Empty dining area in a restaurant with wooden tables and chairs, hanging light fixtures, decorative wall art, and netting hanging from the ceiling.

Alexandra Verkamp

A young woman with long brown hair, wearing a black sleeveless top and blue jeans, standing with arms crossed in front of a brick wall.
Washington State University 23’
Designer ll

I’m an architectural designer interested in more than simply how a space looks. I’m drawn to how it works, how it feels, and how people experience it, from the first impression of a site to the smallest details within a room.

My background in interior design shaped the way I approach architecture from the inside out, while my professional experience has expanded that thinking across hospitality, master planning, residential design, adaptive reuse, and development. I enjoy moving between scales: studying how a building responds to its surroundings, working through the technical realities of a plan, and then narrowing in on the materials, lighting, furniture, and details that give a space its identity.

For me, good design rarely comes from one discipline alone. Architecture informs interiors. Interiors influence experience. Place gives both meaning. That relationship is what continues to drive my work.

I’m particularly interested in projects centered around hospitality and experience, places people travel to, gather within, return to, and remember. Whether that means reimagining an existing building, developing a resort master plan, or shaping an intimate interior, I approach each project with curiosity and an appreciation for the story already embedded within its context.

And while architecture is at the center of what I do, I believe being a better designer comes from looking beyond architecture. Travel, food, wellness, music, nature, and everyday experiences continually influence the way I see spaces and think about the people using them.

I design places, but I’m always studying the experiences that make them matter.

Prohibition Speakeasy

Missouri

Henderson Beach Resort Cottages

Florida

Branson Falls Lodge

Missouri

Two modern multi-story residential buildings with white and brown facades, large windows, and a tree-lined street in the foreground during dusk.

5th & Anderson Affordable Living

California

Parker Residence

Missouri

Extra Wavy Resaurant & Bar

Missouri

Malt House Lofts

Missouri

Modern kitchen and dining area with dark cabinetry, black marble backsplash, island with white chairs, and a staircase with wood and black metal railing.

Shenandoah Residence

Missouri

Hospitality + Food & Beverage

  • Alpine Arcadia Event Venue *

  • Branson Falls Lodge

  • Burger 809 *

  • Extra Wavy

  • Henderson Beach Resort Cottages

  • Prohibition Speakeasy

  • Springfield Suites Renovation

Mixed-Use + Urban Development

  • Kansas City Mixed Use *

  • Maker District Mixed-Use *

  • Nixa Mixed-Use *

Multi- Family

  • 5th & Anderson Affordable Living *

  • Ballwin Multi-Family *

  • Lindell Multi-Family *

  • Malt House Lofts

  • Schaefer Ridge *

  • Veteran's Lodge Community *

Master Planning + Development

  • Dairy District Master Plan *

  • Lake of the Ozarks Master Plan *

  • Patriot's Landing Master Plan *

  • Confidential Development

  • Confidential Development

Residential

  • Confidential Development

  • McCorkell Residence

  • Parker Residence

  • Shenandoah Residence

  • Table Rock Lake House

 Concept Project ( * )