Heckendorn Shiles Architects

What Heckendorn Shiles Architects does

Heckendorn Shiles Architects (HSA) is a privately held architecture and interior design firm headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania, founded in 1989 by Phil Hooper and Mitch Shiles. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of professional services including architecture, interior design, project management, adaptive reuse, campus and workplace planning, space planning, master planning, programming, Building Information Modeling (BIM), feasibility studies, furniture specifications, public art consultations, zoning analysis, and building survey and analysis. Over 36 years of operation, HSA has completed more than 1,100 design projects spanning 14 states and 5+ million square feet of construction, with particular depth in educational, community, recreational, healthcare, corporate, residential, and adaptive reuse sectors.

The firm's go-to-market is relationship-driven, with 75% of new projects awarded through existing client relationships. Customer segments are diversified across public and private schools, universities, community centers, healthcare facilities, sports venues, corporate campuses, and residential clients. Notable enterprise clients include Wells Fargo, Comcast, QVC, and the Philadelphia Flyers. The team comprises approximately 20 architects and interior designers holding advanced credentials including AIA, NCIDQ, LEED AP, and WELL AP certifications. Revenue is generated through project-based professional service fees with custom, scope-dependent pricing. The firm operates without external capital, parent company affiliation, or venture investment, maintaining ownership concentrated among founding principals and current leadership.

HSA has accumulated 15 awards for historic campus projects and has completed 17 projects designed for individuals with disabilities alongside 9 inclusive play and sport projects since 2023. The firm's leadership transitioned in 2007 when Matt Heckendorn became Principal and the firm was renamed from Shiles & Hooper to Heckendorn Shiles Architects. Operations are concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic region with project reach extending across 14 states.

Name

Heckendorn Shiles Architects

Legal name

Heckendorn Shiles Architects

Website

https://hsarch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Heckendorn Shiles Architects is a privately held architecture and interior design firm founded in 1989, based in Wayne, Pennsylvania, serving educational, community, healthcare, corporate, and recreational clients across 14 states through relationship-driven project engagements and full-service design capabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Interior design services
• Building information modeling
• Master planning services
• Adaptive reuse architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Wayne

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. Architecture and Design Services: Professional services revenue generated through architecture, interior design, project management, and related consulting services for commercial, educational, healthcare, recreational, residential, and community projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Heckendorn Shiles Architects provides comprehensive architectural and interior design services from programming and feasibility through construction documentation and project management. The firm delivers new construction, renovation, adaptive reuse, master planning, space planning, and interior design for educational institutions, community/municipal facilities, healthcare providers, recreational and sports venues, corporate workplaces, retail/hospitality, and select residential clients. The practice is integrated rather than modular, offering end-to-end design services rather than discrete product subscriptions.

Product overview

Heckendorn Shiles Architects is an architecture and interior design firm offering a comprehensive suite of services including Architecture, Interior Design, Project Management, Campus & Workplace Planning, Space Planning, Master Planning, Programming, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Feasibility Studies, Furniture Specifications, Public Art Consultations, Zoning Analysis, and Building Survey & Analysis. Founded in 1989 and based in Wayne, PA, the firm has completed over 1,100 design projects across 14 states, specializing in educational, community, recreational, workplace, residential, retail, healthcare, adaptive reuse, and art installation projects. The firm operates as a single integrated practice rather than a platform with modular products, providing end-to-end architectural and interior design services from programming through project completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% of new projects awarded due to existing relationships
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bernardon: Regional architecture, interior design, and planning firm serving Mid-Atlantic clients across education, senior living, workplace, and community sectors. Similar size and full-service design offering, including interior design, paralleling HSA's service mix.
• Margulies Perruzzi Architects: Mid-sized Philadelphia architecture practice with similar headcount and a comparable mix of workplace, healthcare, and education clients. Direct competitor for the same regional corporate and institutional engagements.
• Digsaa Architecture: Mid-sized regional architecture firm with deep K-12 and higher-education portfolio in the Mid-Atlantic. Direct competitor in the educational facilities vertical, which is HSA's largest customer segment.
• Lammey + Giorgio Architecture + Design: Pennsylvania-based architecture and interior design firm of similar scale serving commercial, educational, and institutional clients in the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable as a regional peer competing for similar project types.
• EwingCole: Philadelphia-based architecture and engineering firm with a comparable institutional, healthcare, and higher-education portfolio. Closely comparable in regional Mid-Atlantic focus and project types (workplace, education, sports venues), competing for many of the same PA-based RFPs.
• The Architectural Studio: Small to mid-sized regional architecture practice serving commercial, educational, and community clients with a relationship-driven model similar to HSA. Comparable in scale and business development approach.

Broad incumbents

• WRT (Wallace Roberts & Todd): Philadelphia architecture, planning, and design firm with a stronger emphasis on urban planning, civic, and campus master planning than HSA. Comparable as a Philadelphia-based architecture competitor with broader service scope and larger institutional footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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