What Urban Chalet does

Urban Chalet Inc. is a privately held interior design studio founded in 2004 by CEO and Principal Angela Sarmiento and headquartered in Petaluma, California, with operating studios in San Francisco and New York. The firm offers full-service interior and exterior design across three primary verticals: custom high-end residential, corporate and commercial offices, and a healthcare/wellness practice spanning primary care, specialty medicine, mental health, fertility, dental, dermatology, pediatrics, and cannabis dispensary design. Its signature healthcare capability — designing consistently branded, hospitality-grade clinical environments — has been deployed at scale for clients including One Medical (60+ clinics nationwide, 2009-2018), Latitude Food Allergy Care, Spring Fertility, Summit Health, NOOR Dermatology, Pediatrix, and Rendr.

The studio operates on a project-based professional services model with no proprietary software platform; its disclosed tooling is Box.com for project file management and Google Workspace for internal operations. Revenue is generated through project-specific proposals and engagement letters covering the full design lifecycle from pre-design through construction documents, project management, and final installation, with pricing determined per engagement. The firm markets primarily through its portfolio website, Instagram, LinkedIn, paid Google Ads, a Houzz professional profile with Best of Houzz 2025 recognition, and earned media coverage including Architectural Digest, The San Francisco Business Times, ABC7 News, and The San Francisco Chronicle.

The business is founder-led and closely held, with no external investors, parent company, or disclosed funding events identified. Karina Sainez has served as Principal of Residential Design for 17+ years and Michelle Granelli leads enterprise commercial engagements as a Principal. Geographic coverage emphasizes the San Francisco Bay Area (Marin, Peninsula, Sonoma, East Bay) and the New York metro area (Manhattan, Larchmont, Westchester), with completed projects described as spanning the United States and abroad. The firm has accumulated 300+ projects across residential and commercial engagements and shows no M&A activity, restructuring events, or regulatory actions in the available record.

Name

Urban Chalet

Legal name

Urban Chalet Inc.

Website

https://urban-chalet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Urban Chalet is a privately held interior design studio with studios in San Francisco and New York that delivers full-service residential, commercial, and healthcare facility design for high-end private clients, enterprises, and multi-location medical and retail brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Petaluma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Interior Design Services: Urban Chalet generates revenue through professional interior design services for commercial and residential clients. Projects are scoped through proposals and engagement letters. Services cover the full design process including pre-design, design development, construction documents, and project management through installation and final walk-through.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Urban Chalet is a multidisciplinary interior design studio providing full-service residential and commercial interior and exterior design. Engagements cover pre-design, design development, construction documents, project management, and installation, delivered through dedicated in-house teams augmented by nationwide contractor and consultant relationships. The firm is differentiated by its ability to develop scalable, brand-consistent design standards for multi-location healthcare and cannabis clients alongside high-end custom residential work.

Product overview

Urban Chalet is a design studio offering interior and exterior design services for residential, commercial, and wellness projects. The company's service portfolio includes Residential Interior Design (new construction, remodels, landscape design) and Commercial Interior Design (corporate offices, medical practices, retail, hospitality). Their commercial work includes specialized projects for healthcare clients such as One Medical Clinics, Spring Fertility Clinics, Latitude Food Allergy Care Clinics, and NOOR Dermatology, as well as cannabis dispensary design for Apothecarium, corporate offices for Hellman & Friedman and Galileo, and hospitality design. Specialized residential offerings include Kitchen Design Services and Bathroom Design Services. The company operates from offices in San Francisco Bay Area and New York, having completed over 300 projects nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Interior Design Full-service residential interior and exterior design for high-end homeowners, covering new construction, remodels, additions, landscape design, custom millwork, and furniture procurement. Projects span historic brownstones, modern estates, mountain retreats, and urban apartments.
• Commercial Interior Design Interior design services for commercial spaces including corporate offices, healthcare practices, retail, hospitality, and professional service firms, delivered with full project management from pre-design through installation and final walk-through.
• Hospitality, Bars & Entertaining Design Design services for boutique hospitality venues, bars, restaurants, and entertainment-focused spaces in both commercial and residential settings, with a focus on elevated aesthetics and customer experience.
• Kitchen Design Services Specialized kitchen interior design emphasizing functionality, indoor-outdoor flow, and personalized solutions for cooking and entertaining in custom residential projects.
• Bathroom Design Services Bathroom interior design balancing timeless elegance with unexpected details, creating personal and luxurious spaces within custom residential projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60+ One Medical clinics and specialty spaces designed nationwide between 2009 and 2018, revolutionizing healthcare interior design standards
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Raven BuildsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRaven Builds of New York collaborated with Urban Chalet on the West Village Walk-Up project, handling construction and build-out alongside the design firm's vision for the 550 sq ft pied-à-terre renovation.
• Holmes Structures, S.E.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStructural engineering firm partnered with Urban Chalet on the Mid-Century Modern Haven project in San Carlos, CA, enabling ceiling vaulting and post-and-beam reworking to achieve the open-concept architectural language.
• Katie GongminorOthersCalifornia artist whose organic wood sculptures are featured in multiple Urban Chalet projects including Spring Fertility (Manhattan clinic) and Mint + Bella (Greenwich Village dental practice), adding bespoke artistic elements to clinical environments.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Array Architects: Healthcare-focused design firm serving multi-site medical operators; analogous to Urban Chalet's One Medical/Latitude/Spring Fertility clinic design work at a slightly larger scale.
• Studio Sofield: New York-based studio with similar high-end residential and commercial interior design engagements; comparable boutique scale and editorial brand profile.
• Ken Fulk Inc. Bay Area-based luxury interior designer with comparable scale and a multi-sector mix (residential estates, hospitality venues, commercial spaces) that closely mirrors Urban Chalet's San Francisco positioning.
• Meyer Davis Studio: New York-based interior design firm with a similar mix of high-end residential, commercial, and hospitality work; comparable boutique scale and dual-coast clientele overlap.
• Clive Christian Interiors: Luxury interior design firm serving high-net-worth residential clients globally; comparable on the premium custom-residential segment of Urban Chalet's practice.
• IA Interior Architects: Commercial interior design firm specialized in workplace, healthcare, and retail environments; directly comparable on the commercial/healthcare side of Urban Chalet's practice.
• Martyn Lawrence Bullard Design: Internationally recognized interior designer known for luxury residential and hospitality projects with a hospitality-led aesthetic that parallels Urban Chalet's hospitality-grade healthcare work.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Largest global design firm spanning workplace, healthcare, hospitality, and residential; serves many of the same healthcare and corporate client categories as Urban Chalet but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• HOK: Large architecture and interior design firm with a healthcare design specialty; broader geographic footprint and corporate scale, but overlapping client categories including medical groups.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture and design firm with a dedicated healthcare practice; competes for the same multi-clinic healthcare operators that Urban Chalet serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/urban-chalet-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/urbanchalet

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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