What H. Michael Hindman Architects does

H. Michael Hindman Architects, P.C. is a privately held architecture and interior design firm founded in 1991 by Michael Hindman, who has practiced architecture since 1976. Operating from its headquarters in Brentwood, Tennessee, the firm provides a full range of architectural and interior design services spanning five portfolio categories: Live (residential and mixed-use developments), Work (office and medical office buildings), Shop (retail and commercial centers), Play (restaurants, hotels, and entertainment venues), and Imagine (conceptual and master planning work). The firm serves developer and business owner clients across the greater Nashville and Middle Tennessee region, with projects documented in Nashville, Brentwood, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Hendersonville, Gallatin, Mt. Juliet, Columbia, Nolensville, and Madison.

The firm operates on a professional services revenue model with custom project-based pricing, engaging clients directly via phone, email, and website contact forms. Its marketing is anchored in a portfolio website that organizes work across the five verticals, supplemented by organic social media presence on Facebook, Instagram (@hmhadreamteam), and LinkedIn. The team is lean, with approximately ten named professionals including a Principal, Senior Vice President, Project Architect, Architectural Designer, Construction Administrator, and Office Manager. Notable project work includes the 300,000 SF Brentwood Place retail renovation, the 90-acre One Bellevue Place redevelopment, the 125,000 SF mixed-use The Reeve, the 110-room Holiday Inn in Murfreesboro, and the Gateway MOB in Murfreesboro's Gateway district.

The business is wholly founder-owned with no external investment, no parent company, and no institutional backing. Operationally the firm leverages traditional architectural methodologies and design tools, with no disclosed technology platform, API, or proprietary software. Notable brand elements include the HMHFlix sub-brand, a parody streaming channel featuring staff holiday videos, and a website designed by partner Creative Instinct. The firm is actively operating with a continually refreshed project pipeline visible in its "On the Boards" section.

Name

H. Michael Hindman Architects

Legal name

H. Michael Hindman Architects, P.C.

Website

https://hmharchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

H. Michael Hindman Architects is a privately held, founder-led architecture and interior design firm founded in 1991 in Brentwood, Tennessee, serving developer and business owner clients across residential, commercial, retail, and hospitality verticals in the greater Nashville and Middle Tennessee region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail & Mixed-Use Commercial Construction (IMAFACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Architecture services
• Interior design
• Commercial development
• Residential architecture
• Mixed-use design

Headquarters

HQ city

Brentwood

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 and Interior Design Services: Professional services revenue generated from providing full range of architecture and interior design services to commercial and residential clients. Services include design, planning, and project execution for new construction and renovation projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

H. Michael Hindman Architects provides full-service architecture and interior design for new construction and renovation projects. Work spans residential developments, commercial office and medical buildings, retail centers, hotels, restaurants, and mixed-use properties across the greater Nashville and Middle Tennessee area.

Product overview

H. Michael Hindman Architects is an architecture and interior design firm established in 1991, serving the greater Nashville and Middle Tennessee area. The firm provides a full range of architectural services across five portfolio categories: Live (residential developments including The Reeve, South Nashville Residential Development, The Verge, Eighth South, and Nolensville Road), Work (commercial and office buildings including Legacy Pointe MOB, Gateway MOB, Thrive Marketing, and Westgate Office Building), Shop (retail projects including Brentwood Place, One Bellevue Place, Gateway Commercial, City Park Center, Madison Retail, Cornerstone Retail Development, Lexus of Cool Springs, and Medical Center Parkway), Play (restaurant and recreation venues including Hattie Jane's Creamery, Pickleball Kingdom, Wild Ginger Restaurant, Studio 154, BoomBozz Craft Pizza & Taphouse, Columbia Speakeasy, Holiday Inn, Deacon's New South, and Holiday Inn Express), and Imagine (conceptual architecture plans including Hendersonville Mixed Use, Market Square, Old Lascassas, College and Church Street, Multifamily Iteration, and Experiential Dining).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HMHFlix: Holiday spoof videos created by the firm featuring staff, shown on a parody streaming platform.

Products and services

• Architecture and Interior Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Extensive project portfolio including 300,000 SF retail centers, 90-acre redevelopments, 125,000 SF mixed-use buildings, 110-room hotels

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Creative InstinctminorOthersWebsite design partner that designed the company website. Creative Instinct is referenced as the website designer in the footer of hmharchitects.com.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bauer Askew Architecture: Tennessee-based architecture practice focused on commercial, healthcare, and senior living projects. Comparable firm size and regional concentration in Middle Tennessee.
• Smith Gee Studio: Nashville architecture firm with strong focus on mixed-use, multi-family, and commercial developments. Competes for similar developers and project types in the Middle Tennessee region.
• Tuck Hinton Architects: Nashville-based architecture firm with a similar profile of commercial, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use projects across Middle Tennessee. Directly competes for the same regional developers and offers a comparable mix of architecture and interior design services.
• Manuel Zeitlin Architects: Nashville architecture firm with deep regional experience in residential, commercial, and adaptive reuse projects. Comparable tenure and Middle Tennessee focus.
• Hastings Architecture Associates: Long-established Nashville architecture firm serving commercial, healthcare, education, and residential clients in Middle Tennessee. Comparable in scale, tenure, and project-type diversification to HMHA.
• HFR Design: Brentwood, TN-based architecture, engineering, and interior design firm active across retail, healthcare, office, and mixed-use sectors in the Nashville market. Directly comparable in services, geography, and client base.

Broad incumbents

• HKS: Major international architecture firm with significant Nashville-area work, particularly in healthcare, commercial, and hospitality. Competes for the same enterprise developer clients in the region.
• HOK: Global architecture, design, and engineering firm with a Nashville presence, competing for large-scale commercial, healthcare, and mixed-use developments. A broader incumbent that overlaps with HMHA's larger project pursuits.
• Perkins&Will: Large global architecture firm with offices throughout the U.S. including Nashville, active in healthcare, higher education, and commercial development. Represents a broader incumbent threat to mid-sized regional firms like HMHA.
• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with a significant Nashville office competing for large commercial, mixed-use, hospitality, and workplace projects. Represents a much larger incumbent competing for the same types of clients and projects in the Nashville market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/h.-michael-hindman-architects-pc
• Instagraminstagram.com/hmhadreamteam

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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