Creech & Associates

What Creech & Associates does

Creech & Associates is a privately held architecture and design firm founded in 1987, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a regional office in Summerville, South Carolina (Charleston Studio). The firm delivers full architectural services across six practice areas: civic (government buildings, public safety facilities), higher education (universities, community colleges, research facilities), cultural (museums, sports venues), commercial (mixed-use, retail), adaptive reuse (historic mill conversions), and master planning. Its portfolio includes notable mandates such as planner/architect of every building on the North Carolina Research Campus (over 1 million SF, $1 billion+ in construction value), the 311,000 SF David H. Murdock Core Laboratory, a 200,000 SF research facility for UNC Charlotte, and the $52 million Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis.

The firm operates a conventional professional services technology stack built on Building Information Modeling (BIM) and 3-D modeling capabilities, supplemented by LEED Accredited Professional staff for sustainable design certification. Technical differentiators include deep expertise in adaptive reuse of historic structures (particularly Carolina textile mills), space needs analysis and pre-design programming, and long-term campus and municipal facility master planning. The firm maintains a recognized track record in LEED-certified projects, including a LEED Gold certified museum extension, and has received industry recognition such as the NC Main Street Association Best New Public Building award for Albemarle City Hall.

Revenue is generated through professional service fees structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed fees for specific service phases, with work acquired through direct client engagement, municipal RFP and professional services contracting, design competitions, and client referrals. The firm serves primarily government/municipal clients and higher education institutions across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest. Ownership is concentrated among three managing partners (Brent J. Green, Michael S. Supino, and John M. Crawford); no external investment, parent company, or acquisition activity has been disclosed.

Name

Creech & Associates

Legal name

Creech & Associates

Website

https://creechassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Creech & Associates is a private architecture and design firm founded in 1987, providing architectural, master planning, interior design, and 3-D modeling services for civic, higher education, cultural, and commercial clients across the southeastern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH), Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Master planning
• Historic preservation
• Adaptive reuse
• Building information modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Full architectural design services for civic, higher education, commercial, and cultural projects. Revenue generated through professional fees based on project scope, typically calculated as a percentage of construction costs or fixed fees for specific service phases.
2. Master Planning and Space Needs Assessment: Pre-design consulting services including space needs studies, facility condition assessments, and master planning for government and institutional clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Creech & Associates provides architectural design, master planning, interior design, and 3-D modeling services for civic, higher education, cultural, commercial, and adaptive reuse projects. The firm delivers full-service design from programming and space needs analysis through construction administration, with specialization in historic preservation, LEED-certified sustainable design, and long-term campus and municipal facility master planning.

Product overview

Creech & Associates is a design firm offering comprehensive architectural services. The core offering consists of full architectural design services supported by master planning, space needs studies, and facility planning. Additional services include interior design, site planning, construction administration, 3-D modeling, and historic preservation/adaptive reuse. The firm's portfolio spans six primary project categories: Civic (government buildings, police stations, fire stations, town halls), Higher Education (college buildings, research facilities, classrooms), Cultural (museums, theaters, sports facilities), Commercial (retail spaces, mixed-use developments), Adaptive Reuse (historic mill conversions, warehouse transformations), and Master Planning (campus and municipal facility master plans).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full architectural design services for civic, higher education, cultural, commercial, and adaptive reuse projects, including building design and construction documentation.
• Master Planning Comprehensive master planning services including space needs analysis, facility condition assessments, and long-term development strategies for campuses and municipal facilities.
• Space Needs Studies and Facility Planning Detailed space needs assessments and utilization studies to help clients understand current and future spatial requirements before design begins.
• Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse Specialized service for transforming historic buildings and abandoned structures into functional modern facilities while preserving architectural character and meeting contemporary needs.

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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.

• PopulousminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Populous, a global design firm, as local architect on the Atrium Health Ballpark project in Kannapolis, NC. Populous served as architect of record while Creech provided local architectural services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm that increasingly competes for the same higher-education and civic master planning commissions in the Carolinas. Larger scale and broader portfolio pressure Creech on mid-size institutional projects.
• HOK: Global design firm with a strong civic and higher-education practice. Competes with Creech for large university and municipal commissions across the Southeast and increasingly bids on the same RFPs.

Others

• Populous: Global sports and civic design firm that already partners with Creech (Atrium Health Ballpark). Comparable end-customer set (cities, universities, large institutions) and a strategic partner rather than a direct competitor on most work.

Direct peers

• Ratio Design: Mid-size architecture firm with comparable civic, cultural, and higher-education experience. Comparable scale and design-orientation makes Ratio a relevant peer for institutional client overlap.
• LS3P: Southeast-headquartered architecture firm with comparable size and a strong civic, higher-education, and cultural portfolio in the Carolinas. Closest direct competitor for institutional and municipal commissions in the same geography.
• Clark Nexsen: Southeast regional architecture and engineering firm with comparable civic, higher-education, and cultural portfolios. Similar headcount and directly contests Creech on institutional and government work in NC/VA/SC.
• McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture: Carolinas- and Southeast-focused architecture firm of similar scale with strong higher-education and civic practices. Competes head-to-head on community college and municipal projects across NC and SC.
• Stewart (formerly Stewart Engineering / Stewart Inc.): North Carolina-based design and engineering firm with overlapping civic, higher-education, and commercial work. Comparable in scale and directly contests Creech on regional institutional RFPs.
• Little Diversified Architectural Consulting: Charlotte-based design firm of similar size competing for the same Carolinas higher-education, civic, and commercial commissions. Geographic and segment overlap is near-identical to Creech's.

Regional players

• SchenkelShultz Architecture: Florida-headquartered architecture firm with strong higher-education and civic practices. Operates primarily in a different geography but pursues the same institutional client type and could increasingly contest Southeast expansion bids.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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