Liollio Architecture

Name

Liollio Architecture

Legal name

Liollio Architecture, PC

Website

https://liollio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH)

Keywords

• Sustainable architecture
• Interior design
• Historic preservation
• Public sector architecture
• Civic architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional fee-based services for sustainable architecture, interior design, and historic preservation projects. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements with public institutions, government agencies, and cultural organizations. Projects span new construction, renovation, adaptive reuse, and historic rehabilitation across educational, civic, and cultural facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Liollio Architecture is a professional services firm providing sustainable architecture, interior design, and historic preservation for public projects. The firm delivers new construction, renovation, adaptive reuse, and historic rehabilitation services to government agencies, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and cultural organizations across the Southeast United States. Projects are delivered through context-driven, collaborative design processes emphasizing sustainability, community engagement, and preservation standards.

Product overview

Liollio Architecture is an award-winning architecture firm offering a unified portfolio of services centered on sustainable architecture, interior design, and historic preservation for public projects. With 70 years of experience and now in its third generation of leadership, the firm operates as a studio of civic-minded design professionals. The firm values subtle and restrained design rooted in context, culture, and collaboration. Their services work together as an integrated design process where architecture, interior design, and preservation considerations inform each project, serving clients in education, healthcare, government, cultural, and recreational sectors throughout the Southeast region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sustainable Architecture Services Provides sustainable architecture for public projects, focusing on context-driven design that responds to the history, climate, and culture of each location, delivered through LEED-certified and Two Green Globes-certified projects.
• Interior Design Services Offers interior design services for public and institutional clients, creating spaces that are socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable as part of an integrated design process.
• Historic Preservation Services Provides historic preservation services for structures and sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, balancing preservation and adaptive reuse while maintaining Secretary of the Interior's Standards.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70 years of continuous operation and project delivery
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• BPE & BCA (Bennett Preservation Engineering + Building Conservation Associates)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Preservation engineering partners working with Liollio and National Park Service on Cape Lookout Lighthouse stabilization project.
• Stone and LimecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 May 2026Contractor for Cape Lookout Lighthouse restoration, currently removing lantern for restoration work.
• SeamonWhitesidecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Landscape architecture partner for Gary Santos Park project with Town of Mount Pleasant. SeamonWhiteside collaborated on the design of the new recreation destination.
• Choate Construction CompanycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 April 2026Construction partner for Gary Santos Park project delivering the new recreational facility.
• Hood Design StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2025Design partner for Discovery Place Charlotte Museum of Nature project, leading landscape-driven design approach.
• Rodgers BuilderscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 27 January 2025Construction partner for Charlotte Museum of Nature project.
• StimmelsupportingTechnology or Integration · 27 January 2025Engineering partner for Charlotte Museum of Nature project.
• StewartsupportingTechnology or Integration · 27 January 2025Engineering partner for Charlotte Museum of Nature project.
• OptimasupportingTechnology or Integration · 27 January 2025Engineering partner for Charlotte Museum of Nature project.
• Wildlands EngineeringsupportingTechnology or Integration · 27 January 2025Environmental engineering partner for Charlotte Museum of Nature project.
• The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 December 2024Collaborative partnership for MUSC College of Medicine & Administrative Building project, redefining medical education in South Carolina.
• Charles Blanchard Construction Co.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 18 November 2024Construction partner for Old City Jail rehabilitation project, removing and rebuilding historic floors and completing exterior restoration.
• Landmark EnterprisescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2024Developer client for Old City Jail adaptive reuse project; Landmark Enterprises led the 7-year rehabilitation transforming the historic jail into offices and event space.
• HGAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Architecture partner with Liollio on College of Charleston Simons Center for the Arts renovation and expansion.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LS3P Associates: Headquartered in Charleston, SC with multiple Southeast offices, LS3P is a similarly-sized full-service architecture firm competing directly with Liollio for institutional, civic, and education work in the same geography.
• McMillan Pazdan Smith: Southeast-US architecture firm of comparable size with strong portfolios in K-12, higher education, and civic markets — a direct competitor for the same public-sector RFPs Liollio pursues.
• Stevens & Wilkinson: Southeast-based architecture and engineering firm serving government, education, and institutional clients across the Carolinas and Georgia, materially overlapping with Liollio's public-sector practice.
• Moseley Architects: Mid-Atlantic architecture firm with comparable size and a focus on K-12, higher education, and public safety facilities — directly comparable on project type, public-sector qualification-based selection, and client profile to Liollio.
• Little Diversified Architectural Consulting: Multi-office architecture firm with strong public-sector portfolio across the Carolinas and Virginia, including higher education and civic work — competes for the same qualifications-based public-sector RFP pool as Liollio.
• The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM): Mid-size architecture firm specializing in education, healthcare, and civic markets; named in Liollio's active partnerships (MUSC College of Medicine project), indicating overlapping client base and competitive positioning for similar institutional work.
• Craig Gaulden Davis Architecture: South Carolina-based architecture firm of similar size serving cultural, educational, and civic clients in the Carolinas — directly competes with Liollio for similar Southeast public-sector engagements.
• Williams Blackstock Architects: Birmingham-based architecture firm with comparable size and notable practice in preservation, civic, and education markets — direct competitor on public-sector and historic-preservation projects in the broader Southeast.

Broad incumbents

• HGA: Larger national architecture, engineering, and planning firm named in Liollio's partnership roster (College of Charleston Simons Center). Overlaps on education, civic, and cultural projects but operates from a broader portfolio and scale than Liollio.

Others

• SeamonWhiteside: Southeast landscape architecture and civil engineering firm named as Liollio's landscape-architecture partner (Gary Santos Park project). Adjacent rather than directly competing — provides complementary site-design services on Liollio-led projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles26 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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