Stop Explaining Cannabis Compliance to Your Architect
CEA Studios has designed over 120 cannabis facilities across 25+ states. Our work delivers precision results to our clients, providing efficient designs for cultivation, extraction, infusion, processing, distribution, and retail facility applications.
Most Architects Treat Cannabis Like Any Other Retail Build. It's Not.
Cannabis dispensaries have security requirements, ventilation specs, vault rooms, point-of-sale flow, and compliance rules that change by state and municipality.
And in a dispensary, every square inch counts. Between vault room requirements, security zones, ADA compliance, point-of-sale lanes, and product display, there's zero margin for wasted space.
An experienced architect understands the necessity of making every square foot functional, compliant with local requirements, and getting your dispensary open on time. Hiring an experienced architect allows the Owner to focus on operations and SOPs while the architect coordinates consultants and building department communication.
Architecture Built for Cannabis.
CEA Studios is a division of 2WR Architects that works exclusively in cannabis and controlled environment agriculture. Dispensaries, cultivation facilities, extraction labs, and processing spaces.
With over 120 completed projects and 5 million square feet designed, we don't need a crash course on your industry. We've been doing this since before most states had a cannabis program.
Compliance-Ready Design
Drawings built around your state and local cannabis regulations from day one. Our team is licensed in 17+ states. Our compliance-first approach helps avoid exhaustive revisions and limit permit review time.
One Team, Full Coordination
Architecture, interior design, and construction administration handled under one roof. We coordinate structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and other specialty consultants so you don't have to.
Retail That Moves Product
We design customer flow, display strategy, and brand-forward retail experiences that drive revenue. Every square foot is optimized to reinforce your brand and maximize sell-through.
BIM & 3D Visualization
Building Information Modeling, 3D perspectives, and coordinated documentation to communicate design intent clearly before construction begins.
Dispensaries and Facilities We've Built
From 4,200 sq ft single-location dispensaries to 920,000 sq ft vertically integrated operations. A few recent projects:
FireFlower
Adaptive-reuse dispensary where customers view the adjacent cultivation space directly from the retail lobby. Brand-forward experience in a tightly controlled environment.
Lazy River Products
Fully integrated, vertically coordinated facility with dispensary. Cultivation workflows, environmental controls, and secure circulation designed alongside brand-forward retail spaces.
MedCare Farms
Multiple facilities across two California locations including a dispensary and distribution center, plus cultivation and manufacturing spaces with clean room standards.
From Conversation to Construction
Free Consultation
We learn about your project. Location, vision, timeline, budget. You walk away with clarity on next steps whether or not we work together.
Custom Design
Architectural plans tailored to your dispensary. Optimized for compliance, customer experience, and your brand identity using BIM and 3D modeling.
Engineering & Build
We coordinate structural, MEP, and construction, managing coordination between firms. Our team stays involved through construction.
Doors Open
A dispensary that looks right, runs right, and has efficient customer flow. We protect performance, schedule, budget, and design integrity.
20+ Professionals. One Focus.
Our team includes licensed architects, interior designers, and project managers with decades of cannabis-specific experience.
Darcey Wenzel
30 years in architecture. 10 years with the firm. Over 1,000,000 square feet of CEA project experience. Licensed in 17 states.
Nick Hoffman
Master of building codes, contracts, and client relationships. 15 years of expertise across hospitality, industrial, and CEA facilities.
Michelle Tzigularova
Space planning, finish selection, and FF&E for dispensary environments. Balances durability and brand identity across every detail.
Questions We Get Asked a Lot
Your Dispensary Starts with the Right Design
You've got the license. You've got the vision. Now get an architect with 120+ cannabis projects and 20+ years of experience behind every line drawn.
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