Archetype Design Collective is a Los Angeles–based multidisciplinary design and construction studio working across residential, hospitality, adaptive reuse, and specialty projects. The practice was established to bridge the traditional divide between design and construction, bringing creative vision, technical expertise, and execution into a single, collaborative process.

The studio evolved from T.R. Wurster Construction Co., a family-run construction company founded in 1974, with more than five decades of experience delivering complex projects throughout Southern California. Building upon this legacy of craftsmanship and problem-solving, Archetype Design Collective represents a contemporary approach to project delivery—one that integrates design thinking, advanced technology, and construction knowledge from the earliest stages of development.

The practice utilizes Building Information Modeling (BIM), point cloud scanning, digital modeling, immersive visualization, and other advanced technologies to improve coordination, enhance decision-making, and increase precision throughout the design and construction process. These tools allow the team to navigate complexity while maintaining a clear connection between concept, constructability, and execution.

Archetype's portfolio includes custom residences, historic restorations, hospitality environments, and highly specialized projects requiring interdisciplinary collaboration and technical innovation. Each project is approached as a unique response to site, context, program, and client aspirations, with an emphasis on clarity, craftsmanship, sustainability, and long-term performance.

Drawing upon more than fifty years of building experience, while embracing emerging technologies and contemporary design methodologies, Archetype Design Collective creates thoughtful, enduring environments that unite innovation, craftsmanship, and construction expertise.

Archetype Design Collective is led by Jonathan Wurster and James Wurster, third-generation builders carrying forward a family legacy that began in 1974 with T.R. Wurster Construction Co. , founded by their father and built upon the values established by previous generations, the family-owned practice has spent more than five decades delivering custom homes, complex renovations, historic restorations, and specialty projects throughout Southern California.

Drawing upon a lifetime immersed in construction, design, and problem-solving, Jonathan and James have evolved the practice into a multidisciplinary studio that integrates design, technology, and construction expertise. Their leadership reflects a commitment to craftsmanship, innovation, and collaboration, while honoring the values of quality, integrity, and attention to detail that have defined the family business for generations.

Today, they continue to expand that legacy through Archetype Design Collective, bridging creative vision and execution to deliver thoughtful, enduring environments.