What Mode Design does

Mode Design (legal entity: MODE Design Corp Pty Ltd) is a private, multidisciplinary architecture and design firm headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, founded in 2005. The company delivers integrated design services across five in-house disciplines — architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, graphic design (including wayfinding), and master planning & urban design — through a network of nine studios spanning Australia and New Zealand (Auckland, Brisbane, Christchurch, Darwin, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth, Sunshine Coast, Sydney) with a stated headcount of more than 170 staff. Its client base is a vertical mix across commercial & retail, cultural & community, defence, education, health, hotel & hospitality, law & order, residential, sport & recreation, and transport & infrastructure, with named projects including the Waikeria Prison Development (NZ, Award of Merit), Florian Residences (Surfers Paradise, QLD), Beenleigh Aquatic Centre (QLD), Kwinana Civic Administration Refurbishment (WA), ReDefined Wellbeing Hub (Auckland, NZ), ARDEN Apartments (Gold Coast), Orange Regional Sporting Precinct (NSW), International Game Technology Office Fit-out (VIC), Wacol Youth Remand Centre (QLD), and Bluegum Community Facilities (WA).

The firm operates on a project-based professional services revenue model, delivering quote-based architecture and design fees for clients in both government and enterprise segments, and relies on direct studio engagement rather than a partner or franchise network. Its stated technology platform is the cross-studio, cross-discipline methodology branded as "Connected by Design," supplemented by a proprietary process called "Innovation Capitalisation™"; the company does not disclose any AI/ML capability, API offering, or software product in the source material. Marketing and distribution are conducted primarily through the firm's project portfolio website, news and awards updates, an email newsletter, and physical presence in each studio market.

The competitive posture is built on geographic distribution (nine studios across two countries), multidisciplinary breadth under one firm (five integrated disciplines), and a track record of public-sector approvals and sector-recognized awards. Recent strategic activity is concentrated on organic geographic expansion — most notably the April 2026 opening of a Christchurch studio — and on vertical credentialing in law & order, civic, and aquatic-recreation projects. There are no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or partnership agreements in the source data.

Name

Mode Design

Legal name

MODE Design Corp Pty Ltd

Website

https://modedesign.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Mode Design is a private Australian multidisciplinary architecture and design firm operating nine studios across Australia and New Zealand with 170+ staff, delivering integrated architecture, interior, landscape, graphic, and master planning services across ten sectors including government, commercial, residential, health, and infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (541410), Graphic Design Services (541430)

akta.pro primary industry

Space Planning & Workplace Design (BPAHAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Exhibition, Retail & Experiential Design (BPAHAKAL), Environmental & Experiential Brand Design (Retail/Exhibit/Signage) (MPAAAEAG)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior design services
• Urban master planning
• Landscape architecture services
• Multidisciplinary design firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based fees for architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, graphic design, and master planning services across commercial, residential, community, and infrastructure sectors

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Mode Design is a multidisciplinary architecture and design firm delivering integrated architectural, interior, landscape, graphic and urban design/master planning services. The firm operates through nine studios across Australia and New Zealand, serving clients across commercial, residential, defence, education, health, justice, transport, sport and community sectors under its 'Connected by Design' approach.

Product overview

MODE Design is a multidisciplinary architecture and design firm offering a unified platform of five integrated design services: Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Graphic Design (including wayfinding), and Master Planning & Urban Design. The firm operates through nine studios across Australia and New Zealand with over 170 staff, serving diverse sectors including Commercial, Defence, Education, Health, Law & Order, Residential, Sport & Recreation, Transport & Infrastructure, and Community/Cultural projects. The disciplines work collaboratively through their 'CONNECTED BY DESIGN' approach to deliver projects across urban design, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and graphic design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture

Quantifiable outcome

• Award of Merit for Waikeria Prison Development
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Jasmax: New Zealand-based multidisciplinary architecture and design studio with health, education, and civic sector strengths. Direct competitor in NZ for the same public and commercial work Mode pursues.
• BVN (Bligh Voller Nield): Australian architecture and design practice with strong health, education, and research sector portfolios. Comparable scale and sector exposure with overlapping public sector client base.
• Hassell: Major ANZ-headquartered architecture and design firm spanning architecture, interior, and urban design. Comparable scale and multidisciplinary model, though broader geographic footprint.
• Architectus: Australia and New Zealand architecture and urban design practice with strong civic, transport, and education sector presence. Closely comparable footprint and sector mix.
• Cox Architecture: One of Australia's largest multidisciplinary architecture practices with offices across the country and strong public sector work. Directly comparable to Mode in service breadth and ANZ-only focus.
• Bates Smart: Long-established Australian architecture and interior design practice with deep commercial, heritage, and public sector portfolios. Similar studio-based delivery and sector mix.
• Warren and Mahoney: New Zealand-headquartered architecture and design firm with studios across ANZ and Asia. Comparable integrated architecture/interior/urban practice serving commercial, civic and residential sectors.

Broad incumbents

• Woods Bagot: Global ANZ-origin architecture and design firm with significantly larger scale and international studios. Overlaps with Mode in hospitality, commercial, and transport work but operates a much wider footprint.
• Gensler: World's largest architecture and design firm with deep commercial interior design practice. Comparable on workplace fit-out and commercial interior work but operates at vastly greater scale globally.

Emerging players

• Populous: Global specialist in sport and entertainment venue design. Comparable on Mode's sport & recreation work (Beenleigh Aquatic, Orange Regional Sporting Precinct) but narrower category focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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