16 · SBJ.NET BOOK OF LISTS 2024 AREA'S LARGEST ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS Rank Name Address Telephone • Website Email Architects & AITs Licensed Architects Total Staff (Local) Market Value of Projects 2022 Largest Client Group Recent Projects Top Local Executive(s), Title(s) Year Founded Locally 1 (3) DAKE WELLS ARCHITECTURE INC 134 Park Central Square, Ste 300, Springfield 65806 833-518-4545 • Dake-Wells.com info@dake-wells.com 24 12 26 WND Education, 80% OTC Plaster Manufacturing Center, Nixa Public Schools' Aetos Center for the Performing Arts, Dallas County Schools' New Technical Center, Springfield Public Schools' Jarrett Middle School Brandon Dake, president/ executive director/co-owner & Andrew Wells, VP/design director/ co-owner 2004 2 (2) BRP ARCHITECTS 319 N Main, Ste 200, Springfield 65806 417-865-6100 • BRPArc.com info@brparc.com 19 10 26 WND Hospitality, 50% Hilton North Scottsdale at Cavasson, Homewood Suites by Hilton Springfield Medical District, Faith Missionary Church, Ozark Empire Fairgrounds Arena, Crossway Baptist Church Sanctuary remodel Christopher Swan, architect & managing partner 1978 3 (4) PARAGON ARCHITECTURE LLC 637 W College St, Springfield 65806 417-885-0002 • ParagonArchitecture.com erwin@paragonarchitecture.com 18 5 25 $294,000,000 Public, 80% Citizens Memorial Healthcare Dermatology Clinic, Lebanon Public Safety Center, Council of Churches headquarters renovation Brad Erwin, president/principal architect 2010 4 (5) H DESIGN GROUP LLC 5039 S National Ave, Springfield 65810 417-887-6595 • HDesignGroup.com info@hdesigngroup.com 17 7 21 WND Commercial, 50% Camp Barnabas dining hall, Stone County Health Department, CoxHealth Clinic - Sunshine & National, Iron Grain District, Mariott Element Hotel, Flat Creek Restaurants - Bolivar & Webb City Rob Haik, Brent Stevens & Todd Bolin, principals/architects 2000 5 (1) BUXTON KUBIK DODD DESIGN COLLECTIVE 3100 S National Ave, Ste 300, Springfield 65807 417-890-5543 • BK-DC.com apennington@bk-dc.com 16 12 40 WND Commercial, 80% The Risdal Family Center for Great Futures for Boys & Girls Club of Springfield, Convoy of Hope Global Headquarters & Training Center, James River Church South Campus youth addition & renovation Brian Kubik, president/owner & Jonathan Dodd, VP/owner 2003 6 (7) SAPP DESIGN ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS PC 3750 S Fremont Ave, Springfield 65804 417-877-9600 • SDAArchitects.com info@sdaarchitects.com 15 7 20 WND Institutional, 80% SPS' Reed Middle School & York Elementary, Monett Middle School, Neosho Performing Arts, Aurora Community Center Michael Sapp, founding principal; Stephen Telscher, Kristi Beattie, Ben Sapp & John McNabb, partners 1986 7 KINETIC DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT LLC 2101 W Chesterfield Blvd, Ste 101, Springfield 65807 1 417-530-4321 • KineticDD.com info@kineticdd.com 13 6 23 WND Retail, 60% Fire station in Arizona, 7 Brew Coffee nationwide, flight simulator building in Texas Abbye Bobbett, architect/chief operations officer; Adam Kreher, architect/chief experience officer & Griffin Bobbett, broker/chief development officer 2022 8 (9) ESTERLY SCHNEIDER & ASSOCIATES INC 1736 E Sunshine St, Ste 417, Springfield 65804 417-862-0558 • EsterlySchneider.com architect@esterlyschneider.com 13 6 20 $180,000,000 Commercial & educational, 40% each O'Reilly Auto Parts nationwide, Ozark High School Innovation Center, Ozarks Innovation Center, Ozark Tiger Paw Early Childhood, Lawrence County 911 Center Craig Schneider, Melissa Higbie, Thom Lundberg, Tim Guillot & Nancy Edson, managing partners 1947 9 (11) HOOD-RICH INC 400 South Ave, Ste 300, Springfield 65806 417-862-4483 • HoodRich.com hoodrich@hoodrich.com 10 8 12 WND Commercial, 45% Operation center for TelComm Credit Union, Ozark Innovation Center, ITTC addition & alterations, SMC Electric office, Scooter's Coffee Jim Lohmeyer, Billy Kimmons & Larry