What Pickard Chilton does

Pickard Chilton is a privately held architectural design firm headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, founded in 1997 by Jon Pickard following his tenure as a Senior Associate at Cesar Pelli & Associates, where he collaborated on the Petronas Towers. The firm provides comprehensive architecture, master planning, and building repositioning services for corporate, institutional, mixed-use, healthcare, laboratory, hospitality, and transportation sector clients across the United States, Asia (Japan, Malaysia), Europe (Germany, Switzerland), Australia, and the Middle East (Dubai, Saudi Arabia).

The firm operates as a professional services design practice, with core offerings spanning architecture (including skyscrapers, corporate headquarters, interior architecture, sustainable and mass timber design, and visionary concept work), master planning (urban placemaking, campus design, transit-oriented development), and building repositioning. Its portfolio includes the ExxonMobil Energy Center, Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons, CalPERS Headquarters, US EPA Headquarters, WHO Headquarters extension in Geneva, Akamai and Google Cambridge headquarters, Devon Energy Center, Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, Takanawa Gateway City Master Plan, T3 RiNo, and St. Regis Residences Houston, among others. The firm typically serves as design architect, collaborating with structural and MEP engineers, landscape architects, contractors, and developers on a project basis.

Pickard Chilton generates revenue through professional architectural design fees negotiated on a per-project basis, typically structured as a percentage of construction costs or fixed fees for specific design phases, billed over multi-year contract durations. The firm targets enterprise clients including Fortune 500 corporations, real estate developers, and government agencies, acquiring projects through direct business development, competitive bidding, design competitions, and referrals. Repeat partnerships with developers such as Hines, contractors such as Gilbane, and engineering firms such as Arup, Thornton Tomasetti, and Magnusson Klemencic Associates form a core element of its go-to-market motion.

Name

Pickard Chilton

Legal name

Pickard Chilton Architects, Inc.

Website

https://pickardchilton.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pickard Chilton is a privately held architectural design firm in New Haven, Connecticut, providing architecture, master planning, and building repositioning services to enterprise, institutional, and government clients worldwide. The firm is known for trophy-scale corporate headquarters, mixed-use, and mass timber projects across the US, Asia, and the Middle East.

Ownership category

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Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Master planning services
• Corporate headquarters design
• Building repositioning
• Mass timber architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

New Haven

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 Design Services: Professional architectural design fees for new construction, renovation, and repositioning projects. Revenue is generated through design contracts with corporations, institutions, government entities, and real estate developers for architectural services on a project-by-project basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pickard Chilton is a premier architectural design firm providing comprehensive architecture and master planning services for corporate, institutional, mixed-use, healthcare, laboratory, hospitality, and transportation projects worldwide. The firm delivers design services across the full project lifecycle from concept through construction administration, with specialized practices in skyscrapers, sustainable building design, mass timber, building repositioning, and master planning for urban placemaking, campus design, and transit-oriented developments.

Product overview

Pickard Chilton is a premier architectural design firm providing comprehensive architecture and master planning services. The firm's offerings include core Architecture Services and Master Planning Services, supplemented by specialized building type practices covering Corporate, Cultural + Performing Arts, Healthcare + Wellness, Hospitality + Residential, Institutional + Civic, Laboratory + Life Sciences, Mixed-Use + Commercial, and Transportation + Aviation architecture. The firm also offers Building Repositioning services and has developed particular expertise in Mass Timber Architecture. Projects range from skyscrapers and corporate headquarters to mixed-use developments, transit-oriented projects, and sustainable mass timber buildings. Notable projects include The Eight, T3 RiNo, Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, 600 Fifth, River Point, St. Regis Residences, US EPA Headquarters, and Petronas Towers (prior to firm founding).

