QDG Architecture

Name

QDG Architecture

Legal name

QDG Incorporated

Website

https://qdg-architects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

QDG Architecture is a Los Angeles-based, full-service architectural firm founded in 1996 that delivers educational facilities, affordable housing, commercial venues, and planning services primarily to public-sector and nonprofit clients across Southern California. The firm operates as a four-partner stakeholder partnership with deep sustainable-design credentials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE), Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Sustainable building design
• Educational facility design
• Affordable housing design
• Urban planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: QDG Architecture generates revenue through providing comprehensive architectural and planning services to public and private sector clients. Revenue is project-based, typically involving fixed-fee arrangements for design services through schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration phases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

QDG Architecture is a full-service architectural firm providing comprehensive architectural design and planning services from conceptual design through construction administration. The firm serves public educational institutions, affordable housing developers, government agencies, and commercial clients with a portfolio spanning educational facilities, residential developments, commercial venues, and urban planning projects. Service offerings include schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration phases for new construction, renovation, and expansion projects.

Product overview

QDG Architecture is a full-service architectural firm based in Los Angeles, California, offering a unified portfolio of architectural and planning services across four core sectors: Educational, Residential, Commercial, and Planning. Originally established as Quatro Design Group in 1996 and rebranded as QDG Architecture in 2014, the firm provides comprehensive architectural design services from concept through construction completion. The firm's project portfolio includes award-winning educational facilities (K-12 schools, colleges, culinary institutes), sustainable multi-family residential developments, commercial venues (stadiums, theaters, casinos), and urban planning projects. QDG Architecture emphasizes sustainable design practices with multiple LEED-certified projects and operates as a stakeholder partnership model with founding partners and long-term employee owners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Educational Architecture Services Design and architectural services for educational facilities including K-12 schools, community colleges, universities, and specialized learning centers such as math and science centers, culinary arts institutes, and satellite campuses. Served public educational clients include LAUSD, Los Angeles Mission College, LA Valley College, Santa Monica College, Rio Hondo College, LA Trade Tech, and LACCD.
• Residential Architecture Services Architectural design services for residential developments including affordable housing, multi-family residential, inter-generational apartment communities, and single-family housing. Served nonprofit and affordable housing clients include Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, Related California, New Economics for Women, Coalition for Responsible Community Development, East LA Community Corporation, Century Housing, and LA Neighborhood Housing Services.
• Commercial Architecture Services Architectural design services for commercial buildings including theaters, stadiums, casinos, training centers, civic centers, and emergency operations facilities. Served commercial and government clients include Hollywood Park (SoFi Stadium and YouTube Theater), City of Los Angeles, LAPD, and Pacoima Entrepreneur & Training Center.
• Planning Services Urban planning and development planning services for mixed-use developments and master-planned communities, supporting clients from conceptual planning through project implementation across the firm's educational, residential, and commercial portfolio sectors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple projects achieving LEED Platinum and LEED Gold certifications
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• PankowflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 November 2013The Pankow-Quatro Design Group Design-Build Team won the National Design-Build Award in Educational Facilities for the Los Angeles Mission College East Campus Complex project. This partnership demonstrates successful collaboration in design-build project delivery.
• KPFFcoreTechnology or Integration · 5 November 2013KPFF Engineering provided structural engineering services as part of the Pankow-Quatro Design-Build Team for the East Campus Complex project.
• Related CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2013Partnership with Related California in Partnership with New Economics for Women for Vista Crest and Parkside Place, a 60-unit inter-generational apartment community in Los Angeles.
• New Economics for WomencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Related California in Partnership with New Economics for Women for affordable housing developments including Vista Crest and Parkside Place and Toberman Village.
• Housing Authority of the City of Los AngelescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient for Pueblo del Sol, the second largest low-income project in Southern California with 475 units and $87 million budget.
• U.S. Green Building CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQDG Architecture is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and has several LEED accredited professionals on staff. Multiple projects have achieved LEED certification.
• Design Build Institute of America (DBIA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member and award recipient from DBIA, winning multiple National and Regional Design-Build awards for educational facilities projects.
• American Institute of Architects (AIA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIA member firm recognized with multiple awards including the AIA San Fernando Valley Citation Award for the Center for Math & Science project.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• LPA Design Studios: California-based architecture firm with deep K-12 and higher-education practice and strong sustainable design credentials. Highly comparable in client base (California school districts and community colleges) and service mix, making it QDG's most direct competitor for regional education commissions.
• HMC Architects: California-headquartered architectural firm with significant healthcare and education practices and a long history of public-sector work. Competes with QDG for California institutional commissions and shares a similar California-based, sustainability-focused profile.
• NAC Architecture: Architecture firm with a focused practice on K-12, higher education, and civic clients in the western US, including California. Directly comparable in client mix and project scale to QDG's educational portfolio.
• Steinberg Hart: California-based architecture firm with significant housing, mixed-use, and civic practices serving public and private clients. Comparable to QDG in regional California footprint, multifamily residential expertise, and institutional client base.
• Moule & Polyzoides: California-based architecture and urban design firm specializing in housing, mixed-use, and civic projects including affordable housing. Directly comparable to QDG's residential and planning portfolio, particularly for nonprofit developer clients.

Broad incumbents

• DLR Group: National integrated design firm with substantial K-12 and higher-education practices pursuing design-build delivery. Competes with QDG on larger California public projects while operating from a much broader geographic and disciplinary footprint.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with leading sustainable design practice and significant education, civic, and housing portfolios. Competes for the same California public-sector commissions that QDG targets, with deeper resources and broader geographic reach.
• CannonDesign: National integrated design firm with substantial education and healthcare practices pursuing design-build delivery. A larger competitor bidding into California education and civic procurement alongside QDG.
• SmithGroup: National architecture firm with education, healthcare, and civic practices pursuing design-build and sustainability-driven commissions. Competes with QDG on larger California public-sector and institutional projects.

Others

• Pankow Builders: Design-build general contractor with a flagship partnership history with QDG on the East Campus Complex (National DBIA Award). Included as an ecosystem partner rather than a competitor — illustrates the integrated delivery model QDG operates within.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/qdg_architecture
• Xx.com/qdgarch

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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