What V Three Studios does

V Three Studios is a private, full-service architecture and interior design firm founded in 2010 by Kurt Kerns and headquartered in Maplewood, Missouri (St. Louis metro). The firm specializes in designing complex, technology-intensive spaces — most notably broadcast and media facilities (radio, television, podcast, and performance studios) — alongside higher education, banking/financial, hospitality, commercial, cultural, and manufacturing projects. Its deepest expertise is in media facility design, with a stated portfolio of more than 60 media and communications facilities completed since inception, including work for CBS (Jim Rome Studios, WCBS Newsroom, CBS Culinary Studio), NPR affiliates (WBEZ Chicago, KNKX Seattle), Audacy/Entercom, Beasley Media Group, Bonneville International, and others, as well as anchor relationships with Commerce Bank (20+ branches) and universities including Washington University and Webster University.

The firm's core offering is professional services delivered on a project-by-project basis: architectural design, interior design, space planning, and construction administration. There is no software product, API, or platform; all deliverables are built environments. The practice leans on conventional architectural tools and on the principal's broadcast design experience, with team members bringing specialist credentials in acoustics, lighting (IES), LEED, and design-build. Pricing is project-specific and negotiated directly with clients; no public rate cards exist.

V Three Studios goes to market through direct, sales-led client engagement supported by earned media in industry trade publications, regional business press, and the firm's website and Instagram presence. It operates coast to coast across 14+ U.S. states from its single Maplewood office, sometimes serving as associate architect alongside lead firms (e.g., Ann Beha Architects on the Washington University Olin Library). The firm is privately held by its founder, has no disclosed external funding, and has been recognized multiple years running as a top St. Louis architecture firm and as a Best Place to Work.

Name

V Three Studios

Legal name

V Three Studios LLC

Website

https://vthreestudios.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

V Three Studios is a private architecture and interior design firm founded in 2010 and based in Maplewood, Missouri, specializing in broadcast media facility design alongside higher education, banking, hospitality, and commercial projects. It serves enterprise and institutional clients including CBS, NPR affiliates, Beasley Media Group, Commerce Bank, and major U.S. universities, with active projects in 14+ states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: V Three Studios is a full-service architecture and design firm that generates revenue by providing architectural design, interior design, space planning, and construction administration services on a project-by-project basis. Revenue is project-based and scope-driven, covering new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse projects across commercial, educational, hospitality, and multimedia sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

V Three Studios is a full-service architecture and interior design firm that delivers architectural design, interior design, space planning, and construction administration services on a project-by-project basis. The firm specializes in complex technical environments — broadcast studios, media facilities, higher education buildings, bank branches, and hospitality venues — integrating technology infrastructure, acoustics, and AV systems alongside aesthetic design.

Product overview

V Three Studios is a full-service architecture and design firm, not a software or technology product company. Their offering consists of architectural design and interior design services delivered across five project type categories: Commercial (banking branches, retail stores, auto dealerships, corporate offices), Education (university libraries, school communications facilities, academic buildings), Hospitality (restaurants, breweries, country clubs, hotels), Multimedia (broadcast studios, radio stations, media facilities, performance venues, museums), and Manufacturing (breweries, production facilities). Projects are delivered as standalone architectural engagements for clients rather than as modular software products. Notable project categories include broadcast/media studio design for clients such as CBS, NPR affiliates (WBEZ, KNKX), Audacy, Beasley Media Group, Bonneville International, and Learfield; bank branch and corporate office design for Commerce Bank; educational facility renovations for Washington University and Webster University; and hospitality design for breweries including Logboat Brewing, Thirsty Planet, Narrow Gauge Brewing, and Great Heart Brewing. The firm does not offer a software platform, API, or technology product—all deliverables are architectural and design services resulting in built environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Architecture and Design Architecture and interior design services for commercial clients including bank branch design, auto dealerships (e.g., Clement Ford ground-up), corporate office interiors, and retail tenant improvements. Served clients include Commerce Bank (20+ locations) and Clement Auto Group.
• Higher Education Architecture and Design Architectural and interior design services for universities and colleges, including library renovations, media center consolidations, communications school redesigns, digital media labs, and performing arts facilities. Clients include Washington University, Webster University, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
• Multimedia and Broadcast Facility Design Specialized architecture and interior design for broadcast media facilities, including radio stations, television studios, podcast studios, newsrooms, performance venues, and digital media centers. Work integrates acoustic design, broadcast technology infrastructure, AV systems, and brand-reflective aesthetics. Clients include CBS, NPR affiliates (WBEZ, KNKX), Audacy, Beasley Media Group, Bonneville International, and Learfield.
• Hospitality Design Architectural and interior design for hospitality venues including craft breweries, restaurants, and country clubs. Projects span brewing facility expansions (Logboat, Thirsty Planet, Narrow Gauge, Great Heart, Deadwords), restaurant interiors (Sugarfire, Good Fortune, Byrd & Barrel), and country club renovations (Old Warson).
• Manufacturing Facility Design

Quantifiable outcome

• 33% lower rent achieved through right-sizing a Chicago broadcast facility from three floors to two floors
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ann Beha ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerV Three Studios served as the local associate architect for the $13.5M Washington University Olin Library Transformation, working alongside lead architect Ann Beha Architects (ABA) from Boston. V3's primary responsibilities included design of the expanded Whispers Cafe and food service consultation, with ABA leading the overall design effort.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: International architecture practice with deep higher education and cultural institution portfolios, comparable to V3's work for Washington University, Webster University, and the National Blues Museum.
• HOK: Large global architecture firm with broadcast and media facility experience across major markets. A broad incumbent whose broadcast practice overlaps V3's niche at the high end.
• Stantec: Global design and consulting firm with architecture practices in education, commercial, and civic markets. Overlaps with V3's higher education and corporate interiors segments.
• SmithGroup: Architecture, engineering, and planning firm with higher education and science/technology practices that overlap V3's higher education and specialized technical facility work.
• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with active broadcast, media, and entertainment practices. Competes for the same enterprise media-facility RFPs V3 pursues, but with vastly broader service offerings and bench.

Direct peers

• Cavanaugh Tocci Associates: AV systems design and acoustics consulting firm working on broadcast, performance, and corporate facilities. Comparable in technical-facility design depth even though the primary deliverable is systems design rather than full architectural services.
• Ratio: Design firm with architecture, interiors, and brand experience practices serving commercial, cultural, and institutional clients. Directly named as V3's collaborating partner on the SIUC College of Mass Communications project, indicating direct comparability in higher education and communications-facility design.
• WSDG (Walters-Storyk Design Group): Acoustics and architectural design firm specializing in broadcast, recording, and media facilities worldwide. Most direct competitor to V3's broadcast/media specialty, with overlapping client base among major radio groups and recording labels.
• Russ Berger Design Group: Acoustical and architectural design studio focused on recording, broadcast, and production facilities. Closely comparable niche positioning to V3's broadcast-facility design practice.
• Akoustos: Acoustics, AV, and broadcast design consultancy serving radio, television, and podcast facility clients. Highly comparable client base and overlapping technical expertise in studio acoustic design.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/vthreestudios
• Xx.com/vthreestudios
• Facebookfacebook.com/vthreestudios
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/v-three-studios

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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