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Destree Design Architects is a thriving architecture and interior design firm that calls Wisconsin home. We are devoted to elevated design projects emphasizing the specific needs of our clients. With more than 24 years' experience, our practice covers the gamut of project types from single-family homes, boutique hospitality, food & beverage, civic minded spaces, educational facilities, business, and retail environments. Over the years, Destree has earned an excellent reputation as an award-winning design firm. Our success is demonstrated by our long-standing clients with projects throughout the United States and spanning five continents.
Our Philosophy
Destree Design Architects utilizes a personalized, collaborative delivery system which caters to the individual requirements of each client. The client is involved as a member of the team in each step of the design process. Projects are designed with an excellent balance of creativity and functionality to create spaces that are as efficient to use as they are striking and unique. We are committed to environmental responsibility, energy efficiency and alternate energy solutions, customizing each design to meet the client's specific goals. "Finding the materials and form that speak to each client is the challenge and delight of our design process."
Our Team
Melissa Destree, AIA, NCARB, IIDA, WRID, is the Principal Architect and Interior Designer of Destree Design Architects. She has a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Masters of Architecture from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Melissa began her career at the Madison offices of Flad & Associates as an intern architect, followed a few years later with Kahler Slater Architects, focusing on restoration as well as corporate and healthcare interiors. In February of 2000, Melissa started Destree Design Architects, a general practice firm focusing on planning, architecture, and interior design. Celebrating over two decades in design, Destree has developed a reputation for elegant, yet functional buildings and interiors ranging from single and multi-family residential to corporate, hospitality, retail, and municipal projects. Melissa is an active member and Past-President of both the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA). She is a guest lecturer at the University of Wisconsin and a member of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Interior Architecture, Student Advisory Board. Melissa is a Licensed Architect in Wisconsin and Illinois and Wisconsin Registered Interior Designer. In 2023, Melissa was appointed by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers as an Interior Design Representative to the Wisconsin Arts Board.

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