ajc architects

What ajc architects does

ajc architects is a privately held, full-service architectural design firm headquartered in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah, founded in 1991 (with secondary source dating establishment to 1993) and operating continuously for over 30 years. The firm delivers end-to-end architectural services spanning planning, programming, schematic design, design development, interior design, construction documents, and construction administration, supported by in-house multi-disciplinary engineering capabilities covering civil, landscape and irrigation, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, electrical, and structural disciplines.

The firm's portfolio is distributed across higher education (University of Utah, Utah State University, Salt Lake Community College, Ogden-Weber ATC), government and municipal clients (National Park Service, Unified Fire Authority, Salem City Fire and EMS), hospitality (Advenire Hotel, Blue Sky Lodge, High West Distillery), community and non-profit organizations (multiple homeless resource centers, Jewish Community Center, Wheeler Historic Farm), corporate clients (ALSCO, PETZL, Solar Winds, Intermountain Healthcare), and residential work. Notable differentiators include specialized expertise in National Park Service and tribal-collaboration projects, pioneering trauma-informed design for homeless resource centers, mandatory LEED accreditation for staff, and an AIA Award for the Tracy Aviary Visitor Center.

Revenue is generated through professional services on a project-by-project, quote-based pricing model with direct client engagement. The firm is led by Managing Principal Jill A. Jones and Principal Partner Justin Heppler, with a third Principal (Dijana Aličković Rambo) and dedicated marketing and administrative directors indicating organizational formalization. The firm maintains an active public-facing portfolio, news presence, and industry event participation, including AIA national conferences, signaling ongoing business development. No funding rounds, M&A, parent company, or revenue disclosures are present in the available data.

Name

ajc architects

Legal name

ajc architects

Website

https://ajcarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ajc architects is a privately held, full-service architectural design firm in Salt Lake City, Utah, delivering planning, design, and engineering services across higher education, government, hospitality, community, and residential sectors throughout the United States, with in-house multi-disciplinary engineering and 30+ years of operating history.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Commercial architecture
• Higher education facilities
• Fire station design
• Sustainable building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Professional architectural and design services for commercial, institutional, and residential projects including planning, design, construction documents, and construction administration

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ajc architects is a full-service architectural design firm delivering planning, programming, schematic design, design development, interior design, construction documents, and construction administration across diverse project types. The firm pairs architectural design with in-house multi-disciplinary engineering, including civil, landscape and irrigation, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, electrical, and structural engineering, to serve higher education, government, hospitality, community, corporate, and residential clients in the United States.

Product overview

ajc architects is a full-service architectural design firm offering comprehensive architectural services across diverse project categories. The firm's portfolio spans higher education facilities (such as Salt Lake Community College Juniper Classroom Building, Utah State University buildings), fire stations (UFA Midvale Fire Station 125, Salem Fire and EMS Station 151), hospitality projects (Blue Sky Lodge, High West Distillery, The Advenire Hotel), community centers (Jewish Community Center, homeless resource centers), museums and visitor centers (Mesa Verde National Park Visitor Center, Tracy Aviary Visitor Center), and National Park Service projects. The firm emphasizes sustainable design with LEED accreditation and serves clients ranging from federal agencies to individual homeowners across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Holst ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Holst Architecture on the Pamela Atkinson Homeless Resource Center project. Collaboration on the third and largest of the three homeless resource centers, tackling the unique challenge of creating a resource center to house 300 men on a tight site.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MHTN Architects: Salt Lake City-headquartered architecture and interior design firm serving higher education, healthcare, and civic clients; directly comparable in scale, geography, and project mix to ajc.
• Integrus Architecture: Pacific Northwest-based architecture and engineering firm with comparable higher-education, civic, and K-12 focus; similar size band and integrated engineering capabilities.
• FFKR Architects: Salt Lake City-based full-service architecture firm with comparable higher-education, civic, and commercial portfolios in the Mountain West. Closest geographic and scale peer to ajc.
• GSBS Architects: Salt Lake City-based architecture firm with strong higher-education and civic portfolio; competes for the same Utah institutional RFPs as ajc.
• Holst Architecture: Portland-based architecture and interiors firm with civic, community, and human-services focus; ajc's documented partner on the Pamela Atkinson Homeless Resource Center, with shared trauma-informed and civic experience.
• VCBO Architecture: Utah-headquartered full-service architecture firm with strong higher-education and civic portfolio; directly competes with ajc for Utah institutional and public-sector work.

Broad incumbents

• CannonDesign: National full-service architecture, engineering, and design firm with deep higher-education, healthcare, and federal practices; competes with ajc on larger institutional RFPs.
• NBBJ: National architecture and design firm with prominent higher-education, healthcare, and sports facility practices; competes for marquee university commissions.
• SmithGroup: Large integrated design firm with federal, higher-education, and science-and-technology practices; overlaps with ajc on NPS, university, and civic projects at scale.
• HOK: Global design, architecture, and engineering firm; competes with ajc on large-scale federal, higher-education, and civic projects where scale is a requirement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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