What Sun Mountain Design Group does

Sun Mountain Design Group is a privately held architectural design firm headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with six employees. Founded in 1970 as the architectural division of Art C. Klein Construction, the firm now operates as an independent design practice while maintaining a design-build partnership with Art C. Klein for integrated project delivery. The firm serves enterprise, mid-market, governmental, and nonprofit clients across Colorado, with an operational footprint concentrated in Colorado Springs and Trinidad.

The firm provides a broad portfolio of architectural services across twelve verticals: automotive commercial design, commercial, customized pre-fab, design-build, educational, historic preservation, hospitality, industrial, medical, religious, residential, tenant improvements, and urban design and planning. Core technology is industry-standard CAD and design tools; there is no proprietary technology, no AI/ML capabilities, and no software product. Service delivery is project-based, with custom pricing quoted per engagement reflecting scope, square footage, complexity, and whether the engagement is design-only or design-build. Customers include Phil Long Automotive, Red Noland Auto Group, Widefield School District 3, NAMI Colorado Springs, Hilton Garden Inn (Trinidad), 5 Star Bank, Reck Dentistry, and Kip Hampden Properties, with documented repeat engagements spanning multiple projects per client.

The business model is professional services revenue from architectural fees, generated through direct sales outreach, referrals, repeat clients, and design-build partnerships. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with a regional Colorado focus, supplemented by a website portfolio, LinkedIn and Instagram presence, a blog, client testimonials, and the "BEST of 2024" BusinessRate.co credential. The firm holds no external funding, has no subsidiaries, and is not publicly traded; Art C. Klein Construction is the strategic parent.

Name

Sun Mountain Design Group

Legal name

Sun Mountain Design Group

Website

https://sunmountaindesigngroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sun Mountain Design Group is a Colorado Springs-based architectural firm with 6 employees serving enterprise, government, and nonprofit clients across Colorado. It delivers design and design-build services across 12 verticals including automotive, hospitality, medical, educational, historic preservation, and residential, in partnership with Art C. Klein Construction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Design-build construction
• Master planning
• Historic preservation
• Automotive dealership design

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

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: The firm generates revenue through fees for custom architectural design services on a per-project basis. Services span new construction, renovations, historic preservation, and master planning for residential, commercial, hospitality, automotive, medical, educational, and religious projects. Revenue is project-based, with design-build arrangements alongside Art C. Klein Construction and other contractors providing integrated delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sun Mountain Design Group provides custom architectural design services for new construction, renovation, historic preservation, and master planning across residential, commercial, hospitality, medical, educational, automotive, religious, and civic projects in Colorado. The firm operates independently and in a design-build capacity with sister company Art C. Klein Construction, delivering integrated services from concept through completion. Fees are charged on a per-project basis reflecting scope, complexity, square footage, and service type.

Product overview

Sun Mountain Design Group is an architectural and design firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of design services rather than a unified software product. The firm evolved from the architectural division of Art C. Klein Construction and operates both independently and in design-build capacity with its parent company. Core offerings include Design-Build Services, Hospitality Design, Residential Design (Custom Homes & Additions), Franchise/Automotive Dealership Design, Medical Office Design, Commercial Building Design, Tenant Improvements, Master Planning and Urban Design, Historic Preservation, Customized Prefab Design, Educational Space Design, and Religious Facility Design. The firm's expertise spans residential, commercial, and civil projects of new construction and historic preservation, primarily serving Colorado Springs and the State of Colorado for over 50 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design-Build Services Collaborative design-build approach partnering with Art C. Klein Construction, providing streamlined, cost-effective building process from concept through completion for clients seeking integrated architectural and construction management delivery.
• Hospitality Design
• Residential Design
• Automotive Dealership Design
• Medical Office Design
• Commercial Building Design
• Tenant Improvements
• Master Planning and Urban Design
• Historic Preservation
• Customized Pre-Fab Design
• Educational Space Design
• Religious Facility Design
• Industrial Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Over a dozen completed projects for repeat clients such as Phil Long and Red Noland Auto Group.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles8 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.

• Art C. Klein ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSun Mountain Design Group evolved from the architectural division of Art C. Klein Construction. The two firms operate in a design-build capacity, with Sun Mountain providing architectural design and Art C. Klein providing construction management. This integrated model enables streamlined, cost-effective project delivery from concept through completion, with over 50 years of collaborative history.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Slaterpaull Architects: Denver-headquartered architectural firm with strong higher-education, healthcare, and civic portfolios. Comparable regional scale and segment overlap to Sun Mountain's institutional and commercial work.
• Anderson Hallas Architects: Colorado architectural firm with broad practice across commercial, mixed-use, residential, and municipal clients. Directly competes for similar mid-market and regional project opportunities in Colorado.
• Davis Partnership Architects: Denver-based architecture firm with practice areas across healthcare, education, commercial, and hospitality. Similar multi-vertical delivery model and overlap with Sun Mountain's core verticals.
• Shears Adkins Rockmore Architects: Colorado-based architectural firm with a comparable multi-vertical portfolio spanning commercial, hospitality, healthcare, and civic projects. Direct competitor for similar client profiles in the Colorado regional market.
• Humphries Poli Architects: Denver-based architectural firm with comparable practice mix including civic, healthcare, educational, and commercial projects. Direct comparable in scale and regional market focus.

Regional players

• Haselden Construction: Centennial, CO-based design-build firm with architecture and construction services. Competes for similar commercial, healthcare, and education projects across Colorado as a vertically integrated alternative.
• Nunn Construction: Colorado Springs-based design-build firm with integrated construction and design services. Comparable to Art C. Klein Construction in delivery model and overlapping client base in the Colorado Springs market.
• GE Johnson Construction Company: Colorado Springs-based design-build construction firm with significant architectural partnerships. Operates in the same regional market as Sun Mountain and competes for similar commercial and civic projects.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Global architectural design firm with substantial Colorado presence and broad multi-vertical practice. Represents the large-firm benchmark that competes for high-value commercial, hospitality, and corporate clients Sun Mountain targets.
• Mortenson Construction: National design-build firm with significant Colorado operations spanning healthcare, education, and commercial verticals. Operates as a larger, vertically integrated competitor for similar institutional and commercial projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sun-mountain-design-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/sun_mountain_design_group

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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