Charlotte NC Architects & Designers | AB GRoup
Offering architecture, planning, and design across the Southeast region!
AB Group is a Charlotte-based architecture and design firm helping property owners, developers, business owners, builders, and homeowners move projects from early vision to buildable reality.
Our team supports commercial, industrial, multifamily, mixed-use, hospitality, retail, office, education, civic, worship, warehouse, and residential projects throughout Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and surrounding North Carolina communities.
From concept planning and design development to permitting support and coordinated engineering, AB Group helps clients create clear, functional, code-conscious, and design-forward spaces.
Architect // Founding Principal
Alaa Bou Ghanem
Creative Architecture and Design Solutions
What We Do!
Commercial Architecture
- AB Group designs commercial spaces for business owners, developers, and property owners throughout the Charlotte area.
- Our commercial architecture services support offices, retail spaces, restaurants, hospitality environments, civic buildings, worship facilities, warehouses, industrial spaces, and tenant improvement projects.
Residential Architecture
- We provide residential architecture services for custom homes, luxury residences, additions, renovations, and residential development projects.
- Our design approach balances lifestyle, function, site conditions, construction feasibility, and long-term property value.
Multifamily and Mixed-Use Design
- AB Group supports apartment developments, townhome communities, mixed-use buildings, and residential development projects.
- We help clients create efficient layouts, coordinated building concepts, and documentation that supports planning, permitting, and construction coordination.
Interior Design
- Our interior design services include space planning, material direction, finish concepts, layout coordination, and design development for commercial and residential interiors.
- We focus on interiors that feel intentional, durable, functional, and aligned with the overall architectural vision.
Industrial and Warehouse Design
- AB Group provides design support for warehouse, light industrial, logistics, storage, and functional commercial environments.
- Our process considers circulation, operations, building performance, safety, code requirements, and future flexibility.
Permitting Support
- We prepare and coordinate drawings, documentation, and required design information to support permit submission and review.
- Our goal is to help clients approach the permitting process with organized, accurate, and complete project documentation.
Coordinated Engineering Support
- AB Group coordinates engineering needs with properly licensed professionals based on project scope, location, and jurisdictional requirements.
- This may include coordination for MEP, civil, structural, and other technical disciplines as required.
Project Types
- Commercial offices and workplace interiors
- Retail stores and tenant upfits
- Restaurants, cafés, bars, and hospitality spaces
- Hotels, inns, and guest amenity spaces
- Mixed-use buildings
- Multifamily developments
- Townhomes and residential communities
- Warehouses and light industrial buildings
- Education and learning environments
- Civic and municipal spaces
- Worship and assembly spaces
- Custom homes and luxury residences
- Coastal homes, additions, and renovations
- Historic-area renovations and exterior improvements
- Adaptive reuse and building conversions
- Tenant improvements and change-of-use projects
- Site-sensitive and flood-aware development projects
Why Clients Choose AB Group
The Differentiators!
Local Charlotte Presence
- AB Group works from Charlotte and understands the importance of local context, responsive communication, and clear project coordination.
Integrated Design Approach
- We consider architecture, interiors, permitting, and engineering coordination together so each project moves forward with fewer gaps between design intent and technical execution.
Commercial and Residential Experience
- Our team supports a wide range of project types, from business upfits and retail spaces to multifamily developments, custom homes, and renovations.
Buildable, Budget-Aware Design
- We design with real project conditions in mind, including scope, budget, schedule, site constraints, code requirements, and construction feasibility.
Clear Process from Concept to Permit
- Clients receive structured guidance through discovery, design, documentation, consultant coordination, permitting support, and construction-phase coordination.
Areas We Serve - Charlotte N
Uptown Charlotte / South End / Dilworth / Myers Park / SouthPark / Plaza Midwood / NoDa / Elizabeth / Ballantyne / University City / Steele Creek / Matthews / Mint Hill / Pineville / Huntersville / Cornelius / Davidson / Concord / Gastonia Lake Norman communities
AB Group helps clients move from early ideas to clear, coordinated, permit-ready design. Whether you are planning a commercial space, restaurant, mixed-use project, custom home, renovation, adaptive reuse project, or residential development, our team can help you define the scope, organize the process, and move forward with confidence.
Architect Builder Group PLLC
310 East Blvd. Suite 6, Charlotte, NC 28203
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