What Urban Robot Associates does

Urban Robot Associates is a full-service, Miami Beach-headquartered design firm operating since 2009 across four integrated disciplines: architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and urban design. The firm's 29-person team delivers ground-up design through project-based professional services engagements, with a project portfolio spanning hospitality (W Hotel South Beach, 1 Hotel Miami Beach, Kimpton Shorebreak, ROK Hotel Kingston, Hilton Garden Inn Latin America prototype), residential (The Standard Residences Midtown Miami, Domus Brickell Center, Casa Bianca District, Venetian Residence), food and beverage (Time Out Market Miami, La Centrale, Pastis Wynwood, Marisol), retail flagships (Gucci Design District), mixed-use developments (600 Alton, 7410 Collins, Sistrunk Blvd Mixed-Use), cruise ship venues (Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas), and offices. Notable enterprise clients include Royal Caribbean, Hyatt/The Standard, Hilton, Marriott, 1 Hotels, Kimpton, Gucci, and Inter Miami, alongside Florida developers such as Rosso Development, Constellation Group, and The Boschetti Group.

The firm generates revenue exclusively through professional design fees negotiated per engagement, with project sizes ranging from boutique-scale (Dante's HiFi at ~1,100 sqft) to large-format (Gale Miami at ~1.0 million sqft, House of Wellness at 832 residences). Architecture licensure is held in Florida (headquarters), New York, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas, and Puerto Rico, and projects have been delivered in Kingston, Jamaica. The firm's marketing motion is portfolio-driven through its website, with new business sourced via reputation, referrals, and existing client relationships in the hospitality, residential, and commercial real estate sectors - it is a sales-led, referral-driven professional services operation with no disclosed institutional investment, recurring revenue products, or AI-embedded capabilities. The headquarters is at 420 Lincoln Road, Suite 600, Miami Beach, Florida.

Name

Urban Robot Associates

Legal name

Urban Robot Associates

Website

https://urbanrobot.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Urban Robot Associates is a Miami Beach-based, full-service boutique design firm delivering architecture, interior design, landscape, and urban design to hospitality, residential, retail, and commercial clients including Royal Caribbean, Hyatt, Hilton, and Marriott.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture & Interior Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Interior design services
• Architecture firm
• Hospitality design
• Luxury residential design
• Landscape architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami Beach

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Design Services: Professional fees for architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and urban design services on a project-by-project basis. Revenue generated through design contracts for hospitality, residential, retail, and commercial projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Urban Robot Associates is a multidisciplinary design collective that provides professional architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and urban design services for hospitality, residential, retail, commercial, and mixed-use projects. The firm serves real estate developers, hotel operators, restaurant groups, and luxury retail brands with project-based design services spanning concept through completion. Notable engagements include cruise ship venue design for Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, interior design for The Standard Residences Midtown Miami, the Hilton Garden Inn Latin America prototype, and the Gucci Design District flagship.

Product overview

Urban Robot Associates is a full-service design collective located in Miami Beach, specializing in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and urban design. The firm's project portfolio spans multiple sectors including residential (condominiums, multi-family, single-family), hospitality (hotels, resorts, restaurants, spas, nightclubs), commercial (offices, retail flagships), mixed-use developments, and cruise ship venues. The portfolio includes projects such as The Standard Residences, Domus Brickell Center, ROK Hotel Kingston, Icon of the Seas venues, Gale Miami, Time Out Market Miami, and numerous boutique hotels and restaurants. Projects range from small-scale (1,100 sqft Dante's HiFi) to large developments (1.0 million sqft Gale Miami), with locations primarily in Florida (Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Gables, Boca Raton, Aventura) and expanded internationally to Jamaica and cruise ships. The firm holds architecture licenses in New York, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas, and Puerto Rico.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Professional architecture services for hospitality, residential, mixed-use, commercial, and cruise ship projects, licensed in Florida, New York, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas, and Puerto Rico.
• Interior Design Services Interior design services for hotels, resorts, restaurants, condominiums, multi-family residences, cruise ship venues, and luxury retail flagships, with notable projects including The Standard Residences Midtown Miami and Time Out Market Miami.
• Landscape Architecture Services Landscape architecture services including edible gardens, Mediterranean gardens, and Asian tropical garden installations in Florida.
• Urban Design Services Urban design services delivered in combination with architecture and landscape design for mixed-use districts, neighborhoods, and cruise ship venue concepts.
• Hilton Garden Inn Latin America & Caribbean Prototype Design Brand prototype design for Hilton Garden Inn targeting Latin America and Caribbean region, with the firm providing interior design for the standardized yet regionally adapted hotel concept.

