Interior Design’s 2014 Rising Giants
A steady recovery from the Great Recession has been tracked by
Interior Design
’s research department for several years. Now, it’s time to formally say that the profession has exited recovery mode and entered a period of prosperity. Our Rising Giants, the 100 firms right behind the top 100 Giants, are having a very good run. “After the recession, there was a pent-up backlog of entrepreneurs who had money and concepts waiting to be developed,” Aria Group Architects president James R. Lencioni says. “So our staff has almost doubled since 2008.”
See the full listing below and click on on the images for our breakout reports on Fees & Salaries, Growth, Market Segments, and Issues & Trends:
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2014 Rank |
Firm |
Headquarters Location |
Design Fees (Millions) |
$ Value Installed (Millions) |
Sq. Ft. Installed (Millions) |
Design Staff |
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| 1 |
Aria Group Architects |
Oak Park, IL | $7.300 | $105.000 | 0.85 | 57 | |
| 2 |
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates |
Atlanta, GA | $7.261 | NR | NR | 27 | |
| 3 |
LPA |
Irvine, CA | $7.200 | $193.536 | 2.88 | 38 | |
| 4 |
Wolcott Architecture | Interiors |
Culver City, CA | $7.200 | $105.000 | 2.60 | 57 | |
| 5 |
Cooper Carry |
Atlanta, GA | $7.200 | NR | 1.50 | 18 | |
| 6 |
DES Architects + Engineers |
Redwood City, CA | $7.100 | NR | 2.40 | 13 | |
| 7 |
Hendrick |
Atlanta, GA | $7.000 | $175.000 | 8.75 | 29 | |
| 8 |
JGA |
Southfield, MI | $7.000 | $67.500 | 0.68 | 38 | |
| 9 |
ForrestPerkins |
Dallas, TX | $6.922 | NR | NR | 38 | |
| 10 |
AEDIFICA |
Montreal, Canada | $6.552 | NR | 1.44 | 118 | |
| 11 |
FOX Architects |
Mclean, VA | $6.500 | $150.000 | NR | 50 | |
| 12 |
BHDP Architecture |
Cincinnati, OH | $6.500 | NR | 1.00 | 13 | |
| 13 |
KZF Design |
Cincinnati, OH | $6.455 | $292.710 | 5.10 | 24 | |
| 14 |
Baskervill |
Richmond, VA | $6.445 | $485.000 | 5.39 | 20 | |
| 15 |
HFS Concepts 4 |
Long Beach, CA | $6.400 | $75.000 | NR | 40 | |
| 16 |
tvsdesign |
Atlanta, GA | $6.360 | NR | NR | 39 | |
| 17 |
Spector Group |
New York, NY | $6.280 | $540.000 | 3.65 | 39 | |
| 18 |
STG Design |
Austin, TX | $6.240 | $104.250 | 1.70 | 33 | |
| 19 |
EDG Interior Architecture + Design |
San Rafael, CA | $6.225 | $85.000 | 0.43 | 55 | |
| 20 |
Hartman Design Group |
Rockville, MD | $6.200 | $3.000 | 0.25 | 17 | |
| 21 |
FXFOWLE Architects |
New York, NY | $6.080 | $120.000 | 0.75 | 22 | |
| 22 |
RNL |
Denver, CO | $6.000 | $168.000 | 2.40 | 20 | |
| 23 |
Dyer Brown Architects |
Boston,MA | $5.922 | $182.000 | 2.70 | 36 | |
| 24 |
INTEC Group |
Fairfax, VA | $5.625 | $70.000 | NR | 22 | |
| 25 |
SKB Architecture and Design |
Washington DC | $5.401 | $82.000 | 0.82 | 26 | |
| 26 |
Design Duncan Miller Ullmann |
Dallas, TX | $5.400 | $40.000 | 4.20 | 63 | |
| 27 |
Harley Ellis Devereaux |
Southfield, MI | $5.356 | $272.000 | 1.82 | 34 | |
| 28 |
The H. Chambers Company |
Baltimore, MD | $5.329 | $65.000 | 2.25 | 17 | |
| 29 |
Looney & Associates |
Dallas, TX | $5.300 | $785.000 | 3.70 | 43 | |
| 30 |
SMMA/Symmes Maini & McKee Associates |
Cambridge, MA | $5.250 | $63.000 | 2.25 | 26 | |
| 31 |
lauckgroup |
Dallas, TX | $5.037 | $150.000 | 1.00 | 37 | |
| 32 |
Interprise |
