What BOUDREAUX does

BOUDREAUX is a privately held architecture and design firm founded in 1976 and headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, with a second studio in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm delivers four integrated service lines — architecture, interior design, planning, and historic preservation — under a multi-disciplinary practice model that allows it to take projects from master planning through construction administration. BOUDREAUX operates in four primary verticals: local government, higher education, faith-based, and workplace/commercial, with a geographic focus on the Southeast United States and select out-of-region engagements (Georgia, North Carolina, California).

The firm serves institutional and public-sector clients through long-standing relationships, competitive RFPs, and repeat commissions, with anchor accounts including the University of South Carolina, Clemson University, Richland Library, multiple South Carolina municipalities, and corporate clients such as Aflac and the South Carolina State Credit Union. Project delivery relies on industry-standard design and engineering tools rather than proprietary technology; revenue is generated on a project-fee basis with no public pricing disclosure. Headcount is reported in the 11–50 range, and the firm has accumulated over 27 industry awards across its 49-year operating history, including the 2026 AIA South Carolina Firm Award — the chapter's highest practice-level recognition.

BOUDREAUX's go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, supported by an active content, awards, and professional-organization marketing program (AIA, IIDA, SMPS, NOMA). The firm frequently collaborates with larger national firms (SmithGroup, SLAM Collaborative, Cannon, Ayers Saint Gross, WDG) on flagship institutional projects, typically in a supporting or co-design role, and is increasingly involved in public-private partnership arrangements led by developers such as Gilbane. The Charlotte studio was renovated and expanded to a permanent 2,400 sq ft footprint, signaling sustained regional investment rather than scale-driven expansion.

Name

BOUDREAUX

Legal name

BOUDREAUX

Website

https://boudreauxgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BOUDREAUX is a privately held, 49-year-old architecture and design firm based in Columbia, SC, with a Charlotte studio, serving government, higher education, faith-based, and commercial clients across the Southeast through architecture, interiors, planning, and historic preservation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architecture services
• Interior design
• Historic preservation
• Master planning
• Campus planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: BOUDREAUX generates revenue through professional architecture, interior design, planning, and historic preservation service fees on a project-by-project basis. Revenue is earned through design fees, project management, and construction administration services. The firm works on projects ranging from small renovations to large-scale campus developments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

BOUDREAUX is a Columbia, SC-based architecture firm that delivers integrated architecture, interior design, master planning, and historic preservation services. The firm serves institutional, governmental, faith-based, and commercial clients across the Southeast U.S., with a portfolio spanning new construction, renovation, adaptive reuse, and campus planning for projects such as university academic buildings, municipal civic facilities, churches, and corporate headquarters.

Product overview

BOUDREAUX is an architecture firm offering four core professional services: Architecture, Interior Design, Planning, and Historic Preservation. The firm operates across four primary market sectors: Local Government, Higher Education, Faith-Based, and Workplace/Commercial projects. Rather than a software product, BOUDREAUX delivers architecture and design services through a portfolio of completed projects including civic facilities, university buildings, churches, and corporate offices. The firm has studios in Columbia, SC and Charlotte, NC.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 27 recognized awards including AIA, Historic Columbia Foundation, SC AIA, Athletic Business Magazine, and other professional organization recognitions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

