SABArchitects

What SABArchitects does

SABArchitects, operating as Boulder Associates, is a US-based architectural design firm specializing in healthcare facilities, senior living communities, and life science and laboratory buildings. The practice is organized as a multidisciplinary team combining architects, interior designers, design researchers, sustainability experts, and operational excellence consultants, with delivery capacity across nine US offices in Boulder, Sacramento, Orange County, San Francisco, Dallas, Phoenix, Charlotte, Los Angeles, and Seattle. The firm maintains a dedicated life science sub-brand, BA/Science, reflecting focused investment in the specialized laboratory and vivarium design segment.

The firm generates revenue through professional services engagements acquired via direct enterprise sales, referrals, and industry reputation, with a go-to-market weighted toward field-led client engagement rather than digital channels. Named project references include a 77,960-square-foot orthopedic medical building for Vail Health and Aspen Valley Hospital (the Steadman Philippon facility in Vail, Colorado), a cancer center renovation in Newport Beach, California, and a 42-story office tower tenant improvement project in Bellevue executed in partnership with House of Sorcery. Pricing, contract values, and backlog are not publicly disclosed.

The firm is privately held with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or M&A activity. Headcount is reported in the 11–50 range, and the firm claims 40+ years of operating history. In 2026, the firm appointed its first CEO in its history, indicating a transition from founder/partner-led governance toward a formalized executive structure. No technology platform, AI/ML capabilities, or proprietary software products are disclosed.

Name

SABArchitects

Legal name

Boulder Associates

Website

https://sabarch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SABArchitects (Boulder Associates) is a US-based architectural design firm specializing in healthcare facilities, senior living communities, and life science laboratory buildings, serving enterprise clients across nine US offices with a multidisciplinary team of architects, designers, and sustainability experts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Healthcare architecture design
• Senior living facility design
• Life science facility design
• Biomedical facility architecture
• Commercial interior design

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional services revenue generated through architectural design engagements for healthcare, senior living, and life science facilities. Projects appear to be one-time engagements with potential for repeat clients and follow-on work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

SABArchitects is a leader in the design of biotechnology and biomedical facilities, child care facilities, and commercial interiors. The firm delivers integrated, multidisciplinary architectural design services combining architects, interior designers, design researchers, sustainability experts, and operational excellence consultants to address complex economic, operational, and regulatory challenges in highly specialized building sectors.

Product overview

Boulder Associates offers a single unified architectural service rather than a modular software platform. The firm provides integrated, multidisciplinary architectural services combining the talents of architects, interior designers, design researchers, sustainability experts, and operational excellence consultants. The primary offerings include general architectural design services across healthcare, senior living, and life science sectors, with BA/Science representing their specialized life science design practice area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design covering healthcare facilities, senior living communities, and life science environments. Combines innovative design with high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective solutions targeting hospitals, medical office buildings, cancer treatment centers, surgical centers, rehabilitation facilities, and similar specialized buildings.
• BA/Science Specialized life science design services offered as a distinct practice area within the firm, focused on research laboratory, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical research facility design with attention to complex technical requirements for research environments.
• Healthcare Facility Design Architectural design services targeting healthcare facilities including hospitals, cancer centers, orthopedic centers, and surgical centers. Examples include the Newport Beach Cancer Center Renovation and the Steadman Philippon Medical Building (a 77,960 s.f. orthopedic center for Vail Health and Aspen Valley Hospital).
• Senior Living Design Architectural design services for senior living operators and developers requiring purpose-built residential healthcare facilities, including assisted living facilities and continuing care retirement communities designed for aging populations with healthcare needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 77,960 s.f. orthopedic center completed for major mountain health systems collaboration

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• House of SorcerycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Collaborated with Boulder Associates on designing the Confidential Client Bellevue Office Tower project in 2020. House of Sorcery contributed to the design of an office space delivering a bold perspective on the changing workplace landscape, with development and collaboration taking place over twenty-two months.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HOK: Global architecture and engineering firm with a substantial healthcare and life sciences practice. Comparable because it competes for the same large-scale hospital, medical center, and research facility design commissions, but with broader geographic reach and full engineering capabilities.
• NBBJ: Global design firm with healthcare and science expertise serving health systems, academic medical centers, and research institutions. Comparable through overlapping healthcare and life sciences project portfolio and US scale.
• HDR: Employee-owned design firm with a well-established healthcare architecture practice serving hospitals and health systems across the US. Compares to Boulder Associates through direct competition for healthcare facility projects, though HDR also offers engineering, environmental, and program management.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with a healthcare practice serving hospital systems. Comparable in pursuing healthcare facility design commissions, though operating at much larger scale with diversified services.

Direct peers

• CannonDesign: Integrated design firm with dedicated healthcare and science practices serving large health systems and academic medical centers. Comparable in delivering full-service architectural services within healthcare and life sciences verticals.
• SmithGroup: Integrated design firm combining architecture, engineering, and planning, with strong dedicated practices in healthcare and science & technology. Direct peer given parallel focus on healthcare, senior living, and research facility design markets.
• EwingCole: Mid-sized architecture and engineering firm with a primary focus on healthcare, science, and higher education. Directly comparable given similar size, vertical specialization, and engineering integration.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture practice with healthcare and science & technology studios focused on hospitals, clinics, and research environments. Closely comparable specialization model with comparable mix of healthcare and life sciences mandates.
• Flad Architects: Architectural design firm specializing in science and technology facilities, including research laboratories and healthcare environments. Most comparable life sciences design specialist to Boulder Associates' BA/Science practice.
• Page (formerly Page Southerland Page): Architecture and engineering firm with healthcare and science & technology practices serving major US health systems. Direct peer in scale and vertical specialization across healthcare and senior living design.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/architectssab

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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