GABBART AND WOODS STUDIO

What GABBART AND WOODS STUDIO does

Gabbart and Woods Studio is a privately-held structural engineering firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in Truckee, California. The studio provides project-based structural engineering services — including design, analysis, and construction support — to architects, developers, and property owners across the western United States. Its portfolio spans civic and government buildings (schools, hospitals, airports, courthouses), commercial real estate (offices, retail centers, banks, credit unions), industrial and manufacturing facilities, mixed-use and multi-unit residential projects, hospitality and resort properties, and historic preservation work. Notable engagements include the LAX International Terminal "Belltower" civic art installation, Martis Valley Education Center, Sugar Bowl Academy Campus, and the historic Cal Neva Hotel renovation.

The studio's technical differentiation lies in specialized structural expertise in cross laminated timber (CLT) and CLT+Steel hybrid frame systems, combined steel-timber construction, tilt-up construction methodologies, and high-altitude mountain construction suited to the Truckee/Tahoe environment. It also performs historic preservation engineering on architecturally significant structures, including Julia Morgan and Frederick de Longchamps buildings. The firm does not develop proprietary software or productized technology; its deliverables are professional engineering services rendered by a small technical team.

Revenue is generated exclusively through professional service fees on project engagements, with pricing being quote-driven and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is entirely sales-led, channeled through direct relationships with architectural firms — the studio is typically engaged by architects as a specialty consultant for their clients. The firm's marketing is minimal, consisting of a project gallery on its website. In 2026, the studio launched a related entity, WOODS SE llc, suggesting a partial spin-out or expansion of services under a separate brand.

Name

GABBART AND WOODS STUDIO

Legal name

GABBART AND WOODS STUDIO

Website

https://gabbartandwoods.studio

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gabbart and Woods Studio is a Truckee, California-based structural engineering firm founded in 1995 that provides project-based design and consulting services across civic, commercial, hospitality, industrial, and residential sectors, collaborating with architects on western U.S. construction projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Engineering Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Mountain & Alpine Lodges (THAGAIAE)

Keywords

• Structural engineering services
• Commercial building design
• Historic preservation engineering
• Cross laminated timber
• High-altitude construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Truckee

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

Revenue model

1. Structural Engineering Consulting Services: Project-based professional engineering services providing structural design, engineering analysis, and construction support for architectural projects. Revenue generated through consulting fees on completed projects across civic, commercial, industrial, hospitality, and residential segments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Gabbart and Woods Studio is a structural engineering firm providing project-based structural design, engineering analysis, and construction support services to architects, developers, and property owners. The studio delivers engineering across civic, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, hospitality, residential, and historic preservation projects, with specialized capabilities in Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), CLT+Steel hybrid frames, tilt-up construction, and high-altitude mountain construction.

Product overview

GABBART AND WOODS STUDIO is a structural engineering firm offering engineering services across multiple building sectors including civic, commercial, industrial, mixed-use/multi-unit, historic renovation, hospitality, and residential projects. The studio provides structural engineering design and consultation services for various construction types such as cross laminated timber, steel framing, and concrete structures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Engineering Services — Civic/Government Structural engineering design, analysis, and construction support for civic and institutional buildings including schools, hospitals, airports, churches, and public facilities. Provided to architects and government clients.
• Structural Engineering Services — Commercial/Retail Structural engineering design, analysis, and construction support for commercial real estate, retail centers, office buildings, and financial institution branches. Provided to architectural firms and commercial developers.
• Structural Engineering Services — Industrial Structural engineering design, analysis, and construction support for manufacturing plants, warehouses, distribution centers, and industrial logistics facilities. Provided to architects and industrial developers.
• Structural Engineering Services — Hospitality/Resort Structural engineering design, analysis, and construction support for hotels, mountain resorts, lodges, restaurants, golf clubs, and recreational facilities, concentrated in the Lake Tahoe/Truckee region. Provided to hospitality developers and architectural firms.
• Structural Engineering Services — Residential Structural engineering design, analysis, and construction support for high-end custom homes, vacation properties, hillside residences, and lake front properties. Provided to architects and residential property owners.
• Structural Engineering Services — Mixed-Use/Multi-Unit Structural engineering design, analysis, and construction support for multi-unit housing, mixed-use developments, townhomes, and beach clubs with timber detailing and post-tensioned podiums. Provided to architects and developers.
• Structural Engineering Services — Historic Preservation Structural engineering design, analysis, and construction support for historic building renovation, preservation, and adaptive reuse projects including Frederick de Longchamps and Julia Morgan architectural structures. Provided to architects and government clients.

Named customers33 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WOODS SE llc (woodsse.com)coreOthersRelated entity operating under the Woods SE brand, mentioned as a new development on the studio's website. Represents an associated structural engineering practice.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Arup is a global engineering consultancy with extensive timber, CLT, and sustainable-construction practices. Adjacent as a much larger incumbent competing for architect-specified mass timber and structural engineering work on the same project types.
• Walter P Moore: Walter P Moore is a national structural engineering firm with expertise in civic, sports, healthcare, and cultural facilities. Comparable in serving civic and institutional structural engineering needs but at substantially greater scale and geographic reach.
• Buro Happold: Buro Happold is a global engineering consultancy with structural and sustainable-timber expertise including CLT and mass timber projects. Comparable in cross-laminated timber engineering capability but operating globally and at much larger scale.
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE): WJE is a national engineering firm with significant historic preservation and structural investigation practices. Comparable in expertise around structural engineering for historic renovation and preservation projects (e.g., Douglas County Public Works, Julia Morgan structures), but far broader in scope and geography.
• Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA): MKA is a major structural and civil engineering consultancy with experience in complex civic, commercial, and high-rise projects. Adjacent as a larger structural engineering incumbent that competes for the same architect-referred, multi-sector work but at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Holmes Structures: Holmes Structures is a structural engineering firm with offices across the Western US, working on hospitality, civic, and residential projects. Comparable in scale and regional concentration with similar emphasis on architect relationships and high-end building types.
• DCI Engineers: DCI Engineers is a structural engineering consultancy headquartered in the Pacific Northwest with mountain-resort and timber experience. Directly comparable in firm size profile, Pacific West geographic focus, and architect-led project acquisition model.
• Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers: Martin/Martin is a structural engineering firm with Western US presence serving commercial, hospitality, and civic clients. Comparable in that both firms operate as mid-sized structural consultancies with architect-driven business development.
• Coughlin Porter Lundeen: Coughlin Porter Lundeen is a Seattle-based structural and civil engineering firm of similar boutique scale. Directly comparable in firm size, multi-sector structural engineering scope, and project-based consulting revenue model.
• KPFF Consulting Engineers: KPFF is a structural and civil engineering consultancy with deep Pacific Northwest and Western US roots and a similar multi-sector project mix (civic, commercial, hospitality, residential). Comparable in that both firms are engineer-led, architect-channel-driven, and operate across diverse building typologies including mass timber.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gabbart-and-woods-structural-enngineers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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