What SHLTR Architects does

SHLTR Architects is a private architectural and interior design firm headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, with a secondary office in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded around 2016, the firm operates with a small team of 1-10 employees and provides full-service architectural design, interior design, historic preservation, and adaptive reuse services across commercial, healthcare, animal care, housing, and mixed-use sectors. The firm uses industry-standard tools including Revit and Building Information Modeling (BIM) for design, technical documentation, and construction administration, supplemented by 3D visualization to support client collaboration. The portfolio spans 44+ commercial projects, including high-visibility adaptive reuse work (Historic Anderson Post Office for Coldwell Banker Caine, First Palmetto Bank Art Deco renovation) and healthcare facilities (Gastroenterology Associates, Carolina ASC, Imago MRI).

The firm generates revenue through project-based design fees negotiated on a per-project basis, with revenue streams across architectural design services, interior design services, healthcare facility design, and historic preservation/adaptive reuse. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is direct enterprise client engagement supplemented by client testimonials, website portfolio presence, and earned media such as the 2025 South Carolina Historic Preservation Award. Customers span commercial real estate developers, healthcare providers, corporate enterprises (notably Michelin, which has engaged SHLTR across four distinct corporate interior projects), banking/financial institutions, and veterinary practices, primarily across the Southeast United States (South Carolina and North Carolina).

The firm is independently owned and operated with multiple principals (Tara B. Hile, Chesley I. White, Kevin Hyslop) and an Associate Principal (Katie Carroll), with no documented external investment, PE/VC backing, parent company, or M&A activity. Operating model is principal-led, with owners actively involved in every project as a deliberate differentiation strategy emphasizing personalized attention and decades of sector experience.

Name

SHLTR Architects

Legal name

SHLTR Architects

Website

https://shltrarch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SHLTR Architects is a private Greenville, SC-based architecture and interior design firm (founded ~2016, 1-10 employees) serving commercial, healthcare, housing, and adaptive reuse clients across the Southeast United States through project-based design fees using Revit and BIM.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: SHLTR Architects earns revenue by providing architectural and interior design services on a project-by-project basis. Revenue is generated through design fees charged for architectural services, including concept design, construction documents, and construction administration. Projects span commercial, healthcare, housing, adaptive reuse, and interior design segments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SHLTR Architects provides comprehensive architectural and interior design services for commercial, mixed-use, healthcare, animal care, residential, and adaptive reuse/historic preservation projects. The firm manages projects from concept design through construction documents and construction administration, with principals actively involved in every engagement. Services are delivered project-by-project for enterprise clients such as Michelin, healthcare systems, banks, and real estate developers across the Southeastern United States.

Product overview

SHLTR Architects is an architecture and interior design firm offering a unified portfolio of services rather than a modular software product. The firm operates across two primary service lines: Architectural Design Services and Interior Design Services. Their architectural work spans multiple market sectors including commercial (corporate offices, retail, banks), healthcare facilities, animal care, and housing/multifamily projects. Interior design services are often delivered as integrated components of architectural projects but are also offered independently. The firm specializes in both new construction and renovation/adaptive reuse projects, with particular expertise in historic preservation and healthcare environments.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Comprehensive architectural design services covering commercial, healthcare, animal care, housing, and adaptive reuse/historic preservation market sectors, including new construction and renovation projects from concept design through construction administration.
• Interior Design Services Interior design services including space planning, finish selection, furniture specification, and interior styling for commercial and residential spaces, often delivered as integrated components of architectural projects and independently.
• Healthcare Facility Design Specialized design services for healthcare environments including medical offices, endoscopy centers, ambulatory surgery centers, MRI facilities, dental offices, and veterinary hospitals, with emphasis on patient-centered layouts and efficient clinical workflows.
• Historic Preservation & Adaptive Reuse Design Design services focused on restoring and repurposing historic buildings while preserving original architectural character, blending historic elements with modern functionality for new uses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 44 commercial projects completed or underway across healthcare, commercial, housing, adaptive reuse, and interiors
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Amy Emery Interior DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmy Emery Interior Design collaborated with SHLTR Architects on the Coldwell Banker Caine renovation of the Historic Anderson Post Office project. Amy Emery's team brought thoughtful and elegant interior design that complements the building's historic framework, blending texture, color, and lighting to create a warm and inviting environment.
• Kyle Campbell Preservation SouthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKyle Campbell served as the Preservation Consultant guiding the restoration effort of the Historic Anderson Post Office, providing expertise in historic preservation standards and ensuring the design approach honored the building's original Beaux Arts character.
• SGA | NarmourWrightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSGA | NarmourWright is listed as a partner on the Gastroenterology Associates – Greenville project, working alongside SHLTR Architects to design the 40,000 SF medical office and endoscopy center in Greenville.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HOK: HOK is a global architecture firm with healthcare, commercial workplace, and sports/entertainment expertise that overlaps with SHLTR's Michelin/Fluor Field and healthcare portfolio, but at substantially larger scale.
• Perkins&Will: Perkins&Will is a global architecture firm with strong healthcare, science, and adaptive reuse practices. Directly overlaps with SHLTR's healthcare and adaptive reuse niches but operates as a much larger full-service incumbent.
• HKS: HKS is a major national architecture firm with deep healthcare design specialization (hospitals, medical office, ambulatory). Overlaps directly with SHLTR's healthcare practice but operates at vastly larger scale with national/international reach.
• SmithGroup: SmithGroup is an integrated design firm offering architecture across healthcare, workplace, and higher education sectors. Overlaps with SHLTR's healthcare and adaptive reuse practice areas but operates at significantly larger scale.
• Gensler: Gensler is the world's largest architecture firm, with deep corporate interiors and workplace practices. Directly comparable on SHLTR's Michelin, Berkshire Hathaway, and Prosper corporate interior upfit work, but at enterprise scale.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global architecture, engineering, and design firm serving commercial, healthcare, and community sectors. Competes for similar enterprise and public-sector work as SHLTR but with vastly broader geographic and disciplinary reach.

Direct peers

• LS3P Associates: LS3P is a Southeast-headquartered architecture, interiors, and planning firm with offices across the Carolinas and beyond. Closest comparable regional peer in size, service mix (commercial, healthcare, education, civic), and Southeast concentration.
• Liollio Architecture: Liollio Architecture is a Charleston, SC-based firm with comparable size and regional focus, offering services in healthcare, education, hospitality, and commercial sectors with a similar principal-led project model.
• McMillan Pazdan Smith: McMillan Pazdan Smith is a Southeast-based architecture firm with South Carolina offices offering services across commercial, healthcare, education, and community sectors. Comparable regional focus, scale, and project typology mix.
• SMHa (Smith Morris Hall): SMHa is a Charleston, SC-headquartered architecture firm offering services across healthcare, education, and commercial sectors with comparable regional focus and small-firm, principal-driven delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shltr-architects

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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