Reese Design Collaborative

What Reese Design Collaborative does

Reese Design Collaborative is a privately held commercial architecture and interior design firm headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, operating from a single office at 445 Baxter Ave, Suite 250. Founded in October 1994 by H. Gibbs Reese, AIA, the firm transitioned to second-generation family ownership in January 2009 when Stephanie McCrery (President, Director of Interior Design) and Bryan McCrery (Owner, Director of Architectural Services) purchased the company. The firm operates with approximately 10 team members, including registered architects, NCIDQ and IIDA-certified interior designers, and LEED-accredited sustainability professionals.

The firm provides comprehensive architectural and interior design services spanning the full project lifecycle, from pre-design consulting and facility master planning through construction documents, project management, and post-occupancy surveys. Service offerings include 3D rendering, sustainable design evaluation, space planning, life safety planning, furniture/artwork selection and procurement, contractor selection, relocation management, and accessory procurement. Reese Design Collaborative differentiates through an integrated design process and has developed particular expertise in senior living facility design, including household model transformation and The Green House® philosophy implementation across memory care, skilled nursing, assisted living, and independent living environments.

The firm's revenue model is professional services-based, generating fees from project-based engagements with B2B clients. Go-to-market is direct sales, primarily serving enterprise clients in Kentucky and Southern Indiana across verticals including senior healthcare organizations, corporate and financial entities, religious organizations, government agencies, legal firms, real estate developers, and non-profits. Notable repeat clients include Masonic Communities Kentucky (multiple projects), Christian Care Communities, Kentucky Farm Bureau, Louisville Water Company, and Farm Credit Services. The firm collaborates with external architects and consultants (AG Architecture, Greystone, Action Pact) on large-scale projects that exceed its internal capacity.

Name

Reese Design Collaborative

Legal name

Reese Design Collaborative

Website

https://reesedesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Reese Design Collaborative is a privately held commercial architecture and interior design firm based in Louisville, Kentucky, serving enterprise clients across senior living, corporate, religious, and government sectors in Kentucky and Southern Indiana with comprehensive design and project management services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Interior Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Drafting Services (541340)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Interior design firm
• Senior living design
• Corporate interior design
• Facility master planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural and Interior Design Services: The firm provides comprehensive design services including pre-design consulting, 3D rendering, facility master planning, sustainable design evaluation, space planning, construction documents, life safety planning, interior design, furniture/artwork selection, project management, budget management, contractor selection, furniture services, relocation management, accessory selection and procurement, and post occupancy survey.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Reese Design Collaborative is a Louisville, Kentucky-based commercial architecture and interior design firm providing integrated professional design services for senior living, corporate, religious, and master planning projects. The firm delivers full-lifecycle services from pre-design consulting through post-occupancy surveys, including space planning, 3D rendering, construction documents, interior design, furniture selection, project management, and budget management. It specializes in senior living household-model transformations and Green House® philosophy implementations for healthcare and community organizations.

Product overview

Reese Design Collaborative is a professional architecture and interior design services firm, not a software product company. The firm offers a unified set of integrated professional services centered around architectural design and interior design. The services portfolio includes: Pre-Design Consulting, 3D Rendering, Facility Master Planning, Sustainable Design Evaluation, Space Planning, Construction Documents, Life Safety Planning, Interior Design, Furniture/Artwork Selection, Project Management, Budget Management, Contractor Selection, Furniture Services, Relocation Management, Accessory Selection and Procurement, and Post Occupancy Survey. These services are offered as a cohesive design offering for projects spanning senior living, corporate, religious, and master planning sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Design Consulting
• 3D Rendering
• Facility Master Planning
• Sustainable Design Evaluation
• Space Planning
• Construction Documents
• Life Safety Planning
• Interior Design
• Furniture/Artwork Selection
• Project Management
• Budget Management
• Contractor Selection
• Furniture Services
• Relocation Management
• Accessory Selection and Procurement
• Post Occupancy Survey

Named customers23 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• AG ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAG Architecture was Architect of Record on independent living apartments while Reese Design Collaborative served as Architect of Record on patio homes for the Masonic Home Miralea project (90 independent living apartments and 12 patio homes).
• GreystonecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Greystone on the development of Masonic Home Miralea project, working closely from schematic design through final completion.
• Action PactcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenior living consultant that collaborated with Reese Design Collaborative on the Sam Swope Care Center project, a new 136-bed skilled nursing home implementing household model design.
• NovuSpheremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient who engaged Reese Design Collaborative to develop a senior living prototype facility (Bluegrass Senior Living in Somerset, KY) intended to serve as a model for quality senior living in rural Kentucky.
• The Green House®coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReese Design Collaborative implements The Green House® philosophy in senior living projects like Homeplace at Midway, designing individual homes that provide various levels of care with residential scale and amenities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Shepley Bulfinch: National architecture firm with a dedicated senior living practice and significant memory care expertise; competes for CCRC and household-model projects similar to Reese's signature work.
• AG Architecture: Louisville-headquartered architecture firm focused on senior living, healthcare, and education; serves the same regional operator clients as Reese (e.g., joint work on Masonic Miralea) and competes for comparable senior housing design mandates.
• THW Design: Architecture and interior design firm with a senior living specialization; serves independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing clients, mirroring Reese's core service categories.
• Lantz-Boggio Architects: Specialist architecture firm dedicated to senior living, active adult, and healthcare design; serves a comparable client profile and product mix of independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing projects.
• JSA (Jenkins Peer Architects): Charlotte, NC-based architecture practice with deep senior living and healthcare portfolios (CCRCs, memory care, skilled nursing); competes for similar operator-led design engagements as Reese.

Broad incumbents

• DLR Group: Integrated design firm offering architecture and interior design with senior living and civic practices; competes for institutional master planning and adaptive reuse projects of the type Reese pursues with operators like Cornerstone Group.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with a healthcare and senior living practice serving major hospital systems and senior living operators; competes for the larger-scale projects in Reese's operator pipeline.
• CannonDesign: Large national architecture, engineering, and interior design firm with a well-established senior living practice; competes for larger institutional senior living and healthcare mandates that may also attract Reese.
• Moody Nolan: One of the largest U.S. architecture firms with a healthcare and senior living portfolio; competes for larger senior housing and adaptive reuse commissions within and beyond Reese's regional footprint.
• HKS: National architecture practice with a senior living and healthcare studio; pursues comparable CCRC, memory care, and assisted living commissions for large regional and national operators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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