Architecture

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Prioritize project needs

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Integrate design and functionality

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Enjoy sustainable design

RQAW architects design innovative buildings and public spaces to strengthen communities. As an industry leader in public safety, justice, and municipal design, our team has the talent and experience to prioritize client needs and navigate set budgets to deliver cost-conscious facilities with state-of-the-art features.

Architecture Studios

Public Safety
Municipal
Commercial
Historic Preservation
Multi-Family

Public Safety

Public Safety

Public Safety

Public Safety

Public Safety

PUBLIC SAFETY

Our public safety studio specializes in designing functional facilities, including city and town halls, fire and police stations, and justice buildings. Our team is CPTED-certified, and many of our innovations have become gold-standard in public safety design.

Architecture-Projects

Fishers Police Station

Architecture-Projects

Fountain Square Fire Station

Architecture Projects

Lawrence Police Station

Justice

Justice

Justice

Justice

​JUSTICE

Our justice studio is a leader in innovative correctional and justice facility design. We have experience in new construction, renovations, and expansions, and our portfolio includes more than 150 justice projects, from county judicial centers to federal correctional facilities.

Architecture Projects

Delaware County Justice Center

exterior view of hendricks county sheriffs office and jail

Hendricks County Jail

 

Architecture Projects

Jackson County Judicial Center

Historic Preservation

Historic Preservation

Historic Preservation

Historic Preservation

Historic Preservation

Historic Preservation

RQAW’s design architects bring careful attention to detail in historic and adaptive reuse projects. With a history of success in reuse projects, our team proudly repurposes historic and existing structures for modern life.

Architecture Projects

Daviess County Courthouse

Interior view of a shelter inside Grand Park Sports Campus

Gregg Park Shelter

Carmel Historic Survey House

Carmel Historic Survey

Municipal

Municipal

Municipal

Municipal

Municipal

​MUNICIPAL

Our municipal studio has decades of experience in creating impactful, sustainable municipal designs. Our projects range from city halls and parks buildings to recreational sports complexes and highway department garages.

Architecture Projects

Grand Park

Architecture Projects

Miami County Garage

Saxony Hall exterior

Saxony Hall

Commercial

Commercial

Commercial

Commercial

COMMERCIAL

The RQAW commercial architecture studio creates sustainable designs for diverse commercial spaces. Our capabilities span corporate headquarters, hotels, and shopping centers.

Aerial view of North Ellipse building

North Ellipse

RQAW Headquarters exterior

RQAW Headquarters

Grand Park Shops exterior

Grand Park Shoppes

Multi-Family

Multi-Family

Multi-Family

Multi-Family

Multi-Family

MULTI-FAMILY

The RQAW multi-family architecture studio designs projects across the United States. Our portfolio includes more than 60 multi-family complexes over the last 10 years, from 2-story suburban walk-up apartments to 5-story urban luxury residences.

Drone shot of Vincennes University french quarter by the street

Vincennes University

SouthPointe Village apartment exterior

SouthPointe Village 

aerial view of Monon Crossing apartments

Monon Crossing Apartments

Architecture Leadership Team

Architectural design is not just about how something looks – it’s also about the importance of functionality.

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