What PMBA Architects does

PMBA Architects is a full-service architecture, interior design, and planning firm headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio, with a second office in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1995, the firm serves enterprise clients across two primary verticals: healthcare systems and corporate/commercial organizations, with a secondary book of hospitality, retail, and mixed-use projects. The firm's core services span the full project lifecycle, including strategic planning, feasibility studies, master planning, Building Information Modeling (BIM), schematic design, design development, construction drawings, interior design, and construction administration, executed primarily in Revit and AutoCAD.

The firm's differentiated offerings center on a "Designing Wellness" methodology combined with Evidence-Based Design (EBD) practice, delivered by EDAC- and ACHA-credentialed professionals. Its team carries additional credentials across LEED, WELL AP, and Fitwel, positioning the firm for healthcare-facility and workplace projects where measurable occupant outcomes are decision drivers. Named enterprise clients include ProMedica Health System, Mercy Health System, McLaren Health Care Corporation, and Select Medical on the healthcare side, and corporate clients such as Venture Visionary Partners, Further Financial Group, and Krauss Maffei.

PMBA operates as a privately held professional services firm with project-based revenue generated through professional fees structured as a percentage of construction costs or fixed fees for defined scopes of work. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales pursued through direct engagement, RFP responses, competitive bidding, and a referral network anchored in long-standing Ohio healthcare system relationships. In 2021, the firm executed its first known acquisition, Casler Design Group, adding the Cincinnati office and signaling the start of regional inorganic expansion. The firm is led by CEO and Principal Craig Pickerel.

Name

PMBA Architects

Legal name

PMBA

Website

https://pmbaarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PMBA Architects is a full-service architecture and interior design firm founded in 1995, operating from Perrysburg and Cincinnati, Ohio. It serves enterprise healthcare systems and corporate clients with wellness-driven, evidence-based design services across healthcare, corporate, and mixed-use projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Interior Design Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Healthcare architecture services
• Interior design services
• Evidence-based design
• Corporate office design
• Healthcare facility planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Perrysburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

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: Professional fees for architectural design, interior design, space planning, and construction administration services. Revenue is project-based, typically structured as a percentage of construction costs or fixed fees for defined scopes of work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PMBA Architects provides full-service architecture, interior design, and planning services for healthcare facilities and corporate/commercial clients. Offerings span strategic planning, feasibility studies, master planning, BIM, schematic design, design development, construction drawings, interior design, and construction administration, delivered via project-based engagements with fees structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed fees per defined scope.

Product overview

PMBA Architects is a full-service architecture, interior design, and planning firm founded in 1995, operating from two locations in Cincinnati, Ohio and Perrysburg, Ohio. The firm specializes in healthcare architecture and corporate/commercial design, offering services from strategic planning and feasibility studies through master planning, BIM, schematic design, design development, construction drawings, interior design, and construction administration. Their core product is their comprehensive design services for healthcare environments (including hospitals, medical office buildings, surgery centers, and specialty clinics) and corporate spaces. The firm differentiates through specialized wellness-driven design methodologies, including Evidence-Based Design (EBD) certification and WELL AP/Fitwel accreditations, creating environments focused on patient and occupant wellbeing, function, comfort, and retention. Their product portfolio centers on patient-focused healthcare environments integrated with modern technology and corporate/commercial interior design for offices, mixed-use, retail, and hospitality spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthcare Architecture and Interior Design Services Patient-focused healthcare environment design integrating healing with technology and equipment. Services include strategic planning, feasibility studies, master planning, BIM, schematic design, design development, construction drawings, interior design, and construction administration for hospitals, medical office buildings, cancer centers, emergency departments, surgery centers, diagnostic facilities, rehabilitation centers, outpatient care, behavioral health, nursing units, and specialty clinics.
• Corporate/Commercial Architecture and Interior Design Services Design services for corporate tenant improvements, renovations, new construction, public spaces, building amenities, industrial R&D labs, mixed-use developments, retail, restaurants, worship facilities, multi-family residential, and educational facilities. Targeted at corporate clients seeking workspace modernization, amenities upgrades, and lobby or headquarters renovations.

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Champlin Architecture: Ohio-based architecture and interior design firm serving healthcare, education, and commercial markets. Comparable to PMBA as Ohio regional peer with healthcare design focus and dual expertise in architecture and interior design.
• M+A Architects: Ohio-based architecture firm serving healthcare, corporate, and community clients across the Midwest. Regional comparable to PMBA with similar vertical mix and project types, though operating primarily in Columbus/Central Ohio.
• GBBN Architects: Cincinnati-based architecture firm with practice areas including healthcare, workplace, and community design. Regional Midwest comparable to PMBA with similar scale, project types, and wellness-driven design philosophy.

Direct peers

• CannonDesign: National design firm with major healthcare architecture practice operating across multiple US regions. Comparable to PMBA in applying evidence-based design, lean methodology, and patient-centered design to hospital and ambulatory projects, with a similar integration of architecture and interior design.
• HKS Architects: National architecture firm with one of the largest healthcare practices in the US, designing hospitals, medical office buildings, and specialty facilities. Directly comparable to PMBA in healthcare architecture focus and EBD/LEED capabilities, but at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• EwingCole: Mid-Atlantic architecture firm with strong healthcare, higher education, and science practices. Comparable to PMBA in evidence-based healthcare design and project-based fee structure, with similar size and segment focus.
• BHDP Architecture: Cincinnati-headquartered architecture firm with a dedicated healthcare practice and strong regional footprint across Ohio and the Midwest. Closest geographic and segment comparable to PMBA, also working with major health systems on MOBs, hospitals, and wellness-driven design.

Broad incumbents

• SmithGroup: National design firm with established healthcare, workplace, and mixed-use practices. Comparable to PMBA in applying research-driven design across healthcare and corporate segments, but with broader geographic coverage and larger project portfolio.
• HDR Architecture: Large engineering and architecture firm with dedicated healthcare practice serving major health systems nationally. Competes against PMBA on healthcare capital projects with greater bench depth, research capabilities, and integrated engineering services.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with significant healthcare practice and research-driven design approach. Overlaps with PMBA in EBD philosophy and healthcare specialization, but operates at significantly larger scale across multiple sectors and geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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