What JHS Architecture does

JHS Architecture (legal entity: JHS Architecture: Integrated Design, Inc.) is a full-service architecture, planning, and interior design firm headquartered at 1812 Lincoln Street, Third Floor, Columbia, South Carolina. Founded in 1984 per firmographic records, with first documented major work at the U.S. District Court in Charleston in 1993, the firm operates a second office as JHS World Architecture: Integrated Design – Costa Rica to support Latin American engagement. The firm is led by Founder and Chairman Randy L. Sides, President and CEO Doug Fraser, Principal/Director Jeff Tilghman, and Executive Director of Marketing & Business Operations for Latin America & The Caribbean Basin Jes Ordonez. Headcount is reported in the 11–50 range.

The firm delivers integrated design services across five vertical segments: Corporate (e.g., Billy Graham Library, First Community Bank branches, Jim Hudson Lexus dealership, Samaritan's Purse offices); Education (e.g., Spring Valley High School at $45M, Cardinal Newman School at $20M, University of South Carolina athletic and academic facilities); Healthcare (e.g., Prisma Health Parkridge Hospital, Prisma Health Children's Hospital, $40M Baptist Perioperative Modernization, VCA Animal Specialty Center, and ongoing Baptist Medical Center work exceeding 500,000 sq ft since 1987); Multi-Family/Resort (e.g., 370-unit Hammock Beach at $125M construction cost, Yacht Club Villas, Langtree at the Lake, The Osprey at Lake Norman); and Government (e.g., FBI South Carolina Regional Office, FLETC dormitory program, U.S. Army Moncrief Medical Home Clinic, Charleston and Augusta federal courthouses). The firm's projects frequently involve specialized expertise in LEED certification, historic preservation regulatory navigation, medical tourism campus planning, and security-cleared federal work.

The business model is professional services: design and planning fees on a project-specific, quote-based engagement basis with a team-based delivery model in which a director is responsible from concept through construction. Geographic focus is the Southeast United States (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida), with international reach claimed through partnerships in Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Dubai, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Marketing channels are primarily the firm website, social media, and newsletter; client acquisition is driven by competitive selection processes, national competitions, and direct enterprise relationships rather than high-velocity lead generation. Awards include the 2016 AIA South Carolina Citation Award, the 2017 Medical Tourism Architects of the Year (LiveWire UK), the 2017 Hospitality Design Company of the Year (Luxury Travel Guide / Travel Channel TV), and the 2019 Best Healthcare Architectural Design Studio (LUX Life Magazine).

Name

JHS Architecture

Legal name

JHS Architecture: Integrated Design, Inc.

Website

https://jhs-architects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JHS Architecture is a full-service architecture, planning, and interior design firm in Columbia, South Carolina, serving corporate, education, healthcare, resort, and government clients across the Southeast US with international partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (541410)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Healthcare facility design
• Education building design
• Resort multi-family architecture
• Government facility design

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Full-service design and planning organization offering architecture, planning, and interior design services. Revenue generated through professional design fees for projects spanning corporate, educational, healthcare, and resort multi-family sectors.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

JHS Architecture is a full-service design and planning organization offering architecture, planning, and interior design services. The firm delivers integrated design solutions from concept through construction for corporate, educational, healthcare, resort/multi-family, and government sector clients primarily across the southeastern United States, with a registered presence in Costa Rica and international project partnerships.

Product overview

JHS Architecture: Integrated Design, Inc. is a full-service design and planning organization offering architecture, planning, and interior design services. Headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, the firm specializes in five core service areas: Corporate Architecture Services (office buildings, dealerships, banking facilities), Education Architecture Services (K-12 schools, universities, athletic facilities), Healthcare Architecture Services (hospitals, medical offices, surgery centers), Multi-Family/Resort Architecture Services (condominiums, apartments, resort properties), and Government Architecture Services (courthouses, law enforcement facilities, military clinics). The firm also provides master planning and interior design services as integrated components of their project delivery. With 30 years of experience, JHS operates throughout the southeast United States with partnerships extending to Central America, South America, Caribbean Islands, Dubai, Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Architecture Services
• Education Architecture Services
• Healthcare Architecture Services
• Multi-Family and Resort Architecture Services
• Government Architecture Services
• Planning Services
• Interior Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Awarded Best Healthcare Architectural Design Studio 2019 by LUX Life Magazine
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• Keenan CompanynotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerJHS and Keenan Company were awarded the design and development contract for the FBI South Carolina Regional Office based on a national competition.
• HKScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJHS Architecture and HKS collaborated on Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital and Prisma Health Baptist Perioperative Modernization projects.
• Stanley Beaman and SearscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe team of Stanley Beaman and Sears and JHS Architecture was chosen to renovate the existing Prisma Health Cancer Center for the new Prisma Health Children's Hospital.
• ITEC (Orlando, Florida)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerJHS worked with museum display designers ITEC out of Orlando Florida along with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association on the Billy Graham Library project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LS3P Associates: Mid-sized Southeast US architecture, planning, and interiors firm headquartered in Charleston, SC with offices across NC, SC, GA, and FL. Closest direct peer to JHS given comparable size, regional footprint, and full-service practice model covering healthcare, education, corporate, and government sectors.
• McMillan Pazdan Smith: Southeast-based architecture firm with comparable size and practice areas including healthcare, higher education, and commercial work. Strong regional competitor for JHS in the Carolinas, with a similar integrated design approach.
• Liollio Architecture: Charleston, SC-based architecture and planning firm of similar scale to JHS, working across healthcare, education, hospitality, and community sectors. Directly comparable as a regional Southeast full-service design peer.
• Stanley Beaman and Sears: Atlanta-based architecture firm specializing in healthcare, children's environments, and education design. JHS partnered with SBS on the Prisma Health Children's Hospital project; comparable in healthcare specialization and project-type focus.

Broad incumbents

• HKS: Large national architecture firm with a leading healthcare design practice; JHS has directly collaborated with HKS on Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital and Perioperative Modernization. A larger incumbent competitor in the healthcare architecture space where JHS specializes.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with deep healthcare and education practices and significant US Southeast presence. Represents the larger, better-resourced national competitor that JHS competes against for major institutional commissions.
• HOK: Large global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with notable healthcare and government practices. A relevant broader incumbent that competes with JHS for sizable institutional and federal design commissions.
• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm, with a broad portfolio that includes hospitality, corporate workplace, healthcare, and government sectors where JHS operates. Sets competitive benchmarks on scale and design reputation.

Regional players

• Stevens & Wilkinson: Atlanta-based architecture and engineering firm with a strong Southeast regional focus on healthcare, education, and civic projects. Comparable size and regional scope to JHS.
• Lord Aeck Sargent: Southeast architecture firm (now part of Perkins&Will) historically focused on higher education, healthcare, and residential/mixed-use. Highly comparable regional peer in the same target verticals as JHS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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