Torrado L A Architects

What Torrado L A Architects does

Torrado L A Architects, operating as Torrado Architects, is a privately held, full-service architectural firm headquartered at 35 Greenwich Street, Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1996 by Luis A. Torrado, RA (President) with Robert Stack as Vice President, the firm delivers architectural services from feasibility studies, master planning, and programming through conceptual design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration.

The firm's practice is organized around a sector-based portfolio spanning Education (K-12 elementary, middle, and high schools, parochial/charter schools, higher education, and historic restoration of schools), Transportation/Intermodal (Providence Train Station, T.F. Green, Block Island, and Quonset airports, Wickford Junction, Providence Intermodal Station), Historic Restoration, Religious, Residential (including assisted living and public housing), Medical/Healthcare, Institutional (judicial, emergency services), Commercial/Office, and Recreation/Entertainment (including Roger Williams Park Botanical Center). Significant commissioned projects include the Mary E. Fogarty Elementary School (~978 students), Lima-Stuart School (~996 students), the CCRI Knight Campus $50M Workforce Training feasibility study, the Providence Train Station addition/renovation (in association with Michael Baker International, 2026 opening), and historic restorations such as Compass School and Potter Burns Elementary.

Revenue is generated through professional service fees negotiated project-by-project based on scope, complexity, and scale, with go-to-market driven by direct client engagement, portfolio visibility, and earned media coverage. The firm is certified by the State of Rhode Island as a Minority Business Enterprise and by the US Small Business Administration as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, supporting preferential access to public-sector procurement. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, no external investors or parent entities are recorded, and the firm has 7 employees with no funding rounds, acquisitions, or public-company status.

Name

Torrado L A Architects

Legal name

Torrado Architects

Website

https://torrado-architects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Torrado L A Architects is a 7-person, MBE/DBE-certified full-service architectural firm in Providence, RI, founded in 1996, delivering feasibility studies through construction administration for K-12 schools, transportation/intermodal infrastructure, historic restoration, and government clients across Rhode Island.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Historic building restoration
• Educational facility design
• Transportation infrastructure design
• Adaptive reuse architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Providence

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional fees for architectural services including feasibility studies, master planning, programming, conceptual design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration. Revenue is project-based and earned through the design and construction phases of projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Full-service architectural firm providing professional design services across the entire project lifecycle, including feasibility studies, master planning, programming, conceptual design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration. The firm serves education, transportation, healthcare, government, religious, residential, commercial, and historic restoration clients primarily throughout Rhode Island and Southeast New England.

Product overview

Torrado Architects is a full-service architectural firm established in 1996, providing comprehensive architectural services from feasibility studies through construction administration. The firm operates a portfolio-based structure organized by project category, offering specialized services across Education (elementary, middle, high schools, higher education, parochial/charter schools), Transportation/Intermodal (airports, train stations, intermodal facilities), Religious, Residential, Medical, Historic Restoration, Institutional, Office, Commercial, Recreation/Entertainment, Facility Studies, and Adaptive Reuse. The company is led by Luis A. Torrado, RA (President) and Robert Stack (Vice President), and maintains a diverse project portfolio spanning educational facilities, transportation infrastructure, government buildings, healthcare facilities, and commercial developments throughout Rhode Island.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers16 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Michael Baker InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvidence Train Station addition and renovation project. Torrado Architects served as architects responsible for the addition, working in association with Michael Baker International. Project expected to open in 2026.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• CannonDesign: National architecture firm with deep K-12, higher education, healthcare, and civic practices. Larger incumbent that often competes for the same public-sector commissions and sets design-fee benchmarks.
• DiMella Shaffer: Boston, MA-based architecture firm with large K-12, higher education, and healthcare practices. Broader incumbent competing for the same public-sector clients in New England.

Direct peers

• DBVW Architects: Providence, RI-based architecture firm of comparable size serving government, K-12 education, and institutional clients across Rhode Island. Most direct comparable on geography, vertical mix, and project scale.
• The S/L/A/M Collaborative: Providence, RI-headquartered architecture firm with K-12, higher education, healthcare, and civic work. Comparable in regional scope and public-sector orientation.
• Union Studio Architecture & Community Planning: Providence, RI-based small practice with strong civic, education, and adaptive reuse portfolio. Comparable in size, regional focus, and emphasis on contextual/community-driven design.
• Anawan Clarke Associates, Architects: Providence, RI-based architecture firm with education, religious, and historic restoration projects. Direct peer on RI market presence and project type mix.
• Brewster Thornton Group Architects: Providence, RI-based small architecture firm with education, historic preservation, and institutional work. Directly comparable size, geography, and service mix.

Regional players

• Amenta Emma Architects: Hartford, CT-based architecture firm with higher education, civic, and adaptive reuse portfolio. Comparable practice profile in adjacent New England state.

Others

• CLE Engineering & Surveying: Rhode Island-based engineering and surveying firm that frequently partners with architects on RI public-sector projects. Adjacent participant in the same regional AEC ecosystem.
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Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/torrado-l-a-architects

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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