What Prospect Studio does

Prospect Studio is a privately held architecture and design firm headquartered in Wilson, Wyoming, founded in 2020 by three partners — John Carney (FAIA), Danny Wicke (AIA), and Matt Thackray (AIA) — with a team of approximately 18 named staff including 6+ AIA-credentialed architects. The firm provides architectural design services across four verticals: custom residential (its primary segment, focused on HNW clients in Jackson Hole and mountain resort areas), commercial hospitality, public/institutional, and educational. Its technical differentiator is specialization in sustainable, energy-efficient, cold-climate building practices, demonstrated through LEED Gold (Home Ranch Welcome Center) and LEED Silver (Jackson Hole Airport) certifications, AIA 2030 Commitment signatory status, and the co-founding of the Building Better in Cold Climates (BBCC) knowledge initiative with Everett Building Company and Beyond Efficiency.

The firm operates a traditional sales-led, project-based professional services model: each engagement is custom-quoted based on scope and complexity, with no publicly disclosed fee schedule. Projects are acquired through reputation, referrals, awards, and industry recognition rather than product-led growth, and marketing is concentrated in award submissions, earned media (WSJ, Forbes, Dezeen, AIA), and social channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest). The portfolio spans Wyoming, Colorado, Illinois, and California, with notable clients including Intelligentsia Coffee (multi-location), Four Seasons Denver, the Town of Jackson, Jackson Hole Airport, and Grand Targhee Resort. Geographic expansion and vertical diversification into public and educational work — including a recent collaboration with HGA on the Jackson Hole History Museum — are the primary growth vectors. The firm has no external funding, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity; it is a bootstrapped boutique practice whose strategic significance lies in its brand and talent density rather than scale.

Name

Prospect Studio

Legal name

Prospect Studio

Website

https://prospectjh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Prospect Studio is a Wilson, Wyoming-based architecture firm specializing in sustainable, cold-climate design for high-net-worth residential, hospitality, public, and educational clients across the U.S. Rocky Mountain region and select national markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilson

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 residential, commercial, public, and educational projects. Revenue is generated through design fees, project management, and construction administration services for completed projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Prospect Studio is an architecture and interior design firm providing custom architectural design services for residential, commercial, public, and educational projects, with a focus on sustainable, energy-efficient, site-responsive design. Services span concept through construction administration, including residential custom homes and compounds, hospitality and commercial venues, civic/public buildings, and educational facilities, with specialization in cold-climate and mountain-region construction.

Product overview

Prospect Studio is an award-winning architecture firm based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, offering architectural design services as a single unified practice. The firm operates across four main service areas: residential architecture (custom homes and compounds), commercial architecture (hospitality and retail spaces), public architecture (civic buildings and libraries), and educational architecture (schools). Notable projects include the Illumination Bar at Intelligentsia Pasadena (the first instant-espresso café in the U.S.), Jackson Hole History Museum, and various LEED-certified buildings. The studio also co-founded the Building Better in Cold Climates (BBCC) initiative, a collaborative effort promoting sustainable building practices in the Rocky Mountain region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Comprehensive architectural design services spanning concept through construction administration for residential, commercial, public, and educational projects in the Jackson Hole region and beyond, with a focus on sustainable, site-responsive design.
• Residential Architecture Custom residential design for high-net-worth clients, including custom homes, compounds, mountain retreats, cabins, and ranches. Representative projects include East Butte, Targhee Cabins, Creekside Chalet, Village Woods, Alta North, and Fish Creek Compound.
• Commercial Architecture Design of commercial spaces for hospitality and retail clients, including cafes, restaurants, and hospitality venues. Notable projects include Intelligentsia coffee bar locations in Pasadena and Chicago, Four Seasons Denver, and Grand Targhee Resort facilities.
• Public Architecture Design of civic and public facilities for government and institutional clients, including the Jackson Hole History Museum, welcome centers (e.g., Home Ranch Welcome Center — LEED Gold), libraries (e.g., Sublette County Library), and airport terminals (e.g., Jackson Hole Airport — LEED Silver).
• Educational Architecture Design of educational facilities for schools and learning-focused institutions, including the Intrinsic School charter school renovation in Chicago, with award-winning innovative learning environment design and adaptive reuse.

Quantifiable outcome

• Home Ranch Welcome Center achieved LEED Gold certification
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Everett Building CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the Building Better in Cold Climates (BBCC) initiative, working together to advance high-performance, sustainable building practices in the Rocky Mountain region through an ongoing speaker series and professional collaboration.
• Beyond EfficiencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the Building Better in Cold Climates (BBCC) initiative, contributing to cross-disciplinary learning and knowledge sharing on innovative building technologies suited to cold climates.
• HGA (Minneapolis)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with HGA on the Jackson Hole History Museum project. The WSJ highlighted the team of architects from HGA and Prospect Studio for creating 'not an imitation but a distillation' of Western character.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Olson Kundig: Seattle-based architecture firm renowned for high-end residential, hospitality, and cultural projects in Western mountain and remote contexts. Comparable in award profile, design-led reputation, custom-residential core, and resort-architecture typology.
• SkB Architects: Seattle-based boutique firm with similar size and design-led culture, working across residential, commercial, and institutional typologies. Comparable in mid-sized firm scale, sustainability focus, and design publication recognition.
• Hart Howerton: New York-based planning and architecture firm with strong practice in resort, residential, and hospitality master planning. Comparable to Prospect in resort/hospitality client base and premium custom-residential positioning.
• CCY Architects: Carbondale, Colorado-based firm with deep expertise in mountain architecture, hospitality, and residential projects across the Rockies. Direct overlap with Prospect on Rocky Mountain regional focus and sustainability emphasis.
• Lake|Flato Architects: San Antonio-based firm with strong sustainability/regional-vernacular design identity and broad residential, commercial, and public portfolio. Comparable to Prospect on sustainability leadership (LEED, climate-responsive design) and award-driven brand.
• Carney Logan Burke Architects: Jackson, Wyoming-headquartered architecture firm specializing in custom residential and mountain architecture in the Teton region. Most direct geographic and typological peer to Prospect Studio, with overlapping HNW residential client base and award-driven brand positioning.
• JLF Architects: Bozeman, Montana-headquartered architecture firm focused on mountain-region residential, ranch, and resort projects. Comparable geography (Northern Rockies), custom-residential core, and Western vernacular design language.
• Anderson Mason Dale Architects: Denver-based architecture firm with significant practice in Rocky Mountain civic, educational, and cultural projects. Comparable to Prospect on public/institutional typology and Western U.S. geographic footprint.
• Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: Multi-office architecture firm known for high-design residential, civic, and commercial work, including significant mountain and resort projects. Comparable to Prospect in typology mix and award-recognized design culture.
• Locati Architects: Bozeman, Montana-based architecture firm specializing in mountain-region custom homes, ranches, and resort architecture. Comparable typology mix, regional vernacular approach, and high-net-worth residential core to Prospect.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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