HLW

Name

HLW

Legal name

HLW International LLP

Website

https://hlw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1885

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture Services: Comprehensive architectural design services for commercial, residential, hospitality, educational, and institutional projects. Revenue generated through project-based fees for design, planning, and construction administration services.
2. Interior Design Services: Full-service interior design including space planning, FF&E specification, and project management for corporate headquarters, labs, and specialized facilities.
3. Specialty Consulting Services: Specialized services including sustainability consulting (BEYOND), strategy (Ark), lighting design (Spark), and brand experience (brandx) offered as integrated or standalone consulting engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HLW is a full-service architecture and interior design firm providing integrated design services across architecture, interior design, master planning, landscape, workplace strategy, sustainability consulting, lighting design, and brand experience. The firm delivers large-scale corporate headquarters, campus, laboratory, broadcast, and adaptive reuse projects through direct engagement with enterprise clients across the US and EMEA.

Product overview

HLW is an architecture and interior design firm offering integrated design services across multiple disciplines. The core offering encompasses Architecture, Interior Design, Master Planning, Landscape, Strategy, Sustainability, Lighting Design, and Brand Experience services. The firm operates four specialty studios—Ark (strategic consulting), BEYOND (sustainability consultancy), brandx (brand experience/graphics), and Spark Studio (lighting design)—that function as integrated partners within project delivery. HLW serves sectors including Adaptive Reuse, Commercial, Education, Finance, Hospitality, Legal, Life Sciences, Media & Entertainment, Residential & Mixed Use, Technology, and Workplace. The portfolio spans corporate headquarters, broadcast facilities, laboratory environments, educational institutions, and hospitality projects across the US and EMEA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ark: Strategy consulting services focused on workplace strategy and organizational change management.
• BEYOND
• brandx
• Spark

Products and services

• Architecture Full-service architectural design covering new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse projects for enterprise clients across commercial, residential, educational, and institutional sectors.
• Interior Design Interior design services encompassing space planning, furniture selection, finish specifications, and workplace strategy for corporate, hospitality, and residential environments.
• Master Planning Comprehensive site and campus planning services including urban design, landscape architecture, and phased development strategies for large-scale enterprise and institutional projects.
• Landscape Architecture Landscape architecture services integrating outdoor spaces, biophilic design elements, and sustainable site solutions for corporate and institutional clients.
• Strategy Consulting (Ark) Workplace strategy, change management, and organizational design consulting delivered through the Ark specialty studio to optimize space utilization and employee experience for enterprise clients.
• Sustainability Consulting (BEYOND) Sustainable design services including LEED certification pursuit, wellness certifications (WELL, Fitwel), carbon reduction strategies, and environmental consulting delivered through the BEYOND specialty studio.
• Lighting Design (Spark Studio) Architectural lighting design services delivered through Spark Studio, covering interior illumination, daylight integration, and integrated lighting systems across all project types.
• Brand Experience (brandx) Brand integration into physical environments including environmental graphics, signage, wayfinding, and branded experiential design delivered through the brandx specialty studio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10 million square feet of office and residential development delivered in Northeast region since 2014
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Roger Ferris + PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign architect collaboration for Phillips Point office tower renovation in West Palm Beach, FL. HLW works in conjunction with Roger Ferris + Partners as design architect on the landmark project.
• Gardiner & TheobaldcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject management and construction administration partnership on Insurance Client Madison Avenue Office 14FL project in New York.
• Higgins QuasebarthcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHistorical preservation consulting partnership on Insurance Client Madison Avenue project, ensuring landmark compliance and heritage building standards.
• Concrete (Amsterdam)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Concrete on Liberty Science Center SciTech Scity project. Concrete served as lead designer while HLW provided local execution and interior design services for the seven-story Edge Works business incubation hub.
• IngraominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInterior design collaboration on Phillips Point lobby and common area upgrades, bringing high-end residential design sensibility to Class A office environments.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• IA Interior Architects: Specialist workplace interior design firm serving financial services, technology, and life sciences clients; directly comparable to HLW's interior design and workplace studio work.
• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm, similarly offering integrated architecture, interior design, brand experience, and sustainability across workplaces, life sciences, financial services, and technology — the most direct functional and competitive comparable to HLW.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with strong life sciences, healthcare, workplace, and adaptive reuse practices and Fortune 500 enterprise client base; directly comparable to HLW in scale and service mix.
• HOK: Large global full-service architecture practice with healthcare, science & technology, workplace, sports & entertainment, and media practices — closely overlapping HLW's sector coverage and project types.
• HKS: Full-service architecture and design practice with strong healthcare and life sciences practices and enterprise corporate work; comparable in service breadth and Fortune 500 client focus.
• CannonDesign: Architecture, engineering, and planning firm with significant healthcare, science, and higher-education practices; directly comparable in life sciences and BSL lab design capabilities.
• Nelson Worldwide (Nelson): Workplace-focused design and architecture firm with comparable client base in financial services, technology, and life sciences; similar size and service portfolio to HLW.
• Studios Architecture: Architecture and interior design firm with comparable scale, focused on commercial, technology, and workplace projects for enterprise clients; functionally and operationally comparable to HLW.

Broad incumbents

• Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF): Larger global architecture firm with deep commercial workplace and corporate headquarters work; operates at greater scale than HLW but in overlapping service categories and client types.
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM): Iconic global architecture and engineering firm; much larger enterprise but competes for similar Fortune 500 commercial and adaptive reuse projects as HLW.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hlw-
• Instagraminstagram.com/hlwinternational
• Xx.com/HLWIntl
• Facebookfacebook.com/HLWInternationalLLP

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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