What PLACE designers does

PLACE Designers Inc. is a privately held, multidisciplinary architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design firm headquartered in Round Rock (Austin), Texas, with additional offices in Houston (opened November 2021) and Temple. The firm was founded in 2014 through the merger of two award-winning predecessor firms, LZT Architects and BWM Group, both originally established in 1998, and operates as a full-service design practice organized around five integrated phases: Pre-Design & Feasibility, Design & Delivery, Bidding & Procurement, Construction Administration, and BIM & Visualization. Its core technology stack is Revit-based Building Information Modeling with clash coordination, used to virtually build projects before construction and produce builder-friendly bid sets. The firm is led by CEO Corey Maxon (since 2020) and serves a Texas-anchored client base across four primary verticals: developers (multi-family, mixed-use, hospitality, single-family subdivisions), municipalities and government (parks, trails, civic buildings), commercial and hospitality (hotels, resorts, retail), and institutional clients (healthcare, education). Notable projects include the $540 million Sachs on the Seawall in Galveston, the $100 million Tiara on the Beach luxury condominiums, the 240-acre Whitecap master-planned community on North Padre Island, the 32-acre Rivery Town Center in Georgetown, and The Lighthouse, a 128-foot stone landmark tower in Corpus Christi.

PLACE Designers generates revenue through project-based professional design fees billed across the standard AIA phases (schematic design, design development, construction documents, construction administration), supplemented by consulting and entitlements services. The firm operates a sales-led go-to-market model with dedicated business development leadership, pursuing work through direct outreach, RFPs, and repeat developer relationships. With 11-50 employees and no disclosed financials or external funding, the firm is a small-to-mid-sized regional design practice that has leveraged senior talent licensed across multiple states, a multi-decade award record (AIA, ASLA, TSA, APA, NPS), and integrated multidisciplinary delivery to win and execute large-scale Texas projects spanning residential, hospitality, civic, and landmark typologies.

Name

PLACE designers

Legal name

PLACE Designers Inc.

Website

https://placedesigners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PLACE Designers is a privately held Texas-based multidisciplinary architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design firm serving developers, municipalities, and commercial clients across Texas with Revit-based BIM workflows and project-based design fees, operating from offices in Austin/Round Rock, Houston, and Temple.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Space Planning & Workplace Design (BPAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Landscape architecture design
• Interior design services
• Mixed-use development design
• BIM design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Round Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Design Services: PLACE Designers generates revenue through full-service architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design fees. Services are provided across new construction, renovations, and tenant improvements. Revenue is project-based, typically billed through standard design fee structures including schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration phases. The firm also offers consulting and entitlements services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PLACE Designers is a multidisciplinary architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design firm offering full-service design from pre-design and feasibility through construction administration. The firm serves developers, municipalities, government entities, and commercial property owners with integrated design delivery using modern Revit-based BIM workflows across residential, hospitality, mixed-use, civic, and commercial projects in Texas.

Product overview

PLACE Designers is a multidisciplinary architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design firm offering full-service design and construction support. The company operates a service-based model organized around five integrated phases: Pre-Design & Feasibility, Design & Delivery, Bidding & Procurement, Construction Administration, and BIM & Visualization. Their core services span architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design, supported by modern BIM workflows. The firm delivers projects across multiple markets including residential (single-family, multi-family, subdivision), lifestyle (hospitality, sports & leisure), civic & institutional (public, education, healthcare), business & industry (mixed-use, office, financial, industrial, retail), and special/niche (landmark, historic preservation). Notable projects include Tiara on the Beach (luxury condominiums), Rivery Town Center (mixed-use development), Sachs on the Seawall (major mixed-use project), The Lighthouse (landmark tower), and Tiki Condos & Villas (coastal residential).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects completed with fewer surprises through BIM-driven quality and virtual building before construction
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Novak Brothers LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership on multiple residential and mixed-use developments in Central Texas. Projects include Texas Brownstones (awarded MAX Award), Summit at Rivery Park (Master-Planned Community of the Year), and other developments in Georgetown and Austin area.
• Legend CommunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Tiki Island Residences and Boathouse Resort - a luxury condominium development on Galveston's Tiki Island. Project includes 70 condo units and marina facilities.
• Royal Crown Investments LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead development partner for Sachs on the Seawall - a $540 million mixed-use development in Galveston including Marriott Renaissance Hotel, condominiums, and retail.
• Campo Azul Development LLCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering and design partner for Atanasio Ranch residential subdivision in Hutto, TX - a 99-home development on 17 acres inspired by Guadalajara agave fields.
• Williams Advisers International LLCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic and commercial partner for Atanasio Ranch development alongside PLACE Designers.
• Satya Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for Tiara on the Beach - a $100 million luxury beachfront condominium project on Galveston's West End. PLACE Designers serves as architecture and engineering firm.
• Nan & Co. PropertiesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales and marketing partner for Tiki Island Residences, operating the mobile sales gallery and handling prospective buyer presentations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SWA Group: National landscape architecture and urban design firm with deep Texas master-planned community work. Comparable to PLACE's landscape practice in project type and developer relationships, but with broader national scale and resources.
• Gensler: Global architecture, interiors, and design firm with major Texas offices in Dallas and Houston. Competes for large-scale mixed-use and hospitality developer work but at significantly greater scale and broader service breadth.
• HOK: Global design, architecture, and engineering firm with Texas presence, pursuing mixed-use, hospitality, and master-planned community projects. Comparable project typologies but at much larger scale and broader service portfolio.

Regional players

• OJB Landscape Architecture: Houston-based landscape architecture firm with strong Texas developer relationships and master-planned community portfolio. Direct geographic peer competing for many of the same Texas mixed-use and residential landscape commissions.
• Michael Hsu Office of Architecture: Austin-based architecture and interiors firm with comparable Texas hospitality, mixed-use, and residential project focus. Competes for similar developer-driven design commissions in the Texas market.

Direct peers

• Studio Outside: Dallas-based landscape architecture firm focused on master-planned communities, mixed-use developments, and civic projects across Texas. Direct peer for PLACE's landscape architecture service line with comparable client base and project typologies.
• BOKA Powell: Texas-based architecture firm serving mixed-use, residential, and commercial developer clients. Comparable in regional focus, project scale, and service approach to PLACE's architectural practice.
• W Architecture: Texas-based architecture and interior design firm specializing in mixed-use, multi-family, and urban infill projects. Directly comparable project types (high-density residential, master-planned) and similar developer client base in the Texas market.
• Page: Page is a Texas-based multidisciplinary architecture, engineering, and interiors firm with similar developer and civic clients in Austin, Houston, and beyond. Comparable in service breadth, regional footprint, and project scale across mixed-use and master-planned work.
• Lake|Flato: San Antonio-based architecture and design firm with a comparable Texas developer focus, award-winning portfolio, and similar mid-sized firm profile. Competes for the same residential, hospitality, and master-planned community engagements in Texas.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/place-designers-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/placedesigners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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