Studio Nexus/ Architects + Planners, LLC

What Studio Nexus/ Architects + Planners, LLC does

Studio Nexus/ Architects + Planners, LLC is a privately held, Vermont-licensed limited liability company founded in 2012 and headquartered at 55 Railroad Row in White River Junction, Vermont. The firm is a small (5-employee), partner-led architectural practice led by founding partners James Wasser and Douglas Sonsalla, with project architect Mike Purvis and recently added team members Jon Criswell (Summer 2024) and Taylor Starbird (Fall 2023). It delivers architecture, interior design, and planning services across eight practice areas: residential, multi-family housing, interior design, commerce, education, historic preservation, community, and planning, with technical execution based on Building Information Modeling (BIM), Revit, SketchUp, and Enscape.

The firm's client base is concentrated in the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire and is anchored by recurring institutional relationships with Dartmouth College (DALI Lab, Tuck School of Business, Blunt Hall), non-profit housing organizations (Twin Pines Housing, Upper Valley Haven), and consumer cooperatives (Hanover Consumer Cooperative, Lebanon Co-op, Brattleboro Co-op). Project work spans affordable and supportive housing development, adaptive reuse of historic structures, educational facility renovations, commercial tenant improvements, and custom residential design. The firm has developed specialized regulatory and technical expertise in Vermont Act 250, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, historic renovation tax credits, USDA Rural Development programs, and accessibility compliance, which it applies to complex public-funding-driven projects.

The business operates as a project-based professional services firm, with fees derived from schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration phases for individual client engagements. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is primarily through direct client relationships, professional referrals, and community reputation rather than formal sales or marketing functions. The firm is actively recruiting an architectural drafter, indicating modest capacity expansion, and has earned recognition through AIA New Hampshire, New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, and U.S. EPA Smart Growth awards.

Name

Studio Nexus/ Architects + Planners, LLC

Legal name

Studio Nexus Architects + Planners, LLC

Website

https://studionexusarch.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Studio Nexus is a 5-person architecture firm in White River Junction, Vermont, providing sustainable design, historic preservation, multi-family housing, and institutional architecture services primarily to non-profits, educational institutions, and developers in the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Historic preservation architecture
• Multi-family housing design
• Sustainable building design
• Master planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

White River Junction

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional architecture services billed on a project basis for custom residential, multi-family housing, commercial, institutional, and community projects. The firm provides full architectural services including schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Studio Nexus is a collaborative architecture and planning firm delivering full architectural services (schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration) across residential, multi-family housing, commercial, education, interior design, community, and historic preservation projects. The firm primarily serves non-profit institutions, colleges, downtown housing developers, commercial facilities, and custom residential clients in the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire, with particular expertise in sustainable design, BIM-enabled design development, and historic preservation.

Product overview

Studio Nexus Architects + Planners is an architectural firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of design services organized into eight core service areas: Residential Architecture (custom homes and renovations), Multi-Family Housing (affordable and market-rate apartments), Interior Design (space planning and finishes), Commerce Architecture (retail, restaurant, office), Education Architecture (schools and learning centers), Historic Preservation (rehabilitation and adaptive reuse), Community Architecture (supportive facilities), and Planning (urban and master planning). The firm focuses on sustainable, innovative design solutions for non-profit institutions, colleges, downtown affordable housing, commercial facilities, and custom residential projects primarily in the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Architecture
• Multi-Family Housing Design
• Interior Design
• Commerce Architecture
• Education Architecture
• Historic Preservation
• Community Architecture
• Planning

Quantifiable outcome

• $5.3 million flagship store renovation for Hanover Co-op with 2,600 SF addition
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ORW Landscape ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Pinnacle Co-Housing master plan for 24 units of co-housing in a rural lakeside site, providing landscape integration for the community design.
• GPI EngineeringminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorked with GPI Engineering on Springfield Master Plan for downtown revitalization, providing planning and conceptual design for renovation of riverside industrial building complexes.
• Greenman-Pedersen, Inc (GPI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineers and landscape architects collaborated with Studio Nexus on Concord Park event pavilion design in Concord, Massachusetts, including bathroom building and connecting porches.
• Upper Valley HavencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term relationship providing reduced-cost architectural and master planning services to homeless shelter and supportive housing provider. Firm assists with campus growth planning and creative design strategies for the Haven's social service mission.
• Twin Pines HousingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary partner for affordable housing development projects including Parkhurst (historic Lebanon Mills renovation), Crafts Hill (100-unit complex renovation), and 747 Hartford Avenue (18 units for chronically homeless).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with substantial higher education and institutional portfolio. Represents larger incumbent competition for major institutional and campus projects.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with deep sustainability practice and significant higher education, healthcare, and institutional portfolio. Represents larger incumbent competition for major institutional projects Studio Nexus pursues.
• Goody Clancy: Boston-based architecture and planning firm with strong historic preservation and institutional practice. Comparable focus on preservation and institutional clients but at larger scale and broader geographic reach than Studio Nexus.

Direct peers

• Black River Design: Middlebury, VT-based architecture firm specializing in historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and community-oriented projects. Comparable Vermont firm with similar preservation expertise and mission-aligned nonprofit work.
• Bread Loaf Corporation: Middlebury, VT-based architecture, planning, and historic preservation firm with strong sustainable design focus. Comparable Vermont firm serving similar institutional and community clients with overlapping service offerings.
• TruexCullins Architecture + Interiors: Burlington, VT-based architecture and interior design firm with offices in Portland, ME. Comparable multi-disciplinary practice covering residential, multi-family, commercial, and historic preservation across New England — closely aligned in size, geography, and service mix to Studio Nexus.
• LineSync Architecture: Burlington, VT-based architecture firm with strong sustainability and net-zero design focus. Comparable small Vermont firm serving similar institutional and residential clients with emphasis on environmentally conscious design.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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