What Hub+Weber Architects does

Hub+Weber Architects, PLC is a privately held professional architecture corporation headquartered in Covington, Kentucky, founded in 1973 and operating with a small team of 1-10 employees. The firm provides professional architectural design services — including architecture, master planning, site evaluation, interior design, and construction-phase services — with a specialization in adaptive reuse, historic preservation, sustainable/LEED-certified design, and contextual urban design. Its portfolio spans civic, hospitality, religious, financial, commercial technology, and residential developer clients across the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region, with named projects including Hotel Covington (91,100 sq ft for The Salyers Group), Diocese of Covington Curia Offices (39,394 sq ft), Florence Fire/EMS Station 3 and Florence Senior Center (both for the City of Florence), MidFirst Credit Union branches, RoadID office adaptive reuse, and Bradford Building condominiums for Orleans Development.

The firm generates revenue through project-based design fees — typically calculated as a percentage of construction costs and hourly billing for design and consulting services — with each engagement quoted individually based on scope, square footage, and complexity. Its go-to-market motion is community-led rather than traditional BD-driven: the firm invests in thought leadership through an active blog covering housing affordability, urban development, historic preservation, and DEI; presents at conferences such as the National Main Street Conference; and maintains deep community ties through Renaissance Covington, AIA Cincinnati's JEDI Committee, NOMA-OH (President's Circle), CAMP at UC, Esperanza Latin Center, and the Horizon Community Accelerator. The firm's brand is anchored in a stated design philosophy of creating clearly contemporary architecture that respects historic urban context without replication — articulated through published manifestos and public discourse.

Hub+Weber does not maintain disclosed external investors, parent companies, or funding rounds. It operates as an independent PLC with two known DBAs (Hub+Weber Architects and H+W), and its competitive position rests on long-tenured local relationships, accumulated portfolio, and a distinctive contextual design voice rather than on technology platforms, geographic breadth, or scale advantages.

Name

Hub+Weber Architects

Legal name

Hub+Weber Architects, PLC

Website

https://hubweber.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hub+Weber Architects is a Covington, Kentucky-based architecture firm specializing in adaptive reuse, historic preservation, LEED-certified design, and contextual urban projects for civic, hospitality, religious, financial, and residential developer clients in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH), Multi-Family Residential Construction (Apartments, Condos, Townhomes) (IMAFABAB), Religious & Cultural Building Construction (Places of Worship, Museums, Libraries) (IMAFACAH)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Adaptive reuse architecture
• Historic preservation design
• Master planning services
• LEED sustainable design

Headquarters

HQ city

Covington

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional architecture services for civic, hospitality, religious, commercial, and residential projects. Revenue is generated through design fees, typically calculated as a percentage of construction costs, and hourly billing for design and consulting services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hub+Weber Architects provides professional architectural design, master planning, site evaluation, and construction services for civic, hospitality, religious, commercial, financial, and residential projects across the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region. The firm specializes in adaptive reuse of historic buildings, historic preservation, and LEED-certified sustainable contextual urban design.

Product overview

Hub+Weber Architects is an architecture and design firm offering architectural design services, including commercial, residential, civic, hospitality, religious, and adaptive reuse projects. The firm provides project types such as boutique hotels (e.g., Hotel Covington), civic facilities (e.g., Florence Fire/EMS Station 3, Florence Senior Center), religious and office spaces (e.g., Diocese of Covington Curia Offices), adaptive reuse of historic buildings (e.g., Boone Block Townhomes, RoadID office renovation, The Reserve at 4th and Race), clubhouse and event centers (e.g., Devou Park Clubhouse), credit union branches (e.g., MidFirst Credit Union), and cocktail lounges (e.g., The Hannaford). Services span architecture, interior design, historic preservation, and urban planning. The firm does not appear to offer a packaged software product or platform-as-a-service offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services
• Master Planning Services
• Site Evaluation Services
• Adaptive Reuse and Historic Preservation Design
• Sustainable / LEED Design Services
• Civic and Public Facility Design

