Designing With Purpose | Episode 2

Most people think architecture starts with drawings.

In reality, it starts with clarity — getting honest about what you need, what it will cost, how long it will take, and what could derail it if you’re not careful.

In this episode of Designing With Purpose, we talk about how Thrive architects uses our experience to bring order to what can feel like a complicated process. Good design isn’t just about the finished product, it’s about the little steps along the way that create something that truly lasts.

If you’re planning a project, this conversation will help you think differently about what will make it successful.

 

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Designing the Future of Senior Living — Together

Senior living communities carry enormous responsibility. The spaces you create shape how residents feel, how staff deliver care, and how families make one of the most important decisions of their lives.

Design plays a bigger role in that experience than many realize.

At Thrive Architects, we’ve spent more than a decade partnering with senior living organizations to create environments that support daily life with dignity, clarity, and intention. Across more than thirty communities, we’ve learned that thoughtful planning early on can make a lasting difference for both operations and experience.

If you’ll be attending the WALA Conference February 25–27, 2026, we’d welcome the opportunity to connect in person. Stop by Booth 303 to meet our team and start a conversation about what you’re building — and how design can help you achieve it.

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Introducing Designing With Purpose | Episode 1

Introducing Designing With Purpose, a conversation with the Thrive Architects team about the people and organizations our projects are meant to serve. 

 

-10° and still breaking ground.

Cold temps didn’t slow down the groundbreaking for Ope! Brewing Co.’s newest destination in Appleton. The new 23,000 SF facility is taking shape at the former Car City dealership at 1932 W. College Ave.

Spanning four buildings, this second location will feature two taprooms, sand volleyball courts, outdoor pickleball courts, indoor and outdoor stages for live music, designated food truck areas, and a pilot brewhouse for developing new beers—along with new equipment dedicated to cider production. Both taprooms will include a total of 12 roll-up garage doors, creating a seamless indoor-outdoor experience on warmer days. Just like the West Allis location, every space will be dog-friendly.

Both taprooms will include 12 roll-up garage doors, creating a seamless indoor–outdoor experience on warmer days. And just like the West Allis location—every space will be dog-friendly. 

We’re proud to serve as Architect of Record, partnering with Brookwater as designer and contractor on this exciting project.

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Streamline Your Next Project With Us!

In 2026 Thrive is offering a fully-aligned, streamlined design experience on your next project.

Architecture sets the direction. 

Interior design brings it to life.

By collaborating from the start, our team can guide you through the full design experience from outside to inside with clarity and alignment.

Send us a message to start a conversation about how we can help you today!

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10 Years of Designing for Care and Community

From its humble beginnings as a home-based startup Architectural practice to a Thriving full-service design practice with over 1,000 projects completed, 3 Offices and a Team of Experienced Designers - now that’s worth celebrating!

Shaped by our values over the past 10 years, Thrive Architects has transformed our client’s vision into well-curated, purposeful spaces that are centered on everyday life/use.

We’re grateful for the partners, clients, and communities who made it possible.
And if you’re planning what’s next, we’d love to help you build it.

Reach out and let’s start the conversation.

10 Year Wrap Up: 2015-2025

“As we conclude our 10th year at Thrive Architects, we’re grateful—for the clients who trust us, the partners who elevate every project, and the team that brings design to life. 2025 brought growth, creativity, and meaningful work across the communities we serve. Here’s to the next chapter.”

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