What Maugel Architects does

Maugel DeStefano Architects is a privately held, full-service architectural firm founded in 1993 by Brent Maugel and headquartered in Harvard, Massachusetts, with a secondary office in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The firm provides comprehensive architectural, interior design, and strategic planning services across eight market sectors: healthcare, life sciences and advanced technology, industrial, multifamily, custom residential, office and workplace, commercial, and community. Its core technical stack centers on Autodesk Revit for building information modeling, supplemented by 3D illustrations and virtual reality flythroughs used for client visualization. The firm operates from a team of approximately 35 professionals organized into studios led by sector-specific studio heads.

The firm's go-to-market is direct enterprise and developer engagement, with principals acting as primary client liaisons on most engagements. Pricing is project-based and quoted per engagement, with fees determined by scope, complexity, and construction value rather than standardized rates. Revenue derives from architectural design fees tied to $4 billion of cumulative construction value across 5,000+ completed projects and approximately 250 million square feet of real estate designed throughout New England. Ownership is held equally by three principals — Jonathan Cocker, Mike Kunz, and Mark Pelletier — who assumed majority control in October 2022, with founder Brent Maugel transitioning to Principal Emeritus in January 2023. The firm maintains deep, multi-decade relationships with repeat clients such as Nordblom Company (25+ years), LD Russo Development (20+ years), and Omni Properties (since 1999), and was recognized as Boston Real Estate Times' 2023 Architecture Firm of the Year.

Name

Maugel Architects

Legal name

Maugel DeStefano Architects

Website

https://maugel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maugel DeStefano Architects is a privately held New England architectural firm founded in 1993, delivering full-service design, interior, and strategic planning across healthcare, life sciences, industrial, multifamily, residential, and commercial sectors for enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Healthcare facility design
• Multifamily architecture
• Life sciences design
• Custom residential design

Headquarters

HQ city

Harvard

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based fees for comprehensive architectural services from entitlement and planning through full design and project execution. Revenue derived from design fees calculated based on project scope, complexity, and construction value.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Maugel DeStefano Architects is a New England-based architectural firm providing comprehensive architectural design, interior design, and strategic planning services for healthcare, life sciences, industrial, multifamily, office, commercial, community, and custom residential projects. The firm delivers end-to-end services from entitlement and site analysis through full design, 3D visualization, and construction administration, with projects priced individually based on scope, complexity, and construction value.

Product overview

Maugel DeStefano Architects is an award-winning New England-based architectural firm offering a comprehensive suite of design services organized around three core service lines—Strategic Planning, Architectural Services, and Interior Design Services—serving diverse market sectors. The firm's service portfolio spans Custom Residential Design, Multifamily Design, Healthcare Architecture, Industrial Architecture, Life Sciences & Advanced Technology Design, Office & Workplace Design, Commercial Architecture, and Community Architecture. With over 30 years of experience, the firm has designed over 250 million square feet of real estate and completed 5,000 projects worth $4B in construction across New England.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Planning Services Property assessments, site analysis, zoning compliance strategies, and asset repurposing expertise for commercial real estate optimization.
• Architectural Services Comprehensive architectural design from visioning and concept through construction administration, including 3D illustrations and virtual reality flythroughs for client presentations and design visualization.
• Interior Design Services Interior design including fit plans, space planning, programming, corporate branding, furniture selection, and sustainable finish selections.
• Custom Residential Design Award-winning custom home design, transformative renovations, and additions for coastal retreats, lakefront estates, and urban residences across New England.
• Multifamily Design Design of apartment communities, condominium developments, affordable housing, retirement living, and mixed-use residential projects with entitlement and planning services.
• Healthcare Architecture Healthcare facility design including hospitals, medical office buildings, urgent care centers, patient service centers, and diagnostic laboratories.
• Industrial Architecture Planning and design of flex buildings, distribution centers, warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and mixed-use industrial parks.
• Life Sciences & Advanced Technology Design Design of facilities for life sciences, medical device, and advanced technology companies including cleanrooms, laboratories, and process technologies.
• Office & Workplace Design Corporate office space design focused on long-term business growth, workplace flexibility, and property sustainability.
• Commercial Architecture Commercial projects including financial institutions, retail establishments, and hospitality spaces such as banks, credit unions, and restaurants.
• Community Architecture Community facility design spanning recreational facilities, educational spaces, and faith-based organizations including YMCAs, country clubs, and churches.

