Bell/Knott & Associates

What Bell/Knott & Associates does

Bell/Knott & Associates is a privately held, founder-owned architecture and interior design firm headquartered in Leawood, Kansas, with a second office in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Founded in 1988-1989 by Kerry Knott and John Bell, the firm has operated for over 35 years delivering architecture, interior design, and facility services across the full project lifecycle, from pre-design and master planning through construction administration and post-occupancy support. It is licensed to practice in more than 30 U.S. states and serves enterprise and mid-market clients nationwide, with particular specialization in corporate and workplace environments, technically demanding data centers and mission-critical facilities, healthcare and laboratory/clean room environments, and select financial, commercial, hospitality, and industrial projects. Project sizes range from approximately $500K renovations to construction engagements exceeding $50 million.

The firm's service model is project-based professional services delivered by an integrated team that coordinates with structural, MEP, civil, landscape, food service, and specialty consultants. Its technical capability is anchored by senior practitioners with 35-45 years of individual experience, supported by mid-career architects with mission-critical and laboratory specializations and a continuous inflow of University of Kansas and Kansas State graduates. Design communication relies on 3D visualization tools that allow clients to evaluate building designs prior to construction. The firm operates on a quote-based engagement model typical of professional architecture services; pricing is not publicly disclosed and there are no subscription, platform, or recurring SaaS revenue streams.

Commercially, the firm pursues direct project engagement with corporate, healthcare, technology, and commercial clients through senior-led relationship sales rather than digital demand generation. Marketing channels are limited to a Wix-hosted company website and standard social media presences on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. The firm has no disclosed external institutional investors, no venture or private equity backing, no subsidiaries, and no documented M&A activity. Leadership transitioned in 2021 with Justin Murray becoming a partner and assuming the President role, and was further reinforced in early 2026 with the appointment of Chris Clark as Vice President.

Name

Bell/Knott & Associates

Legal name

Bell/Knott & Associates Corporate Architects

Website

https://bellknott.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bell/Knott & Associates is a 35-year-old, founder-owned architecture and interior design firm licensed in 30+ U.S. states, serving enterprise and mid-market clients in corporate, healthcare, data center, and laboratory environments from offices in Kansas and Florida.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Corporate architecture services
• Interior design services
• Data center design
• Healthcare facility design
• Facility services

Headquarters

HQ city

Leawood

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Project-based professional services for architecture, interior design, and facility services spanning from pre-design through construction administration and post-construction support

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Bell/Knott & Associates renders pre-design, master planning, cost analysis, interior design, construction management and facility services for corporate, healthcare, technology and technical environments. The firm delivers full-lifecycle architectural services from early planning through construction administration, supported by 3D visualization and an integrated multidisciplinary team.

Product overview

Bell/Knott & Associates is an architecture and interior design firm that operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules structure. The firm provides three core service lines—Architecture Services, Interior Design Services, and Facility Services—supplemented by specialized expertise in data centers, laboratories, healthcare, and corporate environments. The Architecture Services encompass the full project lifecycle from pre-design through construction administration. Interior Design Services cover space planning through occupancy support. Facility Services provide ongoing post-occupancy support. These services are delivered by an integrated team approach, coordinating with structural, MEP, civil, landscape, food service, and specialty consultants, and are supported by 3D visualization tools. The firm is licensed in over 30 states and serves clients nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• EwingCole: EwingCole is a mid-size architecture and engineering firm focused on technically demanding projects including healthcare, laboratories, and mission-critical facilities. Comparable to Bell/Knott in technical-facility specialization and integrated A&E delivery to similar client profiles.
• CannonDesign: CannonDesign is an integrated architecture and design firm with deep healthcare, corporate, and education practices. Comparable in vertical mix and full-service integrated delivery, though with a larger national footprint.
• Page (Page Southerland Page): Page is a multi-discipline architecture and engineering firm with strong healthcare, science/technology, and corporate practices. Comparable to Bell/Knott in vertical mix and mid-size integrated delivery model serving enterprise clients.
• Corgan: Corgan is a mid-size US architecture firm with a leading data center and mission-critical design practice serving enterprise and colocation clients. Comparable to Bell/Knott in data center specialization and corporate workplace design, with a similar vertical mix but a larger headcount.
• DLR Group: DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, interior design, and engineering across corporate, healthcare, and technical building types nationwide. Closely comparable to Bell/Knott's full-service, multi-vertical integrated delivery model, though with materially larger scale.
• TreanorHL: TreanorHL is a mid-size architecture and engineering firm serving healthcare, corporate, and community clients across multiple US regions. Comparable in scale, vertical mix, and integrated service offering to Bell/Knott.

Broad incumbents

• SmithGroup: SmithGroup is a national integrated design firm with established corporate, healthcare, and science/technology practices. Comparable in vertical mix and full-service delivery to Bell/Knott, though significantly larger in scale and geographic reach.
• Perkins&Will: Perkins&Will is a global architecture firm with a market-leading healthcare and science/technology practice. Overlaps with Bell/Knott's healthcare and technical facilities focus, but operates at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• HKS: HKS is a national architecture firm with major healthcare, corporate, and data center practices. Comparable in vertical mix and integrated service offering, but substantially larger and with deeper enterprise client penetration.

Emerging players

• E4H Environments for Health: E4H is a specialized healthcare-focused architecture and engineering firm. Comparable to Bell/Knott's healthcare and lifesciences segment, though narrower in vertical scope than Bell/Knott's multi-vertical mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BellKnott-Associates-161106407419463
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kedis-enterprises-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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