Blackney Hayes Architects

What Blackney Hayes Architects does

Blackney Hayes Architects is a Philadelphia-based architecture and interior design firm founded in 1988 by John Fox Hayes, FAIA, operating with approximately 40 architects and interior designers from its headquarters at 1100 Ludlow Street. The firm delivers three integrated service lines: Architecture Services, Interior Design (operating as BH Interiors), and Comprehensive Planning, supported by core capabilities in sustainable design (LEED and Passive House certification), adaptive reuse of historic structures, and community-centered visioning methodology. Its work spans seven market verticals: Higher Education, K-12 Schools, Multi-Family Housing, Hospitality, Healthcare, Corporate, and Residential, with demonstrated expertise in transforming industrial and historic buildings (warehouses, factories, schools) into modern facilities while preserving original character.

The firm's business model is project-based professional services revenue, with fees structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed project fees, and project lifecycles extending over multi-year contracts. Notable engagements include the $44 million LEED Gold-certified T.M. Peirce Elementary School (the first North Philadelphia school built in over 70 years), the 220,000 sq. ft. Saint Joseph's University residence hall targeting LEED Silver, the $70 million Collins mixed-use redevelopment, and adaptive reuse projects for Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School and Inspira Health Network. Customer acquisition occurs through direct enterprise relationships, competitive bidding on public sector work, and referrals across the Mid-Atlantic region (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and selectively New York). The firm maintains no technology platform, API, or software product; its entire revenue base is derived from human-delivered design services.

Name

Blackney Hayes Architects

Legal name

Blackney Hayes Architects, Inc.

Website

https://blackneyhayes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Blackney Hayes Architects is a Philadelphia-based architecture and interior design firm founded in 1988, serving institutional clients in education, healthcare, hospitality, corporate, multi-family, and residential sectors across the Mid-Atlantic region with sustainable and adaptive reuse design expertise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (541410)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Interior design services
• Adaptive reuse architecture
• Sustainable building design
• Institutional facility planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architecture Services: Project-based architectural services for buildings across education, multi-family, hospitality, healthcare, corporate, and residential markets. Revenue is generated through design fees calculated as a percentage of construction cost or fixed project fees for services spanning design, planning, and construction administration.
2. Interior Design Services: BH Interiors provides comprehensive interior design services covering space planning, finishes selection, art consulting, and signage for corporate, medical, hospitality, and residential clients.
3. Comprehensive Planning: Strategic planning services helping clients understand current context, study strategic plans, and project future needs to create roadmaps for institutional growth and avoid costly missteps.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Blackney Hayes Architects is an architecture and interior design firm offering comprehensive design services for institutional and commercial buildings across education, healthcare, hospitality, corporate, multi-family, and residential markets. The firm delivers three core service lines: Architecture Services (full design and construction administration), Interior Design (BH Interiors, covering space planning, finishes, art consulting, and signage), and Comprehensive Planning (strategic roadmap development for institutional growth). Work is supported by capabilities in sustainable design (LEED, Passive House), adaptive reuse of historic structures, and a community-centered visioning methodology.

Product overview

Blackney Hayes Architects is an architecture and interior design firm founded in 1988, offering a unified service portfolio organized into three core service lines (Architecture Services, Interior Design/BH Interiors, and Comprehensive Planning) supported by four key capabilities (Design, Visioning, Sustainability Services, and Adaptive Reuse). The firm operates across seven distinct market verticals: Higher Education, K-12 Schools, Multi-Family Housing, Hospitality, Healthcare, Corporate, and Residential. The company does not offer a software product or technology platform; all offerings are professional services in architectural and interior design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Comprehensive architectural design services for buildings across multiple sectors including education, healthcare, hospitality, corporate, multi-family, and residential markets. Services span from big-picture planning to the smallest details, leading every stage of the design process with expertise, creativity, and reliable guidance.
• Interior Design (BH Interiors) Interior design services covering every aspect of the design process, from space planning and finishes selection to art consulting and signage. The team has experience ranging from corporate and medical offices to hotels and country clubs.
• Comprehensive Planning Strategic planning services that help address current context, study strategic plans, and project future needs. The goal is to create a roadmap that anticipates future growth and allows a predetermined course of growth to avoid costly missteps.

Quantifiable outcome

• First North Philadelphia school built in over 70 years (T.M. Peirce Elementary)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Cristo Rey NetworknotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Cristo Rey Philadelphia, launched in 2012 as part of the Cristo Rey Network, is an innovative Jesuit school model where students work five days a month in paid professional jobs to underwrite education costs. Blackney Hayes designed the school's transformative new campus.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Stantec:

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with strong healthcare and education practices that compete for the same institutional RFPs as BH in the Mid-Atlantic — broader incumbent with international reach.

Direct peers

• Ballinger: Philadelphia architecture and engineering firm with strong higher education, healthcare, and science/technology portfolios — directly comparable in regional focus, vertical mix, and project complexity.
• KieranTimberlake: Philadelphia-based architecture firm known for higher education, civic, and adaptive reuse projects with a research-driven practice — directly comparable in Mid-Atlantic positioning and sustainability expertise.
• EwingCole: Philadelphia-based architecture, engineering, and interior design firm of similar size serving healthcare, education, and corporate clients in the Mid-Atlantic — directly comparable in market, verticals, and project scale.
• WRT (now part of Perkins&Will): Historically a Philadelphia architecture, planning, and landscape firm with deep education and urban design credentials — directly comparable in regional positioning and adaptive reuse/education specialism.
• DIGSAU: Philadelphia architecture practice working across cultural, educational, residential, and hospitality sectors — directly comparable as a similarly sized Philadelphia firm with overlapping vertical exposure.
• Atkin (formerly L2P / Atkin Architecture): Mid-sized Philadelphia architecture and interior design firm serving education, healthcare, and commercial clients — directly comparable in scale, geography, and service mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/blackneyhayes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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