What Slade Architecture does

Slade Architecture is a New York-based architecture and interior design firm founded in 2002 by Hayes Slade and James Slade. The firm delivers services across retail, residential, hospitality, airport interior, educational and institutional, gallery and exhibit, and custom furniture design. It is MWBE-certified (Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise) and LEED-certified, with a stated focus on sustainable design. The firm operates from 77 Chambers Street in Lower Manhattan with a secondary office in the Hudson Valley, is licensed in multiple U.S. states, and has executed work internationally in China and South Korea.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees, typically structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed fees, across both private commercial and residential sectors. Named enterprise clients include Mattel (Barbie Shanghai flagship), Virgin Atlantic (multiple airport clubhouses at JFK, LAX, EWR), Westfield (JFK Terminal 5), Flight Club, Smile Direct Club, AvalonBay Communities, and Pepsi. The firm also maintains an ongoing relationship with the NYC Department of Design and Construction's Design Excellence Program, providing recurring public-sector project access. Marketing and client acquisition are driven by industry awards, publication coverage in major design outlets, and direct relationships with brand and institutional clients.

Hayes Slade served as AIANY President in 2019 and James Slade was elected to AIA Fellowship (FAIA) in 2016. The firm has accumulated dozens of design awards since 1999, including Interior Design Magazine Best of Year, Architect's Newspaper Top 50, AIA Design Awards, and Venice Biennale exhibitions. No external ownership, parent company, funding rounds, or M&A activity are disclosed in the available sources.

Name

Slade Architecture

Legal name

Slade Architecture

Website

https://sladearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Slade Architecture is a New York-based, MWBE-certified architecture and interior design firm founded in 2002, serving commercial, residential, hospitality, institutional, and public-sector clients across the U.S. and Asia.

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Headquarters

HQ city

West New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

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: The firm generates revenue through professional architecture and interior design fees for projects spanning residential, commercial, retail, hospitality, institutional, and multi-family sectors. Revenue is project-based, typically structured as a percentage of construction costs or fixed fees for design services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Slade Architecture provides full-scope architecture and interior design services from concept through completion, spanning retail flagship stores, single-family and multi-family residential, hospitality and airport interiors, educational and institutional facilities, gallery installations, office interiors, and custom furniture and objects. The firm serves enterprise commercial brands, government agencies, real estate developers, and private clients across New York, nationwide, and internationally including Asia, with a portfolio that includes the first Barbie flagship store in Shanghai and multiple Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses at JFK, LAX, and Newark.

Product overview

Slade Architecture is an architecture and interior design firm offering a portfolio of services including retail architecture (flagship stores, theme parks), residential architecture (homes, multi-family), hospitality design (airport lounges, clubhouses), airport interior design, educational and institutional design, gallery and exhibit design, and custom furniture design. The firm's expertise spans both commercial and residential design, with projects ranging from 35,000 sq ft flagship retail stores like Barbie Shanghai to private residences like Link Farm House. As a LEED-certified MWBE firm founded in 2002, they focus on sustainable design practices and serve clients across New York, nationwide, and internationally including Asia.

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Products and services

• Retail Architecture Architecture and interior design of retail flagship stores, branded environments, theme parks, and shopping experiences for enterprise retail brands such as Mattel (Barbie Shanghai 35,000 sq ft first-ever flagship), Flight Club (multiple sneaker store locations including NYC and LA flagships), and Smile Direct Club (Fifth Avenue flagship).
• Residential Architecture Architecture and interior design of single-family homes, multi-family residential buildings, lofts, brownstone renovations, and country residences for private homeowners. Award-recognized homes include Link Farm House, Pixel House, Greene Street Loft, Miami Residence, and Kenig Residence.
• Hospitality Design Interior design of airport clubhouses, hotel lobbies, and hospitality venues, including multiple Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses at JFK, LAX, and Newark Liberty International Airport.
• Airport Interior Design Specialized interior design of airport terminals and passenger experience spaces, including the JFK Airport Terminal 5 renovation with Westfield reimagining the full customer journey from curbside to jetway with new mezzanine level, retail, dining, and waiting areas.
• Educational & Institutional Design Architecture and design of educational facilities, zoo enclosures, gallery spaces, museum installations, and institutional projects including the Staten Island Zoo Carousel Enclosure and the Guggenheim Helsinki proposal.
• Multi-Family Residential Architecture Architecture and interior common-space design for multi-family residential buildings and apartment developments, including Avalon Bowery Place (90-unit rental apartment building with AvalonBay Communities) and Eagle Lofts / Eagle Warehouse (award-winning adaptive reuse multifamily project).
• Office Design Commercial office interior design and corporate space planning, including the Lever House interior and multi-tenant commercial building common areas.
• Gallery & Exhibit Design Design of museum installations, temporary exhibitions, and gallery spaces, including the Greenberg VanDoren Gallery, DIFFA 2022 annual gala installation with Material Bank (100% recyclable installation from shipping boxes and samples), and Olana Estate summer house architectural folly exhibition.
• Furniture & Objects Design Design of custom furniture pieces and architectural objects, including PupTent (a dog lounge designed for the Design Trust for Public Space auction, AIA Small Project Award winner and Venice Biennale US Pavilion exhibit).

