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| Your style, not mine |
Some architects have a signature style
that can be seen in all their work. In contrast, there is a wide
variety of styles in my portfolio, reflecting the diverse tastes of my
clients. I am wedded to no particular style and certainly don’t want
draw my version of the ideal house again and again. I want to design
your unique house. I want to make your ideas and inspiration come to
life. At the end of the project, it is you that must be satisfied when
you walk through the front door, not me.
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| How
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I believe that good planning takes
time and happens through the accumulation of good individual
ideas. An engaged and involved conversation with the client is the
best way to ensure a successful project: The better I understand
your needs and means, the better a finished product I can provide.
I am wedded to no particular architectural style, instead allowing
the client, program and budget to lead towards an appropriate
visual form. I strive to bring practicality, creativity, and a
dash of character to every project I work on. |
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A team of one |
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I have worked in large offices,
where projects are landed by a principal, handed to the project
architect, farmed out to a job captain, and then pieced up and
parceled out to drafters. It makes sense from a purely business
standpoint, but the designs produced would lack cohesiveness and
character. In my solo work, I strive to create a strong working
relationship with the both the client and their project. That one
on one attention is what separates my solo practice from a
corporate office. By working together throughout the
visualization, design, and documentation processes, we will create
a project that uniquely responds to your particular needs. |
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| The primacy
of place |
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Of utmost importance is correctly
placing your building and improvements with care and respect on
the chosen site. A successful site plan will incorporate not only
the natural forms and forces present, but utilities, access to the
buildings, their scale and massing, and the views to and from them
as well. One of my greatest strengths is this appropriate
balancing of natural opportunity, present-day means, and future
aspirations. By approaching each site with an open and inquiring
mind, we can strengthen the natural character of the site and
gracefully accommodate your building requirements. |
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The importance of a program |
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An architectural program is a
written description of the functions and spaces of a new
building project. I am a firm believer in the need for a well
thought-out program. By putting down on paper the character,
sizes, and adjacencies desired, we can approach the subsequent
design work with clear goals and fresh insights. Programming
is the phase where we work out the proper architectural fit
for your needs. By pulling together and prioritizing all the
elements of the new work, we can keep out later efforts
focused and informed. |
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| On
buildablity |
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I
worked for a design/build firm for five years, directing projects
from initial client meetings into architectural design, through
bidding and construction, and on into occupancy. If what I
drew wasn’t build-able, I heard about
it from my superintendent and sub-contractors. Above all,
architecture must be a realistic and functional art. That being
said, modern construction allows for plentiful character and
visual interest at any price level. Creative detailing of common
materials is a growing theme in my work. I seek to assemble
the elements of a building in expressive, thoughtful ways that
are functional, build-able and beautiful simultaneously. |
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