We’re an Architecture and Design Strategy company that’s built for impact and designed for the future. We are driven by the desire to affect positive change. Inspired by the power of great design, we see ourselves as a catalyst for innovation and aim to redefine the dynamic between clients, communities, and designers.

We work across several industries both regionally and nationally, and specialize in health & wellness, life sciences, higher education, and workplace strategy.

Founded on our shared optimism for human interactions, we are committed to delivering a new model for our practice, improving client experience, and project delivery through smart partnerships and new processes.

We are passionate about entrepreneurial, cross-practice solutions that improve our built environment, our communities, and our future.


We solve complex problems through design.

Transforming ambiguity into clarity, we partner with our clients as they navigate growth, change, and transformation through purposeful architecture. We partner with leaders across sectors to design environments that are as strategic as they are beautiful.

We develop solutions as UNIQUE as your challenges.

Every project is different, and so is our approach. We create spaces as dynamic as the people and organizations we serve, transforming ideas into environments that drive real, measurable outcomes.

We create spaces that do MORE.

We challenge the ordinary, creating spaces that go beyond your needs to maximize your return on investment and delivery value long after completion.

We deliver visionary design for visionary LEADERS.

Our diverse team of innovators and multi-disciplinary experts brings a fresh perspective to those redefining their industry. 


Our technical expertise and human-centric mindset enable us to operate from an innovative lens at an agile pace. Leading with purpose, together we forge a new path for the future.


We don’t follow a formula—we build the right team, process, and path for every client and project. We innovate in PEOPLE, PROCESS, and PARTNERSHIP to deliver better outcomes.

PEOPLE: We are a team of curious thinkers and creative problem solvers.

We are a team made up of diverse multi-disciplinary experts - from architects to anthropologists, videographers, healthcare professionals, planners - we work together to bring user experience to the forefront.

We bring deep technical expertise combined with a human-centric mindset that drives value.

We bring in trusted collaborators, experts in their field, to help inform and strengthen our work.

PROCESS: Our approach is agile, inclusive, and insight-driven.

Design sprints accelerate ideas, reduce waste, and spark alignment.

Community visioning brings diverse voices into the design process.

Human-centered principles guide every decision—ensuring the result works for real people.

Partnership: We are your partner in possibility.

We align design with your goals from day one - co-creating spaces that meet your business and organizational goals.

We focus on ROI, functionality, and long-term value—not just form.

We stay at the table, helping you navigate decisions and maximize impact at every stage.


FIFTEEN's approach to co-creation in partnership with clients is transformational for the discipline, and so increasingly relevant to where architectural practice is today  - The necessity to learn to work WITH rather than FOR clients and in service of a public and greater goods - health of people, health of communities is so critical and will not happen in traditional modes of practice. "

Rashida Ng, RA, Undergraduate Architecture Chair University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences

 

CORE SERVICES 

Architecture
Interior Design
Planning
Programming

DESIGN CONSULTANCY

Interactive Workshops
Community Engagement
Workplace Culture Strategy
Branding & Communications
Integrated Graphics
Pre-Design
Project Management

PRODUCT DESIGN

Prototype Development
Technology Integration
Fabrication

 

2023 Philadelphia Emerging Architecture Prize

2023 & 2024 EPiC Firm

2025 Philadelphia Business Journal Best Places to Work