Dunnigan Sprinkle Architects

What Dunnigan Sprinkle Architects does

Dunnigan Sprinkle Architects, Inc. is a privately held boutique architecture firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in February 2022 by Thomas E. Sprinkle and Brendan Dunnigan — both former shareholder principals at HKS Architects with a combined 50+ years of experience — the firm delivers architectural design, project management, and construction administration services for residential, hospitality, and mixed-use developments.

The firm's service offering is organized around seven primary typologies: Mixed-Use (Residential & Retail), Mixed-Use (Residential, Hotel & Retail), Mixed-Use (Office, Residential & Retail), Residential, Destination Resort Hotel, Luxury Hotel, and Hotel Architect Services. Engagements span high-rise condominiums, boutique hotels, destination resorts, and large-scale urban mixed-use campuses. Underlying technology is conventional architectural practice — design, entitlement, and construction administration — with no proprietary AI/ML or platform components disclosed. Named projects include Azure Mission Bay (273 units, San Francisco, with Equity Residential), W Bellevue and Lincoln Square (with Kemper Development), AutoCamp Joshua Tree, LionsBack Resort in Moab, Candlestick Point (with Five Point), and the Mill District Hotel in Healdsburg (with Replay Destinations and Mayacama).

The business model is professional services on a project-fee basis; revenue is generated through negotiated design and construction-administration fees per engagement. The go-to-market approach is direct, relationship-based engagement with enterprise real estate developers and hospitality operators, leveraging the founders' decades-long HKS network. The firm operates without institutional capital, subsidiaries, or disclosed funding. Marketing presence is limited to a portfolio-based website and organic social channels (LinkedIn, X, Instagram, Facebook). Operating geographies span California, Washington, Utah, Texas, and Hawaii. The firm holds no patents, certifications, or regulatory actions on record.

Name

Dunnigan Sprinkle Architects

Legal name

Dunnigan Sprinkle Architects, Inc.

Website

https://dunnigansprinkle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dunnigan Sprinkle Architects is a San Francisco-based boutique architecture firm founded in 2022 by two former HKS partners, delivering design and construction administration services for luxury residential, hospitality, resort, and mixed-use developments across multiple U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Mixed-use architecture
• Hospitality architecture
• Luxury hotel design
• Residential architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architecture services for residential, mixed-use, hospitality, and resort projects. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for design, project management, and construction administration services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dunnigan Sprinkle Architects is a boutique architecture firm providing architectural design, project management, and construction administration services for complex mixed-use, residential, and hospitality projects. The firm specializes in luxury boutique hotels, destination resort hotels, high-rise residential towers, condominiums, and multi-program mixed-use developments combining residential, hotel, retail, and office components.

Product overview

Dunnigan Sprinkle Architects is a boutique architecture firm offering a unified suite of architectural and design services for complex mixed-use, residential, and hospitality projects. Their core service offerings span multiple categories: Mixed-Use: Residential & Retail; Mixed-Use: Residential, Hotel & Retail; Mixed-Use: Office, Residential & Retail; Residential; Destination Resort Hotel; and Luxury Hotel projects. As former senior leaders at one of the world's largest architectural firms, they bring large-project expertise to boutique-scale engagements, serving as hotel architects and design principals on projects ranging from luxury boutique hotels like the Mill District Hotel in Healdsburg to high-rise residential towers like Azure in San Francisco and resort destinations including AutoCamp Joshua Tree and LionsBack in Moab.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Architecture Services Architecture and design services for residential towers, luxury condominiums, and multi-family housing developments, including amenity programming, for real estate developers.
• Mixed-Use Architecture Services Architecture and design services for complex vertical mixed-use developments combining residential units, hotel keys, retail/restaurant spaces, and/or office space, often with shared amenities and parking structures.
• Luxury Hotel Architecture Services Architecture and design services for boutique and luxury hotels, including sophisticated design, premium amenities, and distinctive branding for urban hospitality projects.
• Destination Resort Hotel Architecture Services Full-service resort hotel design including guest rooms, spa facilities, meeting/event venues, food and beverage outlets, and recreational amenities for resort destinations.
• Hotel Architect Services Hotel architecture and design consultancy services including project management, design leadership, and construction administration for boutique, luxury, and resort hotel projects.

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Replay DestinationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2024Replay Destinations is the developer partner for the Mill District Hotel project in Healdsburg, California. This is a 53-room luxury boutique hotel development where Dunnigan Sprinkle serves as the architect, working alongside Mayacama Club and hospitality leader Greg Champion.
• MayacamacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2024Mayacama is a luxury hospitality brand and private club operator partnering with Replay Destinations and Dunnigan Sprinkle Architects for the Mill District Hotel. Mayacama is one of North America's most coveted private clubs, located just 15 minutes from downtown Healdsburg, and will operate the luxury boutique hotel.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HKS Architects: One of the world's largest architecture firms and the former employer of both Dunnigan Sprinkle founders. HKS operates across hospitality, mixed-use, healthcare, and residential, making it the most directly comparable incumbent and the firm from which Dunnigan Sprinkle differentiated itself.
• Gensler: Largest architecture firm in the US, deeply active in hospitality, mixed-use, and high-rise residential towers. Comparable on project type (luxury hotels, mixed-use, residential) but operates at vastly greater scale than Dunnigan Sprinkle.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Global architecture and engineering firm with deep practice in high-rise mixed-use, hospitality, and transit-oriented developments. Comparable on marquee project types like Diridon and Candlestick-tier engagements, but at significantly larger scale.
• Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF): Internationally recognized architecture firm with extensive high-rise residential, mixed-use, and hospitality portfolio. Comparable on luxury tower and complex mixed-use work such as Crescent Heights' Jasper and similar urban residential projects.
• NBBJ: Large architecture and design firm with practices in hospitality, mixed-use, residential, and commercial work. Comparable on complex mixed-use and hospitality project types, though operating at larger scale with broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Handel Architects: Boutique-to-mid-sized architecture firm specializing in high-rise residential, mixed-use, and hospitality projects in major US cities. Directly comparable to Dunnigan Sprinkle on luxury tower and mixed-use practice, with similar principal-led model.
• Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB): Architecture firm focused on large-scale mixed-use, residential, and hospitality developments including towers and master-planned districts. Directly comparable on complex mixed-use programming and urban high-rise residential work.
• Hart Howerton: Boutique architecture and planning firm specializing in luxury hospitality, resort, residential, and mixed-use master planning. Closely comparable to Dunnigan Sprinkle on resort hotels (AutoCamp, Mayacama-tier clients) and high-end residential design.
• Robert A.M. Stern Architects: Boutique-to-mid-sized architecture practice focused on luxury residential, hospitality, and mixed-use developments. Comparable on luxury condominium and resort hotel practice, often working with similar institutional developer clients.
• Pelli Clarke & Partners: Architecture firm specializing in high-rise towers, mixed-use developments, and signature hospitality and residential projects. Comparable on urban high-rise and luxury mixed-use work, with similar principal-led model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/DunnSprink
• Facebookfacebook.com/Dunnigan-Sprinkle-112016644729991
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dunnigan-sprinkle
• Instagraminstagram.com/dunnigansprinkle

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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