Saiki Design

What Saiki Design does

Saiki Design is a privately held landscape architecture and sustainable site design firm organized in 1989 and headquartered at 1110 S. Park Street in Madison, Wisconsin. The firm provides professional landscape architecture services to both public and private clientele across Wisconsin and the upper Midwest, including Iowa. Core offerings encompass site planning, planting design, sustainable site design with integrated stormwater management, green roof and roof terrace design, LEED-certified project delivery, and facilitation of public engagement processes for community-driven design. The team of 11 professionals holds combined experience exceeding 100 years and includes LEED-accredited professionals, public artists, master gardeners, and credentialed landscape architects.

The business operates as a professional services firm earning revenue through project-based fees derived from direct client engagement and competitive bidding for public sector work. Projects span civic infrastructure, parks, healthcare campuses, educational institutions, corporate workplaces, multi-family residential developments, and transportation corridors. Notable clients include Exact Sciences, UW Credit Union, SSM Health, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, TruStage (formerly CUNA Mutual Group), the City of South Milwaukee, the City of Middleton, the City of Dubuque, and multiple University of Wisconsin campuses. Distribution relies on direct enterprise sales supplemented by long-term collaborative partnerships with regional architecture firms (EUA, Potter Lawson, HGA, MSR Design, BWBR, KEE Architecture, IIW, Mead & Hunt), through which Saiki Design is embedded as the landscape architecture subconsultant on integrated project teams.

Saiki Design has accumulated an extensive record of industry recognition, including multiple Wisconsin Chapter ASLA Honor and Merit Awards, InBusiness Commercial Design Awards, Daily Reporter Top Project Awards, LEED Platinum and Gold certifications, an EPA Performance and Innovation Award, and a USGBC Leadership Award for the West North Central Region. The firm maintains no parent company, no external investment, and no subsidiaries, and is operated by its founders Ken Saiki and Pat Saiki alongside professional staff.

Name

Saiki Design

Legal name

Saiki Design

Website

https://saiki.design

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saiki Design is a privately held landscape architecture and sustainable site design firm founded in 1989 and headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, serving public and private clients across Wisconsin and the upper Midwest with LEED-certified site planning, green infrastructure, and community-driven design services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Sustainable site design
• Stormwater management design
• LEED certified projects
• Green roof design

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Professional landscape architecture services providing site planning, design, construction documentation, and construction administration for public and private clientele across Wisconsin and the upper Midwest.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Saiki Design is a landscape architecture firm providing site planning, planting design, construction documentation, and construction administration services for public and private projects. The firm specializes in sustainable site design, including LEED-certified projects, integrated stormwater management, green roofs, bioretention systems, and native plant palettes. It also facilitates multi-media community engagement processes involving renderings, 3D models, surveys, and video animations to shape projects.

Product overview

Saiki Design is an award-winning landscape architecture and sustainable site design firm established in 1989. The company provides landscape architectural services to both public and private clientele, specializing in landscape design, site planning, and sustainable design solutions. Services include site planning and design, planting design, green roof and roof terrace design, stormwater management design, public engagement processes, and construction documentation. The firm works on diverse project types including parks, gardens, campuses, healthcare facilities, residential developments, urban plazas, and transportation corridors throughout Wisconsin and the upper Midwest.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services Comprehensive landscape architectural services including site planning, design, planting design, and construction documentation for diverse project types such as parks, gardens, campuses, healthcare facilities, residential developments, urban plazas, and transportation corridors.
• Sustainable Site Design Sustainable site design services incorporating green infrastructure, native plantings, stormwater management, bioretention systems, green roofs, and LEED certification strategies for public and private projects.
• Public Engagement Services Facilitation of public input processes through meetings, workshops, surveys, plan renderings, three-dimensional models, and video animations to inform design decisions and build community support for projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple projects achieving LEED certification including LEED Platinum (Olbrich Frautschi Learning Center), LEED Gold (TruStage Campus, UW-Madison School of Human Ecology), and various other sustainability certifications.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Potter Lawson ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaborative partnership on multiple projects including WHEDA Headquarters at Archipelago Village and The Avenir apartment complex. Potter Lawson serves as architect while Saiki Design provides landscape architecture services in integrated project delivery.
• KEE ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on UW Credit Union Headquarters project where KEE Architecture provided architectural design while Saiki Design handled site planning and landscape architecture.
• HGAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with HGA architects on SSM Health South Madison Campus project, with HGA serving as lead architect and Saiki Design providing landscape architecture services.
• MSR DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with MSR Design architects on Frautschi Family Learning Center at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, a LEED Platinum certified project.
• BWBRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with BWBR architects on University of Wisconsin-Platteville Sesquicentennial Hall project as part of multidisciplinary design team.
• KEE ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided architectural design for three structures at Bucyrus Commons plaza in South Milwaukee.
• Collins EngineeringminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContributed site grading and stormwater documentation for Bucyrus Commons project.
• EUAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership with EUA architects on LYRIC, ARDEN and The Breese mixed-use development projects spanning an entire city block.
• EUAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with EUA on TruStage (formerly CUNA Mutual Group) campus comprehensive plan and site design projects.
• Mead & Hunt EngineersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration with Mead & Hunt Engineers and Wisconsin Department of Transportation on Rest Areas 11 & 12 project along USH 39/90/94 corridor.
• Wisconsin Department of TransportationminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProvided landscape architectural services during decade-long corridor-wide reconstruction of US Highway 41 in Brown and Winnebago Counties.
• IIWminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with IIW architects on Loras College Campus Plan and Keane Hall renovation project in Dubuque, Iowa.
• Mead Witter FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDirect partnership with Mead Witter Foundation on River Block Park project in Wisconsin Rapids, where Foundation provided funding for privately funded community park.
• Yerkes Future FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Yerkes Future Foundation on Yerkes Observatory Site Development Plan, working on 2024-2034 Strategic Plan.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SWA Group: Internationally recognized landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm with a strong park and waterfront practice; relevant competitor for higher-profile civic and campus commissions Saiki pursues.
• OLIN: Philadelphia-based landscape architecture and urban design practice with strong public realm and sustainability credentials; similar award-winning, sustainability-led positioning that competes for marquee civic and institutional work.
• Design Workshop: National landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm emphasizing sustainability and community engagement; competes with Saiki for award-eligible public realm and campus projects across the Midwest.
• LandDesign: Multi-office landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm with strong public-sector and university campus portfolio; competes directly for the same civic, healthcare, and higher-ed landscape commissions Saiki pursues.
• MIG (Moore Iacofano Goltsman): Planning, landscape architecture, and design firm with strong public engagement practice; directly comparable to Saiki in combining community engagement, sustainable site design, and civic project delivery.
• Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architecture: Mid-sized landscape architecture firm known for civic, cultural, and corporate campus work; comparable in size, scope, and design philosophy to Saiki, often competing on similar institution-driven commissions.
• JJR (a GHD company): Madison, WI-based landscape architecture and planning firm; one of Saiki's closest direct regional competitors serving Wisconsin municipalities, universities, and private developers with comparable sustainable site design capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Sasaki Associates: Multi-disciplinary design firm integrating landscape architecture with planning, urban design, and architecture; competes with Saiki on larger campus and urban district projects where integrated delivery matters.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with a large landscape architecture practice; competes with Saiki on larger institutional, healthcare, and campus projects where single-source multi-disciplinary delivery is required.

Regional players

• raSmith: Wisconsin-based engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm; competes with Saiki for regional site development, stormwater, and municipal projects in the upper Midwest.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KenSaikiDesign
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ken-saiki-design
• Instagraminstagram.com/saiki.design

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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