BFrank Studio

What BFrank Studio does

BFrank Studio is a small, certified minority and woman-owned architectural firm headquartered in Tampa, Florida, providing integrated architecture, interior design, programming, graphics/branding, and specialized healthcare and STEAM-education design services for commercial and institutional clients. The firm was founded by Beverly Frank in April 2016, with Steven J. Carpenter joining as a co-founding partner in January 2017, both bringing prior experience from the national firm Gould Evans. Its project portfolio spans higher education (Florida State University Johnston Building, University of Florida Hawkins Center, FIU Student Academic Success Center, St. Leo University Kirk Hall, USF St. Petersburg facilities), healthcare (multiple Quest Diagnostics labs), sports and entertainment (the $1.5M Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena VIP Lexus Lounge), and government/military work (multiple MATOC projects at MacDill Air Force Base), with LEED-certified sustainable design as a recurring differentiator.

The firm operates a project-based professional services revenue model, with fees tied to scope, complexity, and scale of each engagement rather than disclosed pricing. BFrank reaches clients primarily through a portfolio-driven website, institutional referrals from existing higher-education and sports-venue clients, community involvement in local Tampa Bay organizations, and direct enterprise outreach on RFPs and government contract vehicles such as MATOC. In 2023, the firm was acquired by Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC), a Southeast architecture and engineering firm of more than 700 employees named ENR Southeast's 2024 Design Firm of the Year, providing BFrank with expanded multidisciplinary resources, five Florida office locations, and broader Southeast client reach while operating as part of GMC's Florida architecture team.

Name

BFrank Studio

Legal name

BFrank Studio LLC

Website

https://bfrankstudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BFrank Studio is a certified minority and woman-owned architectural firm in Tampa, Florida, providing architecture, interior design, programming, and graphics services to universities, healthcare providers, sports venues, and government clients across the Southeast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior design services
• LEED certified design
• Healthcare facility design
• Higher education architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural and Design Services: Project-based professional services revenue from architectural design, interior design, programming, and graphics services for commercial and institutional clients. Revenue is generated through project fees based on scope, complexity, and scale of each engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BFrank Studio provides architecture, interior design, programming, and environmental graphics/branding services for commercial and institutional clients. Project work spans new construction, renovations, and additions across higher education, healthcare, government, and sports/entertainment venues, with emphasis on LEED-certified sustainable design and integrated delivery from concept through construction administration.

Product overview

BFrank Studio is a small, certified minority and woman-owned architectural firm offering integrated design services including architecture, interior design, programming, and graphics/branding for commercial and institutional clients. The firm's portfolio spans educational facilities (universities, STEM labs, student centers), healthcare environments (diagnostic labs, medical offices), and commercial spaces (arena lounges, government facilities). Their services are delivered as a unified practice where architectural design, interiors, and environmental graphics work together on projects, with specialized expertise in STEAM education design and healthcare facility planning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Comprehensive architectural design services for commercial and institutional projects at various scales, covering new construction, renovations, and additions for university, healthcare, government, and sports/entertainment clients.
• Interior Design Interior design services integrated with architectural projects, focused on creating functional and aesthetically pleasing interior spaces for educational, commercial, and institutional clients.
• Programming Services Planning and programming services that define project requirements, spatial needs, and functional specifications ahead of design development for institutional and commercial clients.
• Graphics and Branding Environmental graphics, wayfinding, and branding services delivered for campus and building environments, including logo and identity development for programs and spaces.
• STEAM Education Design Specialized design services for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) educational spaces, including classrooms, labs, and innovation centers for higher-education and K-12 institutions.
• Healthcare Facility Design Design services for clinical and healthcare facilities including diagnostic laboratories, patient care spaces, and medical office environments for operators such as Quest Diagnostics.

Quantifiable outcome

• LEED 2.0 GOLD certification achieved for FSU Johnston Building
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024BFrank Studio was acquired by Goodwyn Mills Cawood, one of the Southeast's most comprehensive multidisciplined architecture and engineering firms with over 700 employees. Named ENR Southeast's 2024 Design Firm of the Year, GMC provides architecture, interior design, civil engineering, environmental services, landscape architecture, planning, transportation engineering, coastal engineering, geotechnical engineering, MEP engineering, and disaster recovery services. The acquisition expands GMC's Florida architecture team while providing BFrank Studio increased resources to serve clients.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• BRPH Architects-Engineers: Florida-based multidisciplinary architecture and engineering firm serving aerospace, commercial, education, and government clients. Comparable in Florida regional concentration and institutional/government project mix.
• SchenkelShultz Architecture: Florida-based architecture firm with significant higher-education and institutional work. Comparable in regional focus and project mix, but with a different geographic footprint and emphasis.

Direct peers

• Gould Evans: Award-winning national architecture and design firm where BFrank's principals (Beverly Frank, Steve Carpenter) previously held senior roles. Directly comparable in practice areas (education, community, workplace) and design philosophy.
• HuntonBrady Architects: Florida-based architecture firm with deep higher education and institutional portfolios. Comparable to BFrank in client mix (universities, healthcare, civic) and Florida geographic focus, but at a meaningfully larger scale.
• Baker Barrios Architects: Florida architecture and planning firm with a strong higher-education and institutional practice. Comparable to BFrank in project type and region, and a close peer in scale and culture.
• Flad Architects: Specialty architecture firm focused on science, health, and education facilities. Closely comparable to BFrank's higher-education and healthcare verticals and similar firm scale.

Broad incumbents

• HOK: Global architecture and engineering firm with major practices in healthcare, sports, education, and government — many of the same verticals BFrank serves. Comparable in client mix and project types, though at vastly greater scale.
• Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC): Acquirer of BFrank Studio and a Southeast multidisciplined architecture and engineering firm with 700+ employees and ENR Southeast 2024 Design Firm of the Year. Directly comparable as the larger parent platform across architecture, interiors, civil, MEP, and planning services.
• HKS Architects: Large architecture firm with deep practices in sports/entertainment venues (e.g., Amalie Arena-tier projects) and healthcare, directly overlapping BFrank's verticals at much larger scale.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with strong higher-education, healthcare, and civic practices plus an emphasis on sustainable/LEED design. Comparable to BFrank in institutional client mix and sustainability positioning, at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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