What Novus Architecture, Llc does

NOVUS Architecture + Interiors is a Las Vegas, Nevada-based, founder-owned architecture and interior design firm founded in 2009 by Dwayne R. Eshenbaugh, AIA, that delivers integrated design services across the commercial, hospitality, higher education, public works, and luxury residential sectors. The firm offers a full-service stack spanning conceptual design, architectural programming, master planning, entitlements, construction documents, construction administration, interior design, and LEED/sustainability consulting, executed through a multidisciplinary approach that combines architecture and interiors under one roof, supported by BIM software. Customers include marquee Las Vegas Strip hospitality operators (Bellagio, MGM Resorts, The Cosmopolitan, Boyd Gaming, Wynn Resorts, Las Vegas Sands), educational institutions (University of Nevada School of Medicine, Nevada State College), government agencies (Clark County, City of North Las Vegas), nonprofits (Ronald McDonald House, The LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada), and real estate developers (Sansone Companies, Cherry Development, Office 1, Peter Lik/LIKUSA), with named project values ranging from $2.6 million to $50 million.

The business model is project-based professional services: each engagement is priced on scope, complexity, and deliverables via custom proposals, with multi-year contracts running through construction administration. Revenue streams are architecture, interior design, master planning, and sustainability consulting—all billed as professional services. Go-to-market is sales-led through direct engagement with enterprise clients, primarily via RFP responses, repeat-client work, and referrals within the Southern Nevada design and development community. The firm is registered as an LLC in Nevada, is privately held and bootstrapped with no institutional investors, and operates with a small team (1–10 employees, including 10 UNLV alumni) under the founder-principal model, with a first Marketing & Business Development Manager added in March 2026 to formalize pursuit capacity.

Differentiators include a multidisciplinary architecture-plus-interiors practice, deep Las Vegas Strip hospitality relationships, LEED expertise with eight certified projects, a sustained record of design awards (2025 AIA Nevada Architecture Firm of the Year, three NEWH Top ID Hospitality Firm awards, 2021 AIA Nevada Silver Medal), and a ground-floor studio at 900 S. Las Vegas Boulevard that the firm identifies as the only architecture practice with a Las Vegas Boulevard address. Architectural registration in 13 states (Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Wyoming) enables multi-state delivery, and the active 2026 project pipeline—including the Centurion Mixed-Use groundbreaking and three large on-the-boards developments—indicates a growing footprint in master-planned, multi-building community-scale work.

Name

Novus Architecture, Llc

Legal name

NOVUS Architecture, LLC

Website

https://novusarchitecture.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NOVUS Architecture + Interiors is a Las Vegas-based, founder-owned architecture and interior design firm delivering integrated design, master planning, and sustainability services across hospitality, commercial, higher education, public works, and luxury residential sectors in 13 U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (541410)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Residential Luxury / High-End Home Construction (IMAFABAJ)

Keywords

• Architecture services
• Interior design
• Master planning
• Sustainability consulting
• LEED certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architecture Services: Full-service architecture from conceptual design through construction administration for commercial, higher education, hospitality, luxury residential, and public works projects
2. Interior Design Services: Integrated interior design services including programming, space planning, FF&E specifications, and full interior design
3. Master Planning Services: Site research, zoning, entitlements, land-use, site analysis, and full master planning design services
4. Sustainability Consulting: LEED certification services, sustainable design consulting, energy modeling for net-zero buildings

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NOVUS Architecture + Interiors is a Las Vegas-based multidisciplinary design firm delivering full-service architecture, interior design, master planning, sustainability consulting, architectural programming, and conceptual design services from project inception through construction administration. The firm serves commercial real estate, hospitality, higher education, public works, and luxury residential clients across 13 U.S. states, using a BIM-enabled multidisciplinary approach to deliver socially, economically, and environmentally responsible architecture.

