The Robinson Green Beretta

What The Robinson Green Beretta does

The Robinson Green Beretta Corporation, operating as RGB Architects, is a Providence, Rhode Island-headquartered architecture firm founded in 1946 that provides integrated architecture, owner's project management, and interior design services across New England. The firm serves federal, state, and municipal government agencies, higher education institutions, healthcare providers, transportation authorities, public housing authorities, hospitality operators, and manufacturing/industrial clients through a qualifications-based procurement model typical of public-sector architecture engagements. RGB's core technology stack centers on REVIT/BIM 3D modeling capabilities, applied to design coordination, construction administration, and complex equipment integration (for example, high-tech manufacturing equipment assembly direction at the Green Development BioChar facility). Revenue is generated through professional services fees across three integrated service lines: Architecture Services (full design from programming through construction administration), Owner's Project Management (end-to-end owner representation from pre-design through closeout), and Interior Design (space planning, finishes, FF&E). The firm employs 51–100 staff and operates from a single Providence headquarters at 50 Holden Street, Suite 400.

RGB monetizes projects on a project-by-project basis with contract values spanning roughly $285,000 for small roofing/siding work to over $267 million for major transportation infrastructure such as the Warwick Intermodal Connector. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and relationship-driven: the firm wins work through direct client engagement, qualifications-based public-sector procurement, and long-tenured relationships with anchor clients including RIPTA, Rhode Island College, multiple municipal governments, and the Providence VA Medical Center. Notable differentiators include 80 years of regional brand reputation, a Veteran-Owned Business certification (NaVOBA), LEED-focused sustainable design expertise (founding member of the Rhode Island USGBC chapter), and a multidisciplinary practice that enables bundled architecture/OPM/interior-design engagements. Demonstrated delivery outcomes include the RIPTA Chafee Maintenance Facility completed $500,000 under budget, the $34 million RIPTA Para-Transit facility delivered with zero change orders, and design of Rhode Island's first commercial-scale biochar/pyrolysis facility, for which RGB received the 2026 Ira W. Leighton, Jr. Outstanding Innovative Technology Award.

Name

The Robinson Green Beretta

Legal name

The Robinson Green Beretta Corporation

Website

https://rgb.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

RGB Architects is an 80-year-old Providence, Rhode Island-based architecture, owner's project management, and interior design firm serving government, higher education, healthcare, transportation, and industrial clients across New England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Providence

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. Architecture Services: Full-service architectural design services across commercial, institutional, healthcare, hospitality, transportation, and residential market sectors, from programming through construction administration.
2. Owner's Project Management: Project management services representing owners through pre-design, design, construction, and closeout phases, including construction administration.
3. Interior Design: Interior design services as part of integrated architectural engagements, covering space planning, finishes, fixtures, and FF&E.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RGB is a diversified architecture, owner's project management, and interior design firm providing comprehensive design and project delivery services from programming through construction administration. The firm serves federal, state, and municipal government, higher education, healthcare, public housing, transportation, hospitality, manufacturing, and commercial clients across New England. Services are delivered as an integrated practice covering architectural design, owner representation, and interior design under a single multidisciplinary firm.

Product overview

The Robinson Green Beretta Corporation (RGB Architects) is a diversified architecture, project management, and interior design firm operating across all market sectors in New England. The firm offers three integrated core service lines: Architecture Services for design of buildings across commercial, cultural, healthcare, higher education, historic, hospitality, industrial, and transportation sectors; Owner's Project Management (OPM) providing end-to-end project guidance from pre-design through closeout; and Interior Design services for creating functional and aesthetic interior spaces. These services are delivered as an integrated practice, with the firm capable of providing all three service types on a single project, enabling seamless coordination between design and construction administration phases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Comprehensive architectural design services covering commercial, cultural, healthcare, higher education, historic preservation, hospitality, industrial, and transportation market sectors from programming through construction administration. Delivered for federal, state, and municipal government agencies, higher education institutions, healthcare providers, transit authorities, housing authorities, and private-sector clients across New England.
• Owner's Project Management (OPM) Owner-focused project management services that guide clients through pre-design, design, construction, and closeout phases, including construction administration. Represents owners to ensure efficient and timely project delivery and is often delivered as an integrated offering alongside the firm's architecture services.
• Interior Design Interior design services that create functional, aesthetic, and human-centered interior spaces for various building types and market sectors, covering space planning, finishes, fixtures, and FF&E. Provided as part of integrated architectural engagements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered $34 million RIPTA Para-Transit facility with no change orders on fast-track schedule
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Quonset Soil SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026RGB Architects provided design services for Quonset Soil Solutions' groundbreaking biochar facility in Rhode Island. The project, awarded the Ira W. Leighton, Jr. Outstanding Innovative Technology Award, is Rhode Island's first commercial-scale wood pyrolysis facility that diverts over 54,000 tons of wood waste annually from landfills.
• Green Development LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreen Development LLC is the developer and operator of the Quonset Soil Solutions biochar facility. RGB provided comprehensive design services for this $100 million biochar and storage maintenance facility.
• Bentley Builders LLCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor on the Dryvit Systems R&D Laboratory renovation project, awarded the IIDA New England Design Award.
• I-Design GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign collaborator on the IIDA award-winning Dryvit Systems Research & Development Lab Renovations project.
• Zaino & AssociatesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting partner on the Dryvit Systems R&D Laboratory renovation project.
• Tavares LLCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOwner and contractor for the Bomes Theatre restoration project in South Providence, a $2.8 million renovation completed in 2019 that received a Providence Preservation Society award.
• Manette Rodriguez ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign collaborator with RGB Architects on the Bomes Theatre restoration, contributing architectural expertise from the Dominican Republic.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype: Boston architecture firm specializing in preservation, higher education, and civic projects. Comparable scale and similar public-sector qualifications-based procurement approach as RGB.
• SMRT Architects and Engineers: Andover, MA-headquartered multidisciplinary A/E firm of comparable size serving public-sector, healthcare, and higher-education clients across New England. Closely matches RGB's vertical mix and qualifications-based public procurement model.
• CBT Architects: Boston-based architecture firm serving higher education, healthcare, and workplace markets. Comparable size and similar institutional client roster to RGB's regional practice.
• Goody Clancy: Boston architecture and preservation firm focused on higher education, civic, and historic projects. Highly comparable to RGB in scale, preservation expertise, and academic/public client base.
• DiMella Shaffer: Boston-based architecture firm with deep higher-education and institutional portfolios. Comparable to RGB in size range and academic/government client base.
• Lavallee Brensinger Architects: Manchester, NH-based full-service A/E firm serving healthcare, education, and public-sector clients throughout New England. Similar multidisciplinary structure and regional institutional focus to RGB.
• Annum Architects: Boston-based architecture firm with comparable size and higher-ed/healthcare focus. Overlapping project types and regional New England institutional client base to RGB.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with transportation, healthcare, and government design practices that overlap with RGB's verticals — particularly large-scale transit and federal facility work.
• HOK: Global architecture practice with healthcare, higher-education, and civic studios. Competes with RGB in selected institutional sectors and has the scale to win larger programs.
• Stantec: Global A/E consulting firm with substantial public-sector, transportation, and healthcare practices in New England. Competes with RGB on mid- to large-scale institutional and infrastructure projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RGB-Architects-716200452482276
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rgb-architects
• Instagraminstagram.com/rgb.1946

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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