What NJRA Architects does

NJRA Architects is a privately held architecture firm founded in 1977 and headquartered in Murray, Utah, providing architecture, planning, and interior design services across the Mountain West region. The firm serves healthcare systems, K-12 school districts, commercial clients, and community organizations, with deep specialization in healthcare facility design (hospitals, MRI/imaging centers, cardiac cath labs, surgery suites, ICUs) and educational facility design (new schools, remodels, seismic upgrades). Its core technology stack consists of industry-standard tools including Revit, BIM, and AutoCAD for design, documentation, and project coordination, supplemented by interdisciplinary R&D efforts engaging external medical, academic, and design experts.

The firm operates a professional services business model with custom, project-based pricing determined by scope, complexity, and client requirements. Revenue is generated across three primary service streams: architectural services (full lifecycle from site planning through post-occupancy evaluation), planning services (master planning, facility programming, feasibility analysis), and interior design services (space planning, wayfinding, finish selection). Go-to-market relies on direct enterprise field sales anchored by client retention: over 80% of work comes from repeat clients, with new business sourced through professional networks and industry reputation. The firm is licensed in multiple Mountain West states and collaborates with HDR Architecture on large-scale healthcare projects beyond its individual capacity. Leadership transitioned in 2008 from founder Gerald R. Nichols to current President & CEO Selvam Rajavelu, who joined the firm in 1990.

Name

NJRA Architects

Legal name

NJRA Architects Inc.

Website

https://njraarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NJRA Architects is a private architecture firm founded in 1977 in Murray, Utah, delivering architecture, planning, and interior design services to healthcare systems, K-12 school districts, and commercial clients across the Mountain West. Over 80% of work comes from repeat clients, anchored by deep healthcare and education specialization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Healthcare facility design
• K-12 education architecture
• Master planning services
• Interior design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Murray

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture Services: Comprehensive architecture services including site planning, pre-design, design, sustainable analysis, community outreach, value analysis, value engineering, life cycle cost analysis, constructability review, construction administration, and post-occupancy evaluation for healthcare, education, commercial, and community facilities.
2. Planning Services: Vision development, master planning, site analysis and selection, facility evaluation, master programming, facility programming, educational specifications, and feasibility analysis and study services.
3. Interior Design Services: Graphic design, interior design, casework and furniture design, wayfinding design, space planning, finish and furniture selection, and art coordination services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NJRA Architects is a professional architecture firm delivering comprehensive architectural, planning, and interior design services across the full project lifecycle—from site planning, pre-design, and design through sustainable analysis, construction administration, and post-occupancy evaluation. The firm specializes in healthcare facilities (hospitals, imaging centers, surgery suites), K-12 educational facilities (schools, seismic upgrades), commercial buildings (offices, banking), and community/civic projects for enterprise and public-sector clients in the Mountain West.

Product overview

NJRA Architects is an architectural firm (not a software product company) offering a unified suite of design and planning services. The core offerings encompass Architectural Services (site planning, sustainable analysis, construction administration), Planning Services (master planning, facility programming), and Interior Design Services (wayfinding, space planning). These services are organized around four primary specializations: Healthcare Architecture (hospitals, imaging centers, surgery suites), Education Architecture (K-12 schools, universities), Commercial Architecture (offices, banking), and Community Architecture (cultural centers, shelters). The company operates as a single-service firm delivering integrated design solutions rather than discrete software products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Services
• Planning Services
• Interior Design Services
• Healthcare Architecture
• Education Architecture
• Commercial Architecture
• Community Architecture

Quantifiable outcome

• 80%+ repeat client rate demonstrates exceptional client satisfaction and long-term relationship building
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HDR ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNJRA has worked in association with HDR Architecture on multiple major healthcare projects including Spanish Fork Hospital (Utah), Dixie Regional Medical Center Expansion (St. George, Utah), Utah Valley Hospital Central Tower Replacement (Provo, Utah), and Riverton Hospital Expansion-Outpatient Services Building (Riverton, Utah). This partnership demonstrates the firm's capacity to collaborate on large-scale, complex healthcare facility projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• SmithGroup: National integrated design firm with deep healthcare and education practices. Comparable domain expertise to NJRA but competes at larger project scale and broader geographic footprint.
• HDR Architecture: Global architecture and engineering firm and an existing NJRA collaboration partner on major Utah healthcare projects. Not a direct competitor for NJRA's standalone work but competes on large hospital programs and is the firm NJRA partners with to access them.

Broad incumbents

• CannonDesign: National architecture firm with a top-tier healthcare practice that competes for large-scale hospital and academic medical center projects in the Mountain West. Comparable healthcare domain but at materially greater scale and geographic reach than NJRA.
• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with healthcare and education practices that increasingly target Mountain West institutional clients. Competes with NJRA for marquee hospital and university work but at a substantially larger scale.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture practice with nationally recognized healthcare and education studios. Competes for institutional clients in the Mountain West and offers similar sector expertise at substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Architectural Nexus: Salt Lake City architecture and planning firm with healthcare, education, and civic practices serving regional institutional clients. Comparable sector mix and Mountain West presence.
• VCBO Architecture: Sandy, Utah-based architectural firm specializing in K-12 education, healthcare, and higher education facilities across the Mountain West. Closely comparable vertical mix and geography to NJRA.
• Design West Architects: Utah-headquartered architecture firm serving healthcare, education, and community clients across the Mountain West. Closely comparable regional position and institutional client base to NJRA.
• GSBS Architects: Salt Lake City-based architecture firm with parallel healthcare and education practices serving Utah and Mountain West institutional clients. Directly comparable to NJRA in scale, vertical mix, and regional footprint.
• EDA Architects: Utah-based architecture firm delivering healthcare, education, and commercial projects in the Mountain West region. Comparable scale, vertical mix, and client type to NJRA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/njra_architects

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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