30 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Field OperationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026BOUDREAUX is part of the design team led by Field Operations, selected by the City of Columbia for the transformative Columbia Riverfront Park project. The project will unlock new public access to Columbia's rivers, reconnecting downtown to the Congaree River.
• SLAM CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025SLAM Collaborative is the lead architecture partner alongside BOUDREAUX for the USC School of Medicine at the Health Sciences Campus on BullStreet, a $300 million, 330,000-square-foot project. BOUDREAUX in collaboration with SLAM Collaborative serve as the architects on this flagship public-private partnership project.
• Gilbane Building CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Gilbane Building Company is the lead developer and construction manager for the USC School of Medicine project. Gilbane is leading the planning, design, development, and construction of the $300 million public-private partnership project at USC's Health Sciences Campus.
• Cumming Group (Construction Manager)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Cumming serves as construction manager on the USC School of Medicine project as part of the Gilbane-led team.
• Brownstone Construction GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Brownstone Construction Group serves as construction manager partner on the USC School of Medicine Health Sciences Campus project.
• Restoration 52coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Restoration 52 serves as development consultant on the USC School of Medicine project as part of the Gilbane-led team.
• Gilbane DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2025Gilbane Development is the development arm of the Gilbane company leading the USC Health Sciences Campus project, working alongside USC and BOUDREAUX. The project is a public-private partnership with Gilbane providing development and construction expertise.
• 18 Street DesignminorOthers · 1 January 202418 Street Design implemented BOUDREAUX's website, providing digital implementation services.
• WDG (Architecture)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWDG Architecture collaborated with BOUDREAUX as the architecture design team on the USC Campus Village student housing project, the largest student housing undertaking in the university's history (1,808 beds, 512,632 sq ft).
• SmithGroupmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSmithGroup served as the architecture design lead alongside BOUDREAUX on the Joseph F. Rice School of Law at University of South Carolina (187,000 sq ft), a flagship project for the legal community in South Carolina.
• Little & Associates ArchitectsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLittle & Associates Architects of Charlotte, NC collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the Green Quad & Learning Center at University of South Carolina (186,000 sq ft, LEED Silver).
• Ayers Saint GrossmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAyers Saint Gross collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the Douthit Hills Student Community at Clemson University, a major mixed-use residential development.
• Clark NexsenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClark Nexsen collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the Douthit Hills Student Community at Clemson University (±80 acres, 1,666 beds).
• McMillan Pazdan SmithmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMcMillan Pazdan Smith collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the Richland Library Main renovation (175,656+ sq ft), one of the largest library renovation projects in South Carolina.
• Margaret Sullivan StudiosmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMargaret Sullivan Studios collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the Richland Library Main project and Richland Library Cooper project, contributing interior design expertise.
• CannonmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCannon (Los Angeles) collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the Strom Thurmond Wellness Center at University of South Carolina (200,000 sq ft), a state-of-the-art wellness/fitness center.
• Pond InteriorsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPond Interiors collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the Hotel Trundle project (41 rooms, 31,000 sq ft) in Columbia's historic district.
• BB+M ArchitecturemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBB+M Architecture designed the multi-family housing component of the mixed-use development wrapping the Cheves Parking Garage in Florence, SC, working alongside BOUDREAUX who designed the parking structure.
• Mozingo + WallacemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMozingo + Wallace (Myrtle Beach architecture firm) designed the first phase of the First Presbyterian Church campus, and BOUDREAUX collaborated with them on the new sanctuary and education wing.
• Stewart, Inc.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBOUDREAUX partnered with Stewart, Inc. to develop the Town of Irmo's 'Vision 2035' Comprehensive Plan.
• SportsPLAN StudiomajorSportsPLAN Studio collaborated with BOUDREAUX on Anderson University's Athletics Master Plan.
• LandPlan Group SouthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandPlan Group South collaborated with BOUDREAUX on Anderson University's Athletics Master Plan, and separately on the City of Forest Acres park master plan.
• John Veverka & AssociatesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohn Veverka & Associates served as interpretive planning consultant collaborating with BOUDREAUX on the Clemson University Interpretive Plan.
• HGA ArchitectsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHGA Architects collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the Our Lady of Peace campus master plan in Santa Clara, CA.
• Flad & AssociatesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlad & Associates collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the Health Science Building at Midlands Technical College Airport Campus.
• Dober Lidsky MatheymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDober Lidsky Mathey collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the Clemson University Southeast Precinct Master Plan.
• Johnson & King EngineersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohnson & King Engineers collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the Clemson University Southeast Precinct Master Plan.
• DesignWorks (Steve Dudash)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesignWorks (Steve Dudash) collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the Town of Lexington Vision Plan project team.
• Miley & AssociatesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMiley & Associates collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the Town of Lexington Vision Plan.
• Dennis CorporationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDennis Corporation collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the Town of Lexington Vision Plan.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Collins Cooper Carusi Architects: Mid-sized Southeast architecture firm with higher-education, civic, and corporate portfolios anchored in the Carolinas and Georgia. Competes for similar institutional and government commissions in BOUDREAUX's core geography.
• Ayers Saint Gross: Architecture and planning firm specializing in higher-education campuses, student housing, and urban mixed-use development. Partnered with BOUDREAUX on the Douthit Hills Student Community at Clemson and competes for similar Southeast campus commissions.
• LS3P Associates: South Carolina-headquartered architecture, interiors, and planning firm with deep higher-education and civic portfolios across the Carolinas. Directly comparable regional competitor competing for the same University of South Carolina, Clemson, and municipal commissions.
• Stevens & Wilkinson: Georgia-based architecture, engineering, and planning firm with strong civic, education, and historic preservation portfolios in the Southeast. Comparable regional competitor for South Carolina municipal and higher-education projects.
• SLAM Collaborative: Northeast-based architecture firm with growing healthcare, education, and civic practice. Currently partnered with BOUDREAUX on the $300M USC School of Medicine as joint architecture lead on a flagship public-private partnership.
• Lord Aeck Sargent: Southeast-focused architecture, planning, and historic preservation firm with academic, cultural, and urban mixed-use portfolios. Highly comparable in service mix to BOUDREAUX, especially in preservation and campus planning.
• Clark Nexsen: Mid-Atlantic and Southeast architecture, engineering, and planning firm with strong higher-education and civic portfolios. Has collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the Douthit Hills Student Community at Clemson and competes for similar flagship campus commissions.
• McMillan Pazdan Smith: Carolinas-based architecture and planning firm serving higher education, healthcare, and workplace markets. Has partnered with BOUDREAUX on the Richland Library Main renovation and competes for the same regional institutional RFPs.

Broad incumbents

• SmithGroup: Large national integrated design firm with deep higher-education, healthcare, and civic portfolios. Has collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the Joseph F. Rice School of Law at USC and represents a much larger competitor on flagship Carolina commissions.
• Perkins&Will: Global integrated design firm with strong higher-education, healthcare, and civic practices expanding across the Southeast. Competes with BOUDREAUX on large institutional commissions and represents a much larger incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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