Ferraro Choi And Associates

What Ferraro Choi And Associates does

Ferraro Choi And Associates is a privately held, Honolulu, Hawaii-based architectural firm founded in 1988 that provides integrated architectural design, interior architecture, and sustainable design services. The firm serves federal, state, and local government agencies (GSA, NAVFAC Pacific, NOAA, NSF, VA, Hawaii DOE, DAGS, HCDA), institutional and healthcare clients (Hawaii Pacific Health, Queen's Health Systems, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Kaiser Permanente, Kamehameha Schools), and select commercial and nonprofit customers (Bank of Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, Honolulu Museum of Art, YWCA). Its project portfolio spans healthcare facilities, K-12 and higher education campuses, civic buildings, commercial interiors, research laboratories, historic preservation/adaptive reuse, and community resilience master planning, with concentrated activity across the Hawaiian islands and select federal projects extending to the U.S. Pacific region including the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.

The firm operates a professional services model monetized through project-based fees structured as percentages of construction cost, hourly rates, or fixed fees per project scope, with multi-year contract cadence typical of institutional and government work. Core technology competencies center on sustainable design including LEED Platinum/Gold/Silver-certified buildings, HI-CHPS verified educational facilities, Green Globes certifications, passive cooling, daylighting systems, induced natural ventilation, and net-zero energy approaches adapted to tropical climate and seismic/hurricane-resistant building requirements. Ferraro Choi holds "first LEED-accredited architecture firm in Hawaii" positioning, has received the USGBC Sustainable Design Pioneer Award, an AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects Award, multiple AIA Honolulu Design Awards, and NAIOP Kukulu Hale Awards, and is staffed by FAIA, LEED AP, IIDA, NCARB, and NOMA-credentialed professionals including approximately 18 team members structured under four principals and senior associate directors.

Ferraro Choi pursues projects via direct federal contracting (NAVFAC Pacific-administered awards, agency direct commissions), state and county procurement, and private-sector direct engagement with healthcare systems, financial institutions, and educational clients. The firm frequently partners with mainland architecture firms (HOK, Miller Hull, SRG Partnership) as the local Hawaii design partner on flagship federal and institutional projects, leveraging its deep knowledge of Hawaii-specific building environment, cultural context, and federal contracting experience as core competitive positioning.

Name

Ferraro Choi And Associates

Legal name

Ferraro Choi And Associates

Website

https://ferrarochoi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ferraro Choi And Associates is a Honolulu-based architecture firm founded in 1988 offering integrated architectural, interior, and sustainable design services to federal, state, healthcare, education, and commercial clients across Hawaii and select Pacific federal projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior architecture design
• Sustainable building design
• Healthcare facility design
• Historic preservation architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Honolulu

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. Architectural Design Services: Professional architecture and design fees for commercial, institutional, government, and residential projects. Revenue is project-based with fees structured as percentage of construction cost or hourly rates for specific services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ferraro Choi And Associates is a Hawaii-based architecture firm that provides architectural design, interior design, and sustainable design services. It serves public and private sector clients across healthcare, education, government, commercial, and historic preservation sectors, with a strong focus on LEED-accredited and environmentally responsible design solutions.

Product overview

Ferraro Choi And Associates is a Honolulu, Hawaii-based architecture firm offering three core service lines: Architectural Design Services, Interior Architecture Services, and Sustainable Design Services. The firm specializes in six project types that operate across these service lines: Commercial Interiors, Healthcare Design, Educational Design, Historic Preservation, Research Facility Design, and Community Design. The portfolio includes notable projects such as the Daniel K. Akaka VA Clinic, Honolulu Museum of Art renovations, NOAA Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center, and various educational facilities across Hawaii. The firm focuses on purpose-driven architecture that serves and celebrates the environment, culture, and community, with particular emphasis on sustainable and culturally responsive design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• First LEED-accredited architecture firm in Hawaii
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

