Solum Lang Architects

What Solum Lang Architects does

Solum Lang Architects, LLC is a privately-held architecture and interior design firm founded in 2004 and headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The firm is structured as a partnership led by three founding partners — Brad Lang, Al Buck, and Darci Merrill — supported by a team of nine additional architects and interior designers, for a total headcount of approximately twelve professionals. The firm provides architectural design, interior design, and construction documentation services for projects spanning commercial, medical, religious, public-sector, corporate, assisted living, and residential building types, with a project roster that includes the Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station, Indian Creek Nature Center, MercyCare Prairie Creek, UIHC Cedar Rapids Urgent Care, multiple Edencrest senior-living facilities, the Merrill Hotel & Conference Center, and Petersen Pet Hospital. All work is delivered for clients located within the state of Iowa.

The firm operates a relationship-driven, sales-led go-to-market model with no external distribution channels beyond its website portfolio and direct client engagement. Project work is executed using industry-standard architectural design tools and applies sustainable, energy-efficient design principles — articulated by partners as a core differentiator — but the firm has no proprietary technology platform, no software products, and no AI/ML capabilities. Service delivery spans the full project lifecycle from schematic design through construction administration, with partners Brad Lang, Al Buck, and Darci Merrill personally involved in client communication throughout.

The business model is professional services revenue generated on a project-based, fixed-fee basis. Pricing is quote-based, determined per project by scope and complexity, with billing structured as multi-year contracts aligned to design and construction phases. The firm does not disclose revenue, has no external funding, and operates without institutional investors, parent company affiliations, or partnerships beyond client engagements. Customer acquisition is referral- and relationship-driven within the Iowa regional market, with repeat engagements from institutional clients such as UIHC, Mercy, and Edencrest providing a base of recurring work alongside new-project pursuits across additional Iowa communities.

Name

Solum Lang Architects

Legal name

Solum Lang Architects, LLC

Website

https://solumlangarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Solum Lang Architects, LLC is a Cedar Rapids, Iowa architecture and interior design firm founded in 2004, serving commercial, healthcare, public, religious, corporate, and senior-living clients throughout Iowa with project-based design services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior design services
• Building planning
• Construction documentation
• Facility design consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Cedar Rapids

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 architectural design, interior design, and construction documentation services for commercial, public, healthcare, religious, and residential projects. Revenue is project-based, typically structured as fixed fees for design services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Solum Lang Architects provides full-service architectural design and interior design for commercial, public, medical, religious, corporate, and assisted living/residential building projects across Iowa. Services span from schematic design through construction documentation and administration, with each project led by a partner and supported by a team of architects and interior designers. Engagements are structured as project-based, fixed-fee professional services rather than product sales.

Product overview

Solum Lang Architects, LLC is an architecture and interior design firm based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, offering comprehensive design services for a diverse range of building types. The firm operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Their core services include architectural design and interior design, organized into portfolio categories: Commercial (office, hospitality, automotive, manufacturing), Religious (churches and worship facilities), Medical (clinics, urgent care, hospitals), Public (fire stations, civic facilities, transit), Assisted Living & Residential (senior living, apartments), and Corporate (office interiors, wellness centers). The firm also maintains an In-Progress section showcasing current projects under development. Projects span the Cedar Rapids, Iowa area and beyond, with partners Brad Lang, Al Buck, and Darci Merrill leading a team of architects and interior designers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-service architectural design for commercial, public, medical, religious, corporate, and assisted living/residential building projects across Iowa. Services span from schematic design through construction documentation to project completion, delivered as project-based professional services by the firm's partners and architects.
• Interior Design Services Interior design services delivered by dedicated interior designers in collaboration with the firm's architects, covering commercial, residential, and corporate projects with a focus on creating aesthetically pleasing and functional spaces.
• Commercial Building Design Architectural design for commercial buildings including offices, hotels, automotive dealerships, manufacturing facilities, and child care centers. Notable completed projects include Involta Northpointe, Involta Marion, Randy Kuehl Honda, Merrill Hotel & Conference Center, and CRST Expedited Building.
• Religious Facility Design Church and worship facility design including sanctuaries, fellowship halls, and community gathering spaces. Completed projects include King of Kings Lutheran Church, St. John Lutheran Church, First United Methodist Church, and Echo Hill Presbyterian Church.
• Medical & Healthcare Facility Design Healthcare facility design for clinics, urgent care centers, oral surgery facilities, hospital support buildings, and veterinary hospitals. Completed projects include MercyCare Prairie Creek, North Liberty Oral Surgery, UIHC Cedar Rapids Urgent Care, Mercy Medical Office Building, UIHC Health & Support Services Building, UIHC Bettendorf, and Petersen Pet Hospital.
• Public & Civic Facility Design Public and civic facility design including fire stations, nature centers, lodges, community centers, city halls, transit facilities, and stadiums. Completed projects include Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station, Indian Creek Nature Center, Waypoint, Ushers Ferry Lodge, CSPS, Palo City Hall, and Cedar Rapids Transit Garage, with Center Point and Reinbeck Fire Stations in progress.
• Assisted Living & Residential Design Senior living and residential facility design including assisted living communities and multi-family apartment complexes. Completed projects include Edencrest Riverwoods, Edencrest The Legacy Assisted Living, Edencrest Green Meadows, Edencrest Timberline, Hidden Creek Apartments, and Stone Ridge Apartments.
• Corporate Workplace Design Corporate office and workplace design including headquarters, wellness and fitness centers, corporate boardrooms, and teaming/collaboration spaces. Completed projects include Corporate Headquarters, Corporate Wellness Center, Corporate Fitness Center, Corporate Board Room, and Corporate Teaming Space.

Named customers24 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CannonDesign: Large multi-sector design firm with deep healthcare and senior living practices frequently bidding on Iowa hospital and assisted living work where Solum Lang is also active.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture practice with major healthcare and civic studios that consistently pursues the same Iowa health-system and university clients that Solum Lang serves.
• HGA: National architecture and engineering firm with strong healthcare, civic, and cultural practices that competes for upper-Midwest commissions overlapping Solum Lang's verticals.
• DLR Group: Iowa-originated architecture firm now operating globally with broad civic, healthcare, and senior living practices; competes with Solum Lang for the same Iowa enterprise clients but at significantly greater scale.

Direct peers

• RDG Planning & Design: Omaha-based planning, architecture, and landscape firm with deep Midwest roots across civic, healthcare, religious, and senior living sectors; comparable in service mix and regional orientation.
• Shive-Hattery: Iowa-headquartered architecture and engineering firm with offices across the Midwest, offering commercial, civic, healthcare, and senior living design from a similar regional, relationship-driven model.
• OPN Architects: Iowa-based architecture firm serving civic, healthcare, religious, education, and workplace clients; comparable in size, regional footprint, and multi-vertical practice model to Solum Lang.
• Substance Architecture: Iowa architecture firm with a similar multi-vertical practice serving community, commercial, and institutional clients in the Midwest.
• Neumann Monson Architects: Iowa City-based architecture practice with comparable size and similar focus on civic, healthcare, and multi-sector Iowa projects, competing for the same regional clients.

Regional players

• Legat Architects: Midwest-anchored architecture firm with K-12, higher education, and civic practices; comparable regional orientation and project cadence, competing adjacently rather than head-on in Iowa.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solum-lang-architects-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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