Higgins Designs

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Higgins Designs is an Austin, Texas-based structural engineering firm specializing in residential and commercial building projects. The practice is led by Benjamin Higgins, founder and principal structural engineer, and focuses on architecturally ambitious projects, technically challenging structures, adaptive reuse, renovations, and creative building solutions. The firm’s official website identifies its office at 1103 Lambie St., Unit B, Austin, TX 78704, with the phone number +1 708-715-9403. higgins-designs.com

Higgins Designs provides structural engineering for new homes, additions, remodels, multifamily buildings, commercial facilities, hotels, offices, breweries, canopies, historic structures, pools, stairs, sculptures, and buildings using unconventional materials. The firm’s portfolio includes new residential construction, hospitality projects, historic renovations, additions, and architecturally distinctive homes. higgins-designs.com

A key area of expertise is structural engineering for projects that require solutions beyond conventional building systems. Higgins Designs works with high-wind structures, deep and shallow foundations, unusual geometries, expressive steel framing, long spans, complex renovations, and difficult foundation conditions. The firm also provides engineering for innovative materials and technologies, including rammed earth, hempcrete, autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC), papercrete, and 3D-printed structures. higgins-designs.com

For commercial projects, Higgins Designs offers structural design and analysis, foundation engineering, building retrofit and rehabilitation, and structural observations and assessments. The company also provides forensic engineering services to investigate structural failures and help determine appropriate solutions. higgins-designs.com

The firm has particular experience with high-wind engineering, including wind-load analysis, wind-resistant structural systems, components and cladding design, roof framing, anchorage, shear walls, and other systems intended to improve building resilience in wind-prone areas. higgins-designs.com

Higgins Designs is best suited to architects, builders, developers, and homeowners looking for a principal-led structural engineering partner for projects where architectural creativity, unusual materials, existing-building conditions, or complex structural requirements demand a customized engineering approach.

Note: I could not verify a Wichita office for Higgins Designs. The official company information identifies the firm as Austin-based and serving Austin and surrounding areas, so this listing should be categorized under Austin rather than Wichita. higgins-designs.com