What TMPartners does

TMP (formerly TMPartners) is a privately held architecture and interior design firm founded in 1976 and approaching 50 years in business. The firm designs buildings across five core service lines: Healthcare, Education, Government and Civic, Commercial and Mixed-Use, and Public Safety. Notable technical specializations include LEED-certified sustainable design (with several "first-in-state" certifications on hospitals and federal facilities), behavioral health facility design, and fast-track delivery methods demonstrated by an 8-story, 250-bed hospital completed in 18 months—roughly half the typical schedule—through prefabrication and on-site presence. The firm operates from two offices—Franklin, Tennessee (headquarters) and Lakewood Ranch, Florida—and serves projects across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Northeast for institutional and federal clients.

The firm serves enterprise and institutional clients including large healthcare systems (HCA Florida Healthcare, TriStar Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Colquitt Regional Medical Center, Parkridge Health System), universities and K-12 districts (Middle Tennessee State University, Metro Nashville Public Schools), federal agencies (NASA), and commercial real estate developers (Boyle Investment Company, H.G. Hill Realty Company, Stockbridge Capital Group). Revenue is generated through professional-services commissions structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed design fees, secured via RFPs, design competitions, and longstanding client relationships. The firm frequently partners through joint ventures with peer architecture firms (Hastings Architecture, EYP, Orcutt Winslow, Cooper Carry) and general contractors (Nabholz, Brasfield & Gorrie, Turner Construction) to deliver projects that exceed its individual capacity. In March 2025 the firm rebranded from TMPartners to TMP and relocated into a 32,000 sq ft purpose-designed office at McEwen Northside in Franklin, Tennessee.

Name

TMPartners

Legal name

TMP

Website

https://tmpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

TMP (formerly TMPartners) is a nearly 50-year-old private architecture and interior design firm headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, with a second office in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. It delivers healthcare, education, government and civic, commercial mixed-use, and public safety facility design for institutional and enterprise clients across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brentwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional services revenue generated through commissions on architectural design, interior design, and master planning projects for institutional and commercial clients. Projects range from small renovations to large-scale hospital and campus developments. Fees are structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed design fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TMP is an architecture and interior design firm that provides programming, master planning, facility analysis, schematic design, and full design services for institutional and commercial clients. The firm delivers projects across five core service lines: healthcare facilities, educational institutions, government and civic buildings, commercial and mixed-use developments, and public safety facilities. Projects range from small renovations to large-scale hospital and campus developments, with a particular specialization in LEED-certified sustainable design and complex institutional projects.

