HSI Design Group

What HSI Design Group does

HSI Design Group is a hospitality-focused architecture and procurement services firm headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, providing an integrated suite of services to hotel owners, operators, and franchisees across North America. The company bundles four core practices — FF&E (furniture, fixtures, and equipment) procurement, interior design and PIP renovations, architectural design, and historic preservation consulting — under a single-source service model for new developments, renovations, and restoration projects. Specific offerings include capital expenditure planning, due diligence surveys for property acquisitions, and rapid catastrophe response for hurricane, flood, and fire damage. Notable technical components include FF&E specification libraries, value-engineering workflows, and historic preservation deliverables such as HABS documentation, Section 106 review, and historic tax-credit consulting.

Name

HSI Design Group

Legal name

HSI Design Group

Website

https://hsidesigngroup.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HSI Design Group is a San Antonio-based hospitality design and procurement firm serving hotel owners and franchisees across North America with integrated FF&E procurement, interior design, PIP renovations, architectural design, and historic preservation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Design Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Hospitality interior design
• FF&E procurement
• Hotel renovation services
• Architectural design
• Historic preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

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

Revenue model

1. FF&E Procurement Services: Fees earned from purchasing furniture, fixtures, and equipment on behalf of hotel owners. Services include specification evaluation, value engineering, vendor evaluation, purchase order issuance, freight management, warehouse coordination, and installation management. Revenue tied to project scope and hotel property size.
2. Interior Design Services: Design fees for interior design including concept development, space planning, design development, finish specifications, and construction documentation. Also includes PIP (Property Improvement Plan) design and submittals for franchise brands.
3. Architectural and Preservation Services: Fees for architectural services including historic preservation consulting, restoration design, and adaptive reuse projects. Often works as associate to architect of record for specific historic preservation services.
4. Capital Expenditure Planning: Budget development services for hotel CapEx needs, working with owners of 300+ hotels for quarterly and fiscal year planning.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

HSI Design Group is a hospitality interior design and procurement firm providing FF&E (furniture, fixtures, and equipment) procurement, interior design, architectural design, capital expenditure planning, due diligence surveys, catastrophe response, property improvement renovations, and historic preservation services. The firm serves hotel owners, operators, and franchisees across North America, working within brand standards for chains such as IHG, Hilton, Best Western, Wyndham, and La Quinta.

Product overview

HSI Design Group is a hospitality-focused design and procurement service company offering an integrated suite of services for hotel and commercial properties. The core portfolio includes FF&E Procurement, Capital Expenditure Planning, Due Diligence Survey, and Catastrophe Response under procurement services; Interior Design and Property Improvement Renovations under interiors; and Architectural Design and Historic Preservation Services under architecture. The company operates as a single-source service provider for hotel FF&E procurement, brand standard compliance, interior design, architectural design, historic preservation, and adaptive reuse, serving clients across North America from their San Antonio, Texas headquarters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FF&E Procurement End-to-end procurement of furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E) for hotel projects, including specification, vendor sourcing, and adherence to brand standards, delivered to hotel owners, operators, and franchisees.
• Interior Design Comprehensive interior design services for hotel guestrooms, lobbies, public spaces, and back-of-house areas, aligned to brand standards and property-specific design programs.
• Architectural Design Architectural design services supporting hotel renovations, scope-of-work documentation, and code-compliant alterations across hospitality properties.
• Capital Expenditure Planning Capital expenditure planning services that help hotel owners and operators prioritize, scope, and budget for property improvements and brand-mandated renovations.
• Due Diligence Survey Property condition and feasibility surveys conducted prior to acquisition, conversion, or major renovation to inform investment and renovation decisions.
• Catastrophe Response Rapid post-catastrophe design and FF&E specification services for hotels damaged by natural events, supporting owners and insurance programs with replacement scoping.
• Property Improvement Renovations Design, procurement, and project oversight for brand-required property improvement plan (PIP) renovations across hotel portfolios.
• Historic Preservation Services Historic preservation design services for landmark and adaptive-reuse hotel properties, combining preservation guidance with modern hospitality functionality.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 75 years of combined industry experience across the team
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GenslercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated on the Dwyer Building project - a historic 1860s building being converted to a Hilton Canopy Hotel. HSI providing historic preservation consulting services as part of the team.
• B&A ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated on the Real Estate Building c.1928 project for complete exterior restoration and interior renovation utilizing State and Federal historic tax-credits.
• Marmon Mok ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated on the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts project - 1926 Municipal Auditorium repurposed into state-of-the-art performing arts center.
• LMN ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated on the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts project for historic preservation work.
• Fisher Heck ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple project associations including: Foulois House at Fort Sam Houston, Claretian Founding House, and Sea World San Antonio Sesame Street Bay of Play. Work performed while Charles John was a Principal at Fisher Heck.
• GH2 ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated on Hotel Indigo Tulsa Downtown project. Long-standing professional relationship for FF&E purchasing expertise on hospitality projects.
• IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIHG Approved Interior Design Firm. Provides PIP design and submittals for IHG franchise properties including Holiday Inn Express brands.
• HiltoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides FRCM renovation design and submittals for Hilton properties. Associated on Dwyer Building conversion to Hilton Canopy Hotel.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wilson Associates: Hospitality-focused interior design and architecture firm with deep franchise-brand relationships, including luxury and select-service hotel work. Overlaps directly with HSI in PIP/brand-standard interior design and FF&E specification for hotel owners.
• Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA): One of the largest global hospitality interior design firms, delivering concept, design, FF&E specification and procurement-adjacent services for hotel owners and franchise brands. Directly comparable to HSI in serving IHG, Hilton, Marriott and similar franchise systems with PIP and brand-standard work.
• BraytonHughes Design Studios: Hospitality interior design firm specializing in luxury and upper-upscale hotels, with FF&E specification capabilities. Competes with HSI for interior design and brand-standards work in the same hotel owner/operator customer segment.
• Stonehill & Taylor: Architecture and interior design firm with a dedicated hospitality practice delivering guestroom, public space, and PIP design for franchised and independent hotels. Comparable in project scope and customer profile to HSI Design Group.
• ForrestPerkins: Hospitality and luxury interior design studio with strong brand-standards and FF&E specification capability, comparable to HSI's PIP and renovation design offering. Similar client base among hotel owners and operators across North America.
• DiLeonardo: International hospitality interior design firm providing concept, design, and FF&E services for major hotel brands. Closely comparable in service mix and franchise-brand customer base to HSI.

Emerging players

• LMN Architects: Architecture firm with civic and adaptive-reuse experience that partnered with HSI on the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. Adjacent peer given overlapping preservation/adaptive reuse capability and hospitality-adjacent project work.

Regional players

• GH2 Architects: Architecture firm with hospitality experience that partnered with HSI on the Hotel Indigo Tulsa Downtown project. Comparable as a regional design collaborator/competitor serving franchise-brand hotel clients.
• Marmon Mok Architects: San Antonio-based architecture firm that partnered with HSI on the Tobin Center project. Comparable regional competitor for historic preservation and adaptive reuse work in the Texas market.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with a large hospitality practice and FF&E capabilities. Listed as an HSI project partner (Dwyer Building / Hilton Canopy) and competes for the same hotel design and renovation engagements at a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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