What HLGstudio does

HLGstudio is a privately held architecture and interior design firm founded in 2005 as a Georgia limited liability company, headquartered in Atlanta with a second office in Nashville, Tennessee. The firm provides professional architecture, interior design, and workplace strategy services to enterprise clients, operating across six market sectors: Workplace & Corporate, Healthcare, Hospitality, Life Science, Higher Education, and Re-Positioning. Its service portfolio spans strategy and visioning, programming, space planning and test fit, full service design, furniture and finishes specification (FF&E), environmental branding, real estate strategy, and sustainable design under WELL, FITWEL, and LEED frameworks.

The firm's revenue model is professional services-based, with project-specific, quote-based fees derived from consulting engagements rather than product or subscription revenue. Distribution is direct and principal-led, with business development driven by relationship-based outreach, referrals, RFP responses, and principal involvement in industry associations such as CoreNet Atlanta, IIDA, and ULI. Marketing relies on a portfolio-driven website and Instagram presence rather than paid digital channels.

HLGstudio serves a diversified enterprise client base across healthcare (Northside Hospital, Tanner Health System), technology (AT&T, Pindrop, Travelport), manufacturing (Kimberly-Clark, Shaw Industries), media (WarnerMedia), financial services (Silicon Valley Bank), distribution (HD Supply), higher education (Georgia Institute of Technology), hospitality (Lodge2A, Rosemary Beach Owner's Club), and commercial real estate (Rockefeller). The leadership team is principal-heavy and credentialed across AIA, IIDA, ASID, NCIDQ, and LEED AP designations, with co-founders Shelly Hughes and Roger Godwin bringing 35-40+ years of design experience.

Name

HLGstudio

Legal name

HLGstudio

Website

https://hlgstudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HLGstudio is a privately held Atlanta-based architecture and interior design firm, founded in 2005, serving enterprise clients across workplace, healthcare, hospitality, life science, higher education, and repositioning sectors in the southeastern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture & Interior Design Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Space Planning & Workplace Design (BPAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Interior design services
• Workplace strategy design
• Healthcare facility design
• Sustainable building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: HLGstudio generates revenue through professional architecture and interior design consulting services. As a design firm, revenue is derived from project-based fees for services including strategy, visioning, programming, space planning, full service design, real estate strategy, furniture and finishes specification, environmental branding, and sustainable design implementation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HLGstudio provides architecture and interior design services delivered through a partnership-based, co-creation model with enterprise clients. Its offerings span strategy and visioning, programming, space planning and test fit, full-service design, furniture and finishes specification, environmental branding, biophilic design, building assessment, and WELL/FITWEL/LEED sustainable design implementation across workplace, healthcare, hospitality, life science, higher education, and repositioning project types.

Product overview

HLGstudio is an architecture and design firm offering a comprehensive suite of design services including Strategy & Visioning, Space Planning, Full Service Design, Furniture & Finishes (FF&E), Environmental Branding, and WELL/FITWEL/LEED Sustainable Design. The firm specializes in multiple project types: Workplace Design for corporate offices, Healthcare Design for medical facilities, Hospitality Design for hotels and restaurants, Life Science Design for laboratories, Higher Education Design for academic institutions, and Re-Positioning/Renovation services. The firm operates from two offices (Atlanta and Nashville) and serves clients across the southeastern United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workplace Design Corporate and commercial workplace design services for enterprise clients including office environments, headquarters, collaboration spaces, and professional spaces. Designed to improve employee engagement, talent attraction and retention, workplace productivity, culture alignment, and hybrid work strategy.
• Healthcare Design Healthcare facility design for hospitals, medical offices, imaging centers, cancer centers, NICU, surgical centers, and wellness environments. Focused on patient-centered healing environments, caregiver efficiency, clinical workflow, and operational performance.
• Hospitality Design Hospitality space design for hotels, resorts, restaurants, private member clubs, food halls, and amenity environments. Focused on experiential design that delivers guest experience, brand differentiation, and unique atmosphere.
• Life Science Design Laboratory and research facility design for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device clients, including innovation centers and specialized research environments requiring functionality, collaboration, and regulatory alignment.
• Higher Education Design Educational facility design for universities, colleges, makerspaces, research labs, and learning environments supporting student engagement, collaborative learning, and modern educational methodologies.
• Re-Positioning & Renovation Design Space renovation, repositioning, and adaptive reuse services to transform existing buildings for new uses or market positioning. Addresses asset value enhancement, market competitiveness, and functional modernization for property owners and developers.

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HOK: Global design, architecture, and engineering firm competing for the same enterprise healthcare, workplace, and life science clients that HLGstudio targets.
• Gensler: Largest global design firm with deep workplace practice and Atlanta office. Competes for the same Fortune 500 workplace and corporate headquarters projects as HLGstudio.
• DLR Group: Large integrated design firm delivering architecture, interior design, and engineering across workplace, healthcare, and education. Broader portfolio than HLGstudio but competes for the same enterprise engagements.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with strong healthcare and workplace practices; competes with HLGstudio for major hospital systems and corporate clients in the Southeast (Atlanta presence confirmed).
• SmithGroup: Integrated design firm serving workplace, healthcare, and higher education with national presence. Direct competitive overlap with HLGstudio on enterprise healthcare and university projects.
• HKS: Architecture firm with strong healthcare and workplace practices, headquartered in Dallas with broader geographic reach. Competes for the same healthcare system clients as HLGstudio.
• NELSON Worldwide: National design and architecture firm with workplace, healthcare, and hospitality practices and offices across the Southeast. Competes for mid-market and enterprise projects alongside HLGstudio.

Direct peers

• tvsdesign: Atlanta-based architecture and interior design firm serving workplace, healthcare, and higher education. Most direct geographic and sector peer to HLGstudio, competing for the same enterprise clients in the Southeast.
• Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio: Atlanta interior architecture and design firm with similar size and sector focus on workplace, healthcare, and higher education across the Southeast. Direct peer matching HLGstudio on geography, services, and vertical mix.
• Interior Architects: Workplace-focused interior architecture and design firm with strong enterprise focus across technology, financial services, and healthcare sectors—directly competitive with HLGstudio's workplace and strategy offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/hlgstudio
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hughes-litton-godwin

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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