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Royal CaribbeanflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned neighborhoods and venues for Icon of the Seas cruise ship, including Royal Promenade and Central Park areas. Major flagship project for the cruise line's newest vessel.
• Hyatt / The StandardflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterior design partnership for The Standard Residences Midtown Miami - the brand's first-ever standalone residential project worldwide, developed in partnership with Rosso Development.
• HiltoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned Hilton Garden Inn prototype for Latin America & Caribbean region with active deployment across the region.
• ArquitectonicacoreTechnology or IntegrationArchitecture firm partner on multiple projects including The Standard Residences and CORA Merrick Park. Collaborative relationship for architectural and interior design services.
• Time Out MarketcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned Time Out Market Miami at Lincoln Road, Miami Beach - 17,000 sqft food hall. Also contributed to 'How to build a Time Out Market' educational content.
• 1 HotelscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeach club design for 1 Hotel Miami Beach location.
• GuccicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned Gucci flagship store in Miami Design District.
• Juvia GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates Solana rooftop restaurant at The Standard Residences, a project designed by Urban Robot.
• Rosso DevelopmentflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for The Standard Residences Midtown Miami - first new residential building in Midtown in nearly a decade, part of broader $2 billion mixed-use community.
• Constellation GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for CORA Merrick Park wellness-focused luxury condominiums in Coral Gables - seeking IWBI WELL certification.
• The Boschetti GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for CORA Merrick Park luxury condominium project.
• Inter MiamiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStadium and venue design work for MLS soccer club.
• MarriottcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple hotel projects including W Hotel South Beach design.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arquitectonica: Miami-based architecture firm and explicit Urban Robot partner on The Standard Residences and CORA Merrick Park. Comparable as a Florida-rooted, multidisciplinary design firm serving luxury residential and hospitality developers with overlapping client roster.
• Studio Munge: Toronto-based luxury interior design firm specializing in hotels, residences, and food & beverage. Comparable as a boutique, design-led firm competing for premium hospitality and residential commissions.
• AvroKO: Hospitality-focused design firm known for hotels, restaurants, and food halls (comparable to Urban Robot's Time Out Market and hospitality work). Similar boutique scale and strong restaurant/hotel overlap.
• Rockwell Group: New York-based hospitality and entertainment design firm led by David Rockwell. Highly comparable given shared focus on hotels, restaurants, and immersive interior environments for major global brands.
• Meyer Davis Studio: New York-based multidisciplinary design firm with deep hospitality, residential, and restaurant portfolio. Comparable in size, boutique positioning, and emphasis on experience-driven design for major hotel brands and developers.
• Yabu Pushelberg: Toronto/NY-based luxury interior design studio specializing in high-end hotels, residences, and retail. Direct peer in the boutique hospitality/luxury interior design category serving global brands such as Four Seasons, Edition, and Edition.
• tonychi studio: International hospitality and residential interior design firm with strong presence across Asia, the Middle East, and the US. Comparable boutique positioning and luxury hospitality/lifestyle design focus.

Emerging players

• Clodagh Design: Wellness-focused interior design firm serving hospitality and residential clients. Comparable given Urban Robot's wellness-amenity emphasis at House of Wellness, Cora Residences, and Away Spa projects.

Broad incumbents

• Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA): Large global hospitality interior design firm serving virtually every major hotel brand. Comparable in hospitality design focus, though much larger and broader in geographic reach than the boutique Urban Robot.
• Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG): Large global architecture and design firm specializing in hospitality, with interior design via Wimberly Interiors. Comparable in hospitality focus, though significantly larger and serving as an incumbent at major hotel chains.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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