What Furman + Keil Architects does

Furman + Keil Architects is a privately held, full-service architectural design firm founded in 1995 in Austin, Texas, by Gary Furman, FAIA, LEED AP. The firm provides comprehensive architectural services across site analysis, conceptual design, construction documentation, and construction administration for residential, commercial, hospitality, and institutional clients. Its core products are custom residential architecture (new construction, remodels, additions) and commercial architecture (restaurants, hospitality venues, offices, mixed-use), with an add-on offering for landscape architecture integration. Differentiated capabilities include LEED certification expertise, "healthy house" design emphasizing indoor air quality, and specialized techniques such as rammed earth barn conversion. The firm operates with a lean team of approximately 10 members including principals Philip Keil and Troy Miller, headquartered at 1211 East 11th Street, Suite 200, Austin.

Name

Furman + Keil Architects

Legal name

Furman + Keil Architects

Website

https://fkarchitects.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Furman + Keil Architects is an Austin, Texas-based full-service architecture firm founded in 1995 that designs custom residential, hospitality, commercial, and institutional projects for Central Texas clients, with a team of approximately 10 and recognized expertise in sustainable, LEED-certified design.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Architectural Reconfiguration & Structural Alterations (HSAPAEAB)

Keywords

• Residential architecture design
• Commercial architecture services
• Sustainable building design
• LEED certified architecture
• Architectural renovation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture Design Services: Full-service architectural design including residential, commercial, and institutional projects in Central Texas

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Furman + Keil Architects is a full-service architectural design firm providing residential architecture (custom homes, remodels, additions, and renovations) and commercial architecture (restaurants, hospitality venues, and institutional facilities) for clients in Austin and Central Texas. Services span site analysis, conceptual design, construction documentation, and construction administration, with specialized expertise in sustainable and LEED-certified design, historic preservation, and adaptive reuse. The firm's output is design services rather than physical products, sold on a project-by-project basis.

Product overview

Furman + Keil Architects is a full-service architectural design firm offering residential and commercial architecture services. The firm provides comprehensive architectural design, including site analysis, conceptual design, construction documentation, and construction administration. Their portfolio includes featured residential projects (such as River Camp, Driftwood Ranch, Cove House, Roost, Dog Run Ranch, Vale House, Foothill Terrace, and others) and featured commercial projects (including 1211 East 11th, Loudmouth Pizza, Easy Tiger at The Linc, Irene's Restaurant, and Greater Texas Foundation). The firm also handles renovation and remodel projects, with specialized expertise in sustainable and LEED-certified design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Architecture Services

Quantifiable outcome

• AIA Austin Firm Achievement Award (2010) - highest honor AIA Austin bestows on architecture firms
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Daybreak HospitalitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned Loudmouth Pizza restaurant for Daybreak Hospitality in East Austin's historic Haynes-Delashwah house, continuing an ongoing relationship with the hospitality group behind Austin's Paperboy.
• ELM Restaurant GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned multiple restaurants including Irene's and Italic for ELM Restaurant Group, a collaboration with interior designers to create vibrant dining spaces.
• Easy Tiger Bake ShopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned Austin's beloved Easy Tiger bakery and beer garden locations, including the largest outpost at The Linc.
• T.L.L. Temple FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned meeting and residential facilities for the Boggy Slough Conservation Area, a 19,000-acre conservation property owned by the foundation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Alterstudio Architecture: Austin-based small architecture studio focused on residential, hospitality, and adaptive reuse projects with a craft- and material-driven approach. Comparable in size, Austin geography, and design philosophy.
• Lake|Flato Architects: San Antonio/Austin-based architecture firm of comparable size and design-led focus, with a parallel emphasis on sustainable design, residential, hospitality, and adaptive reuse projects, plus extensive AIA recognition. Directly comparable in segment mix and Texas regional presence.
• Wernerfield: Dallas-based custom residential and hospitality architecture firm with a similarly small, design-led studio, recognized for high-end residential and hospitality projects. Comparable in project type, scale, and design-forward positioning.
• MF Architecture: Dallas-based residential architecture firm with strong custom home portfolio and design-led ethos. Comparable in segment focus on custom residential and design publication record, though operating in North Texas rather than Central Texas.
• Mell Lawrence Architects: Austin-based boutique firm specializing in custom residential architecture with a strong emphasis on craft, sustainability, and indoor-outdoor living. Closely comparable in client base, project type, and Austin market positioning.
• Clayton Korte: San Antonio-based design-focused architecture firm with comparable project mix in custom residential, hospitality, and adaptive reuse, plus strong publication record. Comparable in segment focus and Texas regional design culture.
• Mark Word Design: Austin-based custom residential architecture practice with an established portfolio of high-end homes and similar emphasis on place-based design. Directly comparable in Austin residential market positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Page: Large Texas-headquartered architecture, engineering, and design firm with a substantial Austin office and broad practice across commercial, healthcare, and residential. Comparable as a competitor for larger commercial and institutional work but operates at a fundamentally larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/furman---keil-architects

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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