What Paul Werner Architects does

Paul Werner Architects is a full-service architecture firm founded in 1994 by Paul Werner in Lawrence, Kansas. The firm provides architectural design, planning, and project delivery services for residential, commercial, mixed-use, historical preservation, and urban planning engagements. Its service scope spans concept development, city and community development coordination, permitting, and construction support. Clients include homeowners, commercial enterprises, developers, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations located primarily in Kansas with extension into six additional licensed states (Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas, California).

The firm's core technical capability is conventional architectural design supported by in-house 3D modeling and rendering performed by staff architect Ron Hutchens. Building code analysis is handled in-house by Suzanne Regier, and project submittal expertise for Kansas City Metro municipalities is maintained by Ryan Berendzen. The team of approximately 11 includes architects, a project manager, an office manager, and an office assistant. Notable portfolio projects include the 500,000 SF Berry Plastics warehouse, the 47,019 SF Eldridge Hotel addition (Lawrence, 2015), the 83-acre Rock Chalk Park (a collaborative project with Gould Evans for the City of Lawrence and Kansas University), Eldridge Hotel, and various assisted living facilities, automotive dealerships, religious buildings, and food and beverage tenant improvements.

The business operates on a project-based, quote-priced professional services model. Revenue is generated from architectural fees negotiated per engagement, with no publicly disclosed pricing, recurring contracts, or subscription component. Go-to-market is sales-led via direct client engagement through the firm's website, phone, and email, supplemented by referrals and a portfolio-driven website presence. The firm holds no venture funding, operates as a privately held sole proprietorship owned by the founder, and has no parent company, subsidiaries, or external investors. A single Lawrence, Kansas office (123 W. 8th Street, Suite B2) serves as both headquarters and the sole point of delivery.

Name

Paul Werner Architects

Legal name

Paul Werner Architects

Website

https://paulwernerarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Paul Werner Architects is a full-service architecture firm in Lawrence, Kansas, providing architectural, planning, and design services for residential, commercial, mixed-use, historic, and municipal clients across seven licensed U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Commercial architecture
• Residential architecture
• Urban planning services
• Historic preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Lawrence

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. Architectural Services: Professional architectural services for residential and commercial projects, providing personalized services from concept through completion including city planning, permitting, and construction support

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Paul Werner Architects is a full-service architecture firm that delivers architectural, planning, and design services for residential and commercial projects from concept through permitting to completed construction. The firm provides commercial architecture, residential architecture, mixed-use development, urban planning, and historic preservation services, supporting clients through city planning, zoning, building code analysis, and development stages.

Product overview

Paul Werner Architects is a full-service architecture firm offering a unified portfolio of architectural services rather than a modular software platform. The firm's core offering encompasses architecture, urban planning, site planning, design, development, zoning, building code analysis, and historic design services. Project categories include commercial architecture (automotive, hospitality, recreational, bars & restaurants, industrial, religious, healthcare, offices, retail), residential architecture (custom homes, congregate residences, assisted living, multi-family), mixed use development, and historical preservation. The company holds licenses in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas, and California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Architecture Commercial architectural services spanning automotive facilities, hotels and hospitality, recreational venues, bars and restaurants, industrial facilities, religious institutions, healthcare facilities, office buildings, and retail spaces, provided to business owners, corporations, and organizations.
• Residential Architecture Residential architectural services for custom homes, congregate residences, spec/builder homes, assisted living and memory care facilities, rentals, single-family duplexes, and multi-family projects, serving homeowners and residential developers.
• Mixed Use Development Architecture Architectural services for mixed-use developments that combine residential and commercial elements within integrated project designs.
• Urban Planning Comprehensive urban planning services including site plans, rezoning, master plans, and mixed-use development planning for municipalities and developers, with coordination across city and KDOT processes.
• Historic Preservation Historic preservation and renovation services including exterior and interior restoration, adaptive reuse, and design work that complies with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation, including Historic Tax Credit applications.

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Gould EvansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative project partnership on large-scale recreational facilities including Rock Chalk Park (83-acre site with tennis courts, softball/soccer fields, track and field) and Sports Pavilion Lawrence (180,661 SF recreation center). The partnership brings together local and regional design professionals for municipal and university projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Black & Veatch: Global engineering, procurement, and construction firm headquartered in Overland Park, KS with significant infrastructure architecture capability; a much larger firm operating in the same regional market.
• DLR Group: National integrated design firm providing architecture, engineering, and planning across commercial, civic, and residential markets — competing for the same institutional clients from a much deeper bench.
• HNTB Corporation: National architecture and infrastructure firm headquartered in Kansas City with extensive planning, civic, and transportation architecture practice — a much larger competitor in PWA's planning and municipal segments.
• Populous: Global architecture firm specializing in sports and entertainment venues; co-architecture firm on Rock Chalk Park alongside PWA and Gould Evans — directly competitive in the sports/municipal project category.
• Burns & McDonnell: Kansas City-based engineering, architecture, and construction firm; competes with PWA for industrial, manufacturing, and commercial facility design in the regional Midwest market with substantially greater scale and resources.

Direct peers

• BNIM: Kansas City architecture firm with deep portfolio in commercial, civic, and educational projects; directly competitive for the same Midwestern institutional and municipal RFPs PWA pursues.
• TreanorHL: Regional architecture firm with comparable service breadth spanning civic, education, commercial, and historic preservation — a direct substitute for clients considering PWA in the Kansas/Missouri market.
• Gould Evans: Lawrence, Kansas-based architecture and planning firm collaborating directly with Paul Werner Architects on major municipal projects like Rock Chalk Park. Both firms serve Midwestern residential and commercial markets with overlapping practice areas.
• El Dorado Inc: Kansas City architecture and design firm with similar project scale and residential/commercial mix. Operates as a regional competitor for Midwest clients evaluating boutique architecture firms.
• Helix Architecture + Design: Kansas City-based full-service architecture firm with similar practice breadth across commercial, residential, and institutional clients in the Kansas/Missouri regional market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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