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LIVE Design Group architecture | interior design LIVE Design Group is an architectural and interior design firm serving a diverse group of clients across the country.

We decided years ago that it’s your vision, so you should be part of designing it from the beginning. Our LIVE Design Sessions expedite the design process and transform your building from a vision into a design in two days or less. We put the creative freedom back in your hands. With everyone as a contributor, we are able to expand your options and create instant buy in with your team. We remove unnecessary surprises and protect what matters most. See your vision turn into a design

"When should we call an architect?"Probably earlier than you think.You don't need a finished plan, a perfectly defined s...
10/13/2026

"When should we call an architect?"
Probably earlier than you think.

You don't need a finished plan, a perfectly defined scope or every decision already made before starting the conversation. In fact, some of the most valuable conversations happen earlier—when your team is still asking questions like:
Do we renovate or build new?
How much space do we actually need?
Is this building worth adapting?
What's realistic for our budget?
How long could this really take?

An early conversation isn't about having all the answers. It's about asking better questions before major decisions are made. If a facility project is somewhere on your organization's horizon—even if it still feels a few years away—that's a good time to start the conversation.

Some projects are years in the making.First Church Hobart was LIVE Design Group's very first LIVE Session client in 2010...
10/09/2026

Some projects are years in the making.
First Church Hobart was LIVE Design Group's very first LIVE Session client in 2010. More than 15 years later, a vision that began around the table has become a permanent ministry home.
The project transformed a former Sears and Habitat for Humanity ReStore into a vibrant place for worship, connection and community—including a 500-seat worship space, gathering areas, kids and youth environments, prayer space, offices and more.
It's a powerful example of what adaptive reuse can make possible when an existing building is reimagined around the people it will serve.
Here's your first look at First Church Hobart in Hobart, Indiana. We'll be sharing more from this project—and the thinking behind the spaces—in the weeks ahead.

“We need more space.”That's often where the conversation starts. But more square footage isn't always the real need.Some...
10/07/2026

“We need more space.”
That's often where the conversation starts. But more square footage isn't always the real need.
Sometimes the problem is circulation. Sometimes it's visibility. Sometimes it's a ministry that's outgrown the space it was given years ago. And sometimes the building has enough space—it simply isn't working hard enough.
Before you call an architect, it helps to start with a few questions: What problem are we actually trying to solve? Who needs to be part of the conversation? What's not working now? Is there a real deadline? And what do we know about the budget?
You don't need to have all the answers. That's part of what the early conversations are for.
Save this for your next facilities or planning meeting.

LIVE has a new stage. 🎭For years, LIVE Design Group has designed performing arts spaces alongside our worship and commun...
10/01/2026

LIVE has a new stage. 🎭

For years, LIVE Design Group has designed performing arts spaces alongside our worship and community work.

Now we're giving that work a space of its own.

Meet LIVE Theatre — The Performing Arts Studio of LIVE Design Group.

Follow for performing arts projects, planning insights, renovations and a look behind the scenes.

Same LIVE team. A little more room to geek out about theatres.

Welcome backstage.

Christmas is closer than it feels.For churches, that often means more guests, fuller parking lots, crowded lobbies, extr...
09/30/2026

Christmas is closer than it feels.

For churches, that often means more guests, fuller parking lots, crowded lobbies, extra services and people walking through the doors for the very first time.

Before December arrives, walk your facility like a first-time guest.

Where do I park?
Where do I enter?
Where do my kids go?
Where's the restroom?
Where do I go next?

Sometimes hospitality starts with architecture.

Not every space we design has a worship center.Great workplaces need many of the same things we think about in every LIV...
09/28/2026

Not every space we design has a worship center.

Great workplaces need many of the same things we think about in every LIVE project—how people gather, communicate, focus, collaborate and feel when they walk through the door.

A look inside our work for Gascoigne Capital.

Your lobby isn't just circulation space.It's where first-time guests decide where to go.Where friends find each other.Wh...
09/24/2026

Your lobby isn't just circulation space.

It's where first-time guests decide where to go.

Where friends find each other.

Where conversations continue after worship.

Where ministry happens between the things on the schedule.

Sometimes the spaces between the destination spaces matter just as much.

Fall is often when churches begin asking big questions about what comes next.Growth. Space limitations. New ministries. ...
09/21/2026

Fall is often when churches begin asking big questions about what comes next.

Growth. Space limitations. New ministries. Renovations. Capital planning.

One of the best places to begin isn't with “What should we build?”

It's with “What are we trying to accomplish?”

The building comes later.

This is Summitcreek Church. But this is so much more than a building.It’s a place where people will gather. Where kids w...
09/20/2026

This is Summitcreek Church. But this is so much more than a building.

It’s a place where people will gather. Where kids will grow up. Where friendships will begin. Where people will worship, serve, celebrate and find community.

As architects, we get to design the building.

But we never forget who we’re designing it for.

We’re excited to begin sharing more of Summitcreek Church—and some of the thinking, collaboration and details that brought this place to life.

Summitcreek Church | Grimes, IA

A new look for LIVE. Same reason we're here.For more than 38 years, we've had the privilege of designing spaces where pe...
09/17/2026

A new look for LIVE. Same reason we're here.

For more than 38 years, we've had the privilege of designing spaces where people gather, worship, learn, perform and serve their communities.

Our look has evolved along the way. Our purpose hasn't.

People who serve people.

Welcome to the next chapter of LIVE Design Group.

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3117 2nd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL
35233

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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