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No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• HOK San FranciscoflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFerraro Choi teamed with HOK San Francisco as the design partner for the NOAA Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center project on Ford Island. HOK served as the prime architectural firm with Ferraro Choi providing local expertise and design services for this 374,000 sq ft LEED Gold certified facility.
• Miller HullflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFerraro Choi partnered with Miller Hull to design Honouliuli Middle School, Hawaii's first HI-CHPS verified campus. The 212,000 sq ft facility serves 1,150 students with 21st-century learning principles.
• SRG Partnership Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFerraro Choi served as design partner with SRG Partnership Inc. for the Shriners Hospitals for Children replacement hospital in Honolulu. SRG was the prime architectural firm with Ferraro Choi providing specialized healthcare design expertise.
• Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFerraro Choi worked with HCDA on the Entrepreneurs Sandbox project and broader Kaka'ako Makai Innovation District master planning, developing designs at both urban and building scale.
• Hawaii Technology Development Corporation (HTDC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with HTDC for the Entrepreneurs Sandbox project, the first phase of the Kaka'ako Makai Innovation District. The 13,500 sq ft facility provides collaborative workspaces, prototyping labs, and digital media production studios.
• Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFerraro Choi designed the Hawaii Gateway Energy Center visitor center for NELHA, the first phase of a 6.5-acre renewable energy research campus. The building achieved LEED Platinum rating, one of only eight worldwide at the time.
• Hawaii Architectural FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPro bono design partnership with Hawaii Architectural Foundation for the Ala Moana Pump Station historic preservation project, preparing bridging documents for the adaptive reuse of the 1900 historic building into a senior community center.
• Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) PacificflagshipOthersFerraro Choi has completed multiple projects administered by NAVFAC Pacific, including the NOAA Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center. NAVFAC administers design, engineering and construction contracts for federal facilities in the Pacific region.
• Ho'okua'āinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFerraro Choi partnered with Ho'okua'āina for the Pālāwai Resilience Hub Master Plan, a 116-acre pu'uhonua (place of refuge) project focused on restoring water pathways, sustainable agriculture, and community resilience in Kailua.
• Ka 'Umeke Ka'eocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFerraro Choi developed the Māhualauhīnano master plan for Keaukaha with Ka 'Umeke Ka'eo, a Hawaiian language public charter school, creating facilities for 450 students including hālau, wet lab, and hale wa'a.
• Hui Ho'oleimaluōcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Hui Ho'oleimaluō on the Keaukaha Resiliency Center for Learning Master Plan, developing educational and emergency shelter facilities with hurricane protection and renewable energy systems.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PBR Hawaii: Honolulu-based architecture and planning firm with parallel government, institutional, and community-focused practice. Direct match in scale, geography, and Hawaii institutional client mix (state DOE, civic, commercial).
• G70: Honolulu-based integrated design firm doing architecture, planning, and interior work with strong civic, hospitality, and institutional presence. Most direct Hawaii-based peer in terms of size, mission-driven ethos, and public-sector clients.
• WRNS Studio: California-based design firm with strong civic, educational, and sustainable-design portfolio (LEED Platinum work, public schools, community facilities). Comparable ethos and project typology to Ferraro Choi's "Learning" and "Community" categories.
• Lake|Flato: Texas-based sustainable architecture firm known for high-performance design and AIA/COTE recognition. Comparable sustainability-first positioning and small-firm-to-mid-size practice model.
• BNIM: Integrated design firm with deep sustainable and high-performance building credentials, multiple AIA/COTE Top Ten awards, and historic preservation experience. Closest national peer in terms of integrated sustainability + preservation practice.
• Mithun: Integrated design practice with strong sustainability, civic, and educational portfolio including multiple LEED-certified projects and AIA honor awards. Similar integrated architecture + interiors service model.

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with leading healthcare, education, and sustainability practices; significant federal and civic work. Represents the larger-firm competitor Ferraro Choi may partner with (HOK is analogous) or compete against on major pursuits.
• HOK: Global architecture firm active in healthcare, government, and education; named JV partner on the NOAA Inouye Regional Center. Comparable government/healthcare work at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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