Fisher Heck Architects

What Fisher Heck Architects does

Fisher Heck Architects is a full-service architecture firm headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, founded in 1982 by Lewis Fisher and Jim Heck after both architects trained at O'Neil Ford. The firm provides architectural design, master planning, historic preservation, and consulting services across religious institutions, higher education, civic, commercial, residential, and museum projects, with a documented portfolio of over 170 church-related projects since 1985. The practice operates as a privately held partnership currently led by three principals — Mark Navarro (President), Marc Johnson (Vice President), and David Hannan Jr (Vice President) — with approximately 13 named staff members including associates, project managers, and design staff.

The firm's service offering spans the full project lifecycle from site analysis, programming, and feasibility through schematic design, construction documentation, and construction administration, supported by Building Information Modeling (BIM) and 3D visualization rendering. Specialized capabilities include historic tax credit certification, Secretary of Interior Standards compliance, HABS documentation, National Register nominations, grant writing assistance, and LEED-oriented sustainable design. Notable projects include the San Fernando Cathedral restoration (recipient of multiple AIA and preservation awards), multiple Catholic and Lutheran church campuses across Texas, UT San Antonio and UT Health Science Center facilities, VIA Metropolitan Transit centers, and county courthouse restorations in Live Oak, Atascosa, Zavala, and Dimmit counties.

The business model is professional services fee-based, with project-specific quotes determined by scope, complexity, and client requirements rather than standardized pricing. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: the firm secures work through direct engagement, repeat clients, religious institution referrals, and earned reputation from award-winning preservation work, rather than active digital marketing. Distribution is direct, with no resellers or intermediaries, and the geographic footprint is concentrated in Texas — primarily San Antonio and surrounding regions, with project activity in Dallas, Austin, Frisco, Sherman, and rural South and West Texas communities.

Name

Fisher Heck Architects

Legal name

Fisher Heck Architects

Website

https://fisherheck.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fisher Heck Architects is a San Antonio-based full-service architecture firm founded in 1982, specializing in religious institutions, historic preservation, higher education, civic, commercial, and residential design across Texas with deep expertise in liturgical architecture and adaptive reuse.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Historic preservation architecture
• Religious facility design
• Commercial building design
• Residential architecture services

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Full-service architectural firm providing design services across multiple project types including religious, commercial, educational, residential, civic, and historic preservation. Revenue is generated through professional architectural fees for planning, design, and construction administration services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fisher Heck Architects is a full-service architecture firm that provides design services spanning master planning, schematic design, construction documentation, and construction administration across multiple project types including religious institutions, historic preservation, higher education, civic, commercial, residential, and museum projects. The firm leverages Building Information Modeling (BIM), 3D visualization rendering, and sustainable design practices to deliver context-sensitive architecture for clients across Texas.

Product overview

Fisher Heck Architects is a full-service architecture firm offering design services across multiple specializations including religious institutions, historic preservation, higher education, civic buildings, commercial properties, residential projects, urban development, adaptive reuse, museum design, and interior architecture. The firm provides a comprehensive range of services spanning planning (site master planning, facility programming), architecture (conceptual design through construction administration), and consulting (building forensics, grant writing, historic preservation tax credit certification, accessibility evaluation). Their portfolio includes churches and worship facilities, courthouse restorations, university buildings, transit centers, museums, commercial spaces, and custom homes, supported by expertise in BIM modeling, 3D visualization, sustainable design, and LEED certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• RRTL ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation with RRTL Architects for San Fernando Cathedral Restoration project. This was a project-specific collaboration rather than an ongoing partnership.
• Stephen Stimson AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Stephen Stimson Associates and D.I.R.T. Studio on Salado Outdoor Classroom Pavilion at Phil Hardberger Park.
• SRO AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation with SRO Associates for Toyota Visitor Center Renovation, where Fisher Heck performed code, design, and accessibility reviews.
• Toxey/McMillen Design AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation with Toxey/McMillen Design Associates for Bexar Heritage Center project.
• Quatrefoil AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation with Quatrefoil Associates for Heart of the Hills Heritage Center project.
• Dunaway AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation with Dunaway Associates for Trautwein Annex project in Cuero, TX.
• Diana KerseyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal ceramicist who created five multi-colored sculptures titled 'The Guardians of Five Points' for VIA 5-Points Transit Center project.
• Keller-Martin ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor partner on multiple projects including St Anthony Claret Catholic Church and St Padre Pio de Pietrelcina.
• SpawGlassminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor for San Fernando Cathedral Restoration and VIA Randolph Transit Center.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SmithGroup: Large national architecture and engineering firm with significant Texas offices, broad practice in higher education, civic, and preservation work. Comparable on institutional client mix and BIM-driven delivery, though much larger and broader in scope.
• Page (Page Southerland Page): Texas-founded architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with significant higher-education, civic, and cultural practice. Overlaps in project type and Texas client base; broader scope and scale.
• HKS Architects: Dallas-headquartered global architecture firm with major Texas institutional, healthcare, and civic practice. Overlaps with Fisher Heck in higher education and civic project types but operates at significantly larger scale and geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• Overland Partners: San Antonio-based architecture firm specializing in cultural, civic, religious, and adaptive-reuse projects in Texas and nationally. Comparable in scale and project-type mix to Fisher Heck, with similarly strong preservation and institutional portfolios.
• Marmon Mok Architecture: San Antonio-headquartered full-service architecture firm serving civic, educational, religious, and commercial clients across Texas. Similar regional focus, project-type breadth, and firm size as Fisher Heck.
• Lake|Flato Architects: San Antonio-based architecture firm with comparable Texas regional focus, similar size, and overlapping strengths in civic, cultural, educational, and residential design; both firms are award-recognized Texas design studios with comparable service offerings and culture.
• Ford Powell Carson (formerly Ford & Powell): San Antonio architecture firm with deep Texas institutional, civic, and historic preservation credentials. Direct peer due to shared San Antonio base, religious and civic client overlap, and similar firm scale.

Regional players

• Dunaway Associates: Texas-based architecture and engineering firm with significant civic, institutional, and preservation work. Documented collaborator with Fisher Heck on Trautwein Annex; comparable on Texas civic and institutional project mix.
• W Architecture & Landscape Architecture: Texas-based architecture firm with strong civic, cultural, and landscape-oriented portfolio. Comparable on design-led approach and project-type overlap, though more landscape-architecture-heavy in mix.
• Quatrefoil Associates: Texas-based architecture firm focused on civic, cultural, and heritage projects; documented collaborator with Fisher Heck on the Heart of the Hills Heritage Center. Closely comparable on preservation and museum project types.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FH_Architects
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fisher-heck-architects

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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