What Media Architects does

Media Architects is a privately held, founder-led media-architecture design-build firm founded by Joseph Spryn that has operated for nearly three decades, specializing in the seamless integration of fine lighting, architectural video, audio, and energy systems for ultra-premium residential estates, premium retail environments, corporate spaces, healthcare facilities, specialty entertainment venues, critical-infrastructure sites, and military and federal-government clients. The firm's core technical offering spans true RGB laser video projection (delivered under Barco Certified Expert Installer status, including Thor+ Certified Expert), Barco and Samsung LED video walls, HD Golf simulation environments, Tesla Energy products (handled through its wholly-owned subsidiary Pure Energy Global), SPAN smart-electric panels, museum-grade architectural lighting, premium audio systems, motorized shading, and surge protection. A distinctive proprietary capability is the Dissipation Array System (DAS) charge-transfer lightning elimination technology, which is sold and installed for critical-infrastructure customers such as data centers, broadcast facilities, telecommunications sites, and airports.

Media Architects monetizes through bespoke, quote-based design-build projects combining professional-services fees with hardware sales of premium third-party products, where it holds factory-authorized or factory-certified dealer status with Barco, Tesla Energy, HD Golf, SPAN, and Samsung. Go-to-market is exclusively high-touch enterprise field sales: prospective clients initiate engagement through a website contact form routed to the directors of engineering and design, followed by design consultation, project management, and direction of in-house technicians and external trades and craftsmen. The firm also pursues regulated federal and military work enabled by JITC, NDAA, NIAP, and EMC Class B certifications, and supports legacy LiteTouch systems through a referral partnership with Wave Audio. Revenue is event-driven per project, with no publicly disclosed pricing, subscription layer, or recurring managed-service component.

Name

Media Architects

Legal name

Media Architects

Website

https://media.archi

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Media Architects is a founder-led, privately held design-build firm integrating premium lighting, video, audio, energy, and lightning-protection systems for ultra-premium residential, corporate, healthcare, critical-infrastructure, and federal clients worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audio-Visual Integration Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Design Services (BPAHAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Production & Technical Services (Staging, Lighting, Sound, Video) (MPAGAAAG), Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural lighting design
• Video wall integration
• Luxury home theater
• Commercial av systems
• Smart home automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Azusa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Installation Services: Full design-build installation services for media architecture projects including lighting, video walls, home theaters, golf simulators, and energy systems. Projects are custom-engineered and professionally installed from start to finish.
2. Premium Hardware Sales: Sale and installation of premium technology products including Barco laser projectors, Samsung video walls, Tesla Energy products, HD Golf simulators, SPAN smart panels, and specialty lighting equipment. Factory-authorized dealer relationships enable premium product offerings.
3. Consultation Services: Design consultation, system commissioning, and trades guidance for clients in need of engineering expertise for media architecture projects.
4. Lightning Elimination Systems: Custom engineered charge transfer technology systems for preventing lightning strikes to facilities, sold and installed as complete protection solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Media Architects is a design-build firm that integrates RGB laser video projection, LED video walls, architectural lighting, premium audio, and energy systems into luxury residences, corporate spaces, retail environments, healthcare facilities, and government command centers. As a Barco Certified Expert Installer and factory-authorized dealer for HD Golf, SPAN, and Tesla Energy (via its wholly-owned subsidiary Pure Energy Global), the company engineers, installs, and commissions each bespoke system end-to-end. Service scope spans lighting design, home theaters, golf simulators, secure control rooms, lightning elimination (DAS), and complete Tesla Energy deployments.

