We love our job
As a small firm, every project carries real weight, and we pour our hearts into each one because clients put their trust and reputation in our hands.
The depth and skillset of our team combine to offer a complete service and eliminate costly mistakes. We never stand still and seek continuous knowledge, growing stronger each year and expanding to inspiring locations across the world.
Barbara Chancey
Founder
A pioneer in boutique fitness industry, Barbara started her business out of necessity when the architects she approached in the late 1990’s predicted studios were a fad and would never last.
Fast forward, and today the eponymous Texas-based Design Group is a globally recognized fitness firm with a portfolio of over 200 projects. Barbara’s rich knowledge and firsthand experience combine to deliver mesmerizing destinations in any size, scale, or location. Fueled by optimism, she guides each project with the same passion shared by instructors and independent fitness owners worldwide.
Douglas Frey
Lead Architect
Doug Frey has built an enviable reputation as a fitness and wellness architect who imagines spaces as a vessel to hold your brand’s unique belief. His unique understanding of specialized fitness enables him to concentrate on thoughtful floor plans and efficient layouts that deliver a lifetime of joy. Frey brings decades of valuable knowledge, soft-spoken guidance, and cost-savings solutions to each project. With an established reputation in restaurant design, he incorporates elements of hospitality with fitness, earning the reputation a highly regarded architect committed to elevating the aesthetic benchmark in fitness design.
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