Faulkner Design Group

What Faulkner Design Group does

Faulkner Design Group (FDG) is a Dallas-based interior architecture and design firm founded in 1992 by Adrienne Akin Faulkner, providing services for multifamily residential, senior living, and property redevelopment projects across the United States and Canada. FDG operates as a vertically integrated professional services practice covering interior architecture and design (space planning, finish specifications, construction documentation, construction administration), in-house FF&E procurement, and dedicated warehousing, delivery, and installation coordinated through a 20+ year partnership with Design Expediting Services Intl (DESI). The firm specifies more than $100 million per year in products and materials through long-established vendor relationships, enabling procurement cost advantages and on-time, on-budget delivery predictability from concept through final installation.

Underlying technology centers on full Autodesk REVIT/BIM implementation since 2007, predating industry standardization, supported by 3D rendering, virtual reality visualization, and 3D printing for scaled models. This BIM-first workflow integrates with client architects and contractors, reducing changes, RFIs, and change orders. Proprietary registered methodologies include Design Driven Marketing (coined 20+ years ago), Platinum Living (senior living design philosophy), and Universal Understanding (universal design framework), all of which support marketed outcomes around higher rents, faster absorption, improved resident retention, and record property sales for developer clients.

The business model is enterprise project-based professional services delivered through a single Dallas headquarters to a national client base. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales: dedicated design teams are assigned to each project, working with the largest U.S. developers, contractors, real estate investment groups, and management firms, with most clients reported as repeat relationships. Revenue derives from design fees and FF&E procurement coordination. FDG is a WBENC-certified woman-owned business with 700+ projects completed and 200+ industry awards, including multiple Inc. 5000 listings (2016, 2017) and an Interior Design Magazine #5 Rising Giants ranking in 2024. The firm is privately held, self-funded, and has no disclosed outside investors or parent entity.

Name

Faulkner Design Group

Legal name

Faulkner Design Group, Inc.

Website

https://faulknerdesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Faulkner Design Group is a Dallas-based interior architecture and design firm founded in 1992, providing vertically integrated design, FF&E procurement, and installation services for multifamily developers, senior living operators, and property redevelopment clients across the U.S. and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Interior Architecture and Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Interior architecture design
• Multifamily design services
• Senior living design
• FF&E procurement
• Property redevelopment design

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Interior Architecture and Design Services: Full-service interior design from concept through installation including space planning, finish specifications, construction documentation, and construction administration. Services provided in-house for predictability of on-time and on-budget delivery.
2. FF&E Procurement Services: In-house procurement team coordinates purchasing, receiving, and delivery leveraging long-lasting vendor relationships. Specifies over $100 million per year in products and materials ensuring lowest possible prices for clients.
3. Warehousing, Delivery, and Installation: Dedicated receiving, storage, delivery, and installation services through partnership with Design Expediting Services Intl (DESI) to ensure quality and maintain design intent throughout every project.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Faulkner Design Group provides full-service interior architecture and design for multifamily, senior living, and redevelopment projects across the U.S. and Canada, supported by in-house FF&E procurement (specifying over $100M annually), warehousing, delivery, and installation. Services span concept, space planning, finish specifications, BIM construction documentation, and construction administration, with a dedicated design team assigned to each project from concept through final installation.

