What MHK Architecture does

MHK Architecture is a privately held, full-service architectural firm founded in 2009 by Matthew Kragh and headquartered in Naples, Florida. The firm operates through nine studios spanning Florida (Naples, Sarasota, Sanibel Island, Islamorada, Palm Beach), the Carolinas (Greenville, Charleston, Highlands), and Colorado (Denver), serving both luxury residential and commercial clients. Its core service offering spans feasibility and land analysis, schematic design, entitlement, design development, construction drawings, and construction administration, supported by in-house master planning, structural engineering, and design visualization capabilities.

The firm's revenue model is professional services fee-based, organized around project-based engagements won through competitive bidding and referrals rather than published pricing tiers. MHK segments its practice into residential (luxury coastal, mountain, waterfront, and urban homes — with nearly 4,000 coastal homes completed from Key West through the Carolinas per firm disclosures) and commercial (multi-family, mixed-use, hospitality, office and retail, civic, and aviation and marina). Named enterprise clients include The Ronto Group, Hoffmann Family of Companies, Hyatt House, AC Marriott, Morgan Stanley, PNC Bank, Finemark Bank, First Foundation Bank, Popstroke (endorsed by Tiger Woods Ventures), Houck Dermatology, Robb & Stucky, and Procter & Gamble (Tide Dry Cleaners).

Distribution is direct through physical studio offices, supplemented by a professional website, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, a journal/blog, press features (Architectural Digest, Southern Living, Ocean Home, Luxe, Modern Luxury), and participation in events such as the ULI Florida Summit. The firm holds Florida architecture license AA26001988 and is led by Founder and President Matthew Kragh with a named COO (Brian McCaffrey), National Directors, Controller, and 14+ studio and functional directors. The firm has received repeated accolades including Ocean Home Top 50 Coastal Architects, Luxe Gold List, Architectural Digest features, Southern Living Idea House 2024, AIA Firm of the Year, and JA Business Hall of Fame (Kragh, 2024).

Name

MHK Architecture

Legal name

MHK Architecture

Website

https://mhkarchitecture.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MHK Architecture is a privately held, multi-state architectural firm operating nine studios across Florida, the Carolinas, and Colorado, providing luxury residential and commercial architecture services including master planning, design development, and construction administration to developers, hospitality brands, financial institutions, and high-net-worth homeowners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Luxury / High-End Home Construction (IMAFABAJ), Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Luxury residential architecture
• Commercial architecture
• Master planning services
• Construction administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Naples

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional architecture services including master planning, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration. Revenue is generated through professional service fees for design projects across residential, commercial, hospitality, civic, and mixed-use sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MHK Architecture is a professional architectural services firm providing full-scope design from feasibility study and land analysis through schematic design, entitlement, design development, construction drawings, and construction administration. The practice serves luxury residential (coastal, mountain, waterfront, urban custom homes) and commercial (multi-family, mixed-use, hospitality, office/retail, civic, aviation, marina) sectors through nine regional studios. Services are bundled with in-house design visualization and master planning capabilities to support entitlement approvals and competitive bid wins.

Product overview

MHK Architecture offers comprehensive architectural design services across residential and commercial sectors. Their core offerings include luxury residential architecture (coastal, mountain, waterfront, and urban homes) and commercial architecture (multi-family, mixed-use, hospitality, office/retail, civic, and aviation/marina projects). The firm operates through nine studios across Florida, the Carolinas, and Colorado. Services include design visualization, master planning, and construction administration. The company is organized into specialized studios, with separate residential and commercial practices, each led by studio directors and national leadership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Architecture Services

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hoffmann Family of CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner for the Pandion Club project, a 275-acre transformative private golf destination in Estero, Florida. The partnership represents a major investment in the region's future with the project expected to generate hundreds of construction and permanent jobs.
• The Ronto GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for multiple luxury projects including The Owen condominiums in Sarasota and The Amara (Silver winner in SRQ's 4WALLS competition). Collaboration on high-end coastal condominiums.
• Build LLCcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partner for Naples Jet Center FBO hangar and office project at Naples Airport. Collaborative relationship on upscale aviation facilities.
• Kyle Phillips (Golf Course Designer)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChampionship golf course designer for Pandion Club. Recognized internationally for thoughtful, heritage-inspired designs with work across Europe, Middle East, and United States.
• Tiger Woods Ventures (Popstroke)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTiger Woods Ventures partnership with Popstroke (MHK designed first prototype in Port St. Lucie). Now endorsed by Tiger Woods Ventures with 8 locations nationally.
• Junior AchievementminorOthersMatthew Kragh inducted into JA Business Hall of Fame recognizing impact on youth education in Southwest Florida regarding entrepreneurship, work readiness, and financial literacy.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hart Howerton: Hart Howerton is a planning, architecture, and landscape architecture firm focused on luxury residential, hospitality, and resort master planning — directly comparable to MHK's luxury coastal and mixed-use practice in scale, client profile, and design ambition.
• Lake|Flato Architects: Lake|Flato is a Texas-based architecture firm working across luxury residential, hospitality, civic, and commercial work with strong regional brand recognition — comparable to MHK's mix of high-end residential and commercial/luxury hospitality commissions.
• Aria Group Architects: Aria Group is a Florida-rooted architecture firm specializing in hospitality, residential, and mixed-use projects, overlapping meaningfully with MHK's hospitality flags (Hyatt House, AC Marriott) and coastal Florida footprint.
• Olson Kundig: Olson Kundig is an architecture and design firm renowned for context-driven luxury residential and resort projects across mountain and coastal environments — closely comparable to MHK's residential luxury focus and studio-based craft model.

Broad incumbents

• Robert A.M. Stern Architects: RAMSA is an established national architecture firm with a luxury residential and large-scale mixed-use practice, materially comparable to MHK's high-end residential design language though operating at significantly broader scale.
• HOK: HOK is a large global architecture practice with deep hospitality, healthcare, and civic expertise — directly relevant for the commercial/civic segments (Hyatt, healthcare, banking) where MHK is now active.
• WATG (Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo): WATG is a global architecture and design firm specializing in hospitality, residential, and mixed-use — a natural comparator for MHK's growing hospitality and luxury residential commercial pipeline.
• Gensler: Gensler is the largest global architecture firm with a large hospitality, commercial, and mixed-use practice — relevant as the incumbent scale competitor MHK increasingly encounters on commercial pursuits like Hyatt/Marriott hotels and financial offices.
• Cooper Carry: Cooper Carry is a multi-disciplinary architecture firm with strong mixed-use, hospitality, and multifamily practices — comparable to MHK's commercial multi-family and mixed-use developments in markets like Sarasota and Charleston.
• Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates: KPF is a large global architecture firm with an active commercial, hospitality, and mixed-use tower practice — relevant incumbent competitor for the upper-tier commercial mandates MHK is pursuing beyond coastal luxury residential.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mhk-architecture
• Instagraminstagram.com/mhk.architecture
• Pinterestpinterest.com/mhkarchitectureandplanning
• Facebookfacebook.com/mhkcarolinas

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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