Klopfer Martin Design Group

What Klopfer Martin Design Group does

Klopfer Martin Design Group (KMDG) is a privately held, Boston-based landscape architecture firm founded in 2006 by Kaki Martin and Mark Klopfer. The firm provides professional landscape architecture services spanning master planning, campus planning, urban design, streetscapes, parks and playgrounds, plazas, housing/mixed-use landscapes, healthcare facility landscapes, and cultural/adaptive reuse projects. Its work integrates landscape, architecture, infrastructure, and urban design with specialization in technically challenging contexts: rooftop and on-structure landscapes, LEED-certified healthcare campuses, healing gardens, brownfield reclamation, and sustainable stormwater systems (permeable pavement, bioretention streetscapes, stormwater recharge).

The firm operates as a project-based B2B professional services practice serving institutional and enterprise clients including healthcare systems (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Mass General Brigham), universities (MIT, Suffolk University, Colby College), municipal governments (City of Providence), nonprofit developers (Homeowner's Rehab Inc), cultural institutions (Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art), and real estate developers (Vanke, Oxford Properties, Beacon Capital Partners). Service delivery is direct, project-based enterprise work acquired through RFP responses, client referrals, and repeat engagements, led by a small partner-led team with credentialed staff (FASLA, ASLA, PLA) and supported by an interdisciplinary in-house team of architects and landscape architects.

Geographic operations are concentrated in the US Northeast, with selective international engagements in Beijing (Park Five Condominiums for Vanke), Shanghai (Bund waterfront), and Malaysia (Vision Valley regional open space plan). KMDG holds Women Business Enterprise (WBE) certification in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, providing procurement access for public-sector and institutional set-aside contracts. Pricing is project-based fee-for-service with scope determined by project complexity; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm has won multiple Architecture Masterprize (2018), BSLA, and BSA awards, and is led by co-founders Kaki Martin (FASLA, BSLA President-Elect) and Mark Klopfer, with Daniel Norman joining as Senior Associate in 2023.

Name

Klopfer Martin Design Group

Legal name

Klopfer Martin Design Group

Website

https://klopfermartin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Klopfer Martin Design Group is a privately held, Boston-based landscape architecture firm founded in 2006 that delivers project-based master planning, urban design, and site design services for healthcare systems, universities, municipalities, cultural institutions, and real estate developers across the US Northeast and selectively in China and Malaysia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Architectural Services (54131)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA), Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban design
• Campus master planning
• Healing garden design
• Adaptive reuse design

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Design Services: Professional design services for landscape architecture projects including master planning, site design, construction documentation, and construction administration. Revenue generated through project-based fees for institutional, healthcare, academic, civic, housing, and cultural projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Klopfer Martin Design Group is a landscape architecture and urban design firm providing comprehensive design services including master planning, site design, construction documentation, and construction administration. The firm serves healthcare systems, universities, municipalities, real estate developers, and cultural institutions with specializations in healing gardens, rooftop landscapes, brownfield reclamation, adaptive reuse, and LEED-certified sustainable design.

Product overview

Klopfer Martin Design Group (KMDG) is a landscape architecture firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of design services. The firm's offering is a unified suite of landscape architecture capabilities rather than a modular software platform. The core services include landscape architecture design, campus master planning, urban design, healthcare facility landscapes, parks and playgrounds, plazas and streetscapes, housing and mixed-use landscapes, education and childcare landscapes, and cultural/adaptive reuse projects. These services work together to address projects from concept through completion, supporting environmental, social, and emotional resiliency while revealing each site's distinctive character. The firm operates as project-based practice rather than a product company with releases or versioning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Design Services Comprehensive landscape architecture design for public and private spaces, including plazas, parks, streetscapes, and adaptive reuse projects that reveal site character and support environmental, social, and emotional resiliency.
• Campus Master Planning Strategic landscape master planning for institutional campuses, particularly healthcare facilities, integrating nature into patient and visitor experience.
• Urban Design Urban design services for waterfronts, streetscapes, and transit hubs that enhance public realm connectivity and community engagement.
• Healthcare Facility Landscapes Specialized landscape design for healthcare environments including healing gardens, infusion gardens, and therapeutic outdoor spaces for patients and staff.
• Parks and Playgrounds Adventure playgrounds and park designs emphasizing multigenerational play, community gathering, and connection to natural elements.
• Plazas and Streetscapes Urban plaza and streetscape design transforming thin 20th-century plazas into thick, dynamic places that create value for properties and the public realm.
• Housing and Mixed-Use Landscapes Landscape design for residential developments, condominiums, and mixed-use projects integrating green space with urban density.
• Education and Childcare Landscapes Campus landscape architecture for educational institutions and childcare facilities supporting learning through outdoor environments.
• Cultural and Adaptive Reuse Landscape design for cultural institutions and adaptive reuse of historic sites, transforming industrial spaces into vibrant community resources.