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Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architectural design covering skyscrapers, corporate headquarters, interior architecture, sustainable building design, mass timber architecture, and visionary design for clients worldwide. For enterprise corporations, institutions, and government agencies undertaking major building projects.
• Master Planning Services Comprehensive master planning including urban placemaking, campus design, and transit-oriented development for large-scale mixed-use and commercial projects. For developers, institutions, and public-sector clients planning districts, campuses, and urban areas.
• Building Repositioning Strategic repositioning of existing buildings to add value, retain or attract new tenants, or accommodate different uses through renovation and transformation. For commercial real estate owners seeking to optimize property value and tenancy.
• Mass Timber Architecture Sustainable mass timber building design featuring low-carbon structural systems, including projects such as T3 RiNo, The Joinery, ATCO Commercial Centre, and Aplin Center. For developers and corporations seeking environmentally advanced commercial buildings.
• Corporate Architecture Design of corporate headquarters and office buildings for major corporations including headquarters buildings and regional offices such as Akamai, Google, ExxonMobil, CalPERS, Northwestern Mutual, and Devon Energy.
• Healthcare + Wellness Architecture Healthcare facility design including hospitals, medical centers, emergency facilities, and wellness centers such as ER One, Human Performance Institute, and Emory University Hospital Midtown. For healthcare systems and providers.
• Institutional + Civic Architecture Government buildings, university facilities, museums, and civic institutions including US EPA Headquarters, Minnesota Senate Building, CalPERS Headquarters, and Case Library at Colgate University.
• Laboratory + Life Sciences Architecture Flexible laboratory spaces for life sciences, research facilities, and biotech campuses including ExxonMobil Upstream Research Laboratory and The Forge. For life sciences companies and research institutions.
• Hospitality + Residential Architecture Luxury hotels, residential towers, and mixed-use developments including W Atlanta-Downtown, St. Regis Residences, and The RO. For hotel operators, real estate developers, and luxury residential developers.
• Mixed-Use + Commercial Architecture Large-scale mixed-use developments combining retail, office, residential, and commercial uses including Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, Takanawa Gateway City, and One Newpark. For commercial real estate developers.
• Transportation + Aviation Architecture Airport terminals, transit hubs, and aviation facilities including Reagan National Airport and Uber Sky Tower concepts. For airport authorities, transit agencies, and aviation clients.
• Cultural + Performing Arts Architecture Design of cultural institutions, museums, concert halls, and performing arts venues including Dewan Filharmonik Petronas. For cultural institutions, foundations, and public-sector clients.

