Studio PDP

What Studio PDP does

Studio PDP is a privately held architecture, urban and interior design practice founded in 1993 and headquartered in London, operating as a limited liability partnership (Studio PDP LLP, registered in England and Wales as No. OC 312131). The firm employs approximately 100 architects, designers, and support staff across four offices in London, Bath, Madrid, and Hong Kong, and was rebranded from PDP London to Studio PDP in May 2023 — a strategic repositioning explicitly intended to enable growth. The practice delivers full-service architectural design spanning residential, hospitality, workplace, and commercial projects from concept through completion, alongside urban design and masterplanning (including the award-winning Low Line Commons vision for Southwark), interior design, sustainable/net zero carbon design, and building retrofit services including Passivhaus-certified heritage retrofits. Its client base spans prime residential developers, commercial property investors, hospitality operators, local authorities, and charitable housing providers, with named mandates including Qatari Diar Europe (Chelsea Barracks), Grosvenor (Mayfair net-zero retrofit), Cadogan Estates (King's Road), CIT (8 Eaton Lane), Nomura Fudosan (Proud Daikanyama), BPE Asia (Marq Omotesando One), and the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust.

The firm's underlying technical capability centres on sustainability integration from earliest concept through construction, supported by specialist building physics modelling software and BIM-enabled life cycle assessment. Its codified methodologies include a six-principle fabric-first retrofit approach — insulation, efficient windows, ventilation, air-tightness, thermal bridge mitigation, and moisture management — capable of achieving up to 90% operational performance improvements in existing buildings, and a 12-component Low Line Commons Design Toolkit for scalable urban greening along Victorian railway viaducts. Verified technical credentials include the first Victorian house to achieve Passivhaus Certification (100 Princedale Road, with an 80% reduction in operational carbon emissions monitored over a decade) and LEED Platinum certification for Chelsea Barracks, cited as the most sustainable development in Europe and one of only 16 worldwide at that certification tier. The practice is a signatory to the LETI declaration, Architect's Declare Climate and Biodiversity Emergency, Heritage Declares, and RetroFirst, and benchmarks projects against the pilot UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard.

Studio PDP operates a pure professional services revenue model, with project-based engagements priced according to scope, complexity, and contract terms; revenue is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is relationship-led and enterprise-focused: projects are sourced through reputation, referrals, and competitive tender processes targeting luxury developers, commercial property companies, hospitality operators, local authorities, and select charities across the UK, continental Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Marketing and business development are driven by content (website, case studies, thought-leadership blog), industry award participation, partner-led podcast appearances, expert panel membership (NLA, Westminster Design Review), and event sponsorships — designed to convert sustainability expertise into enterprise mandates.

Name

Studio PDP

Legal name

Studio PDP LLP

Website

https://studiopdp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Studio PDP is a London-headquartered architecture, urban, and interior design practice of approximately 100 staff serving luxury residential developers, commercial property investors, hospitality operators, local authorities, and charities across the UK, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural and Design Services: Professional services revenue generated through architectural design, interior design, urban design, and consultancy engagements for residential, commercial, hospitality, and public sector projects. Projects range from initial concept through to completion.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Studio PDP is an architecture, urban design and interior design practice delivering full-service design for residential, commercial, hospitality, workplace, and public sector projects from concept through completion. It offers specialist sustainable and retrofit services, including Passivhaus certification, net zero carbon design, heritage building conservation, and urban masterplanning, delivered through offices in London, Bath, Madrid, and Hong Kong.

