What Steele Associates Architects does

Steele Associates Architects (operating as STEELE Associates Architects LLC) is a full-service architecture firm founded in 1996 and headquartered in Bend, Oregon. The firm delivers sustainable architecture, planning, and interior design services across commercial, public sector, education, residential, healthcare, and senior living market segments. Its core offerings include architectural design, master planning, and interior design, with a stated specialization in sustainable and LEED-certified design demonstrated by multiple LEED Gold and LEED Silver certifications across project types.

The firm's revenue is generated through professional service fees on a project-by-project basis, with work acquired through direct client engagement, public-sector competitive RFPs, and repeat business from regional developers and enterprise clients. Its go-to-market is traditional enterprise field sales, targeting developers, healthcare systems, school districts, government agencies, and corporate end users primarily across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, with select out-of-state projects in Washington, Utah, and Idaho. Notable clients include Hydro Flask, FedEx Ground, FBI, St. Charles Medical Center, Mid Oregon Credit Union, Bio-Rad Laboratories, and the USDA Forest Service.

Operationally, the firm is a small private limited liability company (11-50 employees) led by President Scott Steele. It pursues larger projects through partnerships with national firms such as ZGF, The Miller Hull Partnership, and KMD Architects, serving as architect of record or local consultant on complex campus, civic, and library programs. The firm has accumulated multiple industry awards including the National Commercial Builders Council Grand Award for Green Building (2008), Better Bricks Emerging Leader (2007), and recognition as one of Oregon Business's 100 Best Companies and Best Green Workplaces in 2025.

Name

Steele Associates Architects

Legal name

STEELE Associates Architects LLC

Website

https://steele-arch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Steele Associates Architects is a Bend, Oregon-based full-service architecture firm founded in 1996, delivering sustainable architecture, master planning, and interior design to commercial, civic, education, healthcare, and residential clients across the Pacific Northwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (541410), Architectural Services (54131)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Architectural services
• Sustainable architecture
• Master planning
• Interior design
• LEED certified design

Headquarters

HQ city

Bend

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Full-service architectural firm providing sustainable architecture, planning, and interior design services to commercial, civic, educational, healthcare, and residential clients. Revenue is generated through professional service fees for design, master planning, and interior design projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Steele Associates Architects is a full-service architecture firm providing sustainable architectural design, master planning, and interior design services to commercial, civic, educational, healthcare, residential, and industrial clients across Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. The firm is recognized as a regional leader in LEED-certified and high-performance building design, with completed projects spanning headquarters, manufacturing facilities, breweries, banks, schools, hospitals, fire stations, libraries, and multi-family residential developments.

Product overview

Steele Associates Architects is a full-service architecture firm offering comprehensive architectural and interior design services. Their portfolio spans multiple project categories including Commercial and Retail Architecture (encompassing financial, research and technology, industrial and manufacturing, hospitality, health and fitness, aviation and transportation, and animal care), Public Sector Architecture (civic, justice and public safety, public works, utilities and communications), Education Architecture (K-12 and higher education), Residential Architecture (single-family, multi-family, mixed-use, and senior living), Master Planning, and Interior Design. The firm operates primarily in Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, with projects ranging from small interior renovations to large-scale master-planned developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial and Retail Architecture Architectural design services for commercial, retail, financial, research and technology, industrial and manufacturing, hospitality, health and fitness, aviation and transportation, and animal care facilities, delivered to enterprise clients and regional developers across the Pacific Northwest.
• Public Sector Architecture Architectural services for civic, justice and public safety, public works, and utilities and communications projects, delivered to local, county, state, and federal government clients via RFP and direct engagement.
• Education Architecture Architectural services for K-12 and higher education institutions, including school design, campus expansions, remodels, and university campus master planning.
• Residential Architecture Architectural services for residential, mixed-use, multi-family, and senior living developments, serving homebuilders, residential developers, and senior living operators.
• Master Planning Comprehensive master planning services for large-scale developments including residential subdivisions, commercial campuses, healthcare system campuses, mixed-use districts, and public works facilities.
• Interior Design Interior design services for commercial spaces including offices, restaurants, breweries, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions, delivered as part of the firm's full-service architecture practice.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saved ODOT over $13 million in site costs through creative campus design
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• ZGF (Zimmer Gunsul Frasca)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteele Associates served as local architectural consultant to ZGF on the first phase of the OSU Cascades Campus project including the Residence Building and Dining Hall. ZGF/SAA took the project from inception through site plan review.
• KMD ArchitectsnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteele Associates Architects worked in association with lead master planner KMD Architects to develop a comprehensive master planning document for all three St. Charles Medical Center campuses.
• Flagline EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTEELE and civil consultant Flagline Engineering collaborated to save ODOT over $13 million in site costs through creative campus design and civil engineering for the Coos County Maintenance Facility.
• The Miller Hull PartnershipnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteele Associates serves as architect of record while The Miller Hull Partnership serves as design architect for multiple Deschutes Public Library projects including La Pine, Sisters, Sunriver, and Downtown Bend libraries.
• Sunwest BuilderscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSteele Associates partnered with Sunwest Builders to source mass timber framing from the Pacific Northwest for the Mid Oregon Credit Union headquarters project to support local industry and mitigate logistical carbon footprint.
• R&H ConstructionnotableImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerR&H Construction collaborated with Steele Associates Architects and Midstate Electric Cooperative to achieve LEED Gold certification for the warehouse/vehicle project, creating a benchmark green building for Central Oregon.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Holst Architecture: Portland architecture firm with mixed-use, multi-family, and sustainable design focus, similar size band to Steele Associates. Competes for similar PNW developer-led projects.
• LRS Architects: Portland architecture firm with comparable size and a public-sector, education, and community-focused portfolio. Overlaps with Steele Associates on civic and K-12 work in Oregon.
• BORA Architects: Mid-sized Portland architecture and interiors firm with comparable multi-family, mixed-use, and civic portfolio. Competes head-to-head with Steele Associates on Pacific Northwest developer work.
• Ankrom Moisan: Portland and Seattle architecture firm with comparable multi-family, senior living, and mixed-use portfolio. Slightly larger but competes in the same PNW developer-driven market segments.
• Scott Edwards Architecture: Portland-based architecture firm of comparable size with a strong sustainability and civic/multi-family portfolio. Directly comparable to Steele Associates in scale, regional focus, and mission-driven practice model.
• Mackenzie: Portland-based multi-discipline design firm (architecture, interiors, structural engineering) of similar size and regional footprint. Comparable market segments including commercial, civic, and healthcare.
• SRG Partnership: Portland architecture firm with deep civic, education, and library portfolio (also active in Oregon). Comparable in size and sector mix to Steele Associates' public-sector practice.
• TVA Architects: Portland-based architecture firm with a comparable multi-family, mixed-use, and civic portfolio. Similar size and regional focus; competes for similar Oregon developer and public-sector work.

Broad incumbents

• Mithun: Seattle-based architecture and design firm with a national sustainability leadership reputation. Larger than Steele Associates but competes for the same mission-driven, sustainable-design commissions in the PNW.
• ZGF Architects: Major Pacific Northwest architecture firm with a national footprint and a strong sustainability/sustainable-design portfolio. Already a strategic partner with Steele Associates on OSU Cascades; a larger competitor for high-profile PNW commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/steeleassociate
• Facebookfacebook.com/SteeleAssociatesArchitects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/steele-associates-architects

Compliance33 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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