FKP Architects

What FKP Architects does

FKP Architects (legally Fitzgerald Kavanagh and Partners) is a Dublin-based architecture and project management firm founded in 1996 and headquartered at 1 Mount Street Crescent, Dublin 2. The firm operates with a team of approximately 16 professionals structured as 1 director (Colm Redmond), 3 associates, 1 consultant, 8 architects/architectural technologists, and 3 administrative staff, serving clients across education, commercial, healthcare, community, residential, and conservation sectors in Ireland. Its service portfolio spans Architecture Services, Project Management, Sustainability Services, Conservation Architecture, Interior Design, and Masterplanning.

The firm's work is organized around its proprietary Non-Linear Design Method, a collaborative methodology that emphasizes interdependent team contributions and continuous client dialogue to deliver projects on time and under budget. FKP holds RIAI Grade I Conservation Accreditation—the highest recognition for architects working with historic Irish buildings—held by Director Colm Redmond and Associate Ann Cuffe Fitzgerald, with additional team members accredited at Grade 2 and Grade 3. The portfolio includes award-defining projects such as the St. Mel's Cathedral Restoration (multi-award winner in 2015), the 11,000 sqm UCD Student Centre (2013 Irish Architecture Public Choice Award), and the Arup Headquarters at Charlotte Quay.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional service contracts with fees typically structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed-fee arrangements. The firm markets itself through portfolio presentations, industry awards (RIAI, Irish Building & Design, Fit Out, EcoWAN), media features in Plan magazine, Sunday Times Magazine, Architecture Ireland, and the Irish Times, plus an active social media presence. Client acquisition occurs via direct engagement, competitive tendering, and architectural competitions. The firm is privately held, with no disclosed revenue, external funding, M&A activity, or leadership changes in the available record.

Name

FKP Architects

Legal name

Fitzgerald Kavanagh and Partners

Website

https://fkp.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FKP Architects (Fitzgerald Kavanagh and Partners) is a Dublin-based architecture and project management firm providing architectural design, conservation, sustainability, interiors, and masterplanning services to education, commercial, healthcare, and community clients across Ireland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Heritage conservation architecture
• Project management consulting
• Urban masterplanning services
• Sustainable building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture Services: Professional fees for architectural design services across commercial, residential, educational, conservation, and community projects. Revenue generated through project-based contracts with fees typically calculated as a percentage of construction cost or fixed fee arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FKP Architects is a Dublin-based architecture and project management practice delivering full-service architectural design across educational, residential, commercial, conservation, and community projects. The firm provides six core service lines: architecture, project management, sustainability, interiors, masterplanning, and conservation (including RIAI Grade I Conservation Accreditation for historic Irish buildings). Services are delivered on a project-by-project basis via direct commissions and competitive tenders, with fees typically structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed fee.

Product overview

FKP Architects (Fitzgerald Kavanagh and Partners) is a Dublin-based architecture and project management firm offering a comprehensive suite of architectural services. The core offering comprises Architecture Services, Project Management, Sustainability Services, Conservation Architecture (with RIAI Grade I Conservation Accreditation), Interior Design, and Masterplanning. These services are delivered through the firm's proprietary Non-Linear Design Method, a collaborative approach emphasizing team interdependence and client dialogue. The portfolio spans specialized sub-products including Office Fit-Out Services, Social Housing Development, and Retail Design. Signature projects include the St. Mel's Cathedral Restoration and UCD Student Centre. The firm serves diverse sectors including education, healthcare, community, commercial, residential, and conservation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architectural design covering all project scales, with particular expertise in educational, residential, and commercial buildings. Provided to enterprise, government, healthcare, and community clients.
• Project Management Comprehensive project management services overseeing project performance from concept through completion. Provided alongside architectural design to enterprise and public-sector clients.
• Sustainability Services Specialist sustainability expertise integrated throughout the design and construction process, supporting environmentally responsible buildings.
• Conservation Architecture Heritage conservation services backed by RIAI Grade I Conservation Accreditation — the highest recognition for architects working with historic Irish buildings. Includes restoration, adaptive reuse, and protected-structure expertise for religious, civic, and educational heritage clients.
• Interior Design Interior fit-out and design services for commercial, retail, and residential spaces, delivered as part of the firm's full-service architectural offering.
• Masterplanning Large-scale urban planning and campus development planning services for campuses, neighbourhoods, and mixed-use developments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects delivered on time and under budget through non-linear collaborative methodology

Named customers12 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

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• McCullough Mulvin Architects: Dublin-based Irish architecture practice with parallel expertise in heritage/conservation, education and cultural buildings; directly comparable in scale and conservation-accredited positioning to FKP.
• RKD Architects: Dublin-headquartered architecture practice serving commercial, healthcare, education and residential sectors in Ireland; similar mid-size firm profile competing for the same enterprise and institutional RFPs.
• O'Donnell + Tuomey: Award-winning Dublin architecture firm competing for high-profile education, cultural and conservation commissions in Ireland and internationally; comparable in craft-led positioning and project scale.
• Henry J Lyons Architects: Large full-service Dublin architecture firm with overlapping education, commercial, residential and healthcare client base; directly comparable GTM targeting enterprise and public-sector clients.
• Scott Tallon Walker Architects: One of Ireland's largest and longest-established architecture practices, with comparable multi-sector portfolio spanning education, healthcare, conservation and commercial work; direct competitor for the same enterprise, university and government clients FKP serves.
• Bucholz McEvoy Architects: Irish architecture firm with comparable specialisation in sustainable design, education and public-sector work; competes in similar Dublin/Ireland project categories.

Regional players

• Cullinan Studio: UK architecture practice with strong conservation, education and sustainability credentials; thematically comparable to FKP's integrated architecture-plus-sustainability offering though primarily UK-focused.
• MOLA Architecture: London-based architecture practice with established conservation and heritage specialisation; comparable technical positioning but primarily serves UK rather than Irish clients.

Broad incumbents

• Purcell Architecture: UK-based heritage and conservation architecture specialist with deep credentials on listed and protected buildings; a benchmark for the conservation-architecture niche FKP occupies in Ireland.
• Grafton Architects: Internationally renowned Dublin practice (Pritzker Prize winners) with strong education and cultural portfolios; broader geographic reach and scale, but competes with FKP for top-tier Irish institutional mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/fkparchitecture
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/FKPie/177962705613944
• Xx.com/fkparchitecture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fkp-architects---fitzgerald-kavanagh-partners---riai

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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