What The Architectural Studio (Baton Rouge) does

The Architectural Studio is a privately held architectural firm founded in August 1968 by James D. Dodds immediately after his graduation from the Louisiana State University School of Architecture. Headquartered at 409 North Seventh Street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with a secondary office in Saint Francisville, the firm is led today by Dodds and partner Lance S. Malley (who joined in 2007 and became partner in 2011), supported by a team of approximately 13 architects, engineers, and design staff. It operates as a partnership with no external investment, parent company, or subsidiaries disclosed.

The firm delivers custom architectural services across three core verticals: multi-family residential, commercial, and historical preservation. The multi-family practice has designed more than 1,600 apartment and senior living units across Louisiana (Waters at Manhattan, Silver Oaks, The Heights at Hammond, Morningside at Juban Lakes, The Palms at Juban Lakes, Sugar Mill Villas, Villa Westlake, The Oasis at South Park), with multiple projects earning Bronze certification under the National Green Building Standard. The commercial practice covers restaurants, breweries, distribution facilities, and aircraft hangars, including specialized work incorporating biometric security and smart-phone-controlled building systems at the Lipsey's Distribution Center. The historical practice has executed multi-phase restoration work on the Louisiana State Capitol (including a $34 million mechanical system overhaul), the Old State Capitol, Oakley Plantation (six restorations since 1984), and Pleasant Reed House in coordination with Frank Gehry.

The firm's revenue model is professional services fee-based, with custom project-by-project pricing, multi-year contract cadences, and no publicly disclosed pricing tiers. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct engagement with property developers, government entities, and private clients across Louisiana and the southeastern United States. Marketing is limited to a portfolio-style website; the firm has no active social media presence or paid marketing channels. The firm is licensed to practice in multiple U.S. states and holds one industry award (2014 AIA Rose Award for Ferriday Pavilion). No patents, trademarks, formal partnerships, or external funding rounds are disclosed.

Name

The Architectural Studio (Baton Rouge)

Legal name

The Architectural Studio

Website

https://architect7.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Architectural Studio is a 56-year-old, privately held architectural firm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, delivering custom design services in multi-family residential, commercial, and historical preservation for developers, government entities, and private clients across the southeastern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Architectural Reconfiguration & Structural Alterations (HSAPAEAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Multi-family architecture
• Historical preservation
• Commercial architecture
• Sustainable building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

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. Architectural Design Services: Fees for custom architectural design services including schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration for multi-family, commercial, and historical projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Architectural Studio provides custom architectural design services spanning schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration for multi-family residential (luxury apartments, senior living), commercial (restaurants, breweries, distribution centers, aircraft hangars), and historical preservation/restoration projects. Engagements are project-based, quote-based, and conducted across the southeastern United States from the firm's Baton Rouge and Saint Francisville, Louisiana offices.

Product overview

The Architectural Studio is an architectural firm offering three core service categories: multi-family residential architecture, commercial architecture, and historical preservation services. The multi-family portfolio includes luxury apartment communities, senior living facilities, and apartment complexes ranging from 120 to 360 units, many with National Green Building Standard certifications. Commercial projects span restaurants, breweries, distribution centers, and aircraft facilities. Historical work includes restoration of National Historic Register properties, state capitol buildings, and plantation houses. The firm was founded in 1968 and operates from Baton Rouge and St. Francisville, Louisiana.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Multi-Family Architecture Services End-to-end architectural design services for multi-family residential developments including luxury apartment communities, senior living facilities, and large apartment complexes across the southeastern United States. The firm has designed over 1,600 residential units across its portfolio and has achieved Bronze National Green Building Standard certification on multiple projects.
• Commercial Architecture Services Architectural design services for commercial buildings including restaurants, breweries, retail spaces, distribution centers, and specialized facilities such as aircraft hangars. The practice incorporates modern building systems, energy-efficient design, smart building controls, and biometric security features tailored to each project's operational requirements.
• Historical Architecture Services Historical preservation and restoration services for buildings on the National Historic Register and other historically significant structures, including window restoration, exterior waterproofing, mechanical system overhauls, and authentic period-accurate restoration to original conditions. Projects often performed while buildings remain occupied.

Quantifiable outcome

• Bronze Certification from National Green Building Standard achieved across multiple multi-family projects (Sugar Mill Villas, Villa Westlake, Morningside at Juban Lakes)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tipton Associates: Baton Rouge architecture practice with a multi-family, commercial, and institutional focus across Louisiana. Competes for many of the same developer and government clients as The Architectural Studio within the same regional market.
• Holly & Smith Architects: Long-standing Louisiana architecture firm (Baton Rouge) with multi-family, education, civic, and historic work. Comparable in size, longevity, and southeastern U.S. market footprint.
• GraceHebert Architects: Baton Rouge-based full-service architecture firm of comparable size with deep multi-family, commercial, and historic portfolios across Louisiana. Direct overlap with The Architectural Studio in geography, service mix, and client base (southeastern U.S. developers and civic clients).
• Coleman Partners Architects: Baton Rouge-based architecture practice with a mix of multi-family, civic, and commercial work. Competes in the same Baton Rouge/Louisiana market for similar client segments.
• Yeager Architects: Baton Rouge architecture firm with multi-family, commercial, and adaptive reuse experience. Operates in the same Louisiana developer and civic market as The Architectural Studio.
• Mathes Brierre Architects: Long-established New Orleans architecture firm with multi-family, commercial, and historic restoration work throughout Louisiana. Comparable in project types, size, and southeastern U.S. regional focus to The Architectural Studio.
• Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects: New Orleans-based architectural firm serving multi-family, commercial, healthcare, and institutional clients across the Gulf South. Closely comparable in service breadth and southeastern U.S. regional concentration.

Broad incumbents

• HKS, Inc. Large national architecture practice with multi-family, hospitality, commercial, and government work. Represents the scaled, well-capitalized incumbent that mid-size regional firms like The Architectural Studio compete against for larger programs.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with strong sustainability and multi-family/institutional practices. Competes with regional firms on larger, ESG-credentialed projects where sustainability expertise is a differentiator — directly mirroring The Architectural Studio's NGBS positioning.
• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with significant hospitality, commercial, and mixed-use practice. Sets the upper bound of scale at which The Architectural Studio and its direct peers can compete for large enterprise programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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