What W Design does

W Design, LLC is a privately held architectural design firm founded in 2011 and headquartered at 608 E. 3rd Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The firm provides interior and architectural planning and design services across two primary service lines: commercial projects (including office buildings, retail spaces, bank branches, breweries, educational facilities, car washes, and adaptive reuse work) and residential projects (custom homes, remodels, and additions). Its commercial portfolio spans at least nine distinct industries and its residential portfolio includes at least eleven documented custom homes, with project sizes ranging from 633 sq. ft. additions to 32,000 sq. ft. mixed-use centers.

The firm operates as a traditional professional services practice, delivering projects from initial concept through implementation with in-house capabilities in 3D modeling, interior design, zoning review, and land development assistance. Its core technical stack consists of standard architectural design and visualization tools; no proprietary technology platform, software product, or AI-enabled systems are disclosed. The team comprises seven named members led by founder and principal Weldon Bowman (AIA, NCARB), supported by a Residential Department Director, an architect with LEED AP BD+C credentials, project coordinators, and an office coordinator.

W Design generates revenue through project-based, quote-driven professional services engagements, with pricing varying by scope, size, and complexity and not publicly disclosed. The firm is founder-controlled with no external institutional investment or parent company. It serves a regional customer base concentrated in the Tulsa metropolitan area (including Bixby, Jenks, Broken Arrow, Owasso, and South Tulsa), acquiring work through direct client engagement and referrals from a network of regional builders and developers. The firm received three AIA Eastern Oklahoma design excellence awards in 2022, establishing regional brand credibility.

Name

W Design

Legal name

W Design, LLC

Website

https://wdesignsite.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

W Design is a privately held Tulsa, Oklahoma architectural firm founded in 2011 that provides commercial and residential architectural design, 3D modeling, interior design, zoning review, and land development services to clients across the Tulsa metropolitan area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (541410), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Space Planning & Workplace Design (BPAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Commercial architecture
• Residential architecture
• 3D modeling services
• Interior design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Revenue generated through project-based architectural design services for commercial and residential clients. The firm is involved in every project from idea to implementation, working within client budget and time parameters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

W Design provides architectural design services for commercial and residential clients, covering projects from initial concept through implementation. The firm delivers commercial designs (office buildings, retail spaces, banks, breweries, car washes, professional headquarters) and custom residential designs (custom homes, remodels, and additions), supported by 3D modeling, interior design, zoning review, and land development assistance capabilities.

Product overview

W Design is an architectural design firm offering progressive, forward-thinking architectural design services. The company provides two primary service categories: commercial architectural projects (including office buildings, retail spaces, breweries, banks, and car washes) and residential projects (custom homes and remodels). The firm also offers supporting services including 3D modeling, interior design, zoning review, and land development assistance. The commercial project portfolio includes American Solera (brewery adaptive reuse), Holberton, Pinehurst, Firstar Bank, Petroleum Equipment Institute, Tuscana on Yale, Urban Financial Group, Triple Play Car Wash, and Crestwood Office. The residential portfolio includes Anderson Residence, Huskins Residence, Landers Residence, O'Rourke Residence, Smith Residence, Crestwood Residence, Crestwood Residence (Second), Swift Residence, Bingham Residence, Lifestyle Homes, and Anthamatten Addition. W Design is involved in every project from concept through implementation, working closely with clients to ensure designs meet specifications, budgets, and timelines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Architectural Design Services Full-service commercial architectural design for office buildings, retail spaces, financial institutions, breweries, car washes, professional headquarters, and mixed-use developments in the Tulsa region. W Design is involved in every project from initial idea through implementation, working within client budgets and timelines and ensuring code compliance. The commercial portfolio includes projects such as Firstar Bank (19,300 sq. ft.), American Solera (13,760 sq. ft. brewery adaptive reuse), Pinehurst/Eurochem (17,053 sq. ft.), Tuscana on Yale (32,000 sq. ft.), Urban Financial Group, Petroleum Equipment Institute, Triple Play Car Wash, Crestwood Office, Holberton, Freya Nordic Kitchen, and Consumer Affairs.
• Residential Architectural Design Services Full-service residential architectural design for custom homes, remodels, and additions in the Tulsa region. Projects are delivered alongside regional builders (e.g., Castlerock Builders, SixthDay Homes, Perfection Homes, Cox and Perkins Homes, Kirkendall Homes, Crestwood Construction, Cedar Rock Homes, Landmark Resources, Lifestyle Homes of Tulsa, J.Madden Homes). Residential portfolio includes Anderson, Huskins, Landers, O'Rourke, Smith, Crestwood (first and second), Swift, Bingham, Lifestyle, Anthamatten Addition, and Knox Acosta Residence projects.
• 3D Modeling Services Advanced 3D modeling capability used to visualize architectural designs before construction. Enables clients to see and refine their projects prior to implementation.
• Interior Design Services Interior design capability offered in conjunction with W Design's architectural projects to complement and complete commercial and residential engagements.
• Zoning Review Services Zoning review assistance to help clients navigate local regulatory requirements and ensure project compliance with applicable zoning rules.
• Land Development Assistance Land development assistance provided to clients to help guide them through the development process for their projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Three AIA design excellence awards from Eastern Oklahoma in a single year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• GHafari Associates: GHafari is a national architecture, engineering, and consulting firm providing commercial and industrial design services, representing a larger-scale incumbent serving similar commercial and industrial client segments as W Design.
• Beck Group: Beck Group is a national architecture and construction firm offering integrated commercial design-build services, representing a broader incumbent offering overlapping capabilities to W Design's commercial clients.
• Perkins&Will: Perkins&Will is a global architectural practice offering the full spectrum of commercial, institutional, and residential design; it represents the broad incumbent tier against which W Design competes for larger commercial and institutional clients.

Regional players

• Page Southerland Page: Page Southerland Page is a Texas-rooted architectural firm with broader geographic reach and similar commercial/institutional design capabilities, operating as a larger peer in adjacent regional markets.

Direct peers

• KKT Architects: KKT Architects is a Tulsa-based full-service architecture firm with overlapping commercial and residential capabilities, competing for similar mid-market clients in the Oklahoma market.
• One Architecture (Tulsa): One Architecture is a small-to-mid-size architecture firm serving the Tulsa region with similar commercial and residential design offerings, directly competing for the same regional client base.
• KSS Architecture: KSS Architecture is a mid-size architecture firm specializing in commercial, residential, and adaptive reuse projects with a similar client profile and project scale to W Design.
• LSB Architects: LSB Architects is a mid-size architecture firm delivering commercial and residential projects across multiple U.S. markets with comparable size, capabilities, and project types to W Design.
• Selser Schaefer Architects: Selser Schaefer Architects is a Tulsa-based architectural firm providing commercial and residential design services in the same regional market as W Design, with comparable project types and client base.

Emerging players

• Francie Winchester Interior Design: Francie Winchester Interior Design is a Tulsa-based interior design firm that has collaborated with W Design on residential projects (Knox Acosta Residence), representing a direct interior-design peer and collaboration partner in the same regional market.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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