Product overview

Novus Architecture + Interiors is an architecture and interior design firm offering a comprehensive suite of services including architecture, interior design, master planning, sustainability, architectural programming, and conceptual design. The firm operates across Commercial, Higher Education, Hospitality, Luxury Residential, and Public Works market sectors. The portfolio includes named project offerings spanning mixed-use developments (Centurion, Dwellness, Share Westside, Downtown Las Vegas), multifamily residential (Axiom Living with 130 units), hospitality/restaurant projects (LAGO at Bellagio, Five 50 Pizza at ARIA, Spritz at Venetian), commercial office buildings (Strada Class A Professional Office, LIKUSA Corporate HQ, Office 1), community facilities (CORE Academy Resource Center, Gavin J. Goorjian Community Health Center), specialty projects (LAB Luxury Accessory Building auto condos, Solana Ridge and P2 custom residences), and various restaurant and retail interior design projects. The firm completed over 100 projects including Ronald McDonald House and numerous Las Vegas Strip hospitality venues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architecture including design, entitlements, construction documents, and construction administration for commercial, residential, hospitality, and public sector projects. Delivered to developers, casino operators, educational institutions, government entities, and luxury residential clients.
• Interior Design Services Award-winning interior design services including programming, space planning, conceptual design, FF&E specifications, and full interior design integrated with architecture. Targeted at hospitality, retail, commercial, and residential clients.
• Master Planning Macro-scale planning services including site research, zoning, entitlements, land-use analysis, site planning, and full master planning design for multi-building developments. Targeted at real estate developers and institutional clients.
• Sustainability Services Sustainable design consulting including LEED certification services, energy modeling for net-zero buildings, and support for the AIA 2030 Challenge for carbon neutral buildings. Delivered to developers, institutional, and government clients pursuing green building outcomes.
• Architectural Programming Systematic evaluation of client organization needs, facility users, and community requirements to provide comprehensive analysis and programmatic solutions that inform subsequent design phases. Targeted at institutional, government, and commercial clients.
• Conceptual Design Preliminary design services and cost estimating that help clients evaluate project feasibility while minimizing financial commitment and risk. Targeted at developers and owners at early project stages.

Quantifiable outcome

• Eight LEED Certified projects completed in Southern Nevada
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and notable.

• R&O ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026Construction partner for Centurion Mixed-Use development. NOVUS is providing construction administration support to R&O Construction.
• Sansone CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Development partner for Centurion Mixed-Use, a transformative 24-acre mixed-use development in West Henderson. NOVUS has been partnered with Sansone since 2023 as design architect and architect of record. NOVUS worked with the City of Henderson to obtain full entitlements.
• Grand Canyon Development PartnersmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2021Construction manager for Ronald McDonald House project. Collaborated with Ronald McDonald House Executive Team and NOVUS on design and development throughout the year.
• Cherry DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for Share Westside, a public/private partnership 104-unit affordable housing development on Las Vegas Historic Westside. NOVUS providing site planning, conceptual design, entitlements, architecture and interior design services.
• Burke ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partner for Share Westside affordable housing development ($20M project).
• Builders UnitedmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor selected for Ronald McDonald House project. $4M capital campaign project.
• Rockwell GroupnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterior design firm from New York City collaborated with NOVUS on Five 50 Pizza restaurant at ARIA ($4M project). NOVUS was Architect of Record managing multiple consultants.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HKS: Large architecture firm with significant hospitality, healthcare, and education practices. Competes with NOVUS for larger commercial and hospitality projects and provides a broader incumbent reference for the firm's market.
• Gensler: Global design and architecture firm with an extensive hospitality, mixed-use, and commercial practice. Represents a much larger incumbent operating in many of the same end markets as NOVUS.
• WATG: Global hospitality architecture firm with extensive Las Vegas portfolio including major Strip resorts. Operates as a much larger incumbent in the same hospitality design space where NOVUS competes for Strip commissions.
• Perkins&Will: Large architecture firm with healthcare, education, and commercial expertise. Competes with NOVUS for institutional and commercial projects, particularly in higher education and healthcare verticals.
• DLR Group: Integrated design firm practicing in hospitality, education, commercial, and public sectors. Overlaps with NOVUS's higher education, public works, and commercial real estate segments at a much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Rockwell Group: New York-based architecture and design firm with a premier hospitality practice. Has collaborated with NOVUS as interior designer on the Five 50 Pizza project at ARIA for MGM Resorts International, demonstrating overlap in Las Vegas hospitality market.
• Steelman Partners: Las Vegas-based architecture firm specializing in casino, resort, and hospitality design with a deep portfolio of Las Vegas Strip projects. Most directly comparable to NOVUS given shared geography and similar hospitality-focused clientele.
• AvroKO: Hospitality-focused architecture and interior design firm with integrated brand and design capabilities. Comparable to NOVUS in multidisciplinary approach combining architecture and interior design for hotels, restaurants, and mixed-use projects.
• Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA): Hospitality-focused interior design firm specializing in luxury hotels, resorts, and restaurants globally. Directly comparable to NOVUS Architecture + Interiors' integrated hospitality interior design offering, particularly for Strip and luxury resort clients.
• Studio Munge: Toronto-based interior design firm specializing in hospitality and restaurant design. Collaborated with NOVUS as interior designer on LAGO restaurant at Bellagio, demonstrating a directly comparable hospitality design practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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