Boer Architects

What Boer Architects does

Boer Architects, Inc. is a full-service architectural design firm founded in 1988 by Andrew Boer and headquartered at 1123 North Water Street in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm provides planning, architectural design, and interior design services across a broad range of building types, including educational (K-12, MATC, UW System), military and government (Wisconsin National Guard readiness centers, AASF hangars, armory security upgrades), municipal (Milwaukee County facilities, Wisconsin Division of Facilities Development), healthcare (Zablocki VA Medical Center), commercial (Grand Geneva Resort, University Club of Milwaukee), industrial (Wisconsin DNR facilities), and residential (The Cudahy historic condominium conversion, custom single-family homes). Service offerings span new building design, additions and renovations, historic restoration, sustainable design with LEED capability (evidenced by LEED Silver certification at Fratt Elementary School), interior design, construction administration, cost estimating, peer reviews, forensic architecture, facility audits, and feasibility studies. The firm employs a traditional design-bid-build delivery model with principal-level involvement in every project and assembles multidisciplinary consultant teams for larger engagements.

The firm's underlying technology is standard industry tooling — AutoCAD and Revit Architecture for design documentation and construction drawings — with no proprietary platform or AI/ML capabilities. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees structured as a percentage of construction cost or fixed fees per scope, typically on multi-year contracts for larger institutional projects. The go-to-market approach is direct client engagement with government agencies and institutional clients in Wisconsin and adjacent Midwest geographies; architect registration is held in Wisconsin, Nevada, and Arizona, and VOSB (Veteran-Owned Small Business) certification provides access to set-aside contracts. Distribution relies on a portfolio-driven website and repeat relationships with named public-sector clients rather than outbound sales or channel partners.

Leadership consists of three principals — Andrew Boer (founder, licensed since 1982), Paul Doperalski (practicing since 1986, oversees construction administration), and Steve Korpal (joined 1998, oversees cost estimating and IT) — supported by project architects and architectural interns. The firm is privately held, incorporated in Wisconsin since 1995, with no parent company, no institutional investors, no M&A activity, and no disclosed funding events across its 35-plus-year history.

Name

Boer Architects

Legal name

Boer Architects, Inc.

Website

https://boerarch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Boer Architects, Inc. is a Milwaukee-based full-service architectural design firm founded in 1988 serving educational, military, municipal, healthcare, commercial, and residential clients across the Midwest using a traditional design-bid-build delivery model led by three principals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Building renovation design
• Historic restoration architecture
• Sustainable building design
• Construction administration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based professional fees for full architectural services including new building design, additions, renovations, remodeling, building repair, historic restoration, sustainable design, interior design, construction inspection, cost estimating, peer reviews, forensic architecture, facility audits, feasibility studies, space planning, and programming.
2. Construction Administration: Contract administration services during construction phase as part of advocacy role for clients, overseeing construction observation and quality control.
3. Historic Restoration Services: Specialized services for historic building restoration and adaptive reuse projects, including The Cudahy landmark renovation and various military readiness center projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Boer Architects, Inc. is a full-service architectural design firm providing planning, architectural design, and interior design services for new buildings, additions, renovations, remodeling, building repair, historic restoration, sustainable design, construction inspection, cost estimating, peer reviews, forensic architecture, facility audits, feasibility studies, space planning, and programming. The firm serves educational, municipal, military, commercial, industrial, multi-family, and single-family residential clients primarily in Wisconsin and the broader Midwest using a design-bid-build delivery approach.

Product overview

Boer Architects is a full-service architectural design firm offering a comprehensive suite of architectural and interior design services rather than a software product. The firm's service offerings are organized into two main categories: (1) Core Architectural Services including New Building Design, Renovations and Remodeling, Historic Restoration, Sustainable/Green Design, Interior Design, Construction Administration, and specialized consulting services like Forensic Architecture and Facility Audits; and (2) Project Type Portfolios covering Educational, Municipal, Military, Commercial, Industrial, Multi-family, Single-family Residential, Healthcare, and Special Projects. The firm utilizes a traditional design-bid-build delivery approach and favors the team building and partnering methodology for delivering architectural and engineering design services. Projects span from small single-family residences to large municipal and military facilities, with the firm maintaining direct involvement from principals Andrew Boer and Paul Doperalski throughout all projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• New Building Design
• Existing Building Additions, Renovations, and Remodeling

Quantifiable outcome

• LEED Silver certification achieved for Fratt Elementary School 20,000 SF addition
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bailey Edward Design, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign partner for Appleton Readiness Center Addition and Renovation project. BAI worked in concert with Bailey Edward Design to provide offices, conference rooms, classrooms, restrooms, locker rooms and maintenance bay for the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CannonDesign: National architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with strong healthcare and education practices. Competes for larger hospital, university, and K-12 commissions including those in the Midwest.
• Burns & McDonnell: Large engineering, architecture, and construction firm with federal/military design practice. Competes for federal and defense-related design work including National Guard and VA facilities.
• SmithGroup: Large national architecture and engineering firm with significant higher education and civic practice. Larger, broader competitor that pursues some of the same Wisconsin institutional RFPs as Boer Architects.

Direct peers

• Kahler Slater: Milwaukee-headquartered architecture and design firm offering full-service architectural services across healthcare, education, corporate, and cultural sectors. Competes directly with Boer for Wisconsin-based institutional clients.
• Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA): Milwaukee-based architecture firm of similar scale serving education, healthcare, workplace, and community development clients in the Midwest. Direct geographic and service-line competitor for Wisconsin institutional and government projects.
• Rinka: Milwaukee-based architecture and interior design firm serving commercial, healthcare, education, and residential clients. Similar scale and Wisconsin-market focus, offering comparable architectural services.
• Larson Architects: Wisconsin-based architecture firm offering full architectural services across educational, commercial, healthcare, and municipal sectors. Comparable regional competitor.
• Hammel Green and Abrahamson (HGA): Midwest-rooted architecture and engineering firm with strong healthcare, education, and civic portfolios. Competes for similar institutional design work in the upper Midwest region.
• Engberg Anderson: Milwaukee architecture firm with strong cultural, civic, and educational portfolio. Comparable regional competitor pursuing many of the same Wisconsin institutional clients.

Emerging players

• Workshop Architects: Smaller Milwaukee-area architecture firm focused on residential, adaptive reuse, and community-oriented design. Competes in overlapping segments including historic restoration and residential work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/boer-architects-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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