Product overview

Studio PDP is an architecture, urban and interior design practice offering a comprehensive suite of design services. Their core offering spans architecture (residential, hospitality, workplace, commercial), urban design and masterplanning, interior design, sustainable/net zero carbon design, and building retrofit services. The practice has delivered notable projects including Regent's Crescent, Eighty Strand, Chelsea Barracks, Low Line Commons, Marq Omotesando One, FAV Hotel Hiroshima Heiwaodori, and Proud Daikanyama. With approximately 100 architects, designers, and support staff across London, Bath, and Hong Kong offices, they focus on sustainable, people-orientated design that respects and enhances place.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architectural design covering residential, hospitality, workplace, and commercial projects from concept through completion, for developers, property companies, and public sector clients.
• Urban Design Strategic urban design and masterplanning services for councils, BIDs, and developers, including the award-winning Low Line Commons vision for Southwark.
• Interior Design Interior design services for residential, hospitality, and commercial spaces, including common areas and amenity spaces.
• Net Zero Carbon Design Sustainable design services integrating net zero carbon in operation and embodied carbon considerations from early concept through construction.
• Building Retrofit Services Comprehensive retrofit, refurbishment, and extension services including Passivhaus-certified retrofits and heritage building conservation, using a fabric-first, six-principle methodology capable of up to 90% performance improvements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Retrofit performance improvements up to 90%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Better BanksidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner in Low Line Commons initiative to create green corridor along Victorian railway viaduct from Bankside through London Bridge to Bermondsey. Commissioned Low Line Commons strategy and vision.
• Team London BridgecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLow Line Partners group commissioning sustainable vision for Victorian railway viaduct transformation.
• Blue BermondseycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLow Line Partners group commissioning sustainable vision for Victorian railway viaduct transformation.
• Southwark CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLow Line Partners group and planning authority for Low Line Commons initiative.
• The Arch CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLow Line Partners group providing access to Victorian railway arches for green corridor development.
• Civic EngineersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject team member on Eighty Strand transformation, providing structural engineering expertise.
• chapmanbdspminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject team member on Eighty Strand transformation, providing building services engineering.
• MGAC/RLFminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject team member on Eighty Strand transformation, providing project management and consultancy.
• Sir Robert McAlpine Special ProjectsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor on Eighty Strand transformation project.
• Studio 4215coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner on Low Line Commons toolkit design approach.
• GreengagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental consultancy collaborating on Low Line Commons sustainability strategy.
• MacFarlane and AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban design collaborator on Low Line Commons framework and masterplan.
• Carbon Footprint LtdminorOthersConducted Zero Carbon Office audit and provides carbon offsetting through UK tree planting and Brazilian Amazon avoided deforestation programmes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Feilden Fowles: London-based architecture studio with similar focus on sustainable, contextual design and award-winning cultural and residential projects. Comparable size, profile, and pursuit of sustainability-led awards (RIBA Stirling shortlists).
• Mikhail Riches: UK architecture and Passivhaus retrofit practice of comparable scale, with strong sustainability credentials and social housing / heritage work. Directly comparable in client base (developers, housing associations) and Passivhaus retrofit specialism.
• Haworth Tompkins: London architecture practice with deep theatre, heritage, and sustainable retrofit expertise (Stirling Prize winner). Comparable focus on refurbishment of existing buildings and conservation-grade work.
• John McAslan + Partners: UK architecture practice with strong heritage retrofit and cultural sector portfolio, and international project reach. Comparable mix of conservation, sustainability, and large-scale urban work.
• Wilkinson Eyre: London-headquartered architecture practice with international project reach and award-winning cultural and infrastructure work. Comparable scale, international footprint, and trophy-project credentials.
• AHMM (Allford Hall Monaghan Morris): Large UK architecture firm with comparable London mixed-use, commercial, and residential portfolio. Similar client base of developers and institutions, and overlapping design ambition for complex urban sites.
• Allies and Morrison: UK architecture and urban design practice with similar London-centric client base, mixed-use and residential expertise, and comparable firm scale. Strong overlap in masterplanning and large urban regeneration commissions.
• Purcell: UK heritage and conservation architecture firm with strong retrofit and reuse credentials. Directly comparable in heritage building adaptation and listed-building expertise, with broader scale.

Broad incumbents

• Foster + Partners: Global architecture incumbent with a much larger scale and broader portfolio, but competing for the same prime London and international luxury / mixed-use commissions that anchor Studio PDP's revenue.
• Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF): Global architecture firm with strong Asia-Pacific luxury and mixed-use portfolio (relevant to Studio PDP's Hong Kong and Tokyo work) and comparable sustainability positioning at scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pdparchitects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/shareArticle

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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