modeling, feasibility analysis, adaptive reuse, historic preservation, and land use planning services. The firm applies its proprietary Positive Impact Design® methodology to cultural/civic, commercial, residential, hospitality, healthcare, and planning projects for municipal, institutional, nonprofit, and private developer clients.

Product overview

DRAW is an interdisciplinary architecture and urban design firm offering professional services rather than a software product. The firm provides bundled service offerings organized around its Positive Impact Design ethos, including Full Architectural Services, Sustainability Consulting, Feasibility Analysis, Energy Modeling, Urban Design, Land Use Planning, Interior Design, Historic Preservation, and Adaptive Reuse. Services are tailored to each project and client, with expertise spanning cultural/civic, commercial, residential, hospitality, and planning/engagement sectors. The firm also contributes research on sustainable building materials including Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) and affordable housing solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full Architectural Services

Quantifiable outcome

• LEED Gold certification achieved for Kansas City International Airport terminal (2nd airport in US to achieve this)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational architecture firm leading KCI Airport terminal project. DRAW served as local partner providing interior architecture design services for the 1 million SF terminal project that achieved LEED Gold certification.
• Boor BridgesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating designer on Messenger Coffee Company + Ibis Bakery project in Crossroads Arts District.
• Kirkegaard (Acoustic Consultants)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcoustic consulting firm collaborating on Kemper Museum exhibit design for Stan Douglas 'Metronome' exhibition to ensure audio-visual isolation between exhibit spaces.
• Next Stage (Theater Consultants)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld-class theater consultant team working with DRAW on Englewood Theatre renovation project.
• TravoiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for California Indian Museum & Cultural Center traditional food incubator project in Sonoma County, California.
• Gould Evans AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating on Hotel Sorella project - completed shell and enclosure while DRAW delivered interior fit-out.
• Dawson Design AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospitality design specialists partnered with DRAW on Hotel Sorella interior spaces and public areas.
• Milhaus DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner on Artistry KC 19th & Oak mixed-use project in East Crossroads district.
• Dwell Design StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign studio collaborating on Artistry KC mixed-use development project.
• GSSW Development GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner on 2501 Beacon Hill affordable mixed-use development in Troost Avenue corridor.
• Truman Medical CentersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal not-for-profit health system collaborated on grocery store design at 27th & Troost as part of master planning process.
• Jackson County COMBAT ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty program funding at-risk youth services partnered on MyARTS East building renovation into creative arts space.
• Synergy ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing nonprofit client providing shelter and support for at-risk individuals and families. Multiple projects including Forest Hill Village transitional housing campus.
• Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional planning organization. DRAW recognized as leader in sustainability by MARC; collaborated on Kansas City Catalytic Urban Redevelopment Initiative.
• Urban Neighborhood Initiative (UNI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Kansas City Catalytic Urban Redevelopment (KC-CUR) Initiative for comprehensive neighborhood redevelopment strategy.
• Mosaic Urban Partners (Washington, DC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary consultant on KC-CUR Initiative; DRAW led urban design scope of work.
• Kansas City ULIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban Land Institute Kansas City chapter partner in KC-CUR Initiative for catalytic urban redevelopment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with extensive civic, aviation, and healthcare practice. Competes with DRAW for civic and institutional RFPs where it can leverage full multidisciplinary bench strength.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture practice with strong civic, healthcare, and education portfolios and a publicly stated commitment to sustainable design. Competes with DRAW for institutional RFPs at a much larger scale.
• Populous: Kansas City-headquartered global architecture firm specializing in sports, convention, and large civic venues. Same hometown as DRAW but operates at vastly larger scale; competes for marquee civic commissions.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Global architecture and urban planning firm and DRAW's partner on the KCI Airport terminal project. Operates broadly in civic, aviation, and commercial architecture at a far larger scale than DRAW.

Direct peers

• El Dorado: El Dorado is a Kansas City-based architecture and urban design practice with a strong design ethos and national project portfolio. Comparable mid-sized peer with overlapping cultural/civic and adaptive reuse focus and KC regional identity.
• BNIM: BNIM is a Kansas City-based architecture and planning firm with a national reputation for sustainable, high-performance design. Most directly comparable peer — similar size, KC headquarters, shared civic/sustainable design DNA, and overlapping client base in public-sector and cultural projects.
• Multistudio: Multistudio is a design collective of architecture, planning, and design practices with civic, educational, and community-focused project work. Comparable mission alignment on community-engaged design and similar mid-tier positioning.
• Gould Evans: Kansas City-headquartered architecture firm with comparable scale and project typology mix (civic, commercial, multi-family). Listed as a DRAW collaborator on Hotel Sorella, indicating overlapping client relationships in the KC market.
• Helix Architecture + Design: Kansas City architecture firm serving civic, cultural, educational, and commercial clients. Directly competes with DRAW for similar mid-market KC opportunities and shares a regional identity and client overlap.

Emerging players

• Trahan Architects: Mid-sized design firm with strong cultural and civic portfolio and design-led ethos. Listed as a previous employer for DRAW Associate Johnathan Michka, indicating talent flow between similarly-positioned design-focused firms.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/drawarch.kc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/draw-architecture-urban-design
• Instagraminstagram.com/drawarchitecture
• Xx.com/drawarch

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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