Woodhouse Tinucci Architects

What Woodhouse Tinucci Architects does

Woodhouse Tinucci Architects is a Chicago-based architectural practice founded in 1987 by David Woodhouse and rebranded under its current name in 2014 when Andy Tinucci became partner. The firm operates as a mid-sized practice with approximately 20-30 professionals and offers full-service architecture, interior design, programming, and planning across institutional, governmental, cultural, residential, and commercial-hospitality clients. Its core product is professional architectural services delivered on a project basis, with fees structured as a percentage of construction cost (typically 5-15%) or as negotiated fixed fees.

The firm operates a design-build subsidiary called WoodTin Build, which provides architect-led design-build services that reunite design and construction roles under a single contract with the owner. Woodhouse Tinucci uses BIM and traditional architectural design methodologies, with documented expertise in sustainable design, historic preservation, and adaptive reuse. Its technical approach emphasizes integrated design-construction workflow and LEED-accredited sustainable design practices.

Name

Woodhouse Tinucci Architects

Legal name

Woodhouse Tinucci Architects

Website

https://woodtinarch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Woodhouse Tinucci Architects is a Chicago-based mid-sized architecture firm offering design, interior, planning, and architect-led design-build services to educational, governmental, cultural, and commercial clients primarily in the Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Design-build construction
• Historic preservation architecture
• Sustainable architecture design
• Interior design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: The firm generates revenue through professional architectural services including design, planning, interior design, and historic preservation consulting for institutional, commercial, and residential clients. Revenue is project-based, typically with a percentage of construction cost or fixed fee arrangements.
2. Design-Build Services (WoodTin Build): Through their contracting arm WoodTin Build, the firm provides integrated design and construction services, allowing them to serve as the single point of contact for project delivery from concept through completion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Woodhouse Tinucci Architects provides full-service architectural design, interior design, programming, and planning for institutional, commercial, cultural, residential, and public-sector clients in the Chicago region and Midwest. The firm also operates WoodTin Build, an architect-led design-build arm that delivers integrated design and construction services under a single contract with the owner from concept through completion.

Product overview

Woodhouse Tinucci Architects is an innovative design and idea practice specializing in architecture, interior design, programming, and planning projects. The firm offers two main services: its core architectural practice providing design services, and WoodTin Build, its design-build contracting arm that reunites design and construction roles under a single contract for integrated project delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services (Woodhouse Tinucci Architects core practice)
• WoodTin Build (Architect-Led Design-Build)

Quantifiable outcome

• Morton Arboretum doubled its annual visitorship within 2 years of Visitor Center opening
• +2 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WoodTin BuildcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWoodTin Build is the firm's own design-build contracting arm that provides integrated design and construction services. It allows the firm to reunite the traditionally separated roles of designer and constructor under a single contract with the owner.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Morgante Wilson Architects: Chicago architecture firm with overlapping residential, interior, and institutional projects. Comparable in size and Chicago-area client base.
• Landon Bone Baker Architects: Chicago mid-sized architecture practice with similar institutional, residential, and adaptive reuse focus. Comparable firm scale and Chicago/Midwest geographic concentration.
• Lake|Flato Architects: Design-build-oriented architecture firm with deep sustainability credentials and institutional/cultural/residential portfolio. Comparable design-build integration and sustainability award profile; a WTA team alumnus previously worked there.
• Booth Hansen: Chicago architecture firm with overlapping residential, institutional, and historic preservation practice. Founding principal David Woodhouse previously served as Senior Associate and VP at Booth/Hansen.
• Wheeler Kearns Architects: Chicago mid-sized architecture firm with comparable practice areas including residential, cultural, and institutional work. Similar headcount scale and design-led, award-driven positioning.
• Cordogan Clark & Associates: Chicago architecture firm with institutional, residential, and adaptive reuse practice. Comparable mid-size scale with regional Midwest focus.
• Dirk Denison Architects: Chicago-based architecture practice with award-recognized residential, cultural, and commercial work. Comparable size, design quality, and Chicago institutional client base.
• Studio Gang Architects: Chicago-based architecture practice with strong institutional, cultural, and sustainability focus. Comparable in city, segment mix (universities, cultural, civic), and design award profile. Several WTA team members previously worked at Studio Gang.

Broad incumbents

• Goettsch Partners: Larger Chicago architecture firm with broader commercial and institutional portfolio. Operates in overlapping sectors (commercial office, institutional, mixed-use) but at meaningfully greater scale than WTA.
• Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture: Large Chicago architecture firm working on sustainability-focused, large-scale institutional and commercial projects globally. Operates at much larger scale but competes for similar high-prestige commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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