Architecture Firm

Architecture Firm Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 8th, 2024

An architecture firm offers designing, preparation of construction documents, and administration. Architects also offer feasibility studies, architectural programming, and project management on behalf of their clients.

If you are an architect and wish to start an architecture firm, then you would have to research the market and identify a potential niche based on your unique selling points. Then, determine the most suitable business structure and lay the foundations with a good business plan. Determine what competitors could be doing wrong and how you can stand out from the crowd.

In this list, you'll find real-world architecture firm success stories and very profitable examples of starting a architecture firm that makes money.

1. O2 Treehouse ($762K/year)

Dustin Feider, the founder of O2 Treehouse, came up with the idea when he built a geodesic sphere in a treetop for his senior capstone project in college. This unique design garnered attention and led him to realize the potential in the treehouse building industry. Today, O2 Treehouse is a well-known company with a two-year backlog of projects and has been featured in over 85 publications.

How much money it makes: $762K/year
How much did it cost to start: $12K
How many people on the team: 8

How I Started A $63K/Month Custom Built Treehouse Business And Got Featured In Over 85 Publications

Founder, Dustin Feider, shares how he started O2 Treehouse Commercial, a custom-built treehouse business generating $63K/month, which has been featured in over 85 publications and has a two-year backlog of projects waiting, along with the launch of Treewalkers, a treehouse hospitality franchise seeking to reconnect people with nature on a larger scale through a crowdfunding equity campaign via StartEngine.

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