We bring team-focused leadership, expertise, and creativity to your project to help you develop effective, thoughtful, beautiful and on-budget spaces that capture and enhance the "genus loci," - the distinctive atmosphere or spirit of a place.
From its inception in June 1999 to the present hendon + huckestein architects, p.c. / h+ha has evolved into a highly-regarded and well-respected multi-disciplined design firm, providing architectural, planning and interior design expertise on work that ranges greatly in scale, complexity, and circumstance throughout the United States.
With combined experience of over forty years, the firm’s founders, Erik N. Hendon, AIA, LEED AP + James M. Huckestein, AIA, emphasize the fundamental principles of architectural and business practice, understanding the essentials of both, in order to gain success. Our continued success lies in the firm’s focus on providing the highest level of design and innovation through a profound understanding of our client’s needs, budget, and context.
Starting the practice in a small two room office in the historic Brown Marx Tower, h+ha’s quick growth prompted a move, in 2001, to the heart of downtown Birmingham @ Twentieth Street and Second Avenue North, providing easy access to a growing client base.
In 2005, hendon + huckestein architects established hendon + huckestein architects / Interior Architecture (h+ha/IA) to provide a more comprehensive and concentrated focus on our growing interior architecture and design practice. With projects like the renovation of the historic Tutwiler Hotel and Icon Restaurant in downtown Birmingham, our interiors expertise has grown, greatly providing our clients with a high-level of design sensibility and exceptional service.
In 2007, h+ha’s growth led to another office move to 2126 Morris Avenue. Our current location is still in the heart of downtown Birmingham, which reaffirms our commitment to urban revitalization and restoration. Beginning as a grocers warehouse, the historic building reflects the firm’s attitude towards architecture as a vehicle for creativity.