The Architectural Offices

What The Architectural Offices does

The Architectural Offices (AO) is a private architecture and design firm founded in 1981 and headquartered in a LEED Silver-certified building it purchased in 2008 at 4610 Dodge Street in Midtown Omaha, Nebraska. The firm operates as a deliberately non-hierarchical, collaborative practice delivering integrated design services across six core disciplines: Architecture, Interiors, Site Design (landscape architecture), Planning, Historical Preservation, and a specialized golf-focused sub-brand called AO* Golf. Its team of approximately eight identified professionals includes AIA-credentialed architects, NCARB-certified architects, LEED APs, ASLA/PLA landscape architects, and NCIDQ/IIDA-certified interior designers, with three principals (Bill Stott, Joseph Saniuk, Bryan Zimmer) providing senior leadership.

AO's revenue model is project-based professional service fees earned through direct client engagement and long-tenured partnerships. The firm serves four principal vertical segments — Institutional/Nonprofit, Commercial/Business (banking, hospitality, retail), Housing/Residential (including affordable and senior), and Golf/Recreation — with named clients spanning Girls Inc. of Omaha, Lauritzen Gardens, Youth Emergency Services, Dundee Bank, Pinnacle Bank, City of Omaha, KANEKO, Lost Rail Golf Club, and the Omaha Star. Notable partnerships include a 23-year relationship with Landscapes Unlimited delivering golf work across eight states and joint projects with inCOMNON on neighborhood revitalization housing. Pricing is project-specific (scope-, complexity-, and service-driven) and is not publicly disclosed; there is no evidence of external institutional investment, PE/VC ownership, or acquisition activity. The firm has accumulated multiple AIA Nebraska Merit Awards, a 2023 Golf Inc. Top New Clubhouse designation, a 2023 Laurel Neighborhood Revitalization Award, and a 2026 ASLA Central States Merit Award for Sofia's Play Garden.

Name

The Architectural Offices

Legal name

The Architectural Offices

Website

https://aoomaha.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Architectural Offices is a private Omaha-based architecture firm founded in 1981 providing integrated architecture, interiors, landscape, planning, and historic preservation services, including a specialized AO* Golf practice, for nonprofit, commercial, residential, and civic clients across the Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Interior design services
• Landscape architecture
• Urban master planning
• Historic preservation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

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, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Fees earned through architectural design, landscape architecture, interior design, urban planning, and historical preservation services for commercial, institutional, and residential clients

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Architectural Offices is an Omaha-based architecture and design firm providing integrated planning, architecture, interior design, landscape/site design, historical preservation, and specialized golf course/clubhouse design (AO* Golf) services. The firm delivers new construction, renovation, adaptive reuse, master planning, and historic rehabilitation projects for commercial, institutional, nonprofit, government, and residential clients across the Midwest.

Product overview

The Architectural Offices is an architecture and design firm providing integrated services across six core disciplines: Architecture, Interiors, Site Design, Planning, Historical Preservation, and AO* Golf. Founded in 1981, the firm has completed over 60 projects spanning commercial, residential, institutional, and public sectors, including community centers, banks, restaurants, hospitality venues, parks, educational facilities, and golf courses. Projects range from new construction to complex historic renovations and adaptive reuse, with notable work including Lauritzen Gardens, Lost Rail Golf Clubhouse, Girls Inc. of Omaha, and various Omaha landmarks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Comprehensive architectural design services for commercial, residential, institutional, and public projects, including new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse.
• Interiors Interior design services encompassing space planning, finishes, fixtures, and furnishings for various building types.
• Site Design Site planning and landscape architecture services for outdoor spaces, parks, and public realm improvements.
• Planning Urban planning, master planning, and development consultation services for neighborhoods, campuses, and districts.
• Historical Preservation Historic preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation services for buildings on the National Register of Historic Places and local landmarks.
• AO* Golf Specialized golf course architecture and clubhouse design services including new construction, renovations, and master planning for golf facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple projects received AIA Nebraska Awards of Merit
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• inCOMMON (non-profit developer)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAO partnered with inCOMMON, a non-profit focused on neighborhood stabilization and rehabilitation, on multi-building housing projects including the historic Hanscom Apartments and Georgia Row House renovation serving the Park Avenue neighborhood
• Terri D. Sanders / Omaha StarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAO is partnered with the owner and publisher of the Omaha Star (oldest and only Black-owned newspaper in Nebraska) Terri D. Sanders, on the renovation and addition to this local landmark
• Landscapes UnlimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAO has maintained a 23-year relationship (since 1999) with Landscapes Unlimited on a series of golf-related projects spanning eight states
• Chalk Site DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAO and Chalk Site Design collaborated on the Buffalo Bill State Park Master Plan in North Platte, NE
• Blair Freeman (Contractor)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAO partnered with contractor Blair Freeman on the Omaha Star renovation project

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BVH Architecture: Omaha-headquartered architecture, interior design, and planning firm with comparable headcount and similar integrated-services positioning; directly comparable to AO on size, market, and service breadth.
• LandDesign: Multi-office landscape architecture and planning firm with golf course design capabilities; comparable to AO because both integrate landscape architecture with master planning and pursue golf/community projects as a specialty.
• RDG Planning & Design: Omaha-based architecture, planning, and landscape firm of comparable size and regional scope; directly comparable because of overlapping integrated services (architecture, interiors, landscape, planning), similar Midwest operating geography, and similar civic/community client base.
• Sinclair Hille Architects: Omaha-based architecture firm of similar scale focused on commercial, education, and community projects; directly comparable because both firms compete for the same Omaha-area institutional clients with similar full-service architecture offerings.
• Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture: Mid-size Omaha architecture firm specializing in civic, cultural, and adaptive reuse projects; directly comparable to AO because of similar size band, shared Omaha market, and shared focus on historic/adaptive reuse and institutional work.

Broad incumbents

• Leo A Daly: Omaha-headquartered national architecture, engineering, and planning firm with similar integrated-services DNA; comparable because it operates from the same Omaha base, competes for the same institutional/civic clients, and offers the same multi-discipline practice model at greater scale.
• HDR Inc. Global architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Omaha that delivers integrated planning, architecture, and interiors services; comparable to AO because of the shared Omaha origin, integrated service stack, and pursuit of healthcare, civic, and institutional clients.
• DLR Group: Large integrated architecture, engineering, and planning firm with multiple U.S. offices; comparable to AO as a multi-discipline design practice targeting civic, education, and commercial clients with integrated design delivery.
• Populous: Global sports and recreation architecture firm with strong golf clubhouse and recreational facility practice; comparable to AO's AO* Golf sub-brand because both pursue premium clubhouse design commissions nationally.

Regional players

• Holland Basham Architects: Omaha architecture firm with historic preservation and adaptive reuse expertise; comparable to AO on geographic market and on the specific historic preservation/adaptive reuse niche where both firms compete for civic and nonprofit commissions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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