HBA Architecture & Interior Design, Inc.

What HBA Architecture & Interior Design, Inc. does

HBA Architecture & Interior Design, Inc. is a privately held, 80% employee-owned (ESOP) architecture and interior design firm founded in 1974 and headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with a second office in Richmond. The firm provides full-service architecture and interior design across commercial, institutional, government, healthcare, education, industrial, retail, and multi-family residential markets, with documented specializations in federal/military (NAVFAC IDIQ), K-12 education, sustainable design (multiple LEED Silver certifications), historic preservation, CPTED-driven security design, and design-build delivery. Core deliverables span programming, master planning, schematic design, interior design, construction administration, and facility condition assessments. The firm operates on project-based professional services engagements — fees are structured as fixed fees or hourly billing quoted per project — with revenue derived from direct client engagement, RFP responses for public sector work, and referrals. Geographic reach concentrates on Hampton Roads, Richmond, and northeast North Carolina, with occasional federal work outside the region (e.g., Navy Lodge in Rota, Spain). The 50-person firm reports over 90% of work from repeat clients and has received recognition including Top Workplaces/Best Place to Work in Hampton Roads (Inside Business) and the 2024 Edward E. Carlson Navy Lodge of the Year award. HBA has no disclosed parent company, no external institutional investors, no funding rounds, and operates as a stable, relationship-driven professional services firm.

Name

HBA Architecture & Interior Design, Inc.

Legal name

HBA Architecture & Interior Design, Inc.

Website

https://hbaonline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

HBA Architecture & Interior Design is a 50-person, employee-owned (80% ESOP) architecture and interior design firm in Virginia serving government, education, healthcare, commercial, and industrial clients across Hampton Roads, Richmond, and northeast North Carolina since 1974.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture & Interior Design Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Space Planning & Workplace Design (BPAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Architecture services
• Interior design
• Sustainable design
• Construction administration
• Historic preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Virginia Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Project-based professional services including architectural design, interior design, master planning, programming, historic preservation, and construction administration. Revenue is generated through design fees, typically structured as fixed fees or hourly billing for professional services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HBA Architecture & Interior Design, Inc. is a professional architecture and interior design firm providing full-service architectural design and interior design for new construction, renovation, and tenant improvement projects. Its core offerings are Architecture Services and Interior Design and Corporate Interiors, supported by specialized service modules covering Construction Administration, Design-Build delivery, Master Planning, Programming, Historic Preservation, Sustainable Design, CPTED, Imaging Services, and Facility Conditions Assessments for clients in business, government, civic, healthcare, education, industrial, and retail sectors.

Product overview

HBA Architecture & Interior Design, Inc. is a professional architecture and interior design firm offering a comprehensive suite of design services rather than a software product. The core offerings include Architecture Services and Interior Design and Corporate Interiors, supported by specialized service modules covering Construction Administration, Design Build, Master Planning, Programming, Historic Preservation, Sustainable Design, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), Imaging Services, and Facility Conditions Assessments. The firm serves diverse markets including Business & Administration (Office, Financial), Government & Civic (Federal, Municipal, Public Safety, State), Health & Living (Healthcare, Mixed-Use, Multi-Family, Recreation, Religious), Industrial & Operational, Learning (K-12 Education, Libraries), and Retail & Entertainment sectors. Projects range from new construction and renovations to tenant improvements and adaptive reuse, with a focus on sustainable and collaborative design approaches across studio environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Full-service architectural design covering new construction, renovation, and tenant improvements for commercial, institutional, and residential projects.
• Interior Design and Corporate Interiors Comprehensive interior design services guiding clients through the entire process of renovating, relocating, or establishing new sites, ensuring functional and aesthetic expectations are met.
• Construction Administration HBA serves as the client's representative on construction sites, reviewing shop drawings, RFI responses, and O&M manuals to ensure design intent is realized and the construction process flows smoothly.
• Design Build A seamless, efficient, cost- and time-effective project delivery method through an HBA-contractor team that provides greater control, reduced risk, and increased quality.
• Master Planning Framework for smart growth that examines all aspects of a project from connectivity to the surrounding community to provisions for future growth.
• Programming Space planning and square footage recommendations based on years of experience with specific project types to ensure programs are appropriately sized.
• Historic Preservation Restoration of historic spaces to their former glory, including identification of historic rehabilitation tax credits and sound preservation practices.
• Sustainable Design Sustainable design practices integrated into every project regardless of LEED certification pursuit, benefiting the planet, user health, and financial outcomes.
• Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Safety and security measures woven into each design, creating buildings that are safe and secure while remaining engaging and inviting.
• Imaging Services Creation of dynamic and memorable architectural imagery to assist clients in conveying project vision, scope, and ambiance for competitive edge in planning, fundraising, and marketing.
• Facility Conditions Assessments Facilities conditions and educational adequacy assessments to determine future space and maintenance needs for appropriate fund allocation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% of work from repeat clients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• KBJW GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCivil engineering consultant for TowneBank Iron Bridge project in Chesterfield, Virginia

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EwingCole: Philadelphia-based architecture and engineering firm with strong higher education, healthcare, and government portfolios. Comparable in pursuing mission-driven institutional clients, though somewhat larger and broader in scope.
• Quinn Evans Architects: Mid-Atlantic architecture firm with deep historic preservation, civic, and education expertise. Comparable to HBA in historic rehabilitation, public-sector focus, and regional footprint.
• SFCS Architects: Mid-Atlantic (Virginia-based) architecture firm serving education, senior living, healthcare, and public-sector clients. Comparable headcount, regional footprint, and project typology mix to HBA.
• RRMM Architects: Mid-Atlantic architecture firm (Virginia presence) with comparable size and a similar mix of K-12, public safety, municipal, and commercial projects. Competes in many of the same Virginia/DMV RFPs as HBA.
• Clark Nexsen: Mid-sized architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Virginia with offices across the Southeast. Direct peer — comparable headcount, similar public-sector/government, education, and healthcare project mix, and overlapping Hampton Roads geography.
• Moseley Architects: Virginia-based architecture firm of similar size with strong K-12, higher education, and public-sector portfolios. Closely comparable to HBA in client mix (Virginia school districts, municipal clients), geographic reach, and project scale.
• Hanbury: Virginia-headquartered architecture and planning firm of comparable scale. Comparable in serving higher education, civic, and commercial clients across the mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and competing for similar public-sector RFPs.

Broad incumbents

• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with healthcare, education, civic, and corporate interiors practices. Broad incumbent that overlaps with HBA in sustainable design, civic, and interior design work but operates at vastly larger scale.
• Gensler: Largest global design firm with dominant corporate/workplace interiors, government, and healthcare practices. Broad incumbent that competes for the largest corporate interior and government engagements where HBA also participates.
• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with major civic, healthcare, education, and interiors practices. Broad incumbent competing for federal, civic, and institutional projects at a scale HBA cannot match directly.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/hbaarchitecture

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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