Spirit Architecture Group

What Spirit Architecture Group does

Spirit Architecture Group L.L.C. is a privately held professional architectural design firm founded in 1980 and headquartered on the historic Collierville Square in Collierville, Tennessee. The firm provides a full suite of architectural services spanning master planning, programming, space planning, construction administration, facility assessments, adaptive reuse, historical renovation, and life cycle evaluations. Its project portfolio is organized around four vertical specializations: correctional and justice facilities, educational and institutional buildings, religious facilities, and commercial/industrial projects, serving clients across Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Alabama.

The firm operates with a small principal-led team of approximately five to ten professionals, including A.I.A.-credentialed architects sharing over 70 years of combined experience, and executes work via direct project engagement with institutional, governmental, religious, and commercial clients. Notable customers include Kroger (multi-store retail renovations across three states), Take 5 Oil Change (four Mid-South franchise locations), Office Depot, county governments (Scott County Justice Center, Ouachita County Detention Complex), churches (Millington First Baptist Church, Trinity Baptist Church), and educational institutions (Covington Middle School, Mid-South Gifted Academy). A dedicated sub-practice, SouthBuild, focuses specifically on correctional facility design, and design-build partnerships with engineering and construction firms (Carlson Consulting Engineers, Limestone Building Group) extend the firm's execution capability on industrial-scale projects such as the 325,000 SF Claborn Manufacturing adaptive reuse completed in 2021.

The business model is project-based professional services with no publicly disclosed pricing, billing determined by project scope, complexity, and size. Revenue is concentrated in the Southeast and South-Central US Mid-South region, with go-to-market driven by direct relationships, word-of-mouth referrals, regional procurement processes, and repeat engagements with national franchise programs requiring localized architectural adaptations.

Name

Spirit Architecture Group

Legal name

Spirit Architecture Group L.L.C.

Website

https://spiritarch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Spirit Architecture Group is a privately held, principal-led architectural firm founded in 1980 and based in Collierville, Tennessee, providing master planning, design, and construction administration services across correctional, educational, religious, and commercial/industrial verticals to clients in the Mid-South United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Religious & Cultural Building Construction (Places of Worship, Museums, Libraries) (IMAFACAH), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Correctional facility design
• Educational facility planning
• Religious facility architecture
• Adaptive reuse renovation

Headquarters

HQ city

Collierville

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 Design Services: Project-based professional services revenue from architectural design, master planning, space planning, programming, and construction administration for educational, justice/correctional, religious, and commercial/industrial projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Spirit Architecture Group provides professional architectural and planning services spanning master planning, programming, space planning, construction administration, facility assessments, adaptive reuse, and historical renovation. The firm delivers these services across four primary vertical sectors: correctional/justice facilities, educational/institutional buildings, religious facilities, and commercial/industrial projects, primarily serving institutional and commercial clients throughout the Mid-South United States.

Product overview

Spirit Architecture Group is an award-winning professional architectural design firm offering a comprehensive suite of services organized around master planning, programming, space planning, construction administration, facility assessments, adaptive reuse, historical renovation, and life cycle evaluations. The firm specializes in four primary building sectors: correctional/justice facilities, educational/institutional buildings, religious facilities, and commercial/industrial projects. Their integrated approach combines these service capabilities across all project types, with a distinctive work session planning methodology that brings together planners, designers, and builders during initial concept development to facilitate comprehensive cost management. The firm operates from Collierville, Tennessee, serving clients throughout Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Correctional/Justice Facility Design Specialized design services for detention facilities, jails, law enforcement centers, and justice complexes, including inmate housing, court areas, and sheriff departments. Targeted at government agencies, counties, and municipalities planning correctional construction projects.
• Educational/Institutional Facility Design Design services for schools, academies, and institutional buildings including classrooms, science labs, gymnasiums, and auditoriums. Targeted at public school districts and private educational institutions planning new schools, additions, or major renovations.
• Religious Facility Design Design services for places of worship including sanctuaries, fellowship halls, family life centers, and church additions. Targeted at churches and faith-based community organizations seeking to capture their faith community's life and spirituality in building design.
• Commercial/Industrial Facility Design Design services for commercial retail, office, and industrial facilities including storefronts, shopping centers, manufacturing plants, and adaptive reuse of existing buildings. Targeted at national retail franchises, manufacturing firms, and commercial/industrial businesses seeking efficient, practical, and visually appealing building design.

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed projects 12% under budget (Collierville Justice Complex)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SouthBuildcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA dedicated team within the company focused solely on correctional projects. SouthBuild handles design and construction of justice complexes, detention facilities, and law enforcement centers. Referenced for multiple correctional projects including Scott County Justice Center and Logan County Jail.
• Limestone Building GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCooperated as part of the design-build team for the Claborn Manufacturing adaptive reuse project in Tanner, AL, completing fast-track conversion of 325,000 SF space.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Pickering Firm: Memphis-headquartered architecture, engineering, and planning firm serving similar institutional and commercial clients across Tennessee and the Mid-South. Closely comparable on regional focus and service breadth.
• Haizlip Studio: Memphis-area architecture practice working across commercial, institutional, and adaptive reuse projects of comparable scale. Direct geographic peer with overlapping client base in the Mid-South.
• Archimania: Memphis-based architecture firm with similar regional focus and comparable institutional, commercial, and adaptive reuse project mix.
• Renaissance Group: Memphis-headquartered architecture and planning firm with similar institutional, commercial, and educational client base in the Mid-South region.
• LRK Architects: Memphis-based full-service architecture firm with comparable project mix across religious, commercial, and institutional work in the Mid-South. Directly comparable on geography, scale, and project-type overlap with Spirit.

Broad incumbents

• CannonDesign: National architecture practice with significant education, justice, and civic portfolios. Overlaps Spirit's verticals from a larger, multi-discipline base.
• DLR Group: National architecture and design firm with a dedicated justice/corrections practice and significant civic, K–12, and religious portfolio. Competes for the same correctional and educational RFPs but at a much larger scale.
• HDR Architecture: Large diversified architecture/engineering firm with a dedicated justice and corrections practice plus K–12 education work. Overlaps Spirit's corrections and education verticals as a much larger competitor.

Others

• HOK (now part of Populous/HOK merger):

Regional players

• Hastings Architecture Associates: Nashville-based architecture firm with comparable religious, educational, and commercial portfolios across Tennessee. Direct regional peer in scale and service offering.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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