Heidi Hefferlin, AIA, LEED AP

Founder + Managing Partner

A native of Chattanooga, Heidi loves the city and its trove of industrial buildings. She’s passionate about rehabilitating and restoring old spaces crafted with two-foot-thick masonry walls, steel-riveted beams and heavy timber. As HK’s founder, she oversees the firm’s day-to-day operations and works as a principal architect on key projects. Her projects have helped
reshape Chattanooga’s urban landscape, and cemented the city’s reputation as a magnet for innovation and adaptive re-use.

Heidi began her architectural career in Los Angeles, working with renowned global agency Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and then Richard Meier & Partners, and Ellerbe Becket, before launching her own firm at age 29. With experience in commercial, retail, institutional, hospitality, and residential projects, Heidi is committed to design that responds to the individual needs of the client.

Affiliations and Honors

• Board Member, Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer (current)
• Board Member, Chattanooga Design Studio (current)
• Committee Member, Chattanooga Public Art
• President of the Chattanooga Chapter of AIA
• Lecturer, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
• Lecturer, American Institute of Architects Tennessee Convention

Awards and Recognition

International Design Awards
2018 Gold Award for Low Cost Housing - Lay Low

Qualified Remodeler
2017

BRIC Awards
2016 Best Residential Design of the year - RavenCrest

BRIC Awards
2016 AIA best Design of the Year Judges Choice - Southern Surgical Arts

LEED Certifications
Fairmount Townhouses - LEED Platinum
Bretske Hall - LEED Silver
Smile Studio - LEED Silver
Alstom - LEED Campus Gold
GSA - LEED Gold
ADB - LEED Gold

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