Whalen Architecture

What Whalen Architecture does

Whalen Architecture PLLC is a 6-person Professional LLC architecture firm founded in spring 2012 by Stephen A. Whalen and headquartered in Lagrangeville (Wappingers Falls), New York. The firm provides architectural design services across four verticals — residential (custom homes, renovations, additions, decks, porches), commercial (liturgical, municipal, retail, new buildings), healthcare facility design (dental and medical practices), and multi-unit housing — for clients in Dutchess, Putnam, and Westchester counties. The firm is NCARB-certified and holds architectural licenses in New York, Connecticut, Utah, and New Jersey, with LEED Accredited Professionals on staff supporting sustainable design work.

The firm's core service portfolio spans the full project lifecycle from initial consultation and computer drafting (using Revit, AutoCAD, and SketchUp) through architectural renderings (360-degree animations, walk-throughs, and solar studies), to construction administration including site inspections, field reports, and municipality documentation. Beyond bespoke project work, Whalen Architecture sells customizable pre-drafted house plans as a separate product line. The senior team carries significant credentials: principal Stephen A. Whalen is a registered architect since 2004 and LEED AP since 2007, while Senior Architect Paul Varanouskas brings 35+ years of experience and NCARB certification; the team is rounded out by an office manager, a project manager (joined October 2020), and a "Chief Barkitect."

The business operates on a project-based, direct-engagement model with sales-led client acquisition: phone and email outreach, in-office consultations Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM at the Lagrangeville office, online consultation scheduling via the firm website, and portfolio showcasing through Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The firm is founder-owned with no external investment, parent company, or subsidiaries, and operates exclusively in the United States with no global footprint claims. Revenue figures are not publicly available.

Name

Whalen Architecture

Legal name

Whalen Architecture PLLC

Website

https://whalenarchitecture.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Whalen Architecture is a 6-person, founder-owned architecture firm in New York's Hudson Valley offering residential, commercial, healthcare, and multi-unit housing design services, licensed to practice in New York, Connecticut, Utah, and New Jersey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lagrangeville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Full-service architectural design including residential projects (decks, porches, renovations, additions, custom homes), commercial projects (liturgical, municipal, retail, new buildings), healthcare facilities, and multi-unit housing. Services encompass site inspections, field reports, municipality documentation, and construction administration.
2. Pre-Drafted House Plans: Sale of customizable pre-drafted architectural plans for residential construction.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Whalen Architecture PLLC is a Hudson Valley architecture firm providing full-service architectural design, drafting, rendering, and construction administration across residential (custom homes, renovations, additions, decks, porches), commercial (liturgical, municipal, retail, new buildings), healthcare (dental and medical offices), and multi-unit housing sectors. Services encompass site inspections, field reports, municipality documentation, 360-degree animations and walk-throughs, solar studies, and sale of customizable pre-drafted house plans. The firm is NCARB certified and LEED accredited, licensed to practice in New York, Connecticut, Utah, and New Jersey.

Product overview

Whalen Architecture PLLC is an architecture firm founded in 2012 offering a unified suite of architectural services rather than a software product platform. The core service portfolio includes Residential Architectural Services (custom homes, renovations, additions), Commercial Architectural Services (liturgical, municipal, retail buildings), and Healthcare Facility Design. Supporting services include Construction Administration, Architectural Renderings (360-degree animations, walk-throughs, solar studies), Computer Drafting (Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp), and House Plans (customizable pre-drafted plans). The firm also provides Housing Project design services for multi-family developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Architectural Services Architectural design services for residential projects including decks, porches, renovations, additions, and custom homes, for individual homeowners and property owners in the Hudson Valley region.
• Commercial Architectural Services Architectural services for commercial clients, including liturgical (religious), municipal, retail, and new commercial building projects, addressing code compliance, ADA requirements, and business-specific spatial needs.
• Healthcare Facility Design Specialized architectural design services for healthcare facilities including pediatric dentistry practices, endodontic offices, and medical offices such as Southern Dutchess Eye Center.
• Housing Project Design Architectural services for multi-unit residential and housing development projects, including apartment complexes such as Beacon Apartments, with municipality documentation and construction administration.
• Construction Administration Site inspections, field reports, and municipality documentation services provided during construction to oversee and administer building projects for clients.
• Architectural Renderings 3D visualization services including 360-degree animations, walk-throughs, and solar studies used to present architectural designs to clients.
• Computer Drafting Services Computer-aided drafting and design services using Revit, AutoCAD, and SketchUp software to produce construction drawings and design documents.
• House Plans Customizable pre-drafted architectural plans sold to residential customers for home construction projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 25 years of architectural experience with projects spanning residential and commercial sectors

Named customers15 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sparrow's NestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Stephen Whalen serves as a board member for Sparrow's Nest, a nonprofit organization. Whalen Architecture has also provided architectural services for Sparrow's Nest's new building project, including design and rendering services.
• Dutchess County Regional Chamber of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Stephen Whalen serves on the Executive Board of Directors for the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce, demonstrating active community leadership and business networking involvement.
• Dutchess Community CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Stephen Whalen is a former adjunct instructor for Dutchess Community College where he taught AutoCAD, Revit, and structural technology classes. Paul Varanouskas also taught at Dutchess Community College.
• Parsons School of DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaul Varanouskas taught Architectural Design, Construction and Computer Aided Design at Parsons School of Design, indicating educational partnership in architecture and design fields.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lake|Flato Architects: Architecture firm recognized for sustainable design leadership and residential/commercial work. Comparable to Whalen Architecture in combining residential, commercial, and sustainability/LEED-driven design credentials, though at larger scale and broader geography.
• Array Architects: Specialized architecture firm focused on healthcare facility design for providers, health systems, and medical practices. Comparable to Whalen Architecture's healthcare design work for dental and medical offices, though at larger scale and national footprint.
• CannonDesign (now Cannon): Architecture and engineering firm with strong healthcare and education practices alongside commercial and residential work. Comparable to Whalen Architecture in serving healthcare clients and developers, but with significantly larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• Cooper Carry: Mid-size architecture firm with mixed-use, multifamily residential, commercial, and workplace practices. Comparable in offering a unified suite of architectural services across residential, commercial, and developer clients.
• Perkins Eastman: Large multi-disciplinary architecture firm with deep healthcare, residential, and senior-living practices. Comparable to Whalen Architecture in serving healthcare providers and multi-family developers, though at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Magnusson Architecture and Planning: New York-area architecture and planning firm with mixed-use, affordable housing, and community development practices. Comparable to Whalen Architecture's Hudson Valley residential and multi-family housing work, with deeper municipal planning expertise.

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Global architecture and design firm with strong healthcare, housing, and commercial practices. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping services, particularly around healthcare and multi-family housing design, but at dramatically larger scale and national/international footprint.
• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with healthcare, residential, commercial, and education practices. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping service offerings, but at much larger scale and with no regional focus on Hudson Valley small-scale work.
• HKS: Global architecture and design firm with healthcare, residential, commercial, and sports/community practices. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping service lines, particularly in healthcare and commercial development, but at significantly larger scale.
• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm serving commercial, healthcare, residential, and workplace clients across all major US markets. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping services but at vastly larger scale and without specialization in small-scale Hudson Valley residential work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/whalenarchitecture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/whalen-architecture
• Instagraminstagram.com/whalenarchitecture

Compliance2 records

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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