Bassenian Lagoni Architects

What Bassenian Lagoni Architects does

Bassenian Lagoni Architects is a privately-held residential architecture, planning, and interior design firm founded in 1986 by Aram Bassenian and Carl Lagoni and headquartered in Irvine, California. The firm serves homebuilder and developer clients across the United States (primarily California, Nevada, Arizona, with additional presence in Utah, Washington, Massachusetts, Virginia, Texas, New York, and North Carolina) and internationally (China, UAE, Saudi Arabia). Its practice spans seven core service lines: Single Family Detached (SFD), Multi-Family, Apartments, Build-to-Rent, Clubhouses and Recreation Centers, Community Design/Master Planning, and International projects, with portfolio coverage from entry-level affordable housing (units as small as 442 sq ft) to luxury custom estates (over 6,000 sq ft) across densities ranging from 6 to 73+ homes per acre.

The firm operates an integrated land planning and architectural design model that combines entitlements, rezoning, feasibility studies, conceptual land plans, and full construction documentation under a single practice. A proprietary charrette-based design process provides clients with interactive design sessions aimed at expediting plan completion. Leadership includes long-tenured principals with 20-40 years of firm tenure (Dave Kosco since 1986, Ken Niemerski since 1988, Scott Adams since 1989), licensed architects across multiple U.S. states, and dedicated international operations leadership. The firm has received dozens of industry awards including Best in American Living Awards, Gold Nugget Awards, and The Nationals Awards spanning 2013-2025.

The firm generates revenue exclusively through professional service fees for architectural design and land planning on a project-by-project, quote-based engagement model. Client relationships are managed directly by principals and senior staff under a sales-led GTM motion. The firm is privately held by its operating leadership (Jeff LaFetra as President and Owner, Dave Kosco as Owner and Director of Design, Robert Chavez as CFO) with no disclosed external institutional investment, funding rounds, or parent company structure. Marketing relies primarily on industry reputation, award recognition, thought leadership through an active blog, and principal speaking engagements at national homebuilder conventions including the International Builders' Show and Pacific Coast Builders Conference.

Name

Bassenian Lagoni Architects

Legal name

Bassenian Lagoni

Website

https://bassenianlagoni.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Bassenian Lagoni Architects is a privately-held California-based architectural and land planning firm founded in 1986, serving residential homebuilder and developer clients across the US and internationally through integrated design services spanning single-family, multi-family, build-to-rent, clubhouses, and master planning.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Architectural Design Services

NAICS

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

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Spec Home / Production Homebuilding (Tract & Volume Builders) (IMAFABAD), Multi-Family Residential Construction (Apartments, Condos, Townhomes) (IMAFABAB), Single-Family Home Construction (Detached Homes) (IMAFABAA)

Keywords

• Residential architecture services
• Land planning design
• Homebuilder architecture
• Master planning services
• Multifamily housing design

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural and Land Planning Design Services: The firm generates revenue through professional service fees for architectural design and land planning services rendered to homebuilder and developer clients. Projects span single-family, multi-family, community design, and clubhouse/recreation center design across domestic and international markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bassenian Lagoni Architects provides integrated land planning and architectural design services for residential communities, serving homebuilder and developer clients. The firm delivers site planning, entitlements, rezoning, feasibility studies, conceptual land plans, and full construction documentation across single-family detached, multi-family, mixed-use, urban infill, build-to-rent, and active adult housing typologies in the US and international markets.

Product overview

Bassenian Lagoni Architects is a residential architecture firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of architectural design services organized across seven core service lines: Single Family Detached (SFD) homes, Multi-Family (including duplexes, townhomes, stacked flats), Apartments, Build-to-Rent communities, Clubhouses/Recreation Centers, Community Design/Master Planning, and International projects. The firm's product portfolio spans over 100 completed projects across the United States (primarily California, Nevada, Arizona) and internationally (China, Dubai, Saudi Arabia). Projects range from entry-level affordable homes (as small as 442 sq ft) to luxury custom estates (up to 17,000+ sq ft), with densities from 6 to 73+ homes per acre. The company serves homebuilders, developers, and private clients, providing full-service architectural design from concept through construction administration. Notable project types include age-targeted/active adult communities, mixed-use developments, infill sites, and large-scale master-planned communities. The firm has received numerous industry awards including multiple Best in American Living Awards, Gold Nugget Awards, and The Nationals awards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Single Family Detached (SFD) Architecture Architectural design services for single-family detached homes across various lot sizes and price points, ranging from entry-level to luxury custom homes, serving homebuilder and developer clients across the United States.
• Multi-Family Architecture Multi-family residential architectural design including duplexes, townhomes, and stacked flats for various density requirements, serving homebuilder and developer clients.

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Steinberg Hart: Large US architecture firm with deep residential, mixed-use and master-planning practices. Comparable to Bassenian Lagoni on multifamily and master-planned community design, but with broader typology and geographic scale.
• WATG: Large international architectural practice with residential, hospitality and master-planning capabilities. Comparable to Bassenian Lagoni's international project work and large-masterplan expertise, but at much broader scale and typology breadth.

Direct peers

• KTGY Architecture + Planning: One of the largest US residential-focused architecture and planning firms, serving many of the same production homebuilders across single-family, multifamily and master-planned community work. Most directly comparable competitor to Bassenian Lagoni in scale, typology coverage, and builder client base.
• BSB Design: Residential and master-planned community architecture firm serving production and custom homebuilders. Comparable in typology coverage (single-family, multifamily, clubhouse/amenity design) and in their emphasis on builder-developer client relationships.
• Woodley Architectural Group: Residential architectural firm serving production homebuilders across the Western US, with comparable depth in single-family and multi-family typologies, including infill and small-lot community design.
• Robert Hidey Architects: California-based residential architecture firm specializing in production homebuilder projects across single-family and multifamily typologies. Comparable in customer profile and product mix to Bassenian Lagoni.
• AO (AO Architects): California-rooted residential architecture firm serving production homebuilders across single-family and multi-family typologies. Direct competitor for many of the same Western US builder accounts.
• Niles Bolton Associates: Residential-focused architecture firm with significant production-builder, multifamily and mixed-use experience. Comparable typology mix, particularly in high-density and amenity design for master-planned communities.
• Dahlin Group | Architecture Planning: Residential architectural firm with significant production-builder client work across master-planned communities, single-family and multi-family typologies. Comparable in serving Western US homebuilders and in design-award recognition.
• MVE & Associates: Long-standing California-based residential architecture firm focused on production homebuilders across single-family detached, attached and multifamily typologies. Overlapping client roster and typology mix make it a close direct peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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