Studio 45 Architects

What Studio 45 Architects does

Studio 45 Architects is a privately-held, principal-owned architecture studio headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 2014 and operating from a historic 1940 Cities Service Station #8 building on Route 66 (acquired by the firm in 2018 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011), the firm employs approximately 8-10 architects led by principals Marcus Fairless (AIA, Urban Designer) and Katie Huisenga (AIA, LEED). The studio positions itself on direct principal involvement across all project sizes and a "Dream-Big, Deliver-Smart" design philosophy targeting community-enrichment outcomes.

The firm delivers professional architectural services across community, civic, educational, medical, and transportation facility types, generating revenue through project-based design fees. Its project portfolio includes the Mabee Grange multi-purpose building at Tulsa Botanic Garden (4,500 sq ft), the Sac & Fox Transportation Facility with integrated community center, Stonewood Vision Center (a six-room optometry clinic), Keystone Ancient Forest Visitor Center (COR-TEN clad), Tonkawa Urgent Care + Pharmacy, and the larger-scale Smokey River Amphitheater concept in Bend, Missouri (50,000-patron capacity). Go-to-market is direct, sales-led engagement with government, tribal, nonprofit, and mid-market healthcare clients across Oklahoma and selectively into Missouri. No external investors, parent company, funding rounds, or recurring revenue contracts are disclosed.

Name

Studio 45 Architects

Legal name

Studio 45 Architects

Website

https://studio45architects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Studio 45 Architects is a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based architecture studio of approximately 8-10 architects designing community, civic, healthcare, transportation, and tribal facilities for government, nonprofit, and mid-market clients across Oklahoma and Missouri.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Civic facility design
• Community architecture
• Healthcare facility design
• Visitor center design

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architecture services for commercial, residential, community, and institutional projects. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for design, planning, and project delivery services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Studio 45 Architects provides professional architectural design services for community, civic, educational, medical, and transportation facilities. The studio delivers project-based design services including conceptual design, master planning, urban design, and full architectural delivery for government, tribal, nonprofit, and private clients across Oklahoma and beyond. Services are led directly by firm principals regardless of project size or scope.

Product overview

Studio 45 Architects is a client-focused architecture studio offering professional architectural design services with a personable approach. The firm provides design services across diverse project types including botanical gardens and visitor centers (Tulsa Botanic Garden Mabee Grange, Keystone Ancient Forest Visitors Center, Turkey Mountain Wilderness Area Visitors Center, Blue Whale Visitor Center), transportation facilities (Sac + Fox Transportation Facility), healthcare facilities (Stonewood Vision Center, Tonkawa Urgent Care + Pharmacy), civic/community buildings (HUB II), and large-scale entertainment venues (Smokey River Amphitheater). The studio is led by principals Marcus Fairless (AIA, Urban Designer) and Katie Huisenga (AIA, LEED) and operates from a historic Cities Service Station #8 building on Historic Route 66 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,500 square foot Mabee Grange building for Tulsa Botanic Garden
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hunter CompaniesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2018Hunter Companies located in Tulsa served as the general contractor for the Tulsa Botanic Garden Mabee Grange project. This represents a standard contractor relationship on a construction project.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with significant civic, healthcare, and community design practices. Overlaps with Studio 45 on healthcare clinics and public facilities, though at vastly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Moody Nolan: Largest African-American-owned US architecture firm with a substantial civic, community, and public-sector practice. Competes for the same government, civic, and community RFPs Studio 45 targets, but with vastly deeper bench and resources.
• HKS Architects: Large national firm with civic, healthcare, and entertainment venue practices. Directly comparable on the Smokey River Amphitheater-type venue work, with substantially larger capacity to execute regional landmark-scale projects.
• Wallace Architects (now Page): Oklahoma-rooted architecture practice with civic and community work that has scaled into a much larger multi-discipline firm. Comparable segment, larger scale.

Direct peers

• Architexas: Texas-based firm specializing in civic, community, and historic preservation architecture with strong government and cultural client base. Similar scale, typology, and mission-driven positioning to Studio 45.
• Lake|Flato Architects: Texas-based firm nationally recognized for community-focused, civic, and visitor-center architecture that blends visionary design with practical delivery — closely mirroring Studio 45's 'Dream-Big, Deliver-Smart' positioning, though at a larger scale.
• KKT Architects: Tulsa-headquartered firm designing civic, community, and institutional facilities across Oklahoma. Similar scale and segment focus to Studio 45, with overlapping government and tribal client types.
• Cyntergy Architects: Tulsa-based architecture and engineering firm with deep civic, educational, healthcare, and community project experience across Oklahoma. Closely comparable to Studio 45 in geography, project typology, and small-to-mid scale.
• MSME Architects: Community-focused architecture practice with civic, educational, and cultural facility expertise. Comparable positioning around community enrichment and human-centered design, at a similar mid-size scale.
• Sikes Architects: Oklahoma architecture practice delivering community, civic, and educational projects. Comparable regional focus and project typology to Studio 45.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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