Union Studio Architecture & Community Design is a nationally practicing, mission-based firm committed to designing sustainable places that will be loved for generations. Founded in 2001 by Donald Powers and Douglas Kallfelz, the firm has grown to nearly 30 architects and designers over the past 20 years. Union’s work includes urban planning, community design, civic and institutional buildings, mixed-use developments, and various types of housing. They bring a comprehensive approach to design, integrating technical detail with a broad understanding of key building trades to create financially and socially successful spaces that benefit both the community and the environment.
Union Studio Architecture & Community Design believes in “serving first” through collaboration, empathy, and humility. They are fierce optimists who advocate for creating more beautiful, just, and sustainable places for current and future generations. The firm values the power of beauty to enrich and delight, aiming to bring artfulness to all aspects of their work. With a professional commitment to the civic realm, Union is entrusted with preserving and extending the accumulated wisdom of the architecture profession to contribute to a more equitable, sustainable, and enduring future.
Union Studio Architecture & Community Design is dedicated to making a civic contribution to communities of all types. Their philosophy centers around creating places for people to thrive in a fun and enriching manner. The firm’s expertise lies in understanding the overlapping needs of communities and clients to shepherd the creation of new places that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also financially and socially successful. Union’s vision of a studio of designers working together to improve communities using an integrated approach to architecture and urban design reflects their belief that exceptional work is achieved through the combined talents of many, ultimately bringing people together through the spaces they design.