SS&L Architects

Name

SS&L Architects

Legal name

Seay, Seay & Litchfield Architects

Website

https://sslarchitecture.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Historic Home Renovation & Preservation (HSAPAEAG)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Institutional facility design
• Healthcare architecture
• Educational facility design
• Historic preservation design

Headquarters

HQ city

Montgomery

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Fee-based architectural services for projects including civic facilities, government buildings, higher education, healthcare, and residential. Revenue generated through professional design fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SS&L Architects is a design-oriented architectural firm that provides full-service architectural design for government and civic facilities, higher education, healthcare, historic preservation, residential, and parks and recreation projects. Services span master planning, new construction, renovation, historic preservation, interior design, and construction administration, delivered through project-specific engagements with institutional clients across the Southeastern United States.

Product overview

SS&L Architects (Seay, Seay & Litchfield) is a design-oriented architectural firm founded in 1977, operating as a single unified practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm offers comprehensive architectural design services organized by project type, including Government & Civic Facilities, Higher Education, Healthcare, Historic Preservation, Residential (single-family and fraternity), Parks & Recreation, and Commercial projects. The firm also operates SS&L Academy, an internship program for aspiring architects. The company has a 50-person team across six office locations in Alabama and Florida serving the Southeastern United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design covering master planning, new construction, renovation, historic preservation, and interior design for government, higher education, healthcare, residential, and institutional clients across the Southeastern United States.
• Government & Civic Facilities Design Architectural design services for government and civic projects including municipal buildings, fire stations, police stations, government offices, libraries, and public safety facilities for federal, state, and municipal clients.
• Higher Education Design Architectural design services for colleges and universities including academic buildings, dormitories, fitness centers, performing arts venues, healthcare education facilities, and campus master planning.
• Healthcare Facilities Design Architectural design services for medical facilities including cancer treatment centers, orthopedic centers, radiology oncology centers, medical office buildings, and healthcare campus planning.
• Historic Preservation Restoration and preservation architectural services for historic buildings including government mansions, theaters, and historic districts across Alabama and the Southeast.
• Residential Design Architectural design services for luxury single-family residences, farmhouses, lake houses, Montgomery estates, coastal properties, and fraternity/sorority houses serving individual residential clients in the Southeast.
• Parks & Recreation Design Architectural design services for parks, recreation facilities, splash pads, playgrounds, stadiums, and outdoor recreational infrastructure serving municipal and institutional clients.
• SS&L Academy Immersive internship program providing architecture students with mentorship, hands-on project experience, site visits, and professional development to introduce them to professional architectural practice at SS&L.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects completed under budget by $1.25 million on Alabama Department of Public Safety Building
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Air & Space Force Association (AFA) Chapter 102coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSS&L named 2024 AFA Community Partner of the Year for outstanding support and engagement. Firm has proudly supported the United States Air Force through countless designs since 1977. Partnership involves community involvement supporting Airmen, Guardians, and their families with educational and advocacy initiatives.
• KW Plastics of Troy, AlabamacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry partnership for polymer research program at Troy University's Center for Materials & Manufacturing Sciences (CMMS). KW Plastics partnered with Troy University and SS&L to establish the first facility of its kind on campus for polymer research, providing state-of-the-art workspaces and industry-driven research opportunities.
• A M KingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerA M King sponsors the ASC Region 2 Design-Build Competition. SS&L intern architects Seth Aude and Ben Woods were members of Auburn University's winning team in this competition. A M King executives served as judges evaluating student proposals.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Barge Design Solutions: Nashville-headquartered architecture/engineering firm with significant Southeast footprint in government, education, and healthcare — comparable regional competitor at slightly larger scale.
• CCR Architecture & Interiors: Southeast regional architecture and interiors firm serving higher education, healthcare, and civic clients — comparable scale and project typology mix.
• Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC): Multi-discipline architecture/engineering firm headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama with strong Southeast presence across government, higher education, and healthcare — directly comparable regional competitor with similar public-sector client base.
• Matheny Goldmon Architecture: Alabama-based architecture firm with comparable Southeast institutional and civic practice; similar size and target verticals.
• Williams Blackstock Architects: Birmingham, Alabama architecture firm with deep Southeast higher education and civic portfolio; comparable in scale, regional focus, and institutional client mix to SS&L.
• Davis Architects: Birmingham-based architecture firm serving Alabama institutional, healthcare, and higher education clients — close peer in geography, project typology, and target clients.

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with major healthcare, higher education, and government practices that competes for the largest institutional projects SS&L's clients also pursue.
• Cooper Carry: Atlanta-headquartered architecture firm with significant higher education and civic practice across the Southeast — broader incumbent competing for the same regional institutional RFPs.
• HKS Inc. Large national architecture firm with deep healthcare and government practice; competes for larger institutional pursuits SS&L cannot pursue solo and serves as a benchmark for higher education/healthcare design.

Regional players

• TRO Jung|Brannen: Atlanta-based architecture firm with active Southeast higher education and civic portfolio — comparable in regional project focus but operates primarily outside Alabama.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sslarch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seay-seay-&-litchfield-p.c.
• Instagraminstagram.com/sslarchitects
• Xx.com/sslarchitecture

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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