Product overview

Faulkner Design Group (FDG) is a Dallas-based interior architecture and design firm offering a comprehensive suite of services for multifamily, senior living, and redevelopment projects. The core offering comprises Interior Architecture and Design Services supported by in-house FF&E Procurement Services and Warehousing, Delivery, and FF&E Installation Services. Specialized practice areas include Multifamily Interior Design Services and Senior Living Interior Design Services with proprietary methodologies like Design Driven Marketing and Universal Understanding, plus Interior Architecture Redevelopment Services. Technology-enabled design capabilities include REVIT-based BIM services for 3D modeling and virtual visualization. The integrated service model—combining design, procurement, and installation in-house—enables predictable on-time, on-budget project delivery from concept through final installation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interior Architecture and Design Services Core interior architecture and design services for multifamily, senior living, and redevelopment projects, covering conceptualization, design, space planning, finish specifications, construction documentation, and construction administration. Provided in-house with a dedicated design team from concept through final installation.
• FF&E Procurement Services In-house procurement services coordinating purchasing, receiving, and delivery while leveraging long-lasting vendor relationships to source high-quality products and materials at competitive prices for multifamily, senior living, and redevelopment projects.
• Warehousing, Delivery, and FF&E Installation Services Dedicated receiving, storage, delivery, and installation services for FF&E, executed through a 20+ year partnership with Design Expediting Services Intl (DESI) to maintain design intent and accommodate target installation date changes.
• Multifamily Interior Design Services Interior design services for multifamily properties including high-rise, mid-rise, mixed-use, garden-style, transit-oriented development, and student housing projects, designed to increase retention rates, absorption rates, and overall community value.
• Senior Living Interior Design Services Interior design services for senior living communities including Life Plan/CCRC, Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and hospice/palliative care environments, incorporating Platinum Living and Universal Understanding proprietary philosophies to support dignity, independence, mobility, health, and safety.
• Interior Architecture Redevelopment Services Revitalization of existing properties into flourishing communities through strategic redevelopment, repositioning assets to achieve higher rents and retention rates for owners and developers.
• REVIT Interior Architecture Design (BIM-based) BIM-based design services using Autodesk REVIT software to produce 3D models, highly detailed construction drawings, and virtual visualization of projects before construction begins, integrating seamlessly with architects and contractors to reduce RFIs and change orders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 700 projects completed nationwide and in Canada since 1992
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Design Expediting Services Intl (DESI)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLong-standing partnership with Design Expediting Services Intl (DESI) for warehousing, delivery, and FF&E installation services. DESI was created by designers for designers and FDG has worked with them for over 20 years. This partnership provides maximum control over timing with flexibility to accommodate changes in target installation dates.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AvroKO: Hospitality-focused interior design and branding firm delivering integrated environments for hotels, restaurants, and residential developments. Comparable in integrating design with operational and brand outcomes, though concentrated in hospitality rather than multifamily.
• ForrestPerkins: National interior design firm serving the hospitality, senior living, and residential markets with integrated design and procurement services. Highly comparable vertical mix and full-service model to Faulkner Design Group's hospitality and senior living work.
• Interior Architects: Large commercial interior architecture and design firm with offices across the U.S. Comparable practice in delivering interior environments for enterprise clients with BIM-led workflows, though typically serving larger corporate and mixed-use mandates than FDG's multifamily/senior living focus.
• Roman and Williams: Design studio delivering interiors for hotels, restaurants, and cultural institutions with strong design identity and award recognition. Comparable as a brand-led design firm competing for similar enterprise hospitality and residential clients, though more selective in project mix.
• StudioSIX5: Dallas-based interior design firm specializing in multifamily, senior living, and student housing developments. Closest direct competitor by geography, vertical focus, and service model, competing for similar enterprise developer clients.
• Wilson Associates: Global hospitality interior design firm delivering luxury hotel, residential, and mixed-use interiors with multi-office delivery. Comparable on FF&E specification scale and integrated design-to-installation services, though typically competing on larger hospitality mandates.
• Simeone Deary Design Group: Hospitality interior design firm recognized for senior living and hotel interiors, with a national client base of developers and operators. Directly comparable in the senior living design vertical where FDG competes for CCRC and assisted living projects.

Broad incumbents

• Humphreys & Partners Architects: Large multifamily-focused architecture firm serving national developers with high-volume project pipelines. Comparable in serving the largest multifamily developers and operating at scale, though primarily architectural with interior design typically delivered via partners.
• RLPS Architects: Architecture and interior design firm with a dedicated senior living practice serving CCRCs, independent living, and assisted living operators. Directly comparable in the senior living vertical, though broader in scope including architecture services.
• Bassenian Lagoni Architects: National architecture firm specializing in multifamily residential design, with deep relationships across the same enterprise developer client base as FDG. A broader incumbent that delivers architecture and collaborates with interior design partners, often competing for the same project pipelines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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