What EPTDESIGN does

EPTDESIGN is a California-based landscape architecture and planning firm operating under a 100% employee-owned structure. Founded with roots traceable to 1962 and reorganized into its current employee-ownership form in 2002, the firm employs approximately 40+ professional staff across four California offices: Pasadena (headquarters), Irvine, Claremont, and Santa Barbara. Service offerings span site planning, planting and irrigation design, grading, master planning, and entitlements support for residential, commercial, education, healthcare, housing/mixed-use, and parks/civic clients.

The firm delivers projects almost entirely through fee-for-service professional engagements, billing on a project basis rather than via subscription or productized offerings. Its client base includes institutional and public-sector accounts (school districts, sanitation districts, arboreta) alongside private developers and master-planned community operators, with project awards recognized by ASLA, AIA, and Gold Nugget juries. Geographic concentration is overwhelmingly California-centric, with a single out-of-state engagement (Aspire Eugene, Oregon) signaling limited but deliberate Pacific Northwest testing.

Name

EPTDESIGN

Legal name

EPTDESIGN, Inc.

Website

https://eptdesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EPTDESIGN is a 100% employee-owned California landscape architecture and planning firm with four offices serving residential, commercial, education, healthcare, and civic clients across the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasadena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Professional consulting services for landscape architectural design across residential, commercial, civic, and institutional projects. Revenue generated through project-based fees for design, planning, and documentation services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EPTDESIGN is a landscape architecture firm that provides professional consulting, design, planning, and documentation services for outdoor environments across residential, commercial, education, healthcare, housing, mixed-use, and civic projects. The firm sells project-based services organized into five practice areas (Residences, Commercial & Retail, Education & Healthcare, Housing & Mixed-Use, Parks & Civic) and serves property owners, developers, institutions, and government agencies primarily in California and Oregon.

Product overview

EPTDESIGN is a landscape architecture firm offering a unified set of services organized into five core practice areas: Residential, Commercial & Retail, Education & Healthcare, Housing & Mixed-Use, and Parks & Civic. Each service area provides specialized landscape architectural design, though the company operates as a single integrated firm rather than a platform with separate modules or products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Landscape Architecture Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 36,000-gallon stormwater storage capacity in LA Arboretum project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

56 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AC Martin PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborator listed in EPTDESIGN's network of professional partners
• Architectural Resources GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner for Pasadena Conservatory of Music Amphitheater project
• California Institute of TechnologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• California State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity system partner for multiple projects including CSU Fullerton Titan Promenade
• CallisonRTKLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Cannon DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner for Mt. San Antonio College Athletics Complex and Chaminade Preparatory Middle School projects
• Carmel PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate developer in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Cedars-SinaiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare provider in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network for healthcare facility projects
• CO ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Coretrust Capital PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate investment partner in EPTDESIGN's network
• DesignARCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Disney Development CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEntertainment industry developer in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• EHDDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Forest StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture/design studio in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Fuscoe EngineeringminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• GenslercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor architecture firm partner for Vive Luxe project (office renovation component)
• GKK WorksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Gonzalez Goodale ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Harley Ellis DevereauxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture/engineering firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• HDRminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture/engineering firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• HMC ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner for Mt. San Antonio College Athletics Complex East project
• Johnson FavarominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Kaiser PermanentecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare provider partner for multiple medical office building and facility projects
• KTGY Architecture + PlanningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner for Vive Luxe residential building component
• Lincoln Property CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate developer in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• LionakisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture/design firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical GardenscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient and partner for LA Arboretum Visitor Plaza transformation project
• Lowe EnterprisesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate developer in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• MVE + PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Newman Garrison + PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• OC ParksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty parks agency in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Perkins+WillcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner for Pegasus School project
• Pomona CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational client partner for multiple campus projects including Studio Art Hall, Millikan Science Hall, Benton Museum
• Rapt StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign studio in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Richard Meier & PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPritzker Prize-winning architecture firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor international architecture firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• SmithGroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture/engineering firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Studio One ElevenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Taylor DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture/design firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• TCA ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• The Irvine CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor real estate developer partner for Muwekma Park public/private partnership and other projects
• The New Home CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomebuilder in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• The Ratkovich CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate developer in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• The Rose Bowl Operating CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports/entertainment venue operator in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• The Trust for Public LandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit land conservation organization in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Togawa Smith MartinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Toll BrotherscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor homebuilder partner for The Lindley project
• Trammell Crow ResidentialminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate developer in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• UDRminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate investment firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• University of CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity system partner for UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden project
• Wolcott ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm in EPTDESIGN's collaborator network
• Dunbar ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner for LA Arboretum Visitor Plaza project
• JWDA ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture partner for The Lindley project in San Diego
• WermerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner for Vive Luxe project in San Diego
• Landmark PropertiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner for The Standard at Los Angeles student housing project
• Sand Hill Property CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner for El Paseo de Saratoga project with Holland Partner Group

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sasaki Associates: Multidisciplinary design practice with a strong landscape architecture and planning group working on campuses, parks, and mixed-use developments — closely aligned with EPTDESIGN's planning and design integration model.
• SWA Group: One of the largest landscape architecture and urban design firms in the U.S., with deep California roots and a portfolio spanning civic, educational, residential, and mixed-use projects directly comparable to EPTDESIGN's service mix.
• PWP Landscape Architecture: Berkeley-based landscape architecture firm with deep roots in California civic, university, and waterfront projects — closely comparable to EPTDESIGN's emphasis on contextual, sustainable design.
• James Corner Field Operations: Landscape architecture and urban design practice delivering large-scale public realm, waterfront, and mixed-use projects. Comparable in sustainability focus and project scale to EPTDESIGN's portfolio.
• OLIN: Landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm known for high-profile civic, cultural, and residential projects — directly comparable in project types and design caliber to EPTDESIGN.
• LandDesign: Multi-office landscape architecture, civil engineering, and urban design firm with comparable residential, mixed-use, and civic practices across the U.S. — a direct competitor for similar developer and institutional clients.
• Rios (Studio-MLA / RIOS): Los Angeles-based design firm with award-winning landscape architecture and urban design work — a direct California competitor for civic, residential, and mixed-use clients.
• CMG Landscape Architecture: California-based landscape architecture and urban design firm with a portfolio of civic, mixed-use, and residential projects directly comparable to EPTDESIGN's California footprint.
• MIG, Inc. Planning, design, and engineering firm with a strong landscape architecture practice serving public agencies, campuses, and developers — overlapping with EPTDESIGN's parks/civic and education segments.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm that engages landscape architecture partners (including EPTDESIGN) on large mixed-use and commercial projects. Functions as both a top partner and a potential competitor for integrated site design work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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