Mark Design Studios Architecture

What Mark Design Studios Architecture does

Mark Design Studios Architecture, PC (DBA: MDS Architecture) is a privately held professional services firm founded in 2000 by Michael Mark and headquartered at 366 N. Broadway, Suite 418, Jericho, New York. The firm delivers architecture, interior design, and engineering (civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) as an integrated service offering for K-12 educational institutions, municipal governments, and commercial real estate developers across Long Island and the greater New York metropolitan area. Project types include libraries, cafeterias, athletic facilities, STREAM centers, CTE buildings, performing arts spaces, recreation centers, beach and spray parks, memorials, multi-family residential amenities, and hospitality venues such as restaurants.

The firm's core technology is its integrated multidisciplinary design practice, executed by a team of approximately 17 professionals including licensed architects (RA), ASID-certified interior designers, project managers, construction administrators, and a finance manager. Notable proprietary output includes the NursePod — a modular, offsite-built remote school nurse's office with antimicrobial paint, isolation rooms, and exhaust systems developed during COVID-19 to address school health infrastructure needs. Service delivery emphasizes custom, project-based engagements spanning feasibility, design, and construction administration.

The revenue model is professional services fees paid by institutional clients (school districts, municipalities, commercial developers, residential operators). Fees are structured as percentage-of-construction-cost, hourly rates, or fixed project fees with no publicly disclosed pricing. Distribution is via direct enterprise field sales — RFPs, competitive bids, presentations to school boards and town officials, and repeat-client referrals — operating regionally within Long Island and greater New York. Clients include Chaminade High School, Wantagh UFSD, Plainedge School District, Copiague UFSD, Nassau BOCES LIHSA, Town of Hempstead (Camp Anchor), Town of Oyster Bay, the Renaissance multifamily portfolio, and Nino's Beach Restaurant among others.

Name

Mark Design Studios Architecture

Legal name

Mark Design Studios Architecture, PC

Website

https://markdesignstudios.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MDS Architecture is a Long Island-based architectural firm providing integrated architecture, interior design, and engineering services to K-12 school districts, municipalities, and commercial real estate clients across the New York metropolitan area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• K-12 educational architecture
• Commercial architecture design
• Municipal building design
• Interior design services
• Engineering design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hicksville

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based professional fees for architectural design, interior design, and engineering services. Revenue is generated through percentage-of-construction-cost fees, hourly rates, or fixed project fees for K-12 schools, municipalities, commercial, and residential projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mark Design Studios Architecture (MDS Architecture) is an integrated architecture, interior design, and engineering firm that delivers design services for K-12 educational institutions, higher education campuses, municipal/civic facilities, and commercial real estate developments. The firm provides end-to-end design services including conceptual design, space planning, construction documentation, and construction administration, primarily serving institutional clients across Long Island and the greater New York area.

Product overview

Mark Design Studios Architecture, PC is an architecture and interior design firm offering integrated architectural and engineering services. The firm's core offerings span three primary service lines: Educational Architecture (K-12 schools, universities, libraries, athletic facilities, STREAM centers, and CTE buildings), Commercial Architecture (offices, restaurants, hospitality, and multi-family residential), and Municipal Architecture (recreation centers, memorials, and civic spaces). Interior Design and Engineering services are provided as integrated components across all project types. The portfolio includes specialized facility types such as athletic stadiums, performing arts centers, fitness centers, TV/film studios, cosmetology training facilities, and community recreation complexes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Educational Architecture Services Design and planning services for K-12 schools, colleges, and universities including classrooms, libraries, athletic facilities, auditoriums, STREAM centers, and CTE (Career and Technical Education) buildings. Targeted at school districts and educational institutions.
• Commercial Architecture Services Architecture and design services for commercial properties including office environments, mixed-use developments, hospitality venues, restaurants, and multi-family residential properties. Targeted at commercial property developers, hospitality operators, and business owners.
• Municipal Architecture Services Design of civic spaces including public buildings, town halls, recreation centers, memorials, beach parks, spray parks, and community recreational facilities for towns and municipalities. Targeted at municipal government clients.
• Interior Design Services Interior design services including space planning, finish selection, furniture design, and environmental graphics integrated into architectural projects. Targeted at institutional and commercial clients requiring coordinated interior environments.
• Engineering Services Engineering services including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering coordinated with architectural design. Delivered as part of integrated project delivery to institutional and commercial clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Gold Star Stadium at Chaminade serves approximately 1,700 students
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 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 indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• HOK: HOK is a global architecture and engineering firm with substantial education, sports, and civic practices. As a broad incumbent, it competes with MDS at the higher end of educational and recreational facility commissions nationally.
• Stantec (Education): Stantec acquired SHW Group and operates a major North American education practice through offices across the U.S. and Canada. As a broad incumbent with deep K-12 bench strength, it competes with MDS on institutional education work but at significantly greater scale.
• Perkins&Will: Perkins&Will is a global architecture firm with a long-standing K-12 and higher education practice. As a broad incumbent, it competes for the largest educational campus commissions and shares MDS's client base at the high end of the public-sector K-12 market.

Direct peers

• NAC Architecture: NAC Architecture is a firm focused on K-12 and higher educational facility design, serving school districts and universities primarily in the Western U.S. It is one of the closest direct peers to MDS based on education-vertical specialization and similar scale of engagement.
• DLR Group: DLR Group is a large integrated design firm with a substantial K-12 and higher education practice serving school districts and municipalities nationwide. It is a direct competitor for educational facility design RFPs at the scale MDS pursues on Long Island.
• CannonDesign: CannonDesign is a national architecture firm with one of the largest dedicated K-12 education practices in North America. It directly competes with MDS for school district design commissions and is among the most direct comparables in the educational architectural services category.
• Legat Architects: Legat Architects is a Midwest-based firm specializing in K-12 educational facility design. It is a close comparable to MDS based on education-only vertical focus and similar project types (new schools, renovations, athletic facilities).
• HMFH Architects: HMFH Architects is a New England-based K-12 educational design specialist that has been a long-time leader in school facility planning. It is highly comparable to MDS in vertical focus, scale, and project types (libraries, cafeterias, gymnasiums, athletic facilities).
• Moseley Architects: Moseley Architects is a Mid-Atlantic architecture firm with a dedicated K-12 education practice serving Virginia school districts. It is a direct peer to MDS based on educational vertical specialization, regional public-sector client base, and similar project scope mix.

Emerging players

• Wiley|Wilson: Wiley|Wilson is an integrated architecture and engineering firm serving federal, institutional, and educational clients. It is a partial peer given its multi-discipline model and public-sector institutional focus, though its K-12 education vertical is less dominant than MDS's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mdsarchitecture
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mdsapc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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