Tinker Ma

Architecture + Interiors + Planning

Architecture is complex, but our process is simple: we take an idea from our client, breathe life and art into it, and then express that idea out into the world. We are passionate about bringing compelling ideas to life to invigorate communities and help them grow. Our job is to learn the fundamental “why” of every client and use the existing environment to create an open, shared, and sustainable narrative. Through revitalization, communities thrive, and legacies are built.

Tinker Ma is a Chattanooga architecture and design firm stewarding sustainable community enhancement through creativity, professional leadership, and technical expertise.

Partners, Thomas Palmer, Craig Peavy, Jessica Stack, and Trey Wheeler lead a team of 18 staff members. Our collective portfolio encompasses a broad range of project types and users, including hospitality; urban design and placemaking; education; healthcare; multi-family housing; food and beverage; state and local government; retail and entertainment; technical and industrial; and custom, single-family residential projects.

We officially broke ground, and the infrastructure construction has started at The Bend! The area will become a pedestrian friendly, multi-modal extension of downtown offering a dynamic day-to-night waterfront experience and a desirable place to live
Do you know the story behind Chattanooga’s public art, “City Thread”?  It is the result of an international design competition that sought to reclaim and activate unused alley space.   To enhance a new downtown alleyway in
Thank you so much @aiachatt for hosting a wonderful event at @cherrystreettavern to celebrate Trey Wheeler’s elevation to the AIA College of Fellows! It was an amazing evening with Chattanooga’s architectural community!
Cloudland's great room provides a front row seat to the incredible beauty of McLemore Cove. It's the perfect place to gather. Click the link in our bio to see more photos of the space.⁠ ⁠ Photo Credit: 161 Photography⁠ ⁠ _______⁠ ⁠ Project Team:⁠ Res
In celebration of Women in Construction Week, we are honoring the women of Tinker Ma. Collectively, we hold 17 higher education degrees and 13 professional licenses and registrations. Our business is 25% woman owned, and we are proud to be an organiz
Tinker Ma is thrilled to announce that Jewell Anderson has joined the firm to lead its Master Planning Studio! Jewell is an experienced urban designer with more than 20 years of work in community development. She is passionate about providing vibrant
We are incredibly proud of Cloudland's arrival experience. The Porte Cochere is designed with tapered steel, Douglas Fir Glulam beams, and custom trusses. Locally sourced stone and signature castle style doors draw on the inspiration of McLemore Cov

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