What JHBR does

JHBR Architecture is a privately held, full-service architectural firm founded in 1965 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, originally as Jones Hester Bates and Riek, Inc. The firm specializes in healthcare, education, corporate, community, and interior design projects, with documented depth in healthcare (over 800 healthcare projects completed for 50+ healthcare organization clients) and education (over 400 projects with more than $200 million of educational space delivered in the last 10 years). Its core offering spans Planning Services (facility assessments, master planning, cost estimating), Architecture Services (using Building Information Modeling for coordination and conflict reduction), and Interior Design Services. Notable projects include the Norman Regional Moore Medical Center replacement facility and Oklahoma City Community College's first campus.

The firm's revenue model is professional services fees structured on multiple bases: hourly with not-to-exceed price, percentage of construction cost, fixed fee, and hourly, applied to project service budgets ranging from under $25,000 to $5-10 million. Go-to-market is direct enterprise relationship-based selling to Oklahoma-based school districts, health systems, corporations, municipalities, and churches, supplemented by word-of-mouth referrals and an active project portfolio. The firm is led by principals Jack Joiner (Project Management, joined 1999) and Branson Young (Design, joined 2004), supported by project architects, project managers, interior designers, and construction administrators, all operating from a single headquarters at 600 NE 4th Street in Oklahoma City's Innovation District.

JHBR maintains a regional Oklahoma footprint with no disclosed geographic expansion plans and no external institutional investment. The firm holds common-law trademark rights to the JHBR brand and has been recognized by AIA Oklahoma as an AXP Friendly Firm. Its competitive position rests on 59 years of accumulated design expertise, deep institutional relationships with major Oklahoma public-sector and healthcare clients, and a leadership pipeline that has successfully transitioned from founding to second-generation partners.

Name

JHBR

Legal name

JHBR Architecture

Website

https://jhbr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JHBR Architecture is a privately held, 59-year-old Oklahoma City architectural firm specializing in healthcare, education, corporate, community, and interior design projects, serving Oklahoma-based enterprises, school districts, and health systems through direct relationship-based professional services engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Healthcare facility design
• Educational facility planning
• Interior design services
• Building information modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Oklahoma City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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: One-time professional services revenue for architectural design, interior design, planning, and construction administration services. Projects range from new building construction to renovations and additions. Fee structures include hourly with not-to-exceed price, percentage of construction cost, fixed fee, and hourly options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

JHBR Architecture is a full-service architectural firm providing planning, architectural design, interior design, and construction administration services. The firm specializes in healthcare, education, corporate, community, and interiors projects, leveraging Building Information Modeling (BIM) to promote coordination and reduce errors and conflicts across new construction, renovations, and additions in the Oklahoma market.

Product overview

JHBR Architecture is a full-service architectural firm founded in 1965, offering a unified suite of services organized into three core offerings: Planning Services (facility assessments, master planning, space planning, and cost estimating), Architecture Services (full-service architectural design using Building Information Modeling), and Interior Design Services (focused on functionality, flexibility, and sustainability). The firm specializes in five key sectors: Healthcare (with over 800 completed projects including hospitals and medical offices), Education (school, college, and university facilities), Corporate (office and business facilities), Community (religious and civic buildings), and Interiors (interior architecture and design). All services are delivered through the firm's Oklahoma City office with a holistic approach integrating architecture, interior design, and strategic planning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Planning Services Comprehensive planning services including existing facility assessments, program development, scope determination, cost estimating, master planning, land use, space planning, code and regulation research, and equipment requirements. Supports enterprise and public-sector clients in pre-design phases of building projects.
• Architecture Services Full-service architectural firm providing pragmatic, sustainable design solutions using Building Information Modeling to promote coordination and reduce errors and conflicts. Includes new construction, renovation, and addition projects for healthcare, education, corporate, and community clients.
• Interior Design Services Interior design services focused on functionality, flexibility, adaptability, privacy, acoustics, aesthetics, sustainability, and code compliance for healthcare, education, corporate, and community projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 800+ healthcare projects completed with 50+ healthcare organization clients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Page/minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPage/ served as Architect of Record in conjunction with JHBR for the NRH Healthplex project. This is a project-specific collaboration where JHBR worked alongside another architectural firm.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• HKS: National architecture firm with one of the largest dedicated healthcare design practices in the U.S. — directly comparable to JHBR's healthcare vertical specialization, hospital/MOB project types, and enterprise health-system client base.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with deep healthcare and education practices, including academic medical centers, K-12, and university work. Directly comparable to JHBR's healthcare/education dual specialization and BIM-enabled delivery model.
• CannonDesign: Architecture and design firm with flagship healthcare and education practices serving large health systems and university clients. Comparable to JHBR in target verticals, project complexity, and relationship-driven enterprise sales motion.
• SmithGroup: Architecture and engineering firm with significant healthcare and education portfolios serving major health systems and universities. Closely comparable to JHBR in vertical mix and integrated planning/architecture/interiors service model.
• BHDP Architecture: Architecture firm with deep healthcare, higher-education, and workplace design practices. Directly comparable to JHBR in healthcare vertical specialization and enterprise health-system client orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Page: Multi-disciplinary architecture/engineering/planning firm that has collaborated with JHBR as Architect of Record on the NRH Healthplex project. Broader incumbent offering healthcare, education, and civic design at national scale.
• HDR: Large architecture/engineering/consulting firm with substantial healthcare and education practices serving health systems and academic institutions. Overlaps JHBR's healthcare/education verticals at a much broader scale.
• DLR Group: Integrated design firm with deep K-12, higher-education, and healthcare portfolios. Comparable in vertical mix and BIM-enabled delivery, though at significantly larger scale than JHBR.
• Corgan: Dallas-based architecture firm with strong healthcare, education, and corporate practices. Comparable to JHBR's vertical mix and Texas/Oklahoma regional overlap, but at broader incumbent scale.

Regional players

• Selser Schaefer Architects: Tulsa, Oklahoma-based architecture firm serving healthcare, education, and commercial clients regionally. Comparable to JHBR in regional Oklahoma focus and healthcare/education vertical mix, providing a same-region competitive benchmark.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/jhbrarch
• Xx.com/JHBROK

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 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 →

Frequently asked questions about JHBR