Quantifiable outcome

• 250 million square feet of real estate designed throughout New England
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Tucker Builders NHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLong-term builder partnership for custom residential projects in New Hampshire including Kittery Point coastal residence. Tucker Builders serves as general contractor on residential projects, collaborating on design execution and construction delivery.
• Jason Drouin Custom HomescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor partnership for Family Woodland Lakehouse project on Lake Winnipesaukee. Dedicated contractor team and subconsultants collaborated on 11,000 SF residence that won 2025 Home of the Year.
• Lindsay Lawrence InteriorscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInterior design partnership for residential projects including Family Woodland Lakehouse, which received Best Whole House Design and Best Home Office awards from NH Home Design Awards.
• MDLA (Landscape Architecture)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLandscape architecture partnership for Family Woodland Lakehouse outdoor design, which won Living Spaces Award for elegant outdoor living space appropriate to woodland setting.
• Integrated Builders & NorthstarmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partnership for Werfen 169,000 SF advanced R&D facility completed ahead of schedule and under budget.
• Condyne Capital Partners / MGRE Real EstatemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partnership for 300-unit mixed-use residential community in Windsor, Connecticut involving adaptive reuse and new construction of four primary residential buildings and six detached garage structures.
• J. CalnanmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partnership including 36 Middlesex Turnpike repositioning project for EQT Exeter and Olympus 122,000 SF restack project.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Payette: Payette is a Boston architecture firm specializing in science, healthcare, and academic facilities — directly overlapping Maugel DeStefano's Healthcare & Sciences studio. Similar size and Boston-based, making it one of the closest direct competitors for life sciences and healthcare commissions.
• Sasaki Associates: Sasaki is a Boston-area architecture, planning, and design firm with comparable mid-size scale and a multi-sector portfolio spanning healthcare, higher education, mixed-use, and urban planning. Highly comparable as a similarly-sized New England firm pursuing diverse institutional clients.
• Hacin + Associates: Hacin + Associates is a Boston architecture and interior design firm with comparable scale, multi-sector residential and commercial work, and a design-forward reputation. Directly comparable on custom residential and multi-family design services.
• Elkus Manfredi Architects: Elkus Manfredi is a Boston architecture firm of similar scale with multi-sector practices spanning commercial, residential, hospitality, and mixed-use development. Comparable in size, regional footprint, and sector breadth.
• DiMella Shaffer: DiMella Shaffer is a Boston architecture firm focused on healthcare, higher education, life sciences, and commercial real estate. Directly competes for healthcare and institutional clients in the New England market.
• BWA Architecture: BWA Architecture is a New England-based architecture firm serving healthcare, senior living, education, and commercial clients. Comparable size and regional positioning with similar institutional client mix.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Gensler is the largest global architecture and design firm with a significant Boston office. Competes for large-scale commercial, life sciences, and corporate workplace commissions in the New England market.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global design and engineering firm with architecture practices (including the acquired ADD Inc) operating in Boston. Competes with Maugel DeStefano on multi-family, healthcare, and commercial real estate projects in New England.
• CannonDesign: CannonDesign is a large national architecture firm with a strong healthcare and life sciences practice. Competes with Maugel DeStefano on hospital systems, R&D facilities, and academic medical clients in New England.
• Perkins&Will: Perkins&Will is a global architecture firm with a major Boston office and one of the largest healthcare and life sciences practices in North America. A broad incumbent competing for the same hospital, biotech, and institutional clients as Maugel DeStefano.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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