Makers Spaces

OPA works with people who care deeply about what they are creating and the experience surrounding it. Our clients include hospitality operators, restaurateurs, producers, craftspeople, and entrepreneurs who are building businesses around good ideas, hard work, and a desire to bring people together.

We approach these projects by looking at the whole business. How should the space operate when it is busy? What will make people comfortable enough to stay? How does the brand come through without feeling forced? Where can the making process become part of the experience? What needs to be flexible enough to change as the business grows?

That thinking has shaped our work with Makers for years. The types of businesses we work with continue to expand, but the common thread remains the same: thoughtful people creating something they believe in and inviting others to experience it.

Services

OPA understands the important relationship between your brand and the look and feel of your space. We work to best connect this design and brand alignment with your customers while equally emphasizing the functionality and operational efficiency of the areas where you make your goods. We know that one can’t exist without the other. Our design process maximizes the potential of both.

Planning

Equipment analysis and design layout of production processes

Design

Brand inclusion in all phases of design

Development

Code analysis to align the building and the site to your unique operational needs

BOTTOM CREEK BREWERY - LOW TIDE BREWING - SOUTHERN TAIL BREWING - STILL AUSTIN WHISKEY CO. - LEROY AND LEWIS BARBEQUE - TWISTED X BREWING COMPANY - LIVE OAK BREWING - CUVEE COFFEE - AQUABREW - WHITESTONE BREWING - TEXAS BEER COMPANY - FAMILY BUSINESS BREWING - FRIENDS & ALLIES BREWING - MEANWHILE BREWING - INFINITE MONKEY THEOREM - WESTERN LEGEND BREWING - WILD EMBER WHISKEY - CHISOS BREWING - HITCH HALL WHISKEY - GHOST NOTE BREWING - ODDWOOD ALES - VISTA BREWING - NLAND BREWING - LAST STAND BREWING - AUSTIN EASTCIDERS - PINTHOUSE PIZZA - CELIS BREWING - NOMADIC BREWING - DEADWORDS BREWING - EAST HAMPTON BREWING - BEERBURG BREWING - THE ALRIGHT BREWERY - RALLY CAP BREWING - ST. ELMO BREWING - BEE WEAVER MEADERY - MERIDIAN HIVE MEADERY - AUSTIN COCKTAILS - ON ROTATION BREWING - DRY LAND DISTILLING - PROST ALEHOUSE - HOME STATE BREWING - MATAGORDA BAY RUM - KERRVILLE BREWERY - HOPSQUAD BREWING - TIENDA BREWING - HI SIGN BREWING

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Meanwhile Brewing

Austin, TX

Meanwhile Brewing brings together craft beer, food, outdoor gathering, and entertainment in a destination built for Austin. OPA Design Studio’s work on the project demonstrates our experience in Austin brewery architecture, taproom design, and hospitality spaces that balance brewery operations with the social experience that makes a place worth returning to.

Bottom Creek

North Branch, Michigan

Bottom Creek is more than a brewery. It is a destination designed around craft beer, food, entertainment, recreation, and gathering, with expansive indoor and outdoor spaces that give guests plenty of reasons to stay and explore. OPA Design Studio brought its experience in brewery architecture, hospitality, and destination design to create a place where production and operations work alongside a much larger guest experience. The project demonstrates OPA’s ability to design Michigan brewery and hospitality destinations that turn a craft beverage business into a place people can spend an afternoon, an evening, or make part of the reason for the trip.

Pinthouse Brewing

Austin, TX

OPA Design Studio’s relationship with Pinthouse began in Austin and has continued as the brewery and restaurant brand has grown into multiple locations. Our work combines brewery architecture, production planning, restaurant design, and hospitality to help Pinthouse expand while maintaining a recognizable experience across each location. The partnership reflects OPA’s experience helping successful Austin businesses scale without losing the identity that made them successful.

Vista Brewing

Driftwood, TX

OPA Design Studio helped bring Vista Brewing to life as a destination brewery in Driftwood, Texas, with dedicated production and tasting spaces designed around the surrounding Hill Country landscape. The project demonstrates OPA’s experience in ground up brewery architecture, production planning, tasting room design, and creating hospitality destinations that connect buildings, operations, and place.

Pinthouse San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

Pinthouse San Antonio marks the continued expansion of a successful Texas craft beer and hospitality brand into a new market. Building on OPA Design Studio’s work with Pinthouse across multiple locations, the project applies our experience in brewery architecture, restaurant design, production planning, and hospitality to support scalable growth while maintaining the identity and guest experience that define the Pinthouse brand.

Pinthouse Pizza

Round Rock, TX

Pinthouse Round Rock represents the continued growth of a longstanding OPA client relationship. Building on our work with Pinthouse across multiple locations, OPA helps growing brewery and hospitality brands translate an established identity into new spaces and markets. Our work supports businesses as they scale, combining brewery architecture, operational needs, and guest experience while maintaining the character that made the original concept successful.

