Hastings+Chivetta Architects

What Hastings+Chivetta Architects does

Hastings+Chivetta Architects is a privately held planning and design firm headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri, founded in 1960. The firm operates as a multidisciplinary platform delivering architecture, interior design, master planning, mechanical engineering, program management, forensic consulting, sustainability advisory, inspection and resilience consulting, specialized healthcare planning, creative services, and 3D visualization under a unified delivery model, organized across 14 practice areas including Civic, Healthcare, K-12 and Higher Education, Defense + Security, Justice, Senior Living, Hospitality, Themed Entertainment, Sports + Recreation, Industrial, Workplace, Worship, and Mixed-Use + Urban Design.

The firm maintains 25 office locations across 13 U.S. states and operates three subsidiary brands: Grace Design International (international projects), CASE (AEC services), and Grace Design Healthcare Studios (healthcare-focused practice). Named customers span major enterprise and government clients including Walt Disney World, Fairmont, Ochsner Health, University of Maryland, Texas Christian University, Ascension Parish, and St. Louis University.

Revenue is generated through custom project-based professional services fees, typically structured as multi-year contracts with quote-driven pricing. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales targeting healthcare systems, educational institutions, government agencies, and commercial developers via direct engagement, relationship-based business development, and RFP responses. The firm is privately held as an LLC with no disclosed external investors or funding rounds. Leadership activity includes the December 2025 appointment of Zeb Scott as General Counsel to support strategic growth.

Name

Hastings+Chivetta Architects

Legal name

Grace Design Studios, LLC

Website

https://hastingschivetta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hastings+Chivetta Architects is a privately held, Saint Louis-based multidisciplinary architecture, planning, and consulting firm founded in 1960, operating 25 offices across 13 U.S. states and serving enterprise, healthcare, education, defense, and government clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Design Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG), Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK), Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Master planning
• Interior design
• Construction administration
• Building consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices25 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional services revenue generated from architecture, interior design, planning, and engineering projects for enterprise clients across multiple sectors.
2. Program Management: Project management and program oversight services for large-scale construction and development projects.
3. Consulting Services: Forensic consulting, sustainability consulting, inspection, and resilience consulting services.
4. Specialized Planning Services: Healthcare equipment planning, disaster recovery, and specialized planning for regulated industries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Grace Design Studios is a global architecture, planning, and consulting firm delivering multidisciplinary design services spanning architecture, program management, mechanical engineering, forensic consulting, sustainability, inspection and resilience consulting, interior design, master planning, specialized healthcare planning, creative services, and 3D visualization. The firm serves enterprise and institutional clients across 14 practice areas including healthcare, education, defense, justice, civic, hospitality, themed entertainment, senior living, sports, industrial, workplace, worship, and mixed-use urban development. Projects are delivered as custom, project-based engagements from concept through construction administration.

Product overview

Grace Design Studios is a global architecture, planning, and consulting firm offering multidisciplinary design services. The company operates as a unified platform providing 11 core services: Architecture, Program Management, Mechanical Engineering, Forensic Consulting, Sustainability, Inspection + Resilience Consulting, Interior Design, Planning, Specialized Healthcare Planning + Design, Creative Services, and 3D Visualization. These services are organized around 14 practice areas covering Civic, Healthcare, K-12 Education, Higher Education, Defense + Security, Justice, Senior Living, Hospitality, Themed Entertainment, Sports + Recreation, Industrial, Workplace, Mixed-Use + Urban Design, and Worship. The firm also maintains subsidiary brands including Grace Design International, CASE, and Grace Design Healthcare Studios. The multidisciplinary model aligns big vision with real-world execution across every scale and sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Grace Design International: International architecture, planning, and consulting brand serving global markets.
• CASE
• Grace Design Healthcare Studios

Products and services

• Architecture Services Architecture services that go beyond designing structures to create spaces that inspire and enrich lives, with a focus on aesthetics, functionality, and sustainability.
• Program Management Project management services providing seamless coordination and navigation of complex projects from concept to completion.
• Mechanical Engineering Mechanical and thermal systems design ensuring peak efficiency, sustainability, and reliability across building systems.
• Forensic Consulting Forensic analysis services supporting dispute resolution for attorneys, owners, designers, and contractors, alongside property and ADA assessments.
• Sustainability Humanist and forward-thinking design concepts that benefit culture, people, and planet.
• Inspection + Resilience Consulting Architectural support and assistance to help communities regain full strength and resilience after disasters.
• Interior Design Interior design services collaborating closely with clients to create inviting, inspiring, and harmonious spaces aligned with vision and lifestyle.
• Planning Strategic planning services from seafloor cities to nature-sensitive resorts, forging new models of mixed-use destinations respectful of natural features and economic conditions.
• Specialized Healthcare Planning + Design Lean-inspired, systematic approach to healthcare planning streamlining processes to create efficient, effective facilities.
• Creative Services Innovative design solutions connecting client ideas to the world through the Creative Services Studio.
• 3D Visualization Virtual exploration and experience of projects for certainty in the review and approvals process.
• Grace Design International International arm of Grace Design Studios providing global architecture, planning, and consulting services.
• CASE AEC-focused subsidiary brand under Grace Design Studios.
• Grace Design Healthcare Studios Specialized healthcare-focused practice within Grace Design Studios.

Quantifiable outcome

• Spaces designed for people to learn, heal, serve, play, and grow

Named customers18 records

Segments13 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record.

• Grace Design InternationalOthersInternational brand under the Grace Design Studios umbrella, serving global markets beyond the US presence.
• CASEOthersPartner brand specializing in AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) industry services.
• Grace Design Healthcare StudiosOthersSpecialized healthcare-focused brand within the Grace Design Studios portfolio.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EwingCole: Mid-sized multidisciplinary architecture and engineering firm with notable healthcare, education, and civic portfolios, directly comparable in scale and integrated-service positioning.
• CannonDesign: Integrated design firm combining architecture, engineering, and planning with strong healthcare and education verticals, closely matching the anchor's multidisciplinary and vertical-led structure.
• SmithGroup: Integrated architecture, engineering, and planning firm serving similar higher education, healthcare, workplace, and cultural clients with comparable multidisciplinary service delivery.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture and design firm with a multidisciplinary platform spanning healthcare, education, civic, and workplace, directly overlapping the anchor's practice areas and integrated delivery approach.
• HKS: Mid-to-large multidisciplinary architecture firm with deep healthcare, education, and civic practices and a comparable integrated service model serving enterprise and institutional clients.
• Flad Architects: Architecture and planning firm with strong healthcare, higher education, and science/technology practices, similar in size and integrated-service orientation to the anchor.
• PGAL: Mid-sized architecture and planning firm serving civic, healthcare, education, and aviation clients with an integrated practice model directly comparable to the anchor's structure and target markets.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm with a much broader portfolio; competes with the anchor on workplace, hospitality, healthcare, and civic RFPs but at materially greater scale.
• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with deep healthcare, education, civic, and sports practices, competing with the anchor across most of its primary segments at larger scale.
• Stantec: Global professional services firm providing architecture, engineering, and environmental services, competing for institutional and infrastructure clients at significantly broader scale than the anchor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hc_architects
• Facebookfacebook.com/149367865107172
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hastings---chivetta-architects

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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