People
Over the years, we’ve been honored to welcome some of the most talented minds in the industry to our team, and our partners benefit from their knowledge, guidance, and expertise.

"Steve and Raivo (Balciunas) were great to work with. They worked very well with our building contractor. You hear horror stories from other people, but ours just went like clockwork. Whenever Ayres was needed to figure out something or make adjustments, they were there."Kyle Deno
Jackson County, WI
As a member of Ayres' architectural staff since 2000, I have experience in a wide variety of commercial, industrial, and municipal projects. I've been involved in all phases of the project life cycle, including facility needs studies, conceptual design and planning, construction and bidding documents, and construction administration. As project architect, my roles and responsibilities include planning and programming, preparing construction documents, conducting code research, preparing cost estimates, performing construction phase services, and working with regulatory agencies while maintaining a direct relationship with clients and project team members.
My areas of expertise include:
- Commercial building design
- Industrial building design
- Municipal building design
- Computer simulation
- Code research for commercial building design
Education
- AS, Architectural Commercial Design, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
Registrations
- Registered Architect, WI
- RCU Rice Lake Office Remodeling
- Monson Trucking
- Lincoln County Government Services
- Lincoln County Jail Addition
- Lincoln County Courthouse Addition
- Leinenkugel Brewery Addition
- UW-Eau Claire Central Campus
- Bush Brothers Warehouse Expansion
- UW-River Falls Falcon Center
- Jackson County Courthouse Addition
- Arbor Glen Senior Living
- Homestead Family Apartments
- Oakwood Ridge Apartments
- Wipfli Office Building
- Drylock Office Building
- Eau Claire Fleet Farm
- River Falls Referendum
- Meyer Middle School
- River Falls High School
- Gresham School Renovation & Expansion
- The Fields at Arbor Glen
- UW-Eau Claire Facilities Evaluations
- JAMF Software Office Design
- RD Larson Business Center
- Willow River State Park Campground
- County Materials Complex
- Eagle Tower Replacement
- Oneida Fishery Restoration