Parke, principal architects 1962 10 (10) BOTI ARCHITECTURE LLC 504 W College St, Springfield 65806 877-297-2684 • Boti.studio bo@boti.studio 10 4 12 $200,000,000 Retail, 40% Southern Hills development, Timbers Apartments in Lebanon, Las Margaritas Shopping Center in Springdale, Arkansas Bo Hagerman, president & Steve Colvin, principal engineer 2019 11 (12) NFORM ARCHITECTURE LLC 312 W Commercial St, Springfield 65803 417-873-2255 • nformarc.com ksmith@nformarc.com 8 3 10 WND Education & government, 40% each OTC Airframe & Powerplant Training Center, MSU Small Animal Training Center, Rescue One Jennifer Wilson & Travis Tindall, principals/architects 2007 12 (8) VECINO DESIGN LLC 305 W Commercial St, Springfield 65803 417-720-1577 • VecinoGroup.com design@vecinogroup.com 7 6 9 WND Multifamily, 90% Promise Place & The Mabion in Kansas City, Sankofa housing/multipurpose development in Springfield Matthew McLaughlin, vice president 2010 13 (13) BUDDY WEBB & CO INC 3057 E Cairo St, Springfield 65802 417-877-1385 • BuddyWebbCo.com buddy@webbarch.com 6 4 7 WND Retail, 60% O'Reilly Auto Parts stores nationwide; Missouri National Guard barracks, dining halls, administration & supply buildings at state training camps Buddy Webb, president/co-owner ; Stephen Bent, VP/co-owner & Rachel Vering, VP/co-owner 1996 14 (14) SLONE ARCHITECTS & INTERIOR DESIGNERS INC 1200 E Woodhurst Drive, Ste J-100, Springfield 65804 417-882-0246 • SloneArchitects.com ron@slonearchitects.com 6 3 8 $20,000,000 Commercial, 90% Wilson Logistics corporate offices Ron Slone, president 1979 15 BUF ARCHITECTURE STUDIO LLC 438 W McDaniel St, Springfield 65806 417-569-5051 • BufStudio.co thomasj@bufstudio.co 6 3 8 WND Multifamily, 50% Park57 Lofts, Children's Saftey Center, Big Whiskey's, Mercy clinics & infills Joel Thomas, principal architect 2020 16 (16) INSIGHT DESIGN ARCHITECTS LLC 112 S Main St, Nixa 65714 417-724-8553 • InsightDesignArchitects.com rapp@insightdesignarchitects.com 6 3 6 WND Retail, 60% Bass Pro Shops in Sunset Hills, 14 Mill Market in Nixa, Project Ribeye in Indiana Eric Albers & Nathan Rapp, principals & co-owners 2010 17 (17) ARKIFEX STUDIOS LLC 221 South Ave, Springfield 65806 417-773-1605 • ArkifexStudios.com blaine@arkifexstudios.com 6 2 8 WND Commercial, 80% Fiocchi of America corporate office & break building, SPS Darr Agricultural Center magnet school Cody Danastasio, Michael Hampton, Tyler Hellweg & Blaine Whisenhunt, principals 2014 18 BARON DESIGN & ASSOCIATES LLC 3810 E Sunshine St, Ste 101, Springfield 65809 417-877-9800 • Baron-Design.com rbaron@baron-design.com 4 4 8 WND Commercial, 100% OakStar Bank in Nixa & Overland Park, Kansas, Logan Villas in Raytown Rita Baron, principal 2003 19 OKE-THOMAS & ASSOCIATES INC 1972 E Chestnut Expressway, Springfield 65802 417-863-6262 • Oke-Thomas.com mail@oke-thomas.com 4 2 10 $20,000,000 Government, 45% University of Central Missouri technology office, General Services Administration renovations in St Louis, Drury University renovations John Oke-Thomas, president/ CEO 1996 As of March 13, 2023. Ranked by combined number of local licensed architects and architects in training, then by licensed architects, then by total staff, then by 2022 market value of projects. AITs: Architects in training; graduates of architecture school preparing for the registered examination. WND: Would not disclose. The previous year's rankings are in parentheses. Springfield Business Journal relies on the individual businesses to be truthful and accurate in their representation of the information listed. To be considered for future lists, email lists@sbj.net. 1 Kinetic Design and Development LLC moved to 2215 W. Chesterfield, Ste. 1, in 2023. Researched by Karen Bliss Karen Bliss © Copyright 2024 SBJ. All rights reserved. This material may not be republished, rebroadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Construction
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