OUR STORY
HEDK: BEYOND EXPECTATIONS
HEDK Architects is a full-service architecture firm specialized in multifamily and mixed-use projects. We have been designing award winning living and working environments since 1968. HEDK Architects has designed over 2 million dwelling units all across the United States, currently holding licenses in 34 states. We are passionate about going Beyond Expectations at every level of the development process: site analysis, land planning, building design, construction documentation, consultant coordination, city codes/permit facilitation and construction administration. The firm’s capabilities include but are not limited to: BTR, SFR, townhomes, garden style apartments, workforce housing, attainable housing, market rate housing, horizontal and vertical multi-family, mixed use, adaptive/reuse projects, and various forms of multifamily housing including off campus-student housing, independent senior living, assisted living and memory care. HEDK Architects has vast experience of a variety of multifamily financing paths, including 4% and 9% tax credit affordable housing. We are expert specialists in HUD 221(d) (4) financed developments throughout the United States.
ABOUT US
HEDK Architects was founded in 1968 by Jerry Beeler to focus on high-quality apartment living, then a growing and largely underserved segment in architecture. From the start, we’ve been committed to putting our clients first and delivering thoughtful, functional design backed by clear and reliable documentation. Beeler’s first commission in 1968 was a multifamily project awarded by the founder of Lincoln Property Company, within a development referred to as “The Village” in Dallas, Texas. Built on land acquired from the Caruth family, this was the first of many projects both in The Village and in conjunction with Lincoln Property Company. Beeler went on to design thousands of apartment units and establish our first of many enduring client relationships. Beeler would soon be joined by John Guest and Buz Owens, eventually adapting the name BGO Architects.
Our current leadership has been with the firm for decades. Richard Heidenrich joined in 1993, followed by Erik Earnshaw a year later. Jaron Daily joined in 1999, and Minho Kim in 2006. In 2010 these four employees were promoted to lead the firm into the future. We adopted our current name, HEDK Architects, in 2019.
Today, we remain deeply committed to building lasting partnerships through creative collaboration and responsive service. Many of our clients have worked with us for decades, and many of our staff have grown with us over many years, a testament to the trust and loyalty that define our culture. A lot has changed since 1968, but our goal is always the same: to listen closely, solve creatively, and work collaboratively. That’s what allows us to deliver beyond expectations.
January 2025
Aaron Benjamin, Joshua Pape, Jim Wiese, and James White are named as Associates.
November 2020
HEDK Architects moves to 4595 Excel Parkway in Addison, their first purpose built headquarters.
December 2019
BGO Architects changes its name to HEDK Architects.
December 2016
New ownership of BGO Architects officially begins.
October 2012
BGO Architects moves to a newly renovated building on Beltway Drive in Addison, Texas. The founding partners begin semi-retirement.
April 2010
The current leadership, Richard Heidenreich, Erik Earnshaw, Jaron Daily, and Minho Kim, begin daily management of the firm.
April 2006
Minho Kim joins the firm.
July 1999
Jaron Daily joins the firm.
1998
The firm’s name is changed to Beeler Guest Owens Architects, which eventually would be to shortened to BGO Architects.
July 1994
Erik Earnshaw joins the firm.
July 1993
The first of the current generation of leadership, Richard Heidenreich joins the firm.
June 1982
The firm’s name is changed to BGA Architects.
September 1973
John “Buz” Owens joins the firm right out of college. He would stay with the firm his entire career, eventually becoming a partner.
1969
John Guest is brought on as a partner.
April 1968
HEDK is founded under the name The Group Architects by Jerold Beeler.
BGO Architects is a proud subsididiary of the HEDK Family