What Studio for Architecture does

Studio for Architecture is a privately held architecture and interior design firm founded in 2019 and headquartered in a 3,500 sq ft office at 1631 Hendry Street in downtown Fort Myers, Florida. The practice operates as a collaborative design studio offering services across six verticals: aviation architecture, commercial architecture, educational architecture, religious architecture, multifamily/mixed-use architecture, and interior design. Its client base spans government aviation authorities — notably the Lee County Port Authority on Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) projects and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority — alongside healthcare providers (Breast Center of Naples, Magnolia Breast Health, Inspire Exercise Medicine, Pine Island Medical Office), multifamily developers (Superior Multifamily), commercial enterprises (Sports Club of Naples, Diplomat RV, Tiara Investment Properties), and religious and educational institutions, primarily across Florida.

The firm generates revenue through professional services fees structured around project scope, complexity, and square footage. Its underlying technology stack is described as industry-standard design software and methodologies with no proprietary tools or disclosed AI/ML capability; value creation comes from human-centered design judgment, technical execution, and client relationships rather than differentiated technology. Named project work aggregates to roughly 1.4 million square feet of design scope, headlined by the 600,000 sq ft RSW Terminal E Expansion Phase 2 (under construction as Interior Architect of Record in partnership with AtkinsRealis) and the 279-unit Superior St. Multifamily project. Distribution is sales-led through direct enterprise engagement and a portfolio-driven website, with no marketing-channel breadth beyond content showcase.

Go-to-market is regional and relationship-driven, anchored in Southwest Florida with incremental expansion into Orlando via aviation authority work. The firm is independently owned with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, funding rounds, or M&A activity, and operates as a single integrated practice rather than a multi-module platform.

Name

Studio for Architecture

Legal name

Studio for Architecture, Inc.

Website

https://st4arc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Studio for Architecture is a privately held architecture and interior design firm founded in 2019 in Fort Myers, Florida, serving aviation authorities, healthcare providers, multifamily developers, and commercial clients across Florida through professional services fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Commercial architecture
• Aviation architecture
• Multifamily residential design
• Interior design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Myers

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. Architecture and Design Services: Professional services revenue generated through architecture and interior design project fees. Projects range from small interior renovations to large-scale aviation terminal expansions, with fees typically based on project scope, complexity, and square footage.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Studio for Architecture provides professional architectural design and interior design services across aviation, commercial, educational, religious, multifamily, and interior sectors. Projects range from small interior renovations to large-scale aviation terminal expansions (up to 600,000 sq ft), with fees based on project scope, complexity, and square footage. The firm delivers design through construction administration for clients across Florida.

Product overview

Studio for Architecture is an architecture firm offering a unified portfolio of design services across six specialized practice areas: Aviation Architecture (airport terminals, training centers, hangars), Commercial Architecture (hotels, medical offices, sports facilities), Educational Architecture, Religious Architecture, Multifamily Architecture (residential complexes, mixed-use developments), and Interior Design (commercial and healthcare interiors). The firm operates as a single integrated practice rather than a platform with separate modules, providing end-to-end architectural services from design through construction administration for projects in the Southwest Florida region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aviation Architecture

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AtkinsRealiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtkinsRealis serves as Architect of Record for the Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) Terminal E Expansion Phase 2 project. Studio for Architecture handles Terminal E Interior Architecture under this partnership.
• D2minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterior design collaboration on Kraft Office Center project in Naples, FL.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec is a global design and engineering firm with architecture practices in aviation, healthcare, education, and commercial sectors. It is comparable as a broad incumbent with aviation and institutional practices that compete for similar mandates.
• Gensler: Gensler is the largest U.S. architecture firm with practices across commercial, aviation, hospitality, healthcare, and interiors. It is comparable as a broad incumbent whose aviation, commercial, and interiors practices overlap with Studio's service lines.
• HOK: HOK is a global architecture practice with a substantial aviation and transportation portfolio and broad commercial, healthcare, and education practices. It is comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same large aviation and commercial mandates that Studio pursues.

Regional players

• Harvard Jolly Architecture: Harvard Jolly is a Florida-based architecture firm with established practices in education, civic, healthcare, and commercial design. It is comparable as a Florida regional peer of similar size and typology mix.
• MGE Architects: MGE Architects is a Florida-based firm delivering commercial, healthcare, education, and multifamily projects across the state. It is comparable to Studio for Architecture as a regional Florida peer with similar vertical breadth.
• SchenkelShultz: SchenkelShultz is a Florida-headquartered architecture firm with a diversified portfolio spanning aviation, education, multifamily, and commercial projects. It is comparable as a Florida-based regional architecture peer of similar scale and vertical mix.

Others

• AtkinsRéalis: AtkinsRéalis is Studio for Architecture's strategic partner and serves as Architect of Record on the RSW Terminal E Phase 2 project. It is included as an ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, given the teaming relationship that defines Studio's current largest engagement.

Direct peers

• PGAL: PGAL is a U.S. architecture and engineering firm with a nationally recognized aviation practice delivering terminal, concourse, and airside projects for major airport authorities. It is directly comparable to Studio for Architecture's aviation architecture service line and competes for similar airport authority mandates.
• Corgan: Corgan is a large U.S. architecture firm with a dedicated aviation studio delivering terminal, gate, and concourse designs for commercial airports. It is directly comparable to Studio's aviation service line and competes for similar terminal expansion mandates.
• RS&H: RS&H is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with one of the deepest aviation practices in the U.S. and a strong Florida presence. It is directly comparable on aviation architecture and competes for the same Lee County / GOAA-adjacent opportunities that Studio for Architecture pursues.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/studioforarchitecture

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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