What Housing Studio does

Housing Studio is a full-service architecture and planning firm founded in 1996 and headquartered at 333 West Trade Street, Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm specializes exclusively in the design of multi-family residential housing, with a service portfolio spanning high-rise and mid-rise towers, mixed-use communities, 4+ story wood-frame apartments, garden apartments, townhomes, affordable housing, historic rehabilitation, and select institutional and office projects. Its core technical differentiators are advanced wood-frame building technologies — recognized through pioneering projects including the first 5-story wood frame building in Charlotte, the first Type III wood-frame structures in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and the largest wood-frame project in North Carolina (LEED Silver certified) — combined with historic preservation expertise and sustainable design practices aligned with USGBC standards.

The firm generates revenue through professional service fees on architectural design, planning, and project management engagements, delivered under project-based pricing negotiated directly with clients. Its go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, targeting enterprise multi-family housing developers across the Eastern Seaboard and Midwest (NC, SC, VA, TN, GA, FL, MD, PA, CO, IN, and Washington DC). Key repeat clients include Camden Property Trust and Woodfield, each with multiple documented engagements, alongside Red Ventures and Proffitt Dixon Partners. Marketing is conducted primarily through industry awards, project portfolio visibility, and direct referrals rather than paid channels.

Housing Studio operates as an independent private professional corporation (Housing Studio, P.A.) with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or funding rounds. It is led by Principal Charles L. Travis III, FAIA, LEED AP, and Senior Associate Michael Everson, with a staff of 11-50. Since inception the firm has designed over 50,000 multi-family housing units, accumulating more than 30 industry design awards and recognition at AIA conventions and in ULI case studies.

Name

Housing Studio

Legal name

Housing Studio, P.A.

Website

https://housingstudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Housing Studio is a Charlotte, NC-based architecture and planning firm founded in 1996 that designs multi-family residential housing — including high-rise, garden, wood-frame, affordable, and historic rehabilitation projects — for enterprise developers across the Eastern US and Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Affordable Housing Development & Construction (IMAFABAI)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Multi-family housing design
• Historic building rehabilitation
• Sustainable building design
• Residential planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

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 Design Services: Full-service architecture and planning firm providing design services for multi-family housing projects. Revenue is generated through professional service fees for architectural design, planning, and project management across various residential development types.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Housing Studio is a full-service architecture and planning firm specializing in multi-family residential housing design, delivering architectural design, planning, and project management services for high-rise, mid-rise, garden apartments, townhomes, mixed-use communities, affordable housing, historic rehabilitation, office, and institutional projects. Revenue is generated through professional service fees from developers and institutional clients across the Eastern seaboard and Midwest.

Product overview

Housing Studio is a full-service Architecture and Planning firm offering a unified suite of architectural design services rather than a software product platform. Their service portfolio encompasses High-Rise/Mid-Rise Apartments, Historic Rehabilitation, Mixed-Use Apartments, 4+ Story Wood Frame Apartments, Affordable Housing, Office design, Townhomes, Garden Apartments, and Institutional Centers. The firm specializes in multi-family housing design with a team-based approach and commitment to sustainable design practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• High-Rise/Mid-Rise Apartments Architectural design of high-rise and mid-rise residential towers with efficient floor plans maximizing views onto city skylines, utilizing flexible contemporary urban lifestyle unit plans. Services are delivered to multi-family housing developers.
• Historic Rehabilitation Restoration of historically significant landmarks including conversion of hotels and high-rise residential towers into luxury apartment communities, preserving original building envelopes and reinstating intricate architectural details. For developers undertaking adaptive reuse of historic structures.
• Mixed-Use Apartments Design of apartment communities blending residential homes with retail, restaurant, and office spaces for sustainable, environmentally resourceful communities. For developers seeking integrated mixed-use developments.
• 4+ Story Wood Frame Apartments Large-scale wood-frame apartment community design along the Eastern seaboard and Midwest, featuring innovative building technologies for fire rating assemblies, sound transmission reduction, and construction efficiency. For developers building mid-rise wood-frame apartments.
• Affordable Housing Programming and design of affordable housing options working with city officials and stakeholders to serve diverse residents across age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. For affordable housing developers and public entities.
• Office Corporate workspace design in new and existing structures with flexible floor plates maximizing business visibility, designed to increase productivity and employee satisfaction. For commercial tenants and corporate clients.
• Townhomes Townhouse-style apartment home design utilizing small building footprints and shared tenant walls to maximize unit density and energy efficiency with sustainable design practices. For developers building townhome communities.
• Garden Apartments Planning, programming, and design of garden apartment communities with efficient design solutions organizing low-rise buildings around central courtyards. For developers building garden-style apartment communities.
• Institutional Centers Academic environment design extending multi-family residential expertise to educational facilities fostering learning and flexibility in program over time. For academic institutions and educational organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50,000 multi-family housing units designed and constructed since 1996
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• US Green Building Council (USGBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing Studio is a member of the US Green Building Council, indicating commitment to sustainable building practices and LEED certification expertise. The firm has achieved LEED Silver certification on projects and integrates green building principles into design services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Torti Gallas and Partners: Established urban-design and architecture firm with deep multifamily, mixed-use, and TOD expertise across major US metros. Comparable to Housing Studio in residential and mixed-use design, but operates at larger scale with broader urban planning capabilities.

Direct peers

• JHP+ (formerly JHP Architecture): Dallas-based multifamily architecture firm with a national footprint in urban infill, mixed-use, garden, and podium multifamily design. Closely comparable to Housing Studio in business model (architect-led residential specialist) and customer profile (national REIT developers).
• BKV Group: Minneapolis-based architecture, engineering, and interior design firm with a strong multifamily, mixed-use, and affordable housing practice. Comparable to Housing Studio in residential design specialization, Midwest presence, and affordable housing expertise.
• WDG Architecture: Washington, DC-based architecture firm with a strong multifamily, mixed-use, and urban infill practice. Comparable to Housing Studio as a residential specialist serving institutional developers and as a frequent collaborator with Camden Property Trust on East Coast projects.
• Niles Bolton Associates: Atlanta-based architecture, planning, and interiors firm with a multifamily and mixed-use focus. Comparable to Housing Studio in residential design specialization, Southeast geographic orientation, and enterprise developer client base.
• Humphreys & Partners Architects: Large Dallas-based multifamily architecture firm specializing in garden, mid-rise, high-rise, student, and senior housing design. Comparable to Housing Studio as a residential-focused firm serving national developers, with similar service breadth across product types.
• KTGY Architecture + Planning: One of the largest US multifamily-focused architecture firms with a national practice across high-rise, mid-rise, garden apartments, affordable housing, and senior living. Directly comparable to Housing Studio as a residential-architecture specialist serving enterprise developers like Camden, Wood Partners, and similar REITs.
• The Preston Partnership: Atlanta-based architecture firm with deep multifamily and mixed-use expertise serving similar enterprise developer clients. Comparable in service model and project types, particularly in the Southeast region where Housing Studio also operates.
• Forum Studio: Multifamily-focused architecture firm providing planning, design, and interior services for garden, mid-rise, and high-rise residential product. Comparable to Housing Studio as a residential architecture specialist serving national multifamily developers across multiple US regions.

Regional players

• Dwell Design Studio: Charlotte-based architecture firm with a multifamily and mixed-use practice serving developers in the Carolinas. Most direct regional peer to Housing Studio given overlapping Charlotte geography, similar product mix, and parallel positioning within the Carolina multifamily design community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thehousingstudio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/housing-studio

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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