What Architecture Firm does

ARCHITECTUREFIRM is a privately held, full-service architecture and interior design practice founded in 2015 by Katie MacNelly and currently led by Partners Danny MacNelly and Adam Ruffin. The firm operates dual offices in Richmond, Virginia (headquarters at 315 West Broad Street, Suite 400) and Brooklyn, New York (20 Jay Street, Suite 906), serving clients across the Eastern United States with a 16-person team. Its portfolio spans four primary verticals: high-end custom residential, boutique hospitality (including hotels and restaurants), cultural institutions (museums and galleries), and multi-family residential developments, with 50+ completed projects documented.

The firm generates revenue exclusively through project-based professional services, including architecture design, interior design, project management, and construction administration, billed via custom quotes under multi-year contracts with no publicly disclosed pricing. Its go-to-market is partner-led direct engagement, leveraging an exceptional award record (AIA chapter, state, and national honors; Architizer A+Awards; AN Interior Top 50; Architectural Record features) and consistent press coverage in Architectural Record, Dwell, Forbes, Design Milk, and Garden & Gun to attract enterprise clients such as the Science Museum of Virginia, Quirk Hotel Charlottesville, and Arts & Letters Creative Co. Distribution is augmented by organic social presence on Instagram and LinkedIn.

The practice is concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast US with a recent international extension to Singapore (MOIC project) and strategic intent to grow the multi-family vertical, evidenced by Partner Danny MacNelly's 2024 Triangle Multifamily Conference appearance and Partner Adam Ruffin's Spring 2026 UVA teaching appointment. The firm is founder-owned with no disclosed external investors, institutional backing, patents, or M&A activity.

Name

Architecture Firm

Legal name

ARCHITECTUREFIRM

Website

https://architecturefirm.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ARCHITECTUREFIRM is a privately held architecture and interior design practice founded in 2015, operating from Richmond, VA and Brooklyn, NY, serving high-end residential, boutique hospitality, cultural, and multi-family clients across the Eastern United States with project-based design services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Residential architecture
• Hospitality interior design
• Cultural facility design
• Multi-family residential design

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

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: Project-based architecture and interior design services for residential, hospitality, cultural, and multi-family sectors. Revenue is generated through design fees, project management, and construction administration services for completed projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Architecture Firm is a full-service architecture and interior design studio that delivers comprehensive design, project management, and construction administration services for high-end residential, hospitality, cultural, and multi-family projects. The firm provides architecture, interior design, and construction administration services via partner-led engagements, with each project custom-scoped and custom-quoted based on complexity. The practice operates from offices in Richmond, Virginia and Brooklyn, New York, with projects located across the eastern United States.

Product overview

ARCHITECTUREFIRM is an architecture and design firm specializing in hospitality, residential, and contemporary art spaces. The firm operates as a service-based practice rather than a product-based company. Their portfolio encompasses award-winning residential, cultural, hospitality, mixed-use, and workplace projects spanning categories including Residential, Hospitality, Cultural, Multi-Family, and Interior design. The firm is led by Partners Danny MacNelly and Adam Ruffin, with offices in Brooklyn, New York and Richmond, Virginia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Design Services Comprehensive architecture design services for residential, hospitality, cultural, and multi-family projects, delivered by a partner-led team from offices in Richmond, Virginia and Brooklyn, New York. Projects are quoted on a custom basis following consultation and managed through design, project management, and construction administration.
• Interior Design Services Interior design services for residential, hospitality (including restaurants and hotels), and cultural projects, integrated with the firm's architecture practice. The firm's interior design work includes projects such as Quirk Hotel Charlottesville and the Science Museum of Virginia restaurant interior.
• Construction Administration Services Construction administration services executed as part of project engagements to oversee build-out against design intent. Provided alongside architecture and interior design for the firm's project portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple AIA awards including AIA Brooklyn Design Awards, AIA Richmond Honor and Merit Awards
• +2 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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Studio Tack: Brooklyn boutique architecture and design practice working across residential, hospitality, and cultural commissions. Highly comparable in firm size, design-led positioning, and concentration in the NYC/Northeast premium market.
• Ashe Leandro: NYC-based architecture and interiors studio with a hospitality- and residential-focused practice and a publication-rich portfolio. Comparable in segment focus, partnership-led creative model, and emphasis on richly detailed interior architecture.
• INC Architecture & Design: NYC-based boutique architecture and design firm specializing in hospitality, cultural, residential, and workplace projects. Directly comparable in project types, end-market focus, and emphasis on branded hospitality and cultural interiors.
• Workstead: Brooklyn-based hospitality, residential, and commercial design studio with a similar boutique scale and craft-led, award-recognized approach to interior-driven architecture. Comparable in segment mix (hospitality + high-end residential) and partner-led creative model.
• Martyn Lawrence Bullard Design: Hospitality and residential interiors-focused design practice with strong celebrity/brand-driven positioning. Comparable in hospitality and high-end residential segment focus, though weighted more toward interiors than ground-up architecture.
• Foley & Cox: High-end residential and interior architecture studio serving affluent clients across the US. Comparable in segment focus on premium residential and interiors, boutique scale, and craft-driven brand positioning.
• BKSK Architects: NYC boutique architecture firm with a portfolio spanning cultural, residential, and institutional work. Comparable in segment overlap (cultural, residential), boutique scale, and emphasis on craft-driven design with strong publication profile.
• Peter Pennoyer Architects: NYC-based boutique firm working on high-end residential, cultural, and adaptive reuse projects with an emphasis on traditional craft. Comparable in boutique scale, premium residential and cultural focus, and partner-led GTM.
• Rose Tarlow Melamed: Design practice with a focus on residential, hospitality, and product design with strong editorial visibility. Comparable in segment mix and premium, craft-driven positioning, though lighter on ground-up architecture.

Broad incumbents

• Deborah Berke Partners: Established NYC architecture firm with a broader portfolio spanning residential, hospitality, cultural, and institutional commissions. Comparable in design philosophy and end-market overlap, but operates at a larger scale with deeper institutional reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ARCHITECTUREFRM
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/architecturefirm

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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