What Kardent Design does

Kardent Design is a privately held, WBENC-certified Women's Business Enterprise commercial architecture and interior design firm headquartered in Long Beach, California. Founded in 2010 by six partners, the firm delivers full-service design-to-completion work covering architecture, interior architecture, interior design, MEP coordination, FF&E procurement, site planning, surveys (including ADA/CASp compliance), and landlord/tenant improvement services for commercial clients nationwide. Its technical approach relies on industry-standard design software integrated with project management tools and design-build contractor coordination rather than proprietary technology, and it does not market AI/ML capabilities.

The firm operates a B2B professional services model targeting tenants, owners, and brokers across healthcare, corporate, retail, hospitality, nonprofit, education, and government end markets, with named engagements including UCLA Health imaging centers, Doheny Eye Institute, Kilroy Realty Corporation, The Salvation Army, Black Rifle Coffee Company, and Cabi. Revenue is generated through project-based fees quoted on scope, square footage, and complexity, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Distribution is exclusively direct engagement via senior-led client relationships, supported by website portfolio content, LinkedIn, Instagram, an insights newsletter, client testimonials, and earned media including three consecutive LA Business Journal Best Places to Work awards (2019-2021). Projects have been completed across 15+ U.S. states, and the firm employs approximately 18 people across architecture, design, project management, construction management, and administrative functions.

Name

Kardent Design

Legal name

Kardent Design

Website

https://kardentdesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kardent Design is a privately held Long Beach, California-based commercial architecture and interior design firm offering full-service design-to-completion work for healthcare, corporate, retail, and institutional clients nationwide. Founded in 2010 and WBENC-certified, it operates with approximately 18 staff and a principal-led delivery model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Project-based professional services revenue from providing commercial architecture, interior architecture, interior design, site planning, surveys, and construction administration services to commercial clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kardent Design is a commercial architecture and interior design firm that delivers integrated design-to-completion services for commercial real estate projects nationwide. The firm's offerings span architecture, interior architecture, interior design, landlord/tenant improvement services, site planning, and ADA/CASp surveys, with in-house FF&E procurement and construction administration. It serves enterprise and institutional clients across healthcare, corporate, retail, education, nonprofit, and hospitality sectors.

Product overview

KARDENT is a commercial architecture and interior design firm offering an integrated suite of services for commercial projects. Their core offerings include KARDENT Delivers (comprehensive project management), Architect Services, Interior Architecture, Interior Design, Landlord/Tenant Improvement Services, Site Planning, and Surveys. The firm serves tenants, owners, and brokers nationwide with projects spanning corporate offices, healthcare facilities, retail spaces, and institutional buildings. Services range from space planning and design through construction administration, with specialized offerings including ADA/CASp compliance, FFE procurement, and modular building design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architect Services
• Interior Architecture
• Interior Design
• Landlord Services
• Site Planning
• Surveys (ADA / CASp Compliance)
• KARDENT Delivers

Quantifiable outcome

• Track record of client relationships going back 20 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 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 moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ware Malcomb: Mid-size commercial architecture and interior design firm headquartered in Irvine, CA, with a similar integrated architecture + interior design + structural engineering service offering. Closely comparable on size, geography, and full-service commercial focus.
• LPA Design Studios: California-based integrated design firm offering architecture, interior design, engineering, and planning for commercial, healthcare, and education clients. Comparable mid-size private firm with a similar full-service, single-firm delivery model.
• RMW Architecture & Interiors: West Coast commercial architecture and interiors firm with comparable project size and similar focus on workplace, healthcare, and developer-led projects. Closely matched on integrated architecture and interiors delivery.
• EwingCole: Mid-size architecture and design firm with a strong healthcare and life-sciences focus, similar integrated architecture and interiors model, and comparable client profile including hospital systems. Closely comparable in size and healthcare vertical emphasis.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm with deep commercial interiors, healthcare, and corporate workplace practices. Competes for the same enterprise clients and large-scale projects, but at vastly greater scale and with global delivery capacity.
• HOK: Global architecture firm with a significant healthcare practice and commercial workplace design capability. Overlaps directly with Kardent's healthcare and corporate client base but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Perkins&Will: Major architecture firm with strong healthcare, education, and corporate practices, competing for the same institutional clients as Kardent. Larger scale and broader service portfolio than Kardent.
• HKS Architects: Large national architecture firm with one of the leading healthcare practices in the U.S., competing for hospital and health system engagements. Larger than Kardent but operates in the same healthcare design category.
• CallisonRTKL (now Callison): Global architecture and design firm with significant commercial interiors, retail, and healthcare practices. Competes for similar enterprise tenant improvement and corporate workplace engagements.
• SmithGroup: Integrated architecture, engineering, and planning firm with strong healthcare and workplace practices. Comparable in offering breadth to Kardent's integrated model, though larger in scale and geographic spread.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kardentdesign
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kardent
• Instagraminstagram.com/kardentdesign

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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