What Studio Current does

Studio Current is a privately held architectural design and urban planning firm founded in 2014 and based in San Jose, California. The firm provides professional architectural design, urban planning, master planning, and tenant improvement services for residential, commercial, institutional, and mixed-use projects. Its documented portfolio spans 15+ projects and more than 2,500 units across the California Bay Area, including high-density residential towers, mixed-use developments, urban markets, corporate headquarters, and educational facilities. Core technical specializations include mass timber construction, mixed-use urban development, and California contextual design drawing on Mid Century Modern aesthetics and regional coastal influences.

The firm operates on a project-based professional services revenue model, earning fees through architectural design, construction documents, and construction administration engagements. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific, with no public pricing tiers disclosed. Studio Current targets property developers, real estate investors, business owners, and educational institutions through direct enterprise-level relationships and recurring design-build partnerships. Named clients include Barry Swenson Builder, Taylor Farms, Urban Catalyst, Lewis & Tibbitts, Roberto Cruz Academy, and Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School. The firm's San Pedro Square Market project won the AIA Silicon Valley Chapter Award for Best Urban Design, anchoring its credibility within the regional development and architecture community.

Studio Current is led by founder Jeff Current, who previously worked at Barry Swenson Builder before establishing the practice. The company operates with a small team (1-10 employees) as a founder-owned firm, with no evidence of external venture capital or institutional investment. Geographic focus is concentrated in the California Bay Area, including San Jose, Palo Alto, Cupertino, Campbell, Los Gatos, and Salinas, with all operations confined to this regional market.

Name

Studio Current

Legal name

Studio Current

Website

http://www.studiocurrent.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Studio Current is a San Jose-based architectural design and urban planning firm providing project-based services for residential, mixed-use, commercial, institutional, and master planning projects across the California Bay Area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture & Urban Planning Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban planning services
• Mixed-use development
• Master planning
• Multi-family housing design

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

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. Architectural Design Services: Studio Current provides expert architectural design services for residential, commercial, institutional, and mixed-use projects. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for design, construction documents, and construction administration services. The firm works with developers, property owners, and businesses on projects ranging from small residential developments to large-scale urban developments.
2. Urban Planning Services: Master planning and urban design services for large-scale developments, creating comprehensive plans for mixed-use communities including hotels, office buildings, residential, and senior living facilities. Project-based consulting fees for planning and design guidance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Studio Current provides end-to-end architectural design and urban planning services for multi-family, commercial, institutional, residential, and mixed-use projects across California's Bay Area. Deliverables span conceptual design, massing studies, design development, construction documents, and construction administration, with specializations in mass timber construction, mixed-use urban development, and California contextual design.

Product overview

Studio Current is an architectural design and urban planning firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of services including architectural design for multi-family, commercial, residential, institutional, and mixed-use projects, as well as master planning and tenant improvements. The company provides end-to-end design services from conceptual design through construction documents and administration. Their project portfolio spans various property types including residential towers, mixed-use developments, retail markets, office buildings, education facilities, and senior living communities throughout California, with a focus on the San Jose Bay Area. Notable projects include award-winning developments like San Pedro Square Market (AIA Silicon Valley Award), major mixed-use complexes like Icon Echo and Saratoga Master Plan, and urban residential projects across multiple California cities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• AIA Silicon Valley Chapter Award for Best Urban Design for San Pedro Square Market project

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Barry Swenson BuildercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio Current has an ongoing partnership with Barry Swenson Builder on design-build projects. The firm worked with Barry Swenson Builder on San Pedro Square Market (winner of AIA Silicon Valley Design Award) and Taylor Farms project in downtown Salinas. Barry Swenson Builder serves as the design-build contractor while Studio Current provides architectural design services. Jeff Current previously worked at Barry Swenson Builder before founding Studio Current.
• Urban CatalystcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio Current is working with Urban Catalyst, a local Opportunity Zone Fund, on the Fountain Alley Building project - an ambitious 101,873 SF mixed-use development in downtown San Jose. This is described as a 'thrilling kick-off project' for Urban Catalyst's initiative to bring new life to downtown San Jose.
• Mollie Stone'sminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMollie Stone's, a neighborhood grocery store, is integrated into the 156 California Ave mixed-use development project in Palo Alto as part of the dynamic streetscape at a commercial corridor and CalTrain stop.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• David Baker Architects: San Francisco-based architecture firm specializing in multifamily residential, mixed-use, and urban infill projects across the Bay Area — the closest direct peer to Studio Current's core typology and geographic focus.
• Pyatok Architects: Oakland-based architecture firm with a longstanding focus on multifamily residential and urban infill housing in the Bay Area — closely comparable to Studio Current on typology, scale, and regional market.
• Steinberg Hart: California-headquartered architecture firm with deep multifamily, mixed-use, and transit-oriented development portfolios — comparable on product typology and California urban housing focus.
• Heller Manus Architects: San Francisco-based architecture and planning firm working across mixed-use, residential, and urban infill projects — directly comparable in scope and Bay Area footprint.
• Mithun: Architecture and urban design firm with integrated planning and mixed-use residential work; comparable on the design-plus-master-planning service model Studio Current offers.
• Studio Gang: Architecture practice with a strong urban, mixed-use, and sustainability-oriented portfolio (including mass timber expertise) — comparable on design differentiation and master planning scope.
• Page & Turnbull: California architecture and preservation planning firm working on urban infill, adaptive reuse, and community-oriented projects — comparable in regional practice and integrated planning approach.

Broad incumbents

• Hart Howerton: Large planning and design firm with deep urban and master planning practices — comparable on the planning-heavy service line Studio Current delivers alongside architecture.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with substantial mixed-use, residential, and urban practices — overlaps with Studio Current's typologies but at significantly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill): Global architecture, urban design, and master planning firm — competes for headline urban towers and master plans that overlap with Studio Current's higher-end work, but at much greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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