Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects

What Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects does

Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects (CSD) is a privately held, full-service architecture and interior design practice founded in 1986 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. The firm delivers project-based architectural services across the full lifecycle: master planning, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration. Its sector coverage spans healthcare, education (K-12 and higher education), commercial and workplace, hospitality, public and government facilities, fire stations, custom residential, and architectural branding. The firm operates an 11-50 person practice organized around sector-specialized service lines, led by three principals - Rick Sellers (Founder and President), Mike Del Gatto (Principal and Vice President), and Michele Brigida (Principal) - who are directly involved in client engagement and project delivery.

CSD generates revenue exclusively through professional service fees on individual design commissions, with no disclosed recurring or productized revenue streams. Project acquisition is sales-led and relationship-driven, combining competitive bids for public-sector work, direct appointments for institutional clients, and repeat engagements from a base of long-standing Nevada-based clients including UNLV, Nevada State College, City of Henderson, Zappos, and Nevada Health & Bioscience Corp. The firm has secured sizable national work, notably a portfolio of over 6 million square feet of University of Phoenix campuses and a LEED Gold-certified U.S. Department of Energy facility delivered in joint venture with SmithGroup. Pricing is custom and project-specific; no public rate sheet exists.

The firm's competitive position is anchored by a 38-year operating history and over 203 design awards, including multiple AIA Nevada, AIA Western Mountain Region, and NAIOP Southern Nevada Firm of the Year honors. Core production tooling is industry-standard, principally Revit for design documentation. Geographic markets served are primarily Nevada and Arizona, with selective national engagements. The firm has no disclosed subsidiaries, no external investors, no parent company, and no public listing.

Name

Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects

Legal name

Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects

Website

https://csdarchitecture.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects is a privately held Las Vegas-based architecture and interior design firm founded in 1986, delivering project-based master planning and design services across healthcare, education, government, commercial, hospitality, and residential sectors for institutional and enterprise clients in Nevada, Arizona, and nationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Interior Design Services (54141), Interior Design Services (541410)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Commercial architecture
• Healthcare architecture
• Education architecture
• Interior design

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based architectural design services including master planning, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration. Revenue is generated through professional service fees for design engagements across commercial, institutional, and residential projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CSD is a full-service architecture firm delivering project-based architectural design including master planning, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration. It serves commercial, institutional, healthcare, educational, government, hospitality, workplace, residential, and branding clients through nine sector-specific service practices across Nevada, Arizona, and nationally.

Product overview

Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects (CSD) is an award-winning Las Vegas-based architecture firm founded in 1986 offering comprehensive architectural design services. The firm operates as a single integrated practice organized around sector-specific service categories: Healthcare Architecture, Education Architecture, Public Architecture, Fire Station Design, Commercial Architecture, Hospitality Architecture, Workplace Architecture, Residential Architecture, and Branding Design Services. The firm has received over 203 design awards including multiple AIA Nevada Firm of the Year recognitions and serves clients across Nevada, Arizona, and nationally. The three principals (Rick Sellers, Mike Del Gatto, and Michele Brigida) lead project teams delivering sustainable, LEED-certified designs for educational institutions, healthcare facilities, government projects, corporate offices, hospitality venues, and custom residences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design covering master planning, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration across healthcare, education, commercial, hospitality, public facilities, fire stations, residential, workplace, and branding projects.
• Healthcare Architecture Specialized healthcare facility design including hospitals, medical buildings, laboratories, and health centers such as the Culinary Health Center Durango and Nevada Health & Bioscience Corp. projects.
• Education Architecture Design of educational facilities including K-12 schools (Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy), higher education buildings (UNLV Hospitality Hall, Nevada State University Christenson Education Building), and university campuses.
• Public Architecture Design of public facilities including libraries, government buildings, community centers, and parking structures.
• Fire Station Design Specialized fire station design services including prototype designs and stations such as Fire Station #92 and City of Henderson Fire Station #91.
• Commercial Architecture Commercial building design including office buildings, corporate headquarters, and retail spaces such as Fasteners Inc. corporate office and Boot Barn.
• Hospitality Architecture Hospitality facility design including restaurants, hotels, resorts, and entertainment venues such as Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen at Caesar's Palace and The Beverly Theater.
• Workplace Architecture Corporate workplace design including office tenant improvements, headquarters buildouts, and collaborative workspaces such as Zappos.com Conference and Fitness Center and HB Workplaces.
• Residential Architecture Custom residential design including high-end homes and residences such as Hansen Residence and Jillette Residence (The Slammer).
• Branding Design Services Architectural branding and identity design services integrated with building projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 203 design awards including multiple Firm of the Year recognitions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SmithGroupsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSmithGroup is associated with CSD as a collaborative partner on the U.S. Department of Energy Southern Nevada Support Facility project. SmithGroup served as the associated architecture firm on this LEED Gold and Green Globe certified 168,000 SF federal government facility project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PGAL: Texas-headquartered architecture firm with significant higher education, K-12, healthcare, and civic project portfolios. Comparable in segment mix to CSD's education and public-sector work.
• EwingCole: Architecture and engineering firm with deep healthcare, education, and science & technology practices. Comparable to CSD on healthcare and institutional facility design, particularly for technically complex projects.
• DLR Group: Integrated design firm with strong healthcare, education, and government portfolios and a national footprint. Comparable to CSD in sector mix but operates at significantly larger scale.
• HKS Architects: Major healthcare, education, and commercial architecture firm with national reach. Directly comparable on healthcare facility design where CSD has built credibility via projects like Culinary Health Center Durango.
• Leo A Daly: National architecture, engineering, and planning firm with broad sector coverage including healthcare, education, government, and hospitality. Comparable multi-sector practice to CSD's diversified service portfolio.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with leading healthcare and education practices. Competes with CSD for institutional, healthcare, and higher-education clients, particularly on larger multi-site programs.
• NBBJ: Global architecture and design firm with leading healthcare, education, and sports/cultural practices. Competes for large institutional clients similar to those CSD serves.
• SmithGroup: National architecture and engineering firm with deep healthcare, education, and government portfolios. Already partnering with CSD on the U.S. DOE Southern Nevada Support Facility, making it both a collaborator and a broader incumbent competing for federal and institutional work.

Direct peers

• Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects: Las Vegas-based architecture firm with comparable size and project portfolio spanning commercial, institutional, healthcare, and public-sector work in Nevada. Closest geographic and segment peer to CSD in the local market.
• WATG: Hospitality and residential architecture firm with substantial Las Vegas hospitality experience (including Caesars Entertainment properties), directly comparable on the hospitality and cultural venue work CSD executes at scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/csdarchitecture
• Facebookfacebook.com/CarpenterSellersDelGattoArchitects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carpenter-sellers-del-gatto-architects
• Instagraminstagram.com/csdarchitecture

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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