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

47 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• HOKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect of record collaborator on multiple projects including ExxonMobil Upstream Research Laboratory. Partnership involves design collaboration and architectural services delivery.
• ArupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Pickard Chilton on Uber Sky Tower concept design for Mega-Skyport urban aviation transport system and Uber Sky Loft in Melbourne, Australia.
• Gilbane Building CompanymajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor partner on ExxonMobil projects including Upstream Research Laboratory and other projects. Also collaborated on Case Library at Colgate University and Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons.
• Thornton TomasettimajorTechnology or IntegrationStructural engineering collaborator on projects including Case Library at Colgate University.
• Harvey BuildersmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor partner on ExxonMobil projects.
• Kendall/Heaton AssociatesmajorTechnology or IntegrationCollaborator on Case Library at Colgate University project.
• ARUPmajorTechnology or IntegrationEngineering collaborator on Case Library at Colgate University and other projects including MEP services.
• Reed HilderbrandmajorTechnology or IntegrationLandscape architecture collaborator on Case Library at Colgate University project.
• Cousins PropertiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner on The Pinnacle in Atlanta, Georgia.
• HKSmajorTechnology or IntegrationArchitecture collaborator on The Pinnacle project in Atlanta.
• Stanley D. Lindsey & AssociatesmajorTechnology or IntegrationStructural engineering collaborator on The Pinnacle project.
• Beers Construction CompanymajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor on The Pinnacle project in Atlanta.
• Cesar Pelli & AssociatesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrior to founding Pickard Chilton, Jon Pickard was Senior Associate at Cesar Pelli & Associates and collaborated on Petronas Towers and Dewan Filharmonik Petronas design.
• Davis, Carter, ScottmajorTechnology or IntegrationCollaborator on US EPA Headquarters project.
• Fernandez Associates Structural EngineersmajorTechnology or IntegrationStructural engineering collaborator on US EPA Headquarters project.
• James G. Davis Construction CorporationmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor collaborator on US EPA Headquarters project.
• GDP ArchitectsmajorTechnology or IntegrationArchitecture collaborator on OLC Integrated Development project in Kuala Lumpur.
• Magnusson Klemencic AssociatesmajorTechnology or IntegrationStructural engineering collaborator on OLC Integrated Development and multiple other projects including Google Cambridge and Akamai Headquarters.
• BOKA PowellmajorTechnology or IntegrationArchitecture collaborator on 3001 Turtle Creek project in Dallas.
• OJB Landscape ArchitecturemajorTechnology or IntegrationLandscape architecture collaborator on 3001 Turtle Creek and Devon Energy Center projects.
• Siebel SystemsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient partner for Oracle at One Glenlake project in Atlanta.
• Pope & Land EnterprisesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner for Oracle at One Glenlake project.
• HinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor developer partner with multiple projects including 24th at Camelback, ATCO Commercial Centre, 477 South Main, and 1125 Arguello. Hines is described as a premier real estate developer.
• SWA GroupmajorTechnology or IntegrationLandscape architecture collaborator on 24th at Camelback I project.
• McCarthymajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor collaborator on 24th at Camelback I project.
• Starwood HotelsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHotel partner for W Atlanta-Downtown and The Residences project.
• Barry Real Estate CompaniesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner for W Atlanta-Downtown and The Residences project.
• Hardin ConstructionmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor on W Atlanta-Downtown and The Residences project.
• Brasfield & GorriemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor collaborator on Ernst & Young at 55 Allen Plaza project.
• Alvine EngineeringmajorTechnology or IntegrationEngineering collaborator on 24th at Camelback II project and multiple other projects including River Point and Thomas F. Farrell II Building.
• Holder ConstructionmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor on 24th at Camelback II project and Devon Energy Center.
• NRY ArchitectsmajorTechnology or IntegrationArchitecture collaborator on Iskandar Investment Headquarters project.
• SK&A Structural EngineersmajorTechnology or IntegrationStructural engineering collaborator on 900 New York Avenue project.
• DLR GroupmajorTechnology or IntegrationArchitecture/engineering collaborator on 1125 Arguello project in Redwood City.
• Meyer Studio Land ArchitectsmajorTechnology or IntegrationArchitecture collaborator on 1125 Arguello project.
• Partners by DesignmajorTechnology or IntegrationArchitecture collaborator on 1125 Arguello project.
• The Minkoff GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner on The Joinery project in Sunnyvale, California.
• DevconmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitect of record and contractor on The Joinery project in Sunnyvale.
• SatyamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner on St. Regis Residences, Houston project.
• ForrestPerkinsmajorTechnology or IntegrationInterior design collaborator on St. Regis Residences, Houston project.
• Kirksey ArchitecturemajorTechnology or IntegrationArchitecture collaborator on St. Regis Residences, Houston project.
• KW Landscape ArchitectsmajorTechnology or IntegrationLandscape architecture collaborator on St. Regis Residences, Houston project.
• Hoque GlobalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner on One Newpark project in Dallas.
• Lanoha Real EstatemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate development partner on One Newpark project.
• Merriman Anderson ArchitectsmajorTechnology or IntegrationArchitecture collaborator on One Newpark project in Dallas.
• Studio OutsidemajorTechnology or IntegrationLandscape architecture collaborator on One Newpark project.
• Moss ConstructionmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor on One Newpark project in Dallas.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF): Premier architecture firm specializing in skyscrapers, corporate headquarters, and mixed-use towers globally. Most directly comparable to Pickard Chilton in building type, client caliber (Fortune 500 corporations and developers), and design prestige.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Iconic global architecture firm with deep corporate HQ, tall building, and institutional practices. Comparable in scale of commissions, marquee client list, and sustainability credentials (LEED leadership); overlaps directly with Pickard Chilton in large-scale corporate work.
• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with comparable corporate, healthcare, aviation, and institutional practices. Pickard Chilton has partnered with HOK as architect of record on ExxonMobil projects, indicating direct competitive overlap in delivery model.
• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm with strong corporate workplace, mixed-use, and master planning practices. Comparable in Fortune 500 corporate client base and large-scale mixed-use commercial work, though much larger in scale.
• Perkins&Will: Architecture and design firm with strong healthcare, corporate, and institutional practices. Comparable in healthcare architecture expertise (Emory, hospital systems) and corporate workplace design, with similar sustainability credentials.
• NBBJ: Architecture firm specializing in healthcare, corporate, and science/technology buildings. Comparable in healthcare (Emory, hospital clients), life sciences laboratory design, and corporate HQ commissions for Fortune 500 clients.
• HKS: Architecture firm with significant healthcare, sports, and commercial practices. Pickard Chilton has collaborated with HKS on The Pinnacle project in Atlanta, indicating direct overlap in mixed-use commercial architecture and design-build delivery.
• SHoP Architects: Innovative New York-based architecture firm with comparable scale and design-forward positioning across mixed-use towers, corporate, and institutional work. Similar boutique scale and emphasis on ground-breaking design.
• FXCollaborative: Mid-size New York architecture firm with comparable corporate, commercial, and institutional practices. Similar scale and design-forward positioning across mixed-use towers, corporate HQs, and civic projects.

Broad incumbents

• Foster + Partners: Globally iconic architecture firm with significant skyscraper, corporate HQ, and master planning practices. Comparable in design pedigree and marquee international client base, though broader portfolio and larger scale than Pickard Chilton.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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