Baron Design & Associates

What Baron Design & Associates does

Baron Design & Associates, LLC is a Missouri-based architecture, planning, and design firm founded in 2003 by principal Rita Baron and headquartered at 3810 E. Sunshine St., Suite 101, Springfield, MO. The firm provides an integrated suite of professional services spanning architecture, interior design, space planning, master planning, visualization, contract administration, and project/construction budget management, delivered through a single unified practice model rather than separate product lines. The firm is a certified Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE) and holds memberships in the American Institute of Architects (AIA), National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), and US Green Building Council (USGBC), and operates under Missouri Certificate of Authority #2003003845-D.

The firm's portfolio spans healthcare, financial institutions, hospitality, education, senior living, government, automotive dealerships, retail, and recreation, with over 26 named projects documented across roughly two decades. Notable engagements include the OakStar Bank headquarters, Hilton Garden Inn (the first LEED Gold Certified hotel in Missouri and second Hilton Garden Inn nationally to achieve that certification), Towneplace Suites by Marriott, Ozarks Technical Community College Table Rock Campus, the Missouri CERF government administrative building, and SilverLeaf, a 227,000 SF multifamily development with 150+ units completed in 2022. The firm has expanded into senior housing with the 2023 Logan Villas project and completed its own shared corporate headquarters in 2021. Architectural registrations are maintained in 11 states: Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and Texas.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees determined by scope, building size, typology, and service requirements, with multi-year engagements and repeat institutional clients (e.g., OakStar Bank branch network) providing some continuity. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales via client relationships, referrals, and demonstrated project portfolio; the firm does not disclose pricing. With 11-50 employees and a founder-led ownership structure, Baron Design operates as a privately held regional firm focused on the Midwest geography with selective multi-state licensure.

Name

Baron Design & Associates

Legal name

Baron Design & Associates, LLC

Website

https://baron-design.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Baron Design & Associates is a Springfield, Missouri-based architecture, planning, and interior design firm founded in 2003, serving healthcare, financial, hospitality, education, senior living, government, and retail clients across 11 states with project-based professional services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Springfield

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: The firm provides comprehensive architecture, planning, and design services including space planning, master planning, visualization, interiors, contract administration, and management of project and construction budgets. Revenue is generated through professional services fees on a project-by-project basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Baron Design & Associates is a Missouri-based architecture, planning, and design firm providing comprehensive architectural services from concept through construction administration. The firm offers space planning, master planning, visualization, interior design, contract administration, and project and construction budget management across commercial, healthcare, hospitality, education, government, senior living, automotive, and residential building types. Services are delivered as integrated professional engagements on a project-by-project basis.

Product overview

Baron Design & Associates is a Missouri-based architecture, planning, and design firm offering a comprehensive suite of services. The company provides architecture, interior design, space planning, master planning, visualization, contract administration, and project management as integrated service offerings. The firm specializes in commercial, healthcare, hospitality, education, retail, government, and residential building types, delivering projects from initial concept through construction completion. Services are delivered through a single unified practice model rather than separate product lines or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services
• Interior Design
• Space Planning
• Master Planning
• Design Visualization
• Contract Administration
• Project and Construction Management

Named customers19 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Christner Inc. Midwest-based architecture firm with comparable size, regional focus, and diversified portfolio across commercial, healthcare, and institutional clients.
• PGAV Destinations: St. Louis-based architecture firm specializing in hospitality, cultural, and entertainment venues—directly comparable to Baron Design's hospitality and attraction work such as Butterfly Palace.
• Hastings+Chivetta Architects: St. Louis-based architecture firm with strong higher-education, healthcare, and recreation portfolio that mirrors Baron Design's vertical mix. Comparable in headcount and project scale.
• Mackey Mitchell Architects: St. Louis-based architecture firm of comparable size and Midwest focus with similar mixed-portfolio practice across civic, education, and residential typologies. Most directly comparable in scale and regional positioning to Baron Design.
• Wight & Company: Illinois-based design and architecture firm combining architecture with design-build delivery, similar to Baron Design's integrated service offering and Midwest geography.
• Kiku Obata & Company: St. Louis-based design firm with overlapping interior design, architecture, and master planning services for similar commercial and institutional clients in the Midwest.

Broad incumbents

• HGA Architects and Engineers: National architecture and engineering firm with established healthcare, cultural, and higher-education practices that overlap Baron Design's healthcare and education focus, but at much larger scale.
• DLR Group: National integrated design firm with architecture practice covering many of the same verticals as Baron Design (education, healthcare, hospitality, civic) but at significantly greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/barondesignllc

Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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