GSB Architects & Interiors

What GSB Architects & Interiors does

GSB Architects & Interiors Inc. is a private, Hispanic woman-owned boutique architectural and interior design firm founded in 1998 by Maria Guerra-Stoll (CEO) and William Barker (Principal) and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm operates from a core team of approximately 10 employees with the ability to scale up for larger engagements, and functions as a project-based professional services practice serving enterprise clients across Media & Entertainment (Tyler Perry Studios, Netflix, Grandave Studios, Allen Media Group), Mission Critical / Technology (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, PNC Bank), Corporate Interiors (PepsiCo, Clorox), Education (Kennesaw State University, Georgia Tech, DeKalb County Schools), and Public Sector (Fulton County, Hartsfield-Jackson Airport). Its core service offerings span Site Planning, Architectural Design, Interior Design, Adaptive Reuse + Historic Rehabilitation, Construction Services, and Sustainability Services, with deeper specialization in film production studio master planning and data center / mission critical facility design that leverages proprietary kit-of-parts and prototype methodologies.

The firm monetizes through per-project architectural and interior design consulting fees, won through direct enterprise field sales with hands-on principal involvement on every engagement. GSB is certified as a woman-owned minority business (WBENC, GMSDC) and certified small business, providing a procurement-driven advantage in government and corporate supplier diversity programs. William Barker has personally completed over 1,000 data center projects ranging from 600 to 500,000 square feet, and the firm has logged nearly 200 financial-sector projects over 22 years. The Grandave Studios project in Banning, California (estimated at $200M+ total construction value) illustrates the firm's ability to anchor large, multi-year production campus programs. The firm has no external institutional investors, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed revenue figures.

Operationally, GSB has maintained a deliberately lean boutique posture since contracting to approximately 10 employees after the 2000 dot-com downturn, prioritizing direct owner involvement over scale. Recent strategic signals include the October 2023 relocation to Buckhead Village District (No.18, 3372 Peachtree Rd.), the 2021 spin-off of CEO Guerra-Stoll's separate PAM Studios production venture, and continued expansion of marquee entertainment and mission critical engagements. Distribution is exclusively via direct enterprise sales with no channel partners, resellers, or self-service options, and the firm uses organic social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram), blog content, and industry events for top-of-funnel awareness.

Name

GSB Architects & Interiors

Legal name

GSB Architects & Interiors Inc.

Website

https://gsbarchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GSB Architects & Interiors is a private, Hispanic woman-owned boutique architecture and interior design firm in Atlanta, founded in 1998, serving enterprise clients in film studio production, mission critical data centers, corporate interiors, education, and public sector projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Interior Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior design services
• Mission critical facility design
• Film studio design
• Adaptive reuse architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

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. Architectural Design Services: Full-service architectural and interior design consulting fees for commercial, institutional, and entertainment projects from concept through construction administration

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GSB Architects & Interiors is a boutique architectural and interior design firm providing comprehensive design services from concept through construction administration. The firm specializes in film production studio design, mission critical data center facilities, corporate interiors, and public sector projects, serving enterprise clients including major studios, Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and educational institutions.

Product overview

GSB Architects & Interiors is a boutique architectural and interior design firm offering a comprehensive suite of services including Site Planning, Architectural Design, Interior Design, Adaptive Reuse + Historic Rehabilitation, Construction Services, and Sustainability Services. The firm specializes in three primary sectors: Media + Entertainment Design (film studios, sound stages, backlots since 2007), Data Center Design (mission critical facilities for telecom and Fortune 500 clients), and Corporate Interiors. Additional specializations include Public + Education sector work. Founded in 1998 by Maria Guerra-Stoll and William Barker, the Hispanic, woman-owned firm operates from Atlanta with a core team of approximately 10 employees, serving clients domestically and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site Planning + Pre-Development

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 data center projects completed ranging from 600 to 500,000 square feet
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 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

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• tvsdesign: tvsdesign is an Atlanta-based architecture firm with deep entertainment, hospitality, and workplace practices. Both firms are Atlanta-rooted and have delivered film studio and corporate interior work for major entertainment and Fortune 500 clients in the Southeast.
• Stanley Beaman & Sears: Stanley Beaman & Sears is an Atlanta-based architecture firm focused on healthcare, higher education, and complex institutional projects. Both firms are Atlanta-headquartered and pursue higher education and civic clients in the Southeast.

Broad incumbents

• HDR Inc. HDR is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with a mission-critical facility practice serving telecom, financial services, and government clients. HDR overlaps with GSB's data center and public sector pursuits.
• Perkins&Will: Perkins&Will is a global architecture practice with strong higher education, healthcare, and corporate interior practices and recognized sustainability leadership. The firm competes with GSB for higher education, public sector, and LEED-driven corporate engagements.
• HOK: HOK is a global architecture firm with established expertise in mission-critical facilities, aviation, healthcare, and commercial interiors. As a broad incumbent, HOK overlaps with GSB across data center, education, and corporate interior pursuits.
• HKS Architects: HKS is a national architecture firm with practices across healthcare, education, aviation, and data centers. HKS competes with GSB in education, public sector aviation (e.g., Hartsfield Jackson), and mission-critical work.
• Gensler: Gensler is the largest global architecture and design firm with significant media & entertainment, workplace, and mission-critical practices. Gensler competes with GSB for marquee studio, Fortune 500 interior, and education clients at the upper end of project scale.

Direct peers

• SmithGroup: SmithGroup is a national architecture firm with active practices in data centers, higher education, and corporate workplaces. Both firms pursue similar enterprise, higher education, and mission-critical engagements and overlap in sustainability/LEED consulting.
• Corgan: Corgan is a Dallas-headquartered architecture firm with one of the industry's largest dedicated data center and mission-critical practices. GSB and Corgan both compete for telecom and enterprise data center commissions using standardized prototype and kit-of-parts approaches.
• Page (Page Southerland Page): Page is an architecture and engineering firm with a recognized mission-critical and data center practice, alongside higher education and civic work. The firm competes with GSB for enterprise technology, public sector, and education commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GSBArchitectsInc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gsb-architects-&-interiors-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/gsbarchitects
• Xx.com/GSB_Architects

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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