Addison, TX | $5.000 | $50.000 | 3.30 | 31 | |
| 33 |
OPX |
Washington, DC | $4.960 | $100.000 | 0.86 | 18 | |
| 34 |
TAL Studio |
Las Vegas, NV | $4.840 | $145.000 | NR | 25 | |
| 35 |
Sykes, O’Connor, Salerno, Hazaveh |
Atlantic City, NJ | $4.800 | $40.000 | 1.20 | 16 | |
| 36 |
BraytonHughes Design Studios |
San Francisco, CA | $4.767 | NR | NR | 21 | |
| 37 |
Partners by Design |
Chicago, IL | $4.766 | $120.243 | 1.47 | 28 | |
| 38 |
edg (China) Corporation |
Shanghai, China | $4.762 | NR | NR | 103 | |
| 39 |
Carrier Johnson + CULTURE |
San Diego, CA | $4.739 | $18.957 | 2.37 | 11 | |
| 40 |
DIALOG |
Calgary, Canada | $4.721 | NR | NR | 43 | |
| 41 |
Loffredo Brooks Architects |
New York, NY | $4.700 | $175.000 | 1.50 | 18 | |
| 42 |
Tsoi/Kobus & Associates |
Cambridge, MA | $4.665 | $159.801 | 1.97 | 7 | |
| 43 |
Arcturis |
St. Louis, MO | $4.500 | $80.000 | 1.00 | 36 | |
| 44 |
nicholsbooth Architects |
San Francisco, CA | $4.371 | $6.000 | 3.50 | 25 | |
| 45 |
ReelGrobman |
San Jose, CA | $4.330 | $90.000 | 1.80 | 34 | |
| 46 |
McCall Design Group |
San Francisco, CA | $4.326 | $132.000 | 0.58 | 26 | |
| 47 |
Joi-Design |
Hamburg, Germany | $4.300 | $60.000 | NR | 34 | |
| 48 |
Davis Carter Scott |
McLean, VA | $4.141 | NR | NR | 15 | |
| 49 |
H. Hendy Associates |
Newport Beach, CA | $4.100 | $45.000 | 2.10 | 22 | |
| 50 |
Simeone Deary Design Group |
Chicago, IL | $4.100 | NR | NR | 32 | |
| 51 |
ROSSETTI |
Detroit, MI | $4.000 | $45.000 | 0.63 | 29 | |
| 52 |
Rowland+Broughton Architecture and Urban Design |
Aspen, CO | $3.989 | $38.000 | 0.62 | 23 | |
| 53 |
Shea |
Minneapolis, MN | $3.984 | NR | 0.38 | 20 | |
| 54 |
Brereton Architects |
San Francisco, CA | $3.828 | $168.500 | 3.25 | 25 | |
| 55 |
sfa design |
Santa Barbara, CA | $3.760 | $25.000 | NR | 20 | |
| 56 |
Meyer Design |
Ardmore, PA | $3.711 | $15.481 | NR | 33 | |
| 57 |
J/Brice Design International |
Boston, MA | $3.693 | $225.000 | 0.64 | 15 | |
| 58 |
Mojo Stumer Associates Architects |
Greenvale, NY | $3.650 | $28.000 | 0.17 | 23 | |
| 59 |
Slifer Designs |
Edwards, CO | $3.604 | $8.174 | NR | 13 | |
| 60 |
JRS Architect |
Mineola, NY | $3.600 | $70.000 | 1.50 | 14 | |
| 61 |
RD Jones & Associates |
Baltimore, MD | $3.600 | NR | NR | 58 | |
| 62 |
Ratcliff |
Emeryville, CA | $3.575 | NR | 0.77 | 8 | |
| 63 |
Parker-Torres Design |
Sudbury, MA | $3.507 | NR | NR | 17 | |
| 64 |
Kay Lang + Associates |
Los Angeles, CA | $3.500 | $170.000 | 1.36 | 16 | |
| 65 |
Design Development Company |
Agoura Hills, CA | $3.350 | $30.000 | NR | 14 | |
| 66 |
Legat Architects |
Chicago, IL | $3.234 | $186.643 | 4.92 | 6 | |
| 67 |
RDH Interests |
Frisco, TX | $3.230 | NR | NR | 9 | |
| 68 |
AAI |
San Jose, CA | $3.200 | $90.000 | 5.00 | 25 | |
| 69 |
Kamus + Keller Interiors | Architects |
Westlake Village, CA | $3.150 | NR | NR | 28 | |
| 70 |
Orsini Design Associates |
New York, NY | $3.105 | $30.000 | NR | 6 | |
| 71 |
Abel Design Group |
Houston, TX | $3.100 | NR | NR | 22 | |
| 72 |
ADM Group |
Tempe, AZ | $3.091 | $140.267 | 1.17 | 11 | |
| 73 |
J. Banks Design Group |
Hilton Head Island, SC | $3.068 | $38.000 | 1.30 | 19 | |
| 74 |
King Retail Solutions |
Eugene, OR | $3.000 | $750.000 | 30.00 | 41 | |
| 75 |
Faulkner Design Group |
Dallas, TX | $3.000 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 23 | |
| 76 |
Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio |
Atlanta, GA | $2.956 | $250.000 | 5.00 | 20 | |
| 77 |
RPW Design |
London, UK | $2.870 | NR | 6.90 | 18 | |
| 78 |
C2 Limited Design Associates |
Fairfiield, CT | $2.786 | $54.600 | NR | 11 | |
| 79 |
Hatch Design Group |
Costa Mesa, CA | $2.703 | $86.581 | 0.26 | 27 | |
| 80 |
Forum Architecture and Interior Design |
Altamonte Springs, FL | $2.700 | $4.500 | 0.50 | 7 | |
| 81 |
Dawson Design Associates |
Seattle, WA | $2.600 | $130.000 | NR | 27 | |
| 82 |
Montgomery Roth Architecture & Interior Design |
Houston, TX | $2.592 | NR | NR | 11 | |
| 83 |
Spacesmith |
New York, NY | $2.477 | $18.000 | 0.24 | 13 | |
| 84 |
DAS Architects |
Philadelphia, PA | $2.450 | $55.000 | 0.45 | 14 | |
| 85 |
Style Interior Design |
Irvine, CA | $2.430 | $24.000 | 3.20 | 14 | |
| 86 |
Klawiter and Associates |
Los Angeles, CA | $2.425 | $40.000 | 0.45 | 12 | |
| 87 |
Design Directions International |
Marietta, GA | $2.410 | $17.000 | 1.43 | 7 | |
| 88 |
Philpotts & Associates |
Honolulu, HI | $2.400 | $3.200 | NR | 17 | |
| 89 |
Thomas Hamilton & Associates |
Richmond, VA | $2.311 | $56.023 | 0.26 | 10 | |
| 90 |
CentraRuddy |
New York, NY | $2.310 | $90.000 | 0.67 | 17 | |
| 91 |
Indidesign |
Los Angeles, CA | $2.300 | $200.000 | NR | 16 | |
| 92 |
SKIN design studio |
W. Hollywood, CA | $2.245 | NR | NR | 9 | |
| 93 |
Puccini Group |
San Francisco, CA | $2.200 | $5.000 | 0.50 | 16 | |
| 94 |
CMMI |
Atlanta, GA | $2.193 | $0.154 | 1.40 | 16 | |
| 95 |
Heitz Parsons Sadek |
West Palm Beach, FL | $2.170 | $31.000 | 0.89 | 12 | |
| 96 |
Gray Design Group |
St. Louis, MO | $2.146 | $140.532 | 1.87 | 13 | |
| 97 |
Gallun Snow Associates |
Denver, CO | $2.126 | $83.535 | 1.56 | 15 | |
| 98 |
McCarthy Nordburg |
Phoenix, AZ | $2.080 | $46.151 | 1.15 | 12 | |
| 99 |
Goettsch Partners |
Chicago, IL | $2.076 | $40.000 | 0.80 | 12 | |
| 100 |
WHR Architects |
Houston, TX | $2.063 | $91.364 | 0.31 | 11 | |
Methodology
The second installment of the two-part annual business survey of Interior Design Giants comprises the second 100 largest firms ranked by interior design fees for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2013. The first 100 Giants firm ranking was published in January. Interior design fees include those attributed to:
1. All types of interiors work, including office, hospitality, retail, health care, and residential.
2. All aspects of a firm’s interior design practice, from strategic planning and programming to design and project management.
3. Fees paid to a firm for work performed by employees and independent contractors who are full-time staff equivalent.
Interior design fees do not include revenues paid to a firm and remitted to subcontractors who are not considered full-time staff equivalent. For example, certain firms attract work that is subcontracted to a local firm. The originating firm may collect all the fees and retain a management or generation fee, paying the remainder to the performing firm. Amounts paid to the latter are not included in fees of the collecting firm when determining its ranking. Ties are broken by the dollar value of products installed. The data was compiled and analyzed by the
Interior Design
market research staff in New York, led by Wing Leung, research director.
Related:
2014 Top 100 Giants
