Innova Architects

What Innova Architects does

Innova Architects is a privately held, full-service architecture, engineering, planning, and design firm founded in 2010 and headquartered in Tacoma, Washington. The firm delivers integrated architecture, civil engineering, structural engineering, and planning services across five core verticals: Department of Defense / federal government, industrial/manufacturing, housing authorities and multi-family residential, municipal community and recreation facilities, and aquatics. It holds Architecture-Engineering IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity) contracts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense, Navy NAF, and Air Force, through which it has completed more than 350 task orders across 22 states including Alaska and Hawaii. Additional federal credentials include LEED Silver and Gold certifications on projects such as the Eielson AFB Replacement Military Family Housing (349 new units, 99 renovated) and a 2011 PACAF Air Force Design Award.

The firm's revenue model is project-based professional services A-E fees, generated through direct client engagement, RFP responses, and IDIQ contract vehicles. Customer mix is heavily weighted toward government and public-sector clients — housing authorities (Seattle, King County, Vancouver, Tacoma), municipal parks and recreation departments (Metro Parks Tacoma, City of Fife), and federal entities — supplemented by private commercial/industrial developers (Prologis, Xebec Realty, Tarragon). Notable private-sector scale includes master planning of 2,500+ acres of industrial property and final design of 50+ million square feet of industrial buildings, alongside 250+ evaluated, designed, and renovated parks, recreation, and aquatics facilities accumulated over the Principals' 30+ year careers.

The firm is led by Paul McCormick P.E., S.E. (CEO) with Brian Ludwig and Scott Saladis serving as Directors. Growth has been driven by a combination of organic client relationship development and strategic mergers and acquisitions that have absorbed prior-firm expertise into the Principals' practices. The firm maintains long-standing collaborative partnerships with Barghausen Consulting Engineers (civil) and Osborne Construction Company (design-build), enabling it to pursue larger federal and industrial projects than its internal headcount of 11-50 employees would otherwise support. There is no public listing, institutional investment, or external funding disclosed.

Name

Innova Architects

Legal name

Innova Architects

Website

https://innovaarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Innova Architects is a Tacoma, Washington-based full-service architecture, engineering, planning, and design firm founded in 2010, serving federal, municipal, housing authority, and private industrial clients across the Pacific Northwest and 22 states.

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Product category

Architectural and Engineering Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Structural engineering services
• Civil engineering design
• Facility master planning
• Municipal building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Tacoma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Engineering Design Services: Full-service architectural and engineering design including architecture, planning, civil, and structural design services for government and private clients. Revenue generated through project-based fees for design, planning, and construction administration services.
2. Department of Defense A-E Contracts: Architecture-Engineering services under IDIQ contracts with DoD, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and other federal government entities. Multiple task orders across various military installations providing recurring engagement opportunities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Innova Architects is a full-service architecture, engineering, planning, and design firm providing integrated architectural, civil, and structural design services for government organizations, housing authorities, municipalities, and private developers. The firm specializes in industrial, aquatics, community/recreation, housing, and Department of Defense facility design across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Product overview

Innova Architects is a full-service architecture, engineering, planning, and design firm offering integrated services through its core disciplines. The firm operates across five primary service verticals: Architecture Services (covering industrial, commercial, government, medical, housing, municipal, and aquatics facilities), Engineering Services (civil and structural), Planning Services (master planning, feasibility studies, site investigations), Design Services, and specialized Department of Defense Services. The firm has cultivated expertise since 2010 through organic growth and strategic mergers, serving government organizations and private clients throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully completed 350+ task orders for DoD across 22 states including Alaska and Hawaii
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Barghausen Consulting EngineerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaborative relationship with Barghausen Consulting Engineers for civil engineering on industrial projects. Teams have worked together for decades on multiple projects including Bridge Point Lacey (715,000 SF), Valley Freightliner Pacific, and various industrial developments. Barghausen provides civil engineering expertise that complements INNOVA's architecture and structural services.
• Osborne Construction CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign-build collaboration with Osborne Construction Company for U.S. Army family housing projects. Worked together on the Eielson AFB Replacement Military Family Housing project - a 349 unit design-build initiative achieving LEED Silver/Gold certification. Osborne served as the construction contractor while INNOVA provided architectural and engineering design services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HDR Inc. Large E&D firm with a federal and infrastructure practice — competes with Innova for federal A-E IDIQ contracts and military housing work, with broader services and national reach.
• HOK: National architecture firm with a federal and government services practice — competes with Innova for DoD and federal design work but at far greater scale and geographic breadth.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting and E&D firm with substantial federal civilian and DoD design work — directly comparable service offering at vastly larger scale.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global engineering and professional services firm with deep federal and DoD client base — competes on IDIQ contract vehicles, offering broader scale and integrated services.

Direct peers

• Mithun: Seattle-based integrated design firm specializing in civic, housing, and community projects — directly comparable to Innova's housing authority and community/recreation verticals.
• LMN Architects: Seattle-based architecture firm with civic, cultural, and convention-center projects — closely comparable in PNW geography, public agency work, and integrated design services.
• ZGF Architects: Pacific Northwest-headquartered design firm known for civic, healthcare, and federal projects — comparable in geography and government/institutional client mix.
• Miller Hull Partnership: Pacific Northwest architecture firm with a strong civic, institutional, and public-sector portfolio — directly comparable in regional focus, government client base, and multidisciplinary design work.

Others

• Barghausen Consulting Engineers: Pacific Northwest civil engineering firm that has partnered with Innova on industrial projects for decades — adjacent provider offering complementary civil engineering services.
• Osborne Construction Company: Design-build general contractor that collaborated with Innova on the Eielson AFB housing project — ecosystem partner for integrated design-build delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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