Geddis Partnership Architects

What Geddis Partnership Architects does

Geddis Partnership Architects is a privately held, 8-person architectural firm founded in 1991 by Barbara L. Geddis, FAIA, headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. The firm operates exclusively as a studio-size practice serving the non-profit and public sectors across metropolitan New York and New England, with four core service verticals: Senior Living (independent cottages, assisted living, long-term care, hospice), Education (K-12 schools, higher education, early childhood centers), Community Health (primary care clinics, mental health facilities), and On-Call Services (recurring municipal maintenance and capital improvement contracts for towns and state agencies including Connecticut DASNY).

The firm's competitive differentiation rests on proprietary design methodologies rather than technology platforms. Most notably, Geddis pioneered the "Third Entity" approach, a documented method for senior living design that infers the viewpoint of future end-users who are absent during planning. Founder Barbara Geddis also originated the private semi-private bedroom concept in long-term care nursing homes in 1979, a design breakthrough that reshaped senior living culture industry-wide. The firm holds no patents and operates no software platforms, APIs, or AI/ML systems, relying on human-centered design expertise supported by AIA-credentialed staff.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees determined by scope, complexity, and client requirements, with multi-year on-call contracts providing recurring work for municipal clients. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting institutional buyers — municipalities, school districts, healthcare systems, and non-profit organizations — via RFP responses, referrals, and long-term client relationships. The firm has served over 300 clients, completed $850 million+ in construction value, and earned 40+ design citations over 25+ years.

Name

Geddis Partnership Architects

Legal name

Geddis Architects

Website

https://tgparch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Geddis Partnership Architects is an 8-person architectural studio in Westport, Connecticut, specializing exclusively in non-profit and public sector design across senior living, education, community health, and municipal on-call services in metropolitan New York and New England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Independent Living Community Development & Construction (Senior Housing Developers) (HLADAAAH)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Senior living facilities
• Educational facility design
• Community health architecture
• Municipal on-call services

Headquarters

HQ city

Westport

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based professional services revenue from architectural design, planning, and consulting for institutional and non-profit clients. Revenue is generated through design fees for new construction, renovation, and rehabilitation projects across senior living, education, healthcare, and civic sectors.
2. On-Call Services: Flexible contractual agreements providing ongoing maintenance support, preventative maintenance, routine maintenance, and capital improvement services to municipal and institutional clients including towns in Connecticut and state agencies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Geddis Architects is a studio-size architecture firm delivering specialized design, planning, and on-call facility services exclusively for non-profit and public sector clients across senior living, education, community health, and municipal/government markets in metropolitan New York and New England. Core offerings include new construction, renovation, rehabilitation design, and flexible contractual on-call maintenance and capital improvement services. The firm applies proprietary methodologies such as the 'Third Entity' design approach for senior living projects.

Product overview

Geddis Partnership Architects is an architecture firm providing specialized design services across four core verticals: Senior Living Services (independent cottages, assisted living, long-term care, hospice), Education Services (classrooms, schools, learning environments), Community Health Services (primary care clinics, mental health facilities), and On-Call Services (municipal maintenance contracts). In 2018, they expanded their portfolio with 'The Perfect Fit Home' design evaluation service for individuals considering housing transitions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Senior Living Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40 design citations received in 25+ years of operation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers27 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Array ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeddis Architects was selected as Associate Architect to Array Architects for the Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility project, bringing 'culture change' architectural design to the new center. This collaboration demonstrates the firm's role as a trusted partner in complex healthcare projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SmithGroup: Large integrated design firm with robust healthcare, education, and science & technology practices. Competes for the largest institutional clients in the same regions as Geddis.
• CannonDesign: Major national architecture firm with significant healthcare, education, and senior living practices. Competes for large institutional projects but at significantly greater scale and resources.
• Perkins Eastman: Large national architecture firm with a deep senior living practice and significant education and healthcare portfolios. Directly competes for the same institutional clients as Geddis but at much larger scale and broader geography.
• EwingCole: Architecture and engineering firm with a strong healthcare and senior living practice. Larger and broader than Geddis but competes for the same institutional healthcare clients.

Direct peers

• Array Architects: Healthcare-focused architecture firm and existing collaborator with Geddis on the Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital project. Both firms pursue community health and large non-profit hospital clients.
• NOVUS Architecture: Architecture firm specializing in senior living and memory care design. A boutique competitor in the same niche, serving similar non-profit and for-profit senior living operators.
• RLPS Architects: Mid-sized architecture firm specializing in senior living, healthcare, and education design with a strong East Coast presence. Highly comparable in service mix, client type, and project scale to Geddis.
• Hord Coplan Macht: Mid-Atlantic architecture firm with dedicated senior living, education, and civic practices. Comparable in size range and serves similar non-profit and institutional clients in the Northeast.
• BKV Group: Architecture firm with senior living, education, and affordable housing practices serving non-profit and public sector clients. Direct competitor in the same niche verticals and similar client profile.
• JSA Architects: Architecture firm with senior living, healthcare, and institutional practices along the East Coast. Comparable in scale and service mix to Geddis with similar client profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/146867362017884
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/geddis-partnership-architects

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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