Leroy and Lewis Barbecue

Austin, TX

OPA Design Studio helped LeRoy and Lewis make the move from its celebrated Austin food truck into its first brick and mortar restaurant. The 4,500 square foot project brings together a full service barbecue restaurant, bar, dining, event, retail, takeout, and outdoor spaces, demonstrating how thoughtful Austin restaurant architecture can support an established brand as it grows into its next chapter.

Deadwords Brewing

Orlando, FL

Deadwords Brewing expanded OPA Design Studio’s brewery design experience into Florida, bringing our specialized knowledge of craft beverage production and hospitality architecture to Orlando. The project adds to OPA’s portfolio of brewery and taproom projects across multiple states and demonstrates our ability to support craft beverage businesses beyond our Texas roots.

Austin Eastciders

Austin, TX

Austin Eastciders represents OPA’s experience working with established craft beverage brands as they grow their production and hospitality presence. Our work with the Austin based cidery contributes to a portfolio spanning breweries, cideries, distilleries, tasting rooms, and other beverage production facilities throughout Texas.

On Rotation Brewery

Dallas, TX

On Rotation Brewing brings craft beer production and neighborhood hospitality together in Dallas, Texas. OPA Design Studio’s work on the project adds to our experience designing breweries, taprooms, and production spaces across Texas, with architecture that considers brewing operations and the customer experience as parts of the same business.

Dry Land Distillers

Longmont, CO

OPA Design Studio provided architecture and design services for Dry Land Distillers in Longmont, Colorado, creating a craft distillery and tasting room that integrates production, operations, and the customer experience. The project reflects OPA’s experience designing breweries, distilleries, tasting rooms, and hospitality spaces throughout Colorado.

Oddwood Ales

Austin, TX

Oddwood Ales is part of OPA Design Studio’s extensive portfolio of Austin brewery and taproom projects. The project demonstrates how brewery architecture can bring production, neighborhood hospitality, and brand identity together in a space designed around both the people making the beer and the guests experiencing it.

NLand Brewery

Del Valle, TX

NLand Brewing demonstrates OPA’s experience designing craft beverage spaces connected to larger recreation and destination concepts. The Austin project brought brewery planning into an experience driven environment, expanding the traditional taproom model and reinforcing OPA’s expertise in brewery, hospitality, and recreation architecture.

Live Oak Brewing

Austin, TX

Live Oak Brewing is one of the established Austin breweries in OPA Design Studio’s craft beverage portfolio. Our work reflects the specialized planning required for brewery architecture, where production flow, equipment, code requirements, distribution, and hospitality must work together as a cohesive operation.

Ghost Note Brewing

Dripping Springs, TX

Set on five acres in Dripping Springs, Ghost Note Brewing combines a working brewery with the relaxed outdoor character of the Texas Hill Country. OPA Design Studio designed the brewhouse as part of a destination centered around craft beer, live music, and gathering, strengthening our experience in Texas brewery architecture and destination driven design.

Matagorda Bay Rum

Matagorda Bay, TX

Matagorda Bay Rum expands OPA Design Studio’s craft beverage experience beyond breweries into Texas distillery architecture and spirits production. The project reflects our understanding of the specialized operational, production, and regulatory considerations involved in designing spaces where spirits are made and the brand comes to life.

Beerburg Brewing

Austin, TX

Beerburg Brewing combines craft beer with the destination appeal of the Texas Hill Country. OPA Design Studio’s work on the project reflects our experience creating brewery destinations where production, hospitality, outdoor gathering, and a strong connection to place all contribute to the guest experience.

Twisted X Brewing

Dripping Springs, TX

Twisted X Brewing Company is part of OPA Design Studio’s longstanding work in Texas brewery architecture and the Dripping Springs craft beverage community. From production planning to the customer facing experience, the project demonstrates the specialized brewery knowledge OPA brings to businesses building and growing in the Texas Hill Country.

Still Austin Whiskey

Austin, TX

OPA Design Studio partnered with Still Austin Whiskey Co., one of Austin’s established craft spirits brands, to create a destination where whiskey production, tasting, and hospitality come together. The project connects guests directly to the distilling experience while supporting the operational needs of a working distillery. Our work with Still Austin adds to OPA’s experience designing distilleries, tasting rooms, breweries, and hospitality destinations for recognized and growing beverage brands across Texas.

Family Business

Dripping Springs, TX

Family Business Brewing brings together craft beer, hospitality, and the character of the Texas Hill Country in Dripping Springs. OPA Design Studio’s work on the project adds to our extensive experience designing breweries and destination driven hospitality spaces throughout Central Texas, including multiple craft beverage projects in the growing Dripping Springs market.

St Elmo

Austin, TX

OPA Design Studio worked with St. Elmo Brewing Co. on its expansion into a second Austin location, translating an established brewery brand into a significantly larger production and hospitality space. The 15,000 square foot East Austin brewery increased production capacity while adding indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, reinforcing OPA’s experience helping successful brewery brands scale through architecture, production planning, and hospitality design.

Ramen Tatsu-ya

Round Rock, Texas

Cuvee Coffee

Austin, TX