What Edmonds International does

Edmonds International is a private architecture and design firm founded by award-winning American architect Michael Edmonds. The group operates as Edmonds International Ltd. in the United Kingdom with primary operational focus on Mexico and North America, and has delivered more than 60 million square feet of architecture across North America, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is positioned around sustainable, design-led architecture for enterprise-scale built environment projects.

The company offers a full project-lifecycle service stack covering strategic planning, programming, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, construction documentation, and site supervision and monitoring. Its portfolio spans mixed-use developments (Park Plaza, Vistral Tower, Legacy Tower), hospitality (Edition Hotel, St. Regis Kanai, The Westin Santa Fe), convention and exhibition centers (Centro Banamex), corporate office, and residential development. Sustainability is embedded into delivery rather than treated as an add-on, evidenced by LEED Gold certification on both Park Plaza and Vistral Tower.

Edmonds International generates revenue through enterprise project fees for professional architectural services, sold via direct field sales to mixed-use developers, hospitality operators, convention and exhibition center owners, corporations seeking office facilities, and residential developers. The firm has been recognized with Best Commercial Architecture from ADMI (The Westin Santa Fe), Best Convention Center from Latin Trade Magazine (Centro Banamex), a Design Icon designation from Architectural Digest Mexico, and inclusion in the Top 15 Architects Worldwide rankings — collectively reinforcing a brand-led, founder-anchored go-to-market model.

Name

Edmonds International

Legal name

Edmonds International Ltd.

Website

https://edmondsinternational.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Edmonds International is a private architecture and design firm founded by Michael Edmonds, delivering full-lifecycle sustainable architectural services across mixed-use, hospitality, convention, office, and residential projects in the Americas and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Sustainable building design
• Mixed-use development
• Hospitality architecture
• Commercial architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Mexico City

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architecture and design services for commercial, hospitality, residential, and mixed-use developments. Revenue generated through project-based fees for design, planning, and construction supervision services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Edmonds International is an architecture and design firm providing full-lifecycle architectural services from strategic planning through site supervision and monitoring, delivered as quote-based project engagements. The firm specializes in large-scale mixed-use, hospitality, office, residential, and convention-center developments, integrating sustainability and visionary design with efficiency of investment. Notable delivered projects include Legacy Tower, Vistral Tower, Park Plaza, Centro Banamex, The Westin Santa Fe, Edition Hotel, and St. Regis Kanai.

Product overview

Edmonds International is an architecture and design firm offering comprehensive architectural services across the project lifecycle: Strategic Planning, Programming, Conceptual Design, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documentation, and Site Supervision and Monitoring. The firm specializes in project types including Mixed Use, Office, Hospitality, Residential, Masterplan, Resort, Retail, and Interior design. The company portfolio includes notable projects such as Legacy Tower, Edition Hotel, Parque Polanco, Park Plaza, Vistral Tower, Centro Banamex, St. Regis Kanai, and The Westin Santa Fe. The firm delivers sustainable architecture with LEED certifications for select projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Planning Services Strategic planning services that consider surrounding environment and cultural integration to generate buildings optimized for efficiency of investment for developers and corporate clients.
• Programming Services Initial project definition services that translate client requirements, objectives, dreams, and ideas from conceptual words and figures into actionable project parameters for developers and corporate clients.
• Conceptual Design Services Translates conceptual ideas and dreams into preliminary sketches and fundamental design strategies through visual information translation for developers and corporate clients.
• Schematic Design Services Refines the conceptual design phase by evolving the big ideas, defining sustainability schemes, and developing the building's form for developers and corporate clients.
• Design Development Services Finalizes design decisions and applies value engineering to budget for maximum return on investment for developers and corporate clients.
• Construction Documentation Services Generates detailed documentation, specifying finishes and materials, itemizing construction factors for bidding and final approval for developers and corporate clients.
• Site Supervision and Monitoring Services Ensures comprehension and execution of plans with oversight on every element of the design through to precise completion for developers and corporate clients.
• Sustainability Services Environmental sustainability leadership integrating monetary value and environmental responsibility through creative design thinking, collaborating with engineers, analysts, and local authorities for developers and corporate clients.
• Vistral Tower LEED Gold certified office tower featuring glass and aluminum facade, triple height corner mezzanine, green wall, and green roof with 100% water efficiency, delivered as a delivered project portfolio reference.
• Park Plaza LEED Gold certified ultra-modern development with two elegant towers offering 90,000m2 of luxury office space, featuring green roof and environmental efficiency, delivered as a delivered project portfolio reference.
• Edition Hotel Luxury hospitality resort in Cancún featuring Mayan-inspired design inspired by sacred cenotes and mango grove, with focus on mystical energy and cultural harmony, delivered as a delivered project portfolio reference.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% reduction in energy usage for Legacy Tower through rainwater harvesting and thermal insulating facade
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HKS: Global architecture firm with significant hospitality, convention, and commercial practices; comparable to Edmonds' convention-center and hotel portfolio and global delivery.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture practice with deep sustainability (LEED) expertise across commercial, hospitality, and healthcare; relevant peer for Edmonds' LEED Gold credentials and enterprise client base.
• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm competing across commercial, hospitality, and mixed-use sectors; an incumbent benchmark for Edmonds in scale, brand, and enterprise sales motion.
• HOK: Global design, architecture, and engineering firm with strong commercial, hospitality, and convention-center practices; overlaps with Edmonds' core service mix and sustainability positioning.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Iconic global architecture firm specializing in large-scale commercial towers, mixed-use, and masterplans; comparable to Edmonds on marquee commercial work and sustainability leadership.
• Foster + Partners: Sustainability-focused global architecture practice with mixed-use, hospitality, and commercial projects worldwide; relevant peer for Edmonds' sustainability-led, design-icon positioning.
• Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF): International architecture firm renowned for commercial office towers and large mixed-use developments; competes with Edmonds for premium enterprise commercial and mixed-use clients.

Direct peers

• WATG: Specialist hospitality and resort architecture firm with global delivery, including major Latin American and Asian projects; comparable to Edmonds' hospitality-heavy portfolio and brand-driven design approach.
• Arquitectonica: Miami-based global architecture firm known for iconic mixed-use, hospitality, and commercial towers with deep Latin American roots—directly comparable in project types and regional footprint to Edmonds International.
• Legorreta + Legorreta: Mexican architecture firm with a strong sustainability, hospitality, and cultural-integration design philosophy; closely comparable to Edmonds' Mexico-rooted, community- and sustainability-oriented practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/edmondsint
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• Facebookfacebook.com/edmondsinternational
• Instagraminstagram.com/edmondsinternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/edmonds-international-s-a-de-c-v-

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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