Guerin Glass Architects

What Guerin Glass Architects does

Guerin Glass Architects is a privately-held, collaborative design practice founded in 2004 by Brendan Guerin and Scott Glass that delivers architecture, interior design, and planning services. The firm operates three offices—Santa Monica (West Coast HQ led by Scott Glass), Brooklyn (East Coast), and Honolulu (Hawaii)—enabling coast-to-coast and trans-Pacific project delivery for an international clientele. Its work spans luxury hospitality developments (Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos, Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach, Lift One Lodge Aspen), bespoke high-net-worth residences (Aspen Residence, Casa Brisa, Beach Cabana), resort master planning (Costa Palmas community in Baja California Sur), and institutional/ healthcare projects (Hale Makua CarePlex, Saratoga Tower in Waikiki). The firm is recognized for site-specific design that amplifies each location's unique character and integrates architecture with natural and cultural context.

The firm's core offering is full-service architectural design from concept through construction administration, delivered by a team of approximately 30+ architects, studio directors, technical specialists, and an office manager. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees on bespoke engagements; pricing is custom-quoted per project based on scope and complexity, with no standardized tiers. The firm maintains a wholly-owned construction and fabrication subsidiary called Composite, led by Managing Director Mike House, which extends the firm's vertical integration into build execution. GTM is entirely sales-led and relationship-driven, anchored by repeat business with luxury hospitality brands and high-net-worth individuals, complemented by earned media coverage (Fast Company, Curbed, Hawaii News Now, Maui Now), presence on Architizer and Archinect, and thought leadership via Initiative 99 (ICON 3D-printed housing competition Phase I and Phase II wins in 2024) and principal speaking engagements at AIA conventions.

The firm is independently owned by its founding principals and senior team, with no external venture capital or private equity investment and no parent company. Ownership commentary indicates concentration among co-founders Brendan Guerin and Scott Glass and long-tenured senior staff, including Technical Director Shawn L Ruddy (since 2007). The business is currently operating actively with multiple in-flight projects across all three offices, recent 2025-2026 media coverage, and ongoing senior hiring across studios.

Name

Guerin Glass Architects

Legal name

Guerin Glass - Architects, PC

Website

https://gueringlass.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Guerin Glass Architects is a privately-held architecture, interior design, and planning firm with offices in Santa Monica, Brooklyn, and Honolulu, serving luxury hospitality developers, high-net-worth residential clients, and select healthcare and institutional clients across the U.S. and Mexico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architecture services
• Interior design
• Hospitality architecture
• Residential design
• Master planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architecture and design fees for projects including residential, hospitality, mixed-use, and institutional developments. Revenue is generated through project-based design fees, typically for high-end residential and luxury hospitality projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Guerin Glass Architects is an architecture, interior design, and planning firm delivering bespoke single-family residences, large-scale mixed-use hospitality developments, resort master planning, and specialized healthcare facilities. Services span from concept through construction administration for clients including international hospitality brands, private residential clients, and institutional developers across the U.S. and Mexico.

Product overview

Guerin Glass Architects is an architecture, interior design, and planning firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of services centered on residential, hospitality, resort, and institutional projects. The firm's core offerings include bespoke single-family residences (such as Aspen Residence, Casa Brisa, Garden House), large-scale mixed-use hospitality developments (Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach, Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos), resort planning and design (Costa Palmas community), and specialized healthcare facility design (Hale Makua CarePlex). The firm's work spans from intimate residential projects to million-square-foot resort complexes, with particular expertise in projects that connect architecture to natural landscapes and local contexts.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Architecture & Interior Design Services Full-service architecture and interior design for residential, hospitality, and institutional projects ranging from bespoke single-family residences to large-scale mixed-use developments and resort properties. Delivered through concept, design, documentation, and construction administration phases.
• Resort Planning & Design Master planning and design services for resort communities integrating hospitality facilities, residential units, and public amenities within comprehensive resort environments.
• Healthcare Facility Design Specialized healthcare facility design services including rehabilitation centers, care complexes, and medical facilities with workforce housing components, designed to meet regulatory requirements while creating healing, functional environments.
• Multi-Family & Affordable Housing Design Design services for affordable and market-rate multifamily housing developments, including renovations and new construction across various regions.
• Construction & Fabrication Services (Composite) Construction and fabrication services delivered through Composite, the firm's wholly-owned affiliate, providing integrated construction project management, cost analysis, and quality control supporting the firm's design work.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Initiative 99 / ICONnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2024Collaboration in the Initiative 99 global design competition to reimagine affordable housing using advanced 3D-printed construction technology. GGA's design was recognized for creativity and potential to contribute meaningfully to affordable housing solutions, advancing to Phase II and eventually construction.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Olson Kundig: High-end residential and hospitality architecture practice with comparable bespoke-residence commissions in resort destinations like Aspen. Overlaps with GGA on the luxury residential side and a similar principal-led, design-centered firm culture.
• Rockwell Group: Architecture and design firm known for hospitality, restaurant, and large-scale mixed-use work, including branded hotel interiors and residences. Comparable to GGA on large hospitality commissions and a similar relationship-driven, design-led approach.
• Hart Howerton: Planning, architecture and landscape firm focused on luxury hospitality, resort master planning, and high-end residential communities. Highly comparable practice profile to GGA's Costa Palmas and Four Seasons Los Cabos-type resort commissions.
• SB Architects: San Francisco-based architecture firm specializing in luxury hospitality and resort master planning, with deep presence in Hawaii and Mexico. Directly comparable to GGA on branded-residence and resort work, especially across the same Pacific and Mexico geographies.
• Meyer Davis Studio: NYC-based architecture and interior design studio widely used by luxury residential and hospitality developers for branded residences and boutique hotels. Competes with GGA for similar high-net-worth residential and hospitality commissions in New York and resort markets.
• Peter Marino Architect: Architecture firm specializing in luxury commercial, retail and residential commissions. Comparable on the high-end, design-centric culture and ultra-luxury client roster even though the project mix skews more retail than hospitality.
• Robert A.M. Stern Architects: Established architecture firm with strong practice in high-end residential and large institutional/hospitality-adjacent projects. Comparable in size, prestige, and demand for design excellence on luxury commissions.
• Champalimaud Design: Design studio specializing in luxury hospitality interiors and architecture for brands such as Four Seasons and Rosewood. Directly comparable on the interior design and FF&E scope that GGA bundles into its hospitality commissions.

Broad incumbents

• Handel Architects: Large multi-disciplinary practice with extensive work in residential towers, hotels and large-scale mixed-use developments across NYC and the West Coast. Comparable on scale of large mixed-use commissions (e.g. Ritz-Carlton Waikiki-style projects) but with a much broader portfolio.
• Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG): Large global hospitality design firm with extensive resort, hotel and mixed-use work including in Hawaii and Mexico. Overlaps GGA on hospitality commissions but operates at a much larger scale and broader portfolio of services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles32 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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