Quantifiable outcome

• Roadway reduction increased park space by 57% and decreased impervious surfaces by over 31,000 square feet at Central Square East Boston
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NBBJcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture and interior design firm collaborating on Brigham and Women's Hospital campus projects including landscape master planning and building design integration.
• Cloud Gehshan AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGraphics and wayfinding design firm working with KMDG on BWH campus projects for consistent signage and wayfinding integrated with landscape design.
• Handel ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating on 2 Harbor life sciences facility in Boston Seaport District, with KMDG providing landscape architecture services.
• STUDIO ENÉEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating on 2 Harbor project as part of the design team.
• Elkus ManfredicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating on 500 Boylston + 222 Berkeley courtyard and streetscape project in Boston Back Bay.
• CBT ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating on 176 Lincoln adaptive reuse mixed-use project in Boston.
• GBBNcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm with offices in Beijing and Cincinnati collaborating on Park Five Condominiums project in Beijing, China.
• ICON ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating on Finch Cambridge affordable housing project - the largest new affordable housing project in Cambridge in 40 years.
• Bruner/Cott ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating on BWH Garden Café project - hospital cafeteria renovation with landscape integration.
• Nitsch EngineeringminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCivil engineering firm providing civil engineering services on various projects including 500 Boylston and MIT NW23.
• Howard Stein HudsonminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCivil and traffic engineering firm providing engineering services on 176 Lincoln adaptive reuse project.
• Ripman Lighting ConsultantsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLighting design consultants providing lighting design services on BWH 45 Francis Street project.
• Roll Barresi & AssociatesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWayfinding and signage design firm providing wayfinding services on Kennedy Plaza project.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OLIN: Philadelphia-based landscape architecture and urban design studio with strong healthcare, institutional, and urban plaza practices. Directly comparable to KMDG in healthcare landscape specialization and integration of architecture with landscape at institutional scale.
• Halvorson Design Partnership: Boston-based landscape architecture firm with strong urban plaza, academic, and institutional practice. Directly comparable to KMDG in regional footprint and the design of urban plazas and campus landscapes in the Boston market.
• Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA): Brooklyn-based landscape architecture firm with deep expertise in parks, waterfronts, and urban design. Directly comparable on urban plaza transformation, public realm activation, and adaptive reuse landscape projects similar to KMDG's Kennedy Plaza and Inman Square work.
• Reed Hilderbrand: Cambridge, MA-based landscape architecture firm specializing in campuses, cultural landscapes, and institutional clients. Highly comparable client base (universities, museums, healthcare systems) and design philosophy emphasizing site character and resiliency.
• Stoss Landscape Urbanism: Boston-based landscape architecture and urban design firm working at the intersection of landscape, infrastructure, and public realm. Closely comparable in regional positioning, focus on resilient and adaptive reuse landscapes, and integration of research-driven design philosophy.
• PWP Landscape Architecture: Berkeley-based landscape architecture firm working on campuses, urban parks, and waterfronts. Comparable in the integration of landscape architecture with architecture and infrastructure on institutional commissions, though operating on the West Coast.
• Sasaki Associates: Boston-based integrated design firm with a major landscape architecture, urban design, and planning practice. Directly comparable to KMDG in geography, project typologies (healthcare, academic, civic), and integrated architecture-plus-landscape delivery model, though at significantly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• James Corner Field Operations: New York-based landscape urbanism firm known for large-scale public realm projects (e.g., High Line). Competes for the same institutional and waterfront commissions as KMDG, but operates as a much larger practice with broader urban design and master planning capability.
• SWA Group: Large, established landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm with offices across the US and Asia. Competes with KMDG for institutional and urban plaza commissions, but operates at significantly broader scale with wider geographic and typological coverage.

Emerging players

• Landworks Studio: New England-based landscape architecture firm working on residential, institutional, and urban projects. Comparable in regional focus and small-to-mid-scale project typology, though typically at smaller project scale and scope than KMDG.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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