Product overview

TMP (formerly TMPartners) is an architecture and interior design firm with nearly 50 years of expertise offering five core service lines: Healthcare Architecture Services, Education Architecture Services, Government and Civic Architecture Services, Commercial and Mixed-Use Architecture Services, and Public Safety Architecture Services. The firm specializes in building typologies that impact how people live, work, learn, and receive care, creating innovative environments that shape lives through compelling design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthcare Architecture Services Full-scope architectural design of healthcare facilities for hospitals, medical office buildings, cancer centers, behavioral health facilities, rehabilitation centers, NICUs, and emergency departments. Serves healthcare systems including HCA Florida Healthcare, TriStar Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Parkridge Health System, with deep specialization in patient experience and LEED-certified hospital design.
• Education Architecture Services Architectural design of educational facilities for universities, community colleges, and K-12 school systems, including academic buildings, science buildings, student unions, aerospace facilities, and libraries. Serves clients including Middle Tennessee State University, Motlow State Community College, and Metro Nashville Public Schools, with LEED-certified sustainable design capabilities.
• Government and Civic Architecture Services Architectural design of government and civic buildings for federal, state, and local government agencies, including courthouses, airports, libraries, and government offices. Notable work includes NASA Building 4600 (the first LEED-certified building for all NASA campuses nationwide) and multiple Metro Nashville Public Schools projects.
• Commercial and Mixed-Use Architecture Services Architectural design of commercial office buildings and large-scale mixed-use developments combining office, retail, restaurants, multi-family residential, and green space. Serves private developers including Boyle Investment Company, H.G. Hill Realty Company, and Stockbridge Capital Group on projects such as McEwen Northside (851,000 SF) and Hill Center Brentwood (600,000 SF).
• Public Safety Architecture Services Specialized architectural design of public safety facilities including fire stations, police headquarters, emergency communication centers, and emergency response facilities. Designs incorporate operational safety features, bay functionality, and responder comfort elements; notable project Nolensville Fire Station 1 was featured on the America ByDesign CBS News show.
• Interior Design Services Comprehensive interior design services supporting architecture projects across all five verticals (healthcare, education, government/civic, commercial/mixed-use, and public safety), delivered as part of integrated design commissions or as standalone interior design engagements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered 8-story, 250-bed hospital in 18 months (half typical time)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nabholz ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTMP collaborated with Nabholz Construction as the contractor on the Nolensville Fire Station 1 project, completed in 2025. The project was featured on America ByDesign television show.
• Hastings ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership on multiple MTSU projects including the $20-million MTSU Davis Science Building and Wiser-Patten Hall Renovation, and MTSU Science Building (250,000+ SF).
• EYPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner with TMP on the MTSU Science Building project alongside Hastings Architecture.
• Cooper CarrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate architect partnership on McEwen Northside mixed-use development in Franklin, Tennessee. TMP led design of Block A and Block E office buildings.
• Orcutt WinslowcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner on MTSU Student Union project (197,180 SF) for Middle Tennessee State University.
• ARTificeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterior design services partnership on Hillsboro High School renovation, providing interior design services throughout new construction and renovation phases.
• Brasfield & GorriecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor partnership on Ameris Bank Medical Education Center (41,000 SF) for Colquitt Regional Medical Center, opened late 2023.
• Turner ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor on Hill Center Brentwood project. Turner Construction project manager praised TMP's level of detail, communication, and responsiveness.
• Boyle Investment CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-term client partnership on multiple commercial developments including McEwen Northside (851,000 SF mixed-use) and Brentwood Commons campus expansion.
• H.G. Hill Realty CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKey client partner on Hill Center Brentwood expansion (600,000 SF mixed-use), Brentwood Commons campus development, and TMP's own office at Hill Center Brentwood.
• Cushman & WakefieldminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-developer on Canteen on Carothers project alongside Stockbridge Capital Group.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HKS: National architecture firm with deep healthcare specialization, large-scale hospital design, and an institutional client base overlapping TMP's HCA and health-system work.
• Hastings Architecture: Tennessee-based architecture firm with overlapping higher-education and civic clients (joint venture partner on multiple MTSU projects); directly comparable in scale, region, and project type.
• EwingCole: Specialist healthcare and science/technology architecture firm with comparable hospital, medical education, and research-facility expertise similar to TMP's healthcare and education verticals.
• Perkins&Will: Large multi-sector architecture practice with substantial healthcare and education portfolios, pursuing LEED-driven institutional work comparable to TMP's hospital and university mandates.
• CannonDesign: Integrated design firm with strong healthcare and education practices, comparable in service breadth and institutional client mix to TMP's five core service lines.
• Cooper Carry: Southeast U.S. architecture firm with significant mixed-use, commercial, and civic work; partnered with TMP on the McEwen Northside development and serves overlapping developer clients.
• SmithGroup: Large integrated design firm with healthcare, education, and civic practices pursuing sustainability-driven institutional projects comparable to TMP's LEED-certified portfolio.
• EYP (Ayers Saint Gross): Architecture and planning firm with deep higher-education and healthcare expertise; partnered with TMP on the MTSU Science Building and serves directly comparable institutional clients.

Regional players

• Orcutt Winslow: Nashville-headquartered architecture firm with higher-education and civic work, including joint venture partnership with TMP on the MTSU Student Union; competes in the same Tennessee regional market.

Broad incumbents

• HDR: Large global architecture/engineering firm with substantial healthcare, education, and civic practices; a broader incumbent that competes for the same institutional RFPs as TMP but at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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