KPMB Architects

Name

KPMB Architects

Legal name

KPMB Design Inc.

Website

https://kpmb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

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
• Healthcare facility design
• Sustainable building design
• Cultural institution design
• Master planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: KPMB Architects generates revenue through fees for architectural design services on major construction projects. Revenue is project-based, earned through design phases from concept through construction administration. Projects range from cultural institutions and healthcare facilities to educational buildings and urban developments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KPMB Architects is a full-service architectural practice delivering building and interior design, master planning, workplace strategy, and project management services. The firm serves institutional and public-sector clients across cultural, healthcare, educational, civic, residential, and mixed-use sectors, with particular depth in sustainable design, mass timber construction, and complex large-scale institutional work.

Product overview

KPMB Architects is a full-service architectural firm offering design services across cultural, healthcare, educational, civic, residential, mixed-use, and workplace sectors. The firm operates as a single unified practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, with services including master planning, building design, interior design, heritage conservation, and sustainable design. Key offerings include Healthcare Architecture (with major projects like the CAMH multiphase redevelopment), Sustainable/High-Performance Building Design (LEED Platinum projects like Manitoba Hydro Place), Cultural Institution Design (museums, galleries, theaters), Educational Facility Design (university buildings), and KPMB Lab for research and innovation. The firm's work spans LEED-certified commercial buildings, mass timber healthcare studies, and innovative housing concepts like Rooms to Grow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design spanning cultural, healthcare, educational, civic, residential, mixed-use, and workplace sectors. Services encompass master planning, building design, interior design, heritage conservation, and sustainable design consultation for institutional and corporate clients.
• Healthcare Architecture Specialized design of healthcare facilities including hospitals, mental health centers, and research buildings. KPMB has delivered major projects such as the CAMH multiphase redevelopment, Temerty Discovery Centre, and mass timber healthcare studies.
• Sustainable/High-Performance Building Design Environmentally responsible architecture with expertise in LEED-certified projects. Portfolio includes LEED Platinum buildings such as Manitoba Hydro Place and the Kellogg School of Management, targeting net-zero and carbon-neutral design solutions.
• Cultural Institution Design
• Educational Facility Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Manitoba Hydro Place achieved 80% greater energy efficiency than conventional Winnipeg buildings and is the third most energy efficient large-scale building in the world.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major and supporting.

• Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) British ColumbiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKPMB collaborated with British Columbia's Provincial Health Services Authority on a speculative mass timber study for an in-patient hospital unit. The study examined mass timber's benefits for healthcare settings, addressing structural challenges, cost, scheduling, lifecycle carbon, code compliance, infection control, and biophilic design. This partnership advances regulatory change for mass timber in Canadian hospitals.
• CHM FiresupportingTechnology or IntegrationKPMB partnered with CHM Fire as part of the mass timber healthcare study to examine fire safety and code compliance for mass timber construction in hospital settings.
• Moses Structural EngineeringsupportingTechnology or IntegrationKPMB principal Chris McQuillan joined Moses Structural Engineering principal David Moses on a Site Summit panel discussing mass timber's applications in construction.
• Two Row ArchitectmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKPMB partner Bruno Weber co-presented with Two Row Architect principal Brian Porter at ORSA's Annual General Meeting on the Odenak project, examining how the development integrates sustainable performance and social equity with Indigenous partnerships.
• Perkins&WillmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKPMB partnered with Perkins&Will design principal Dan McTavish for the ORSA keynote presentation on Odenak, sharing insights from the design process of this integrated community development.
• Ottawa Regional Society of Architects (ORSA)supportingOthersORSA invites architects behind notable developments to deliver keynote presentations at its Annual General Meeting. KPMB was selected to co-present on Odenak in June 2026.
• Single-Stair Design CompetitionsupportingOthersKPMB participated in the 2025 National Single-Stair Architectural Design Competition with its 'Rooms to Grow' entry, imagining new housing models for multigenerational living in Toronto.
• TreanormajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKPMB designed the Temerty Discovery Centre with Treanor, a hybrid mass timber building that will unify CAMH's research programs. The project marks an important moment in KPMB's ongoing 20-year partnership with Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm strong in healthcare, science, and higher-education design; competes for large institutional pursuits at greater scale than KPMB.
• Stantec: Large Canadian-headquartered integrated architecture and engineering firm serving institutional and government clients; overlaps in market but offers bundled multidisciplinary delivery.
• Gensler: World's largest architecture and design firm spanning workplace, cultural, and institutional work; overlaps with KPMB's services but as a global full-portfolio incumbent rather than a design boutique.
• Perkins&Will: Large global architecture firm with strong healthcare, higher-education, and sustainability practices; overlaps heavily with KPMB and has partnered with it on Odenak, but operates at far greater scale.

Direct peers

• B+H Architects: Canadian multidisciplinary architecture firm (KPMB principal Chris McQuillan joined from B+H) competing in healthcare, academic, and workplace design across similar markets.
• Hariri Pontarini Architects: Toronto design-led practice focused on cultural, academic, and mixed-use projects; directly overlaps with KPMB's premium institutional and civic design niche in the same market.
• Diamond Schmitt Architects: Toronto-based architecture firm renowned for cultural, performing arts, academic, and healthcare buildings; competes head-to-head with KPMB for high-profile Canadian institutional commissions.
• Moriyama Teshima Architects: Toronto firm with deep expertise in mass timber, educational, and cultural buildings; a direct competitor to KPMB on sustainability-forward institutional work.

Emerging players

• Safdie Architects: Design-driven practice specializing in cultural, civic, and mixed-use landmark buildings; comparable to KPMB in its award-caliber, design-forward institutional positioning.

Regional players

• Zeidler Architecture: Canadian architecture firm working across healthcare, mixed-use, and institutional sectors; comparable offering and market though with a distinct regional/portfolio focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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