CCR Architecture & Interiors

What CCR Architecture & Interiors does

CCR Architecture & Interiors is a privately-held, boutique architecture and interior design firm headquartered at 2920 1st Ave S, Birmingham, Alabama, founded in 1996 by Tammy Cohen. The firm delivers customized design solutions across commercial, civic, healthcare, education, hospitality, residential, and religious sectors, with documented specializations in historic renovation, adaptive reuse, sustainable design, universal design, and community-focused planning. Project work spans 13,000 SF to 150,000 SF, including notable commissions such as the BJCC Legacy Arena renovation (with Populous), Shipt Tower, Lakeview Green mixed-use development, Northeast Community YMCA, the 16th Street Baptist Church Education and Visitors Center, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center in Panama City, FL. The team is composed of 20 employees, including 8 managing partners, with credentialed expertise across LEED accreditation and NCIDQ-certified interior design.

The firm's core services encompass five integrated offerings: architecture (new construction and adaptive reuse), interior design (space planning, finishes, custom millwork), graphic design (signage, wayfinding, branded environments), historic renovation (preservation and historic tax credit compliance), and community design (civic, recreation, and nonprofit facilities). Technical differentiation centers on the ability to balance historic preservation mandates with modern code compliance — including experience with buildings from 1889 to 1938 — while integrating energy-efficient systems, drought-tolerant landscaping, and universal accessibility features. Notable technical components include multi-party project orchestration (YMCA/Christ Health/Impact Family Counseling/Habitat for Humanity), large-venue design delivery as part of a Populous-led team, and LEED/NCIDQ in-house credentials.

CCR operates on a professional services model with project-based, fixed-fee design contracts secured through direct engagement, competitive bidding, and RFP processes. The go-to-market is sales-led, driven by portfolio reputation, community connections, and direct client relationships rather than volume-based marketing. The firm concentrates primarily on the Southeast US (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Savannah), with pricing determined on a quote-by-project basis and no publicly disclosed rate cards. The customer base spans government, institutional, healthcare, commercial, and nonprofit segments, with revenue derived from a diversified mix of municipal, institutional, developer, and corporate engagements. There is no external investment, parent company, or funding event disclosed; the firm remains founder-owned under President Tammy Cohen.

Name

CCR Architecture & Interiors

Legal name

CCR Architecture & Interiors

Website

https://ccrarchitecture.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Birmingham-based boutique architecture and interior design firm providing customized design solutions across commercial, civic, healthcare, hospitality, and residential sectors in the Southeast US, founded in 1996.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Interior Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (541410)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Interior Fit-Out (Multi-Family & High-End) (IMAFANAE), Whole-Home Interior Renovation (Non-Structural) (HSAPAEAC), Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Interior design services
• Historic building renovation
• Adaptive reuse design
• Community focused architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

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. Architecture Services: Full-service architecture design for commercial, residential, civic, healthcare, hospitality, and public sector projects. Revenue is project-based, typically for fixed-fee design contracts.
2. Interior Design Services: NCIDQ-certified interior design services including space planning, finish selection, and custom furniture design. Integrated with architecture services or standalone projects.
3. Graphic Design Services:

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CCR Architecture & Interiors is an architecture, interior design, and graphic design firm providing customized design solutions for commercial, residential, civic, healthcare, hospitality, and public sector projects. The firm specializes in adaptive reuse, historic renovation, sustainable design, and community-focused design, with services spanning new construction, renovation, space planning, finish selection, custom furniture, signage, and wayfinding.