Product overview

Media Architects is a media architecture design-build firm offering a portfolio of integrated technology systems centered on RGB laser video projection (Barco-certified), video walls and LED displays (Barco and Samsung), HD Golf simulation environments, Tesla Energy systems (via subsidiary Pure Energy Global), SPAN smart-electric panels, architectural lighting design, acoustical treatments, premium audio, lightning elimination systems (DAS/Charge Transfer Technology), surge protection, secure control room systems, and custom mirrors. The offering functions as a coordinated design-build service rather than a single software platform, with each product area (video, lighting, energy, audio, security) designed to integrate into unified architectural environments for premium residential, commercial, healthcare, and government clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RGB Laser Video Projection Systems True RGB laser video projection systems offered as a Barco Certified Expert Installer, delivering 4K and 8K seamless video imagery integrated into architectural venues for ultra-premium residential, corporate, and specialty clients.
• Video Walls and LED Displays Seamless LED video walls and interactive video display systems for corporate reception areas, premium retail, automotive showrooms, estate auto galleries, and golf simulator enhancements.
• HD Golf Simulation Systems Factory-authorized HD Golf premium golf simulation systems delivered as complete purpose-built environments with custom lighting, high-output projection, acoustical treatments, and integrated electronics control.
• Tesla Energy Systems Complete Tesla Energy product line installed via subsidiary Pure Energy Global, including Powerwall, Powershare, Wall Connector, Gateways, Premium Solar Roof, Solar Panels, and Commercial Superchargers for residential and commercial clients.
• Architectural Lighting Design and Systems Comprehensive architectural lighting design, installation, and commissioning including museum-grade LED, tunable white lighting, beam-steering optics, and specialty illumination fixtures for residential, retail, museum, and corporate environments.
• Secure Control Room and Facility Systems JITC-certified control-system electronics for military and federal government applications including Command and Control Centers, Network Operation Centers, secure videoconferencing, and Executive Crisis Management Rooms, with NDAA and NIAP compliant cameras and NVRs.
• Lightning Elimination Systems (DAS) Charge Transfer Technology Dissipation Array System (DAS) that prevents lightning strikes by continuously draining electrical field intensity from the surrounding atmosphere, deployed at critical infrastructure including data centers, broadcast facilities, telecommunications, airports, and shipping ports.
• Barco Nexxis OR-over-IP Video Platform Integration Integration of the Barco Nexxis OR-over-IP platform for uncompressed, near-zero latency 4K and 3D surgical imaging, remote collaboration, and teaching hospital use cases.
• Healthcare Operations Centers Healthcare operations center design and integration with LCD, LED, laser-lit, and LED-lit rear projection cube video walls for resource management, bed capacity monitoring, and emergency management.
• Premium Audio Systems Premium audio systems including Hyphn speakers and Real-Presence Audio hardware for clear, articulate sound, with freestanding or architecturally integrated options for residential and commercial environments.
• Architectural Projection Mapping Projection mapping services for building facades and architectural surfaces to deliver dynamic visual displays for experiential and branded environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% reduction in electronic systems maintenance reported by Turner Broadcasting after installing DAS lightning protection
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BarcocoreTechnology or IntegrationMedia Architects is a Barco Certified Expert Installer of the world's finest triple-laser video projection systems. The partnership enables installation of Barco's premium laser projection products including Infinipix LED tile-canvas, DCI LED walls, and CineScape systems. The company has achieved Thor+ Certified Expert status.
• HD GolfcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMedia Architects is a direct, factory-authorized dealer for HD Golf premium-level golf simulation systems. The company provides complete golf simulator environments including custom precision lighting, high-output video projection, optimized acoustical treatments, and seamless electronics control.
• Pure Energy GlobalcoreOthersPure Energy Global is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Media Architects that handles all Tesla Energy installations including Powerwall, Solar Roof, Solar Panels, Wall Connector, and Commercial Superchargers.
• Tesla EnergycoreTechnology or IntegrationMedia Architects is a Factory-Direct and Certified provider of the complete line of Tesla Energy products including Powerwall, Powershare, Wall Connector, Gateways, Premium Solar Roof, Solar Panels, and Commercial Superchargers. All installations handled via subsidiary Pure Energy Global.
• SPANcoreTechnology or IntegrationMedia Architects is factory certified for SPAN's complete line of smart-energy distribution panels. SPAN panels provide perfect compatibility with all installed technologies and Tesla Energy integrations.
• Barco NexxiscoreTechnology or IntegrationMedia Architects provides precision integration of Barco Nexxis OR-over-IP platform for healthcare facilities. The uncompressed, near-zero latency video system enables surgical imaging, teaching hospital capabilities, and remote collaboration for operating rooms.
• LiteTouchminorOthersMedia Architects provides engineered redesigns and complete upgrades for legacy LiteTouch systems in estates and commercial structures through referral partner Wave Audio.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Lutron Electronics: Global manufacturer of lighting controls and shading systems widely used in Media Architects' residential and architectural projects. Overlaps with Media Architects' lighting design and motorized drapery business as a supplier and partial substitute for fully-integrated lighting design services.
• Control4: Whole-home automation platform with a broad dealer network for AV, lighting, and energy control. Comparable to Media Architects' smart-home/lighting automation offering at the broader platform level across the same end-customer base.
• Savant: Smart-home automation and AV control platform serving luxury residential and light-commercial markets. Comparable to Media Architects as an established smart-home technology provider with overlapping lighting/AV integration capabilities.
• Crestron Electronics: Broad-line provider of whole-home AV, lighting, and automation control systems. Comparable as a technology category incumbent in the smart-home/AV integration space where Media Architects competes, though it operates at vastly larger scale as an OEM.

Others

• Barco: Premium projection and video-wall manufacturer and key OEM partner of Media Architects. Relevant as the supply-side anchor of Media Architects' projection business rather than a competitor, since Media Architects is a Barco Certified Expert Installer.
• HD Golf: Premium golf simulation manufacturer and factory-authorized supplier to Media Architects. Relevant as a technology partner whose products Media Architects integrates into complete simulator environments rather than as a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Admit One Home Systems: High-end home automation and home theater integrator serving luxury residences. Comparable to Media Architects in target customer (HNW homeowners), single-project custom engagement model, and premium product positioning.
• Osbee Industries: Ultra-premium residential technology integrator offering custom AV, lighting, and smart-home design-build for luxury estates. Most directly comparable peer to Media Architects' core residential business in scope, customer profile, and bespoke delivery model.
• One Firefly: Luxury AV integration and marketing firm for residential and commercial clients. Comparable to Media Architects in custom design-build AV offerings, premium customer focus, and reliance on factory partnerships with high-end brands.

Emerging players

• Lightform: Projection mapping and computer-vision company focused on architectural and retail projection experiences. Comparable to Media Architects' architectural projection mapping and interactive video offerings as a more software-centric emerging entrant in the same use case.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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