What Lambert McGuire Design does

Lambert McGuire Design (LMD) is a privately held interior architecture and design studio founded in 2019 by Liz Lambert and Larry McGuire, headquartered at 104 West Annie Street in Austin, Texas. The studio delivers full-service interior architecture and design for restaurants, hotels, retail spaces, and select residential projects, with a demonstrated ability to execute both adaptive reuse of historic buildings (e.g., the 1861 Hotel Saint Vincent) and new-construction hospitality concepts. Its work spans single-location restaurants (Clark's Oyster Bar, Sammie's Italian, Neighborhood Sushi, Swedish Hill Bakery) to multi-outlet, full-service hotels with integrated F&B programming.

The studio's competitive position is rooted in the founders' parallel careers as hoteliers and restaurateurs through MML Hospitality (alongside Tom Moorman), giving LMD an operator's perspective on hospitality design rather than a purely aesthetic one. The roughly 11-person team is organized around two Principals, a Studio Director, a Design Director, a Director of Interiors, and Project Directors and Designers, with active recruitment of design interns. Projects are acquired through portfolio visibility, industry reputation, and referrals in the hospitality space, with no public marketing campaigns or distribution intermediaries.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees, negotiated on a per-engagement basis depending on scope, size, and complexity. The firm is founder-owned with no disclosed external funding, and there are no indications of a software product, technology platform, or recurring/managed-service revenue line. Geographic reach is national but selective, with completed and future projects across Austin, New Orleans, Aspen, and California.

Name

Lambert McGuire Design

Legal name

Lambert McGuire

Website

https://lambertmcguire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lambert McGuire Design is an Austin-based interior architecture and design studio founded in 2019 that designs restaurants, hotels, retail, and residential projects for hospitality clients, led by operator-designers who also run MML Hospitality.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Interior Architecture and Design Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Interior architecture design
• Hospitality design services
• Restaurant interior design
• Hotel design studio
• Adaptive reuse design

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Interior Design Services: The studio generates revenue through project-based design fees for architecture and interior design services. Projects span restaurants, hotels, retail spaces, and residential properties. Revenue is derived from creative design services including concept development, space planning, material selection, and project oversight for hospitality-focused clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lambert McGuire Design is an interior architecture and design studio that provides full-service design for hospitality projects, including restaurants, hotels, retail spaces, and residential properties. The studio handles both adaptive reuse and new build projects, delivering concept development, space planning, material selection, and project oversight for hospitality operators, hotel owners, and restaurant groups across the United States.

Product overview

Lambert McGuire Design (LMD) is an interior architecture and design studio offering a unified suite of design services rather than a software product. The studio provides comprehensive interior architecture and design for the hospitality sector, including hotel design (with guestrooms, suites, pool clubs, restaurants, bars, and retail spaces), restaurant design (spanning oyster bars, Italian eateries, pizza shops, sushi restaurants, bakeries, cafes, and casual dining), retail design, and residential design. The firm specializes in both adaptive reuse and new build projects, leveraging the partners' operational experience in hospitality to create spaces that balance creative vision with functional requirements. The portfolio includes named projects such as Hotel Saint Vincent, Clark's Oyster Bar, Sammie's Italian, Neighborhood Sushi, Swedish Hill Bakery, and Joann's Fine Foods, among others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interior Architecture and Design Services Full-service interior architecture and design studio offering comprehensive design services for hospitality projects including restaurants, hotels, retail, and residential spaces. The studio handles adaptive reuse and new build projects with creative vision complemented by operational experience in the hospitality space.
• Hotel Design Hotel design services featuring adaptive reuse and new construction, including guestrooms, suites, amenity spaces, restaurants, bars, and retail areas within hotels, for hospitality owners and operators.
• Restaurant Design Restaurant interior design services spanning multiple concepts including oyster bars, Italian restaurants, pizza shops, sushi restaurants, bakeries, cafes, and casual dining establishments, for restaurant groups and independent restaurateurs.
• Residential Design Residential interior design services offered as part of the studio's multi-sector design practice, with expertise in adaptive reuse and new build residential projects for property owners and developers.

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MML HospitalitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLarry McGuire and Liz Lambert are also partners in MML Hospitality, along with Tom Moorman. Together they develop and manage projects spanning restaurants, hotels, and retail with an award winning and exacting attention to detail. This partnership provides the operational foundation for many of the design studio's projects, with MML Hospitality owning and operating venues that Lambert McGuire Design designs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AvroKO: Boutique hospitality-focused design and brand studio with similar operator-designer integration model. Both firms design hotels, restaurants, and bars with high-concept interiors; comparable scale and founder-led structure make it the closest peer.
• Roman and Williams: New York–based architecture and interior design studio renowned for hotels (Ace Hotel, Standard Hotel) and restaurants. Directly comparable as a founder-led boutique practice specializing in hospitality interiors with strong brand identity.
• Ken Fulk: San Francisco–based design studio known for hotels, restaurants, and residential projects with a strong personal-brand founder. Highly comparable in positioning: celebrity designer with hospitality operator connections, premium fee structure, and portfolio-led marketing.
• Meyer Davis: New York design studio specializing in hotels, restaurants, retail, and residential. Direct peer in boutique hospitality design with comparable founder-led structure, premium clientele, and design-quality-led positioning.
• Studio Collective: Los Angeles–based hospitality and lifestyle design studio working across hotels, restaurants, and residential. Comparable in scale and design-led boutique positioning, particularly for restaurant and hotel interiors.
• Stonehill & Taylor: New York architecture and interior design firm with a strong hotel and hospitality practice. Comparable in delivering full-service interior architecture for branded and boutique hotels as well as food and beverage venues.
• Parts and Labor Design: Hospitality-focused interior design studio working on restaurants, bars, and hotels. Comparable boutique practice with a similar operator-aware design approach and emphasis on distinctive concept-driven spaces.

Broad incumbents

• Rottet Studio: Larger, well-established architecture and interior design firm with a significant hotel and luxury hospitality practice. Overlaps in hospitality design but operates at broader scale and across multiple building types.

Regional players

• Marie Flanigan Interiors: Houston-based interior design firm with strong Texas presence and growing hospitality and residential portfolio. Regional peer sharing the Texas market footprint with Lambert McGuire's Austin base.

Others

• Roche Bobois: International luxury furniture and interior design brand with a network of design professionals. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, but serves as a comparable premium-positioned design ecosystem that buyers or partners may consider alongside boutique studios.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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