EXHIBIT 23.1
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
   
     We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement
relating to the shares of Common Stock of HLM Design, Inc. on Form S-1 of our
report dated (i) November 11, 1997 (January 30, 1998, February 13, 1998 and
February 27, 1998 as to the last paragraph in Note 1) on the financial
statements of HLM Design, Inc. as of April 25, 1997 and for the period ended
April 25, 1997, (ii) our report dated October 31, 1997 on the financial
statements of Hansen Lind Meyer, Inc. as of April 26, 1996 and April 25, 1997
and for each of the three years in the period ended April 25, 1997 appearing in
the Prospectus, which is a part of this Amendment No. 5 to the Registration
Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectus.
    
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
   
Charlotte, North Carolina
June 5, 1998