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WestfieldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Westfield on JFK Airport Terminal 5 renovation. The firm reimagined the full customer experience from curbside to jetway for the entire terminal, creating a new mezzanine level and redesigning retail, dining, and waiting areas.
• Mass StudiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership with Mass Studies and GA.A Architects on Dalki Theme Park and Shop project in Heyri, South Korea. Joint design effort on this retail and theme park project.
• GA.A ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership with Mass Studies and GA.A Architects on Dalki Theme Park and Shop project in Heyri, South Korea.
• Grace Farms FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive involvement in Grace Farms Foundation's Design for Freedom initiative. Longstanding contributor to the Design for Freedom movement and collaborators in developing the Design for Freedom Toolkit.
• AIANY (American Institute of Architecture New York)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirm leadership actively involved in AIANY initiatives. Hayes Slade served as AIANY President in 2019. The firm works to raise industry standards through AIANY initiatives.
• Material BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Material Bank for DIFFA 2022 annual gala installation. Created a 100% recyclable installation from Material Bank shipping boxes and samples.
• SLCE ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with SLCE Architects as Architect-of-Record on Avalon Bowery Place project. Slade Architecture designed interior common spaces.
• Design Trust for Public SpacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaborator with Design Trust for Public Space. Hayes Slade served as Architecture Fellow. Co-authored Design Guidelines for affordable housing for the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Created Pup Tent for Design Trust annual auction.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WXY architecture + urban design: NYC-based architecture practice with comparable scale and engagement across civic, institutional, and urban-facing projects. Overlaps with Slade in government/public-sector and multi-family residential work.
• SHoP Architects: NYC-based architecture firm of similar vintage and award profile with comparable enterprise-scale commissions and a portfolio spanning residential, commercial, and institutional work.
• Rockwell Group: NYC-based architecture and design firm led by David Rockwell with a parallel practice across hospitality, retail, restaurants, and entertainment venues. Highly comparable in scale, client profile (large enterprise brands), and award-driven positioning to Slade Architecture.
• Snøhetta: International architecture practice with an established NYC office working across cultural, hospitality, and public-realm projects. Comparable in scope and design recognition, though larger and more global.
• nARCHITECTURE: NYC-based design firm with an overlapping portfolio in cultural, institutional, residential, and commercial work. Similar size profile and award-oriented positioning to Slade Architecture.
• Studios Architecture: NYC-headquartered firm with comparable focus on commercial interiors, workplace, and multi-family residential architecture. Direct overlap in client type (corporate and developer) and project scale.
• Rockwell Group: NYC design firm known for hospitality, retail, and immersive environments (e.g., airport lounges, restaurants). Strongly comparable to Slade Architecture's Virgin Atlantic clubhouse and retail flagship work.
• WORK Architecture Company: NYC-based mid-size studio with a similar footprint across cultural, commercial, and residential work. Comparable in scale, NYC base, and emphasis on design-driven commissions and public-facing recognition.

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Large global architecture practice with deep institutional, healthcare, and commercial portfolios. Broader and significantly larger than Slade, but competes for the same institutional and government clients.
• SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill): Global architecture and engineering firm with very broad sector coverage and substantially greater scale. Overlaps with Slade in commercial, hospitality, and large civic commissions but operates as a much larger incumbent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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