What Champlin Architecture does

Champlin Architecture, operating as Champlin | EOP since its August 2023 merger with EOP Architects, is a privately held, full-service architecture firm headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, with seven offices across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia, and a recently acquired Richmond presence. The firm delivers architectural design, interior design, master planning, historic preservation, and experiential graphic design services through seven vertical practices: Healthcare, Education, Civic | Cultural | Community, Workplace, Worship, Hospitality, and Living. Its healthcare practice is self-described as one of the largest in the country and serves major regional health systems including Bon Secours Mercy Health, Dayton Children's Hospital, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, and Mercy Health.

The firm operates on a professional services, project-based revenue model with quote-driven, non-public pricing. Engagements span multi-year, multi-phase work such as a 17-year program at the University of Cincinnati and a $214M research building at the University of Kentucky, with typical A&E fee structures negotiated per project. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales — institutional relationships managed by principals and business development leaders — across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. The firm holds no patents and discloses no proprietary software or AI tooling; its competitive positioning is built on credentialed talent, design awards, LEED-certified project outcomes, and long-tenured client relationships.

Champlin | EOP traces its corporate lineage to Champlin/Haupt Architects, Inc., incorporated in 1978 from the client base of Harry Hake and Partners (established 1895). Under outgoing CEO Ben Richards, headcount tripled from roughly 50 to 160+ and offices grew from one to seven. In February 2026, Jason East was named CEO and Sean Bright President, with Richards transitioning to Chairman; in June 2026, the firm acquired 510 Architects (Richmond, VA), extending Mid-Atlantic reach. Ownership is private and internally controlled with no disclosed external institutional capital.

Name

Champlin Architecture

Legal name

Champlin/Haupt Architects, Inc.

Website

https://thinkchamplin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Champlin | EOP is a privately held, full-service architecture and design firm operating across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, serving institutional healthcare, education, civic, workplace, worship, hospitality, and living clients from seven offices with 160+ professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional fees for architectural design, interior design, master planning, historic preservation, and graphic design services. Revenue generated through project-based engagements for institutional, healthcare, educational, commercial, and worship clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Champlin Architecture (operating as Champlin | EOP) is a professional architecture and design firm that plans, designs, and delivers architectural, interior design, master planning, historic preservation, and experiential graphic design services for institutional, healthcare, educational, civic, workplace, worship, hospitality, and residential clients across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic United States. The firm works through direct project engagements on a project-based, fee-driven model and operates seven offices with 160+ professionals.

Product overview

Champlin Architecture (operating as Champlin | EOP after the 2023 merger with EOP Architects) is an award-winning architecture, planning, interior design, historic preservation, and experiential graphic design firm. The firm offers comprehensive design services organized into specialized practice areas including Healthcare, Education, Civic/Cultural/Community, Workplace, Worship, Hospitality, and Living. The healthcare practice has grown to become one of the largest in the country. Core service offerings span architecture, interior design, master planning, historic preservation, and experiential graphic design. The firm operates seven offices across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions serving clients throughout these areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services
• Interior Design
• Master Planning
• Historic Preservation
• Experiential Graphic Design
• Healthcare Design Practice
• Education Design Practice
• Civic and Cultural Design Practice
• Workplace Design Practice
• Worship Design Practice
• Hospitality Design Practice
• Living Design Practice

Quantifiable outcome

• Award-winning projects including Golden Key Awards, Cincinnati Design Awards, IIDA awards
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 510 ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 June 2026Champlin | EOP announced the acquisition of 510 Architects, a Richmond, Virginia-based architecture and interior design firm. The acquisition complements Champlin | EOP's growing presence in Virginia and expands the firm's ability to serve clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. 510 Architects has earned a reputation for thoughtful, client-focused design and meaningful relationships throughout the community. The Richmond office will continue operating with its existing team and client relationships.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HOK: Global architecture, design, and engineering firm with a deep healthcare practice (HOK Healthcare) and broad higher-education portfolio. Direct competitor for Champlin | EOP's healthcare and education work, though at a much larger national scale; competes for the same hospital systems and university clients.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with a top-tier healthcare practice (renowned for children's hospital and academic medical center work) and significant education portfolio. Direct competitor on healthcare RFPs; broader national footprint gives it an edge on multi-region program contracts.

Direct peers

• DLR Group: Integrated design firm covering architecture, interior design, and engineering with strong education, civic, and workplace practices. Comparable integrated service model and similar size scale; competes for K-12, higher-ed, and civic clients in overlapping regions.
• EwingCole: Philadelphia-based architecture and design firm with a leading healthcare practice and notable higher-education, civic, and workplace work. Closely comparable healthcare-focused mix and competes for academic medical center and specialty hospital clients in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest.
• BHDP Architecture: Cincinnati-headquartered architecture and design firm with strong workplace, science & technology, and education practices. Head-to-head regional competitor for Champlin | EOP on workplace and higher-education work in the Cincinnati/Ohio Valley market.
• CannonDesign: Integrated architecture, engineering, and design firm with strong healthcare and education practices and recognized thought leadership in evidence-based design. Comparable service breadth, similar healthcare-centric mix, and competes for similar institutional clients.
• HKS Architects: Dallas-based architecture firm widely regarded as a leader in healthcare design, with substantial higher-education and workplace practices. Closely comparable to Champlin | EOP's healthcare-anchored, multi-vertical architecture model and competes for similar hospital system engagements.
• Moody Nolan: One of the largest U.S. architecture firms, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, with deep sports, education, and civic practices. Comparable Midwest-based scale, similar multi-vertical structure, and competes for higher-education and civic clients across Ohio and adjacent states.
• SmithGroup: Large architecture and engineering firm with nationally recognized healthcare, education, and workplace practices. Comparable multi-vertical professional services structure and direct competitor for academic medical center and university master planning engagements.

Regional players

• Taft Architects / THP Limited: Cincinnati-based architecture, planning, and interior design firm with healthcare, education, and community practices. Direct local-market competitor in Cincinnati, Dayton, and Northern Kentucky for similar institutional clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thinkchamplin
• Facebookfacebook.com/champlin-architecture-205133519512366
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/champlinrchitecture

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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