KCDA

What KCDA does

KCDA, LLC is a privately held, full-service architecture and construction services firm headquartered in Dacula, Georgia (with an associated Suwanee address), serving small commercial tenants and residential clients across the Southeastern United States. The firm delivers architectural design, construction management, 3D interior rendering, building permit acquisition, and real estate listing services, with a documented project portfolio concentrated heavily in nail salon and beauty/wellness interior finish-outs in Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. Service pricing is project-based, ranging from approximately $150 for basic building-permit work to $1,200 for full architectural drawing packages, with larger turnkey engagements at higher tiers. The company also operates a second, much smaller business line branded VBO Plugins, which sells SketchUp add-ons for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals through an online store, priced between $1 and $99.99 per plugin on a one-time/perpetual-license model.

The firm is structured as an LLC with a headcount reported in the 11–50 range, no disclosed institutional investment, no documented senior leadership team, and no public social media or partnership footprint in the available data. The technology stack is conventional for a small architecture practice: SketchUp-based 3D modeling, standard CAD workflows, and bespoke SketchUp extensions under the VBO Plugins brand rather than a unified proprietary platform. The most recent portfolio year visible in the input is 2021, and there are no third-party data points (press, funding, hiring, or awards) covering 2022–2025, creating a meaningful recency gap for any forward-looking assessment.

Go-to-market is relationship-driven and local, with a portfolio that suggests repeat work from regional beauty/wellness tenants and franchise operators rather than enterprise or institutional clients. Revenue mechanics are split between fee-for-service project billing and low-ticket software sales, with no recurring subscription, retainer, or licensing contract structures evident.

Name

KCDA

Legal name

KCDA, LLC

Website

https://kcdallc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KCDA, LLC is a small Georgia-based architecture and construction services firm delivering design, permitting, 3D rendering, and construction management primarily to nail salons, beauty/wellness tenants, and residential clients across the Southeast, with a side line of SketchUp plugins sold to AEC professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Suwanee

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architecture and engineering design services for commercial and residential projects. Includes 3D design, 2D drafting, and architectural drawings required for construction permits.
2. Construction Management: Construction administration and management services overseeing the construction process for clients.
3. Real Estate Services: Real estate listings and property management services, including comprehensive school and neighborhood information for home buyers.
4. SketchUp Plugin Sales: Sale of VBO Plugins for SketchUp including free plugins ($1 each) and premium plugins such as VBO Reports ($59.99) and VBO Piping Pro ($99.99 lifetime).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

KCDA is a full-service architecture firm providing architectural design, construction management, real estate services, and 3D interior rendering for commercial and residential projects. The company specializes in commercial interior finish-outs for nail salons, spas, and beauty/wellness businesses, primarily across Georgia and the Southeastern US. Additionally, KCDA develops and sells VBO Plugins — a collection of productivity tools for the SketchUp platform targeted at AEC professionals.

Product overview

KCDA is a full-service architecture and construction services company offering a comprehensive suite of integrated services including Real Estate, Architecture Design, Construction Management, and specialized 3D rendering capabilities. The company operates as a single unified service offering rather than a modular software platform, providing end-to-end support from property acquisition through design and construction completion. Additionally, KCDA offers VBO Plugins, a collection of SketchUp add-on tools for MEP modeling, architectural annotation, and design workflows available through their online store. Services are primarily focused on the nail salon and spa industry in the Georgia area, with documented projects spanning commercial interior finish-outs, residential remodels, and specialized SketchUp plugin development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VBO Plugins: SketchUp plugins and tools for BIM, MEP modeling, layout, structure, and other construction/architecture workflows
• VBO

Products and services

• Architecture Design Services Professional architecture and engineering design services for residential and commercial projects, helping customers obtain their desired designs and the construction permits required for build-out.
• Construction Management Full-service construction management overseeing project execution, timeline coordination, and quality control from permit acquisition through project completion.
• Real Estate Services Comprehensive real estate listings and rental property services with school and neighborhood information for homes for sale, supporting property discovery and acquisition.
• Building Permit Services Permit acquisition services including plan processing permits, resolving open permits, and certificate of occupancy permits for residential and commercial construction projects, starting at $150 for properties under 2000 sq ft.
• 3D Interior Rendering 3D rendering services that convert interior design ideas into reality, allowing clients to visualize projects in real colors before construction begins, enabling pre-sales and marketing presentations.
• 2D Drafting Services Professional 2D drafting services providing architectural drawings required for county and city inspectors for renovation and new construction projects, included with permit services at $300 or available standalone.
• VBO Plugins for SketchUp A collection of SketchUp plugins (VBO SkAgent, VBO Flip BackFaces, VBO PB3+, BIM Navigator, VBO Reports, VBO Piping Pro, VBO Ducting, VBO RC Structure, and others) providing productivity and modeling tools for AEC professionals working in MEP modeling, layout documentation, BIM navigation, and architectural workflows, sold via the VBO Plugins Store at $1 each (entry-level) up to $99.99 lifetime for premium offerings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients can visualize properties before construction through photo-realistic 3D renders, enabling pre-sales and investment decisions without needing to see the actual property

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Mindesk: SketchUp-native BIM and real-time rendering plugin developer. Directly competes with VBO Plugins in the AEC productivity tooling market for SketchUp users.
• Render Plus: Long-standing developer of SketchUp rendering and modeling plugins. Competes with VBO Plugins in the SketchUp extension marketplace.

Direct peers

• IA Interior Architects: Global interior architecture firm specializing in commercial interior design and workplace strategies. Directly comparable to KCDA's interior finish-out focus, but operating at significantly larger scale and serving enterprise clients.
• Nelson Worldwide: Integrated design firm combining architecture, interior design, and brand strategy for commercial and retail clients. Closely aligned with KCDA's full-stack approach to commercial interior projects.
• CallisonRTKL: International architecture and design firm with deep interior architecture practice serving retail, hospitality, and commercial clients. Comparable to KCDA's full-service architecture + interior design + construction administration model.

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Global architecture practice with significant commercial and interior design presence. Sets the competitive ceiling for full-service architecture firms operating in the Southeast.
• HOK: Global design, architecture, and engineering firm with strong interior design practice. Competes for the same pool of commercial interior projects KCDA targets, but at enterprise scale.
• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm with extensive commercial interior practice. Represents the large incumbent that KCDA competes against for bigger commercial interior mandates.

Regional players

• LS3P Associates: Southeast US-headquartered architecture and design firm with offices across the region. Geographic and scale overlap with KCDA in the Southeast AEC market, though serving broader project types.

Others

• Trimble (SketchUp): Parent company of the SketchUp platform that VBO Plugins extends. Represents the upstream ecosystem dependency and potential platform risk for KCDA's VBO business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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