Quantifiable outcome

• LEED Silver certification achieved on first LEED project through 43% better mechanical systems than code and low VOC finishes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CAMP at UC (Cincinnati Architecture Mentor Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub+Weber supports CAMP (Architecture Summer Camp) at University of Cincinnati's DAAP program, both financially and through mentorship. The firm participates in introducing architecture as a career path to young people who might not otherwise have the opportunity.
• Esperanza Latin Center in CovingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub+Weber partners with Esperanza to bring Latinx community members into their space to learn about architecture. The firm hosted a dialogue with the Latin community about pathways to the profession, their highest-attended event with over 75 people, featuring 6 registered Architects presenting in Spanish.
• NOMA-OH (National Organization of Minority Architects - Ohio)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub+Weber maintains President's Circle membership in NOMA and actively supports the local Ohio chapter. Firm leadership engages with AIA Cincinnati's JEDI Committee to advance diversity in the profession.
• Renaissance CovingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub+Weber actively collaborates with Renaissance Covington on urban development initiatives, having presented together at the National Main Street Conference. The firm contributes to Renaissance's placemaking and community development efforts in Covington's urban core.
• AIA Cincinnati (JEDI Committee)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub+Weber leadership actively participates in AIA Cincinnati's JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) Committee, helping drive diversity initiatives in the local architecture profession.
• Horizon Community AcceleratorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub+Weber principal Jim Guthrie has been involved with Horizon's Community Accelerator program, developing broader awareness of housing as a social issue beyond traditional development and construction.
• Aparium Hotel GroupminorOthersAparium Hotel Group is credited as the photographer for Hotel Covington project. Hotel Covington was developed by The Salyers Group and managed by Aparium Hotel Group.
• Pella (Pella Windows)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPella Windows gifted Hub+Weber indoor snowballs for office use, demonstrating vendor relationship for building products used in projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• BHDP Architecture: Cincinnati-headquartered architecture firm serving civic, higher education, workplace, and retail clients with similar emphasis on contextual regional design. Much larger in scale but operates in the same Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky market.
• Moody Nolan: Cincinnati-founded architecture firm with deep civic, institutional, and higher education portfolio. Comparable commitment to community impact and DEI positioning, and overlap in target client segments including municipalities and developers.
• KieranTimberlake: Design-focused architecture firm known for contextual, research-driven design philosophy and significant adaptive reuse portfolio. Comparable in emphasis on design thought leadership and contextual urbanism.
• KZF Design: Cincinnati-based architecture and engineering firm with similar regional presence across Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Comparable mix of civic, commercial, and adaptive reuse work in the same metro, making it the most direct local competitor.
• Champlin Architecture: Cincinnati-area architecture firm serving commercial, healthcare, and civic clients in the same Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati market. Direct overlap in service offering and customer base.
• MSA Design: Cincinnati-based architecture firm with comparable K-12, civic, and commercial practice. Operates in the same regional market with overlapping public-sector and developer clients.
• Deborah Berke Partners: Architecture firm with recognized expertise in adaptive reuse, historic preservation, and contextual design across civic, cultural, and hospitality typologies. Strongly comparable design philosophy and project type focus.

Broad incumbents

• HKS Architects: Major architecture firm with substantial hospitality, civic, and urban design practices. Overlaps with Hub+Weber's boutique hospitality and civic portfolio but operates at much larger scale with broader geographic reach.
• Perkins&Will: Large global architecture firm with significant civic, institutional, and healthcare practice plus dedicated adaptive reuse studios. Represents the larger incumbent that Hub+Weber competes against on bigger civic and institutional bids.

Regional players

• Appalachian Mountain Architecture: Regional architecture firm serving Kentucky and Ohio with adaptive reuse and civic portfolio. Comparable scale and regional Kentucky/Ohio footprint, illustrating the type of competitor Hub+Weber faces within its service area.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Hub_Weber
• Facebookfacebook.com/hubweberarchitects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hub---weber-architects-plc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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