Product overview

CCR Architecture & Interiors is an architecture, interior design, and graphic design firm offering comprehensive design services. The firm operates across multiple service lines: Architecture Services (new construction and adaptive reuse), Interior Design (space planning and finishes), Graphic Design (signage and wayfinding), Historic Renovation (preservation and adaptive reuse), and Community Design (civic and public facilities). Projects span commercial, residential, multifamily, hospitality, recreation, education, and public sectors throughout Alabama and the southeastern United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Comprehensive architectural design services for commercial, residential, public, and mixed-use developments, including new construction and adaptive reuse projects.
• Interior Design Interior design services covering space planning, finishes, furniture selection, and custom millwork design for commercial and residential projects.
• Graphic Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Northeast YMCA serves as national model for community-centered development with multi-partner approach
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• YMCA of Greater BirminghamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 August 2025CCR provided architecture, interior design, and graphic design services for the Northeast Community YMCA transformation. The project was a collaborative effort with Christ Health Center, Impact Family Counseling, and Habitat for Humanity to create a comprehensive community resource center.
• PopulouscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCR worked as part of a team of local architects under Kansas City-based Populous to transform BJCC Legacy Arena from a brutalist 1970s building into a modern venue for sports competitions, concerts, and events.
• LMS Investment ManagementmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCR worked with LMS Investment Management to master plan and design multiple build-to-rent housing communities including Allier Port Wentworth (Savannah, GA), Allier Foley (Foley, AL), and Allier Gulf Shores (Gulf Shores, AL).
• Christ Health CentermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered at Northeast Community YMCA to provide expanded wellness programs and pediatric care services as part of the community resource center.
• Impact Family CounselingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered at Northeast Community YMCA to provide family counseling services as part of the holistic community support approach.
• Habitat for HumanitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered at Northeast Community YMCA to develop single-family homes surrounding the facility, creating a purpose-built, walkable neighborhood. CCR team also volunteered to build homes on-site.
• Fountain Heights FarmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCR team volunteered to plant hibiscus at Fountain Heights Farms as part of 30th anniversary celebration. Ongoing work with the organization on their Neighborhood Market project.
• Community Food Bank of Central AlabamaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCR team volunteered to pack meals for children at the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama as part of 30th anniversary celebration.
• Greater Birmingham Humane SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCR sponsored adoption fees for 30 pets at the Greater Birmingham Humane Society as part of Share the Love tradition for 30th anniversary.
• UAB Barefield Entrepreneurship ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with UAB Barefield Entrepreneurship Program as project support for 16th Street Baptist Church Education and Visitors Center.
• Magic City Acceptance CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Magic City Acceptance Center and Birmingham Aids Outreach to design Magic City Acceptance Academy charter school and tornado shelter/multi-purpose building.
• 16th Street Baptist ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCR is designing the new 13,000 SF multipurpose education and visitors center adjacent to the historic 16th Street Baptist Church to honor its pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement.
• Neyer PropertiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCR designed Torque Motor Suites, developed by Cincinnati-based Neyer Properties. Project includes 105 owner-occupied luxury car condominiums near Barber Motorsports Park.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cooper Carry: Atlanta-headquartered architecture firm with mixed-use, civic, and multifamily work across the Southeast. Larger but regionally focused peer competing on similar institutional and developer-driven projects.
• Perkins&Will: Internationally recognized architecture and design firm with significant civic, healthcare, and education work. Competes with CCR on the same institutional and healthcare clients in the Southeast region.
• HOK: Global architecture practice with civic, sports, healthcare, and commercial work; competes with CCR on larger institutional and arena-scale projects. Established incumbent whose Atlanta office is a direct Southeast competitor.
• HKS: Dallas-based national architecture firm with deep civic, sports, and community-project portfolio (similar to Populous-adjacent work). Competes with CCR on larger civic venues and serves as a relevant incumbent benchmark.

Direct peers

• KPS Group: Birmingham, Alabama-based architecture and interior design firm of similar boutique size serving civic, commercial, and education clients in the Southeast. Direct local peer competing for many of the same institutional and developer RFPs as CCR.
• Dungan Architecture: Birmingham-based architecture firm with a comparable community-focused design philosophy and Southeast project base. Direct local peer for civic, multifamily, and adaptive reuse commissions.
• Williams Blackstock Architects: Birmingham-based architecture practice with civic, education, and community-focused work. Local peer competing for municipal and institutional commissions in the Birmingham metro.
• Lord Aeck Sargent: Atlanta-based planning and design firm with strong civic, education, and community-oriented project portfolio. Direct regional peer with overlapping adaptive-reuse and community-development practice.
• Matheny Goldmon Architecture: Tennessee-based architecture firm with notable historic preservation and adaptive-reuse practice. Direct peer in CCR's signature specialty, competing for similar rehabilitation commissions across the Southeast.
• Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC): Alabama-headquartered multi-disciplinary architecture, engineering, and planning firm with a strong civic, education, and community-development portfolio across the Southeast. Competes with CCR on municipal and institutional work in their shared home market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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