What Life Studio does

Life Studio Group is a privately-held architecture and interior design firm founded around 2022 and headquartered at 5940 West Touhy Avenue in Niles, Illinois, serving the greater Chicago metropolitan region and select projects in Iowa and New Jersey. The firm is led by founding principal Jonathan Dress, AIA/NCARB/LEED AP, with Senior Architect Alex Rasky on the named team, and integrates seven design disciplines — architecture, interior design, engineering, landscape design, urban design, product design, and graphic design — under a single multidisciplinary practice. Its public portfolio spans healthcare facilities, Jewish communal and sacred spaces (synagogues, mikvahs, Chabad centers, religious schools), commercial offices, luxury residential, nonprofit senior living, and hospitality/recreation projects such as healthcare clinics, a 30,000 SF high school building, a 12,000 SF modern prairie-style residence, and a padel club.

The firm offers three core service lines: Full-Service Building Design (covering architecture, interior design, engineering, permitting coordination, bidding negotiation, and construction administration); Landlord and Tenant Services (as-built and conceptual floor plans, repositioning, BOMA calculations); and Consulting & Real Estate Services (early-stage advisory on real estate and project decisions). Revenue is generated entirely through project-based professional service fees, with pricing determined by client consultation rather than published rates, and the firm operates a sales-led go-to-market via a website project inquiry form, direct phone follow-up, and in-person meetings targeting enterprise clients. Customer acquisition relies on a portfolio-driven website, social sharing of completed work, and direct engagement, with a documented partnership with SAS Architects & Planners on the Mozart Healthcare project demonstrating capacity for co-development on specialized healthcare engagements.

Name

Life Studio

Legal name

Life Studio

Website

https://lifestudiogroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Life Studio is a private architecture and interior design firm in Niles, Illinois, offering integrated multidisciplinary design services in architecture, interiors, engineering, and landscape to healthcare, religious/cultural, commercial, residential, and hospitality clients across the Midwest and select multi-state projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (541410), Interior Design Services (54141), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior design services
• Full-service building design
• Commercial tenant improvement
• Landlord and tenant services

Headquarters

HQ city

Niles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Design Services: Life Studio generates revenue through comprehensive architectural and interior design services, including full-service building design (architecture, interior design, engineering, permitting coordination, bidding negotiation, construction administration), landlord and tenant services, and consulting and real estate services. Revenue is project-based and derived from professional service fees for design and project execution.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Life Studio is an architecture and interior design firm that provides full-service building design, landlord and tenant services, and consulting and real estate services. The firm integrates architecture, interior design, engineering, landscape design, urban design, product design, and graphic design under one practice, delivering projects from concept through permitting, bidding negotiation, and construction administration.

Product overview

Life Studio is an architecture and interior design firm that operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm provides three interconnected service lines: Full-Service Building Design (covering architecture, interior design, engineering, permitting, bidding, and construction administration), Landlord and Tenant Services (as-built and conceptual floor plans, repositioning, BOMA calculations), and Consulting and Real Estate Services (strategic insight for real estate decisions). These services are offered as a unified practice focused on residential, commercial, healthcare, educational, cultural, and hospitality projects, integrating disciplines including architecture, interior design, engineering, landscape design, urban design, product design, and graphic design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full-Service Building Design Comprehensive building design services encompassing architecture, interior design, engineering, permitting coordination, bidding negotiation, and construction administration, delivered to clients across healthcare, commercial, residential, educational, religious, and hospitality sectors.
• Landlord and Tenant Services Space planning and real estate services including as-built floor plans, conceptual floor plans, repositioning, and BOMA calculations for landlords and tenants.
• Consulting and Real Estate Services Strategic consulting services providing critical insight to inform early and global real estate and project decisions.

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SAS Architects & PlannersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLife Studio collaborated with SAS Architects & Planners on the Mozart Healthcare project in Skokie, Illinois. This partnership demonstrates the firm's capacity for co-development on specialized healthcare projects requiring additional architectural expertise.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Brininstool + Lynch: Chicago architecture firm focused on commercial, institutional, and residential projects with integrated design services. Comparable to Life Studio in boutique Midwest positioning and integrated multidisciplinary approach.
• Antunovich Associates: Chicago architecture firm with broad portfolio across commercial, residential, and institutional buildings. Comparable to Life Studio in Chicago-based integrated design practice and multi-sector project mix.
• Booth Hansen: Chicago-based architecture and interior design firm offering integrated services across commercial, residential, and institutional projects. Comparable to Life Studio in integrated architecture-plus-interiors delivery and Chicago headquarters presence.
• Camburas + Lieberman: Chicago architecture firm specializing in healthcare, senior living, religious, and community facilities. Comparable to Life Studio in healthcare and religious/cultural niche focus and Midwest operating region.
• dK Architecture: Illinois-based architecture firm providing full-service design for healthcare, commercial, and institutional clients. Comparable in scale, regional Midwest focus, and healthcare facility design expertise.
• Legat Architects: Mid-sized Midwest architecture and interior design firm headquartered in Illinois with a strong healthcare and education portfolio. Comparable to Life Studio in regional Midwestern focus, multi-disciplinary practice, and healthcare/institutional client mix.
• Dirk Denison Architects: Chicago architecture studio practicing across commercial, cultural, and residential projects with integrated interior design. Comparable to Life Studio in Midwest boutique positioning and architecture-plus-interior integration.

Broad incumbents

• SmithGroup: Integrated architecture, engineering, and interior design firm with national healthcare, education, and cultural portfolios. Comparable in integrated multidisciplinary model and institutional client focus, with significantly broader scale.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture and design firm with deep healthcare, education, and cultural practices. Comparable in multidisciplinary service offering and healthcare/institutional expertise, though at vastly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• CannonDesign: Large national architecture and engineering firm with a substantial healthcare and education practice. Comparable in healthcare facility design capability though operating at much greater scale and geographic breadth than Life Studio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lifestudiogroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lifestudiogroup
• Xtwitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lifestudiogroup.com%2F

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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