What HINDLE ARCHITECTS does

Hindle Architects is a private architectural design practice founded in 2011 by Jesse Hindle and Laura Alvey, headquartered on the fifth floor of the heritage Burns Building in Calgary, Alberta. The firm delivers comprehensive architectural services — strategic planning, master planning, architectural advisory, heritage restoration, building modernization, commercial interiors, residential design, and performing arts facility design — for public, institutional, corporate, non-profit, and private clients. Its portfolio spans marquee cultural and civic works including the Werklund Centre Transformation (with KPMB Architects and Tawaw Architectural Collaborative), the Glenbow at The Edison satellite gallery, Wood's Homes children's mental health campuses, and the Calgary 2026 Olympic Athlete's Village feasibility studies, alongside corporate interiors for TELUS and repeat affordable housing programs with Attainable Homes Calgary and Calgary Housing Company that have delivered over 700 homes.

The practice is organized around a founding-principal-led design studio of roughly 15 staff, with a full team of approximately 23 named professionals across principals, senior associates, architects, technologists, and operations roles. The firm's underlying technology platform centers on a Virtual Reality Design Process that allows clients to participate in design development through immersive visualization, supplemented by ongoing exploration of augmented reality and 3D printing tools. Hindle Architects generates revenue through project-based professional services fees, with no publicly disclosed pricing; the firm acquires work through direct commissions, competitive tenders for public projects, and reputation-driven referrals rather than active marketing campaigns.

Name

HINDLE ARCHITECTS

Legal name

Hindle Architects

Website

https://hindle-architects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Private Calgary architectural design practice founded in 2011, serving government, corporate, non-profit, and private clients across affordable housing, performing arts, healthcare, residential, and commercial interior projects through immersive VR-enabled design services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Master planning services
• Building modernization design
• Affordable housing design
• Heritage restoration design

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional architectural services including strategic planning, master planning, community and performing arts facilities, corporate offices, commercial interiors, single-family, multi-family, and affordable housing projects. Revenue generated through project-based fees for design, planning, and architectural advisory services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hindle Architects is a Calgary-based architectural design practice delivering comprehensive architectural services across strategic planning, master planning, residential (single-family, multi-family, affordable housing), commercial interiors, corporate offices, community and performing arts facilities, heritage restoration, and building modernization. The firm combines an immersive Virtual Reality Design Process with full design and contract administration services for government, institutional, corporate, non-profit, and private clients.

Product overview

Hindle Architects is an architectural design and communications practice offering a comprehensive suite of services centered around architectural design. The core offering encompasses architectural design for residential (single-family, multi-family, affordable housing), commercial, cultural, and institutional projects. The practice is organized around a platform of architectural design services supplemented by specialized modules including strategic planning, master planning, architectural advisory, heritage restoration, building modernization, and commercial interiors. The firm employs immersive design technologies including Virtual Reality as part of their collaborative design process, allowing clients to participate actively in design development. Their portfolio spans private residences, mixed-use developments, corporate campuses, performing arts facilities, and affordable housing projects throughout Calgary and Alberta.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Comprehensive architectural design services for residential, commercial, cultural, community, and institutional projects including new construction, renovations, and modernizations.
• Strategic Planning and Feasibility Studies

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 700 homes delivered to families across Calgary through Attainable Homes partnership
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KPMB ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint design team partnership for Werklund Centre Transformation project. KPMB Architects serves as the lead design partner with Hindle Architects for this major performing arts centre expansion and modernization project in Calgary.
• Tawaw Architectural CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigenous design consultancy partnership on Werklund Centre Transformation project, bringing cultural perspective and Indigenous engagement to the performing arts centre design.
• HCMAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint design team partnership with HCMA for Armour Block modernization project in Calgary's Bridgeland community, including heritage restoration and affordable housing components.
• Partners Development GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing development partnership for Attainable Homes Calgary affordable housing projects. Partners Development Group serves as development partner with Hindle Architects providing architectural design services for multiple affordable housing initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DIALOG: Calgary-headquartered Canadian architecture and engineering design practice with a comparable multi-sector portfolio spanning cultural, healthcare, residential, and commercial projects. Most directly comparable peer given shared geography, scale (~800+ designers), and institutional client focus.
• Gibbs Gage Architects: Long-established Calgary architecture firm with portfolio spanning civic, cultural, educational, and residential projects. Direct regional peer serving many of the same Alberta institutional clients Hindle competes for.
• gh3*: Calgary-based architecture practice recognized for design quality in cultural, civic, and residential work. Comparable in size and reputation to Hindle, with overlapping institutional client base in Alberta and similar approach to design-led public commissions.
• GEC Architecture: Calgary-based architecture and interior design practice with deep public-sector and commercial project portfolio. Direct regional peer with overlapping institutional, civic, and residential client base in Alberta.
• KPMB Architects: Toronto-based architecture firm with strong cultural and institutional portfolio; current JV partner with Hindle on the Werklund Centre Transformation. Operates at a larger scale but competes for similar institutional commissions in Canada.
• BKDI Architects: Calgary-headquartered architecture firm with multi-sector portfolio including civic, recreation, residential, and commercial projects. Comparable regional peer competing for similar Alberta institutional clients.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with large Canadian architecture practice. Competes for the same institutional, civic, and commercial clients Hindle serves, but as part of a much broader portfolio across infrastructure and consulting.
• Architecture49: Canadian architecture firm with national reach across civic, recreation, healthcare, and cultural sectors. Larger incumbent that competes for many of the same public-sector institutional commissions Hindle targets.

Emerging players

• Patkau Architects: Vancouver-based design-led architecture practice with comparable cultural, civic, and residential portfolio. Comparable in design approach and project scale; not a direct geographic competitor but competes for similar institutional design commissions across Western Canada.

Regional players

• Reimagine Architects: Calgary-based architecture firm focused on community, recreation, and institutional projects. Smaller regional competitor in the same Alberta institutional market Hindle addresses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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