Architect Roles Austin TX

An architect's job is a cross between a counselor and a tailor. To put us in the right frame of mind — to design for clients instead of ourselves — we need to get inside our clients' heads. We have to understand not only who they are, but how they live in their home and why things work or don't work for them. Then we need to help them “try on” new ideas.

Local Companies

Living Ethic Architecture
512-428-6488
Austin, TX
Maier+Zelter Architects
512 450-0121
5808 Balcones Drive
Austin, TX
Polkinghorn Group Architects Inc
512-327-4404
248 Addie Roy Road
Austin, TX
Winn Wittman Architecture
(512) 473-3738
3601 South Congress B-500
Austin, TX
Danze & Blood Architects Inc
(512) 345-2320
4701 Spicewood Springs Rd
Austin, TX
Fab Architecture
(512) 469-0775
402 Josephine St
Austin, TX
Sixth River Architects
(512) 306-9928
1801 S Mo Pac Expy
Austin, TX
Canada & Associates Architecture
(512) 358-7070
5013 Trail W Dr
Austin, TX
Lamb Paul
(512) 478-7316
618 Lavaca St Ste 9
Austin, TX
Crier Jack S Archtct
(512) 453-8775
5953 Highland Hills Dr
Austin, TX


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An architect's job is a cross between a counselor and a tailor. To put us in the right frame of mind — to design for clients instead of ourselves — we need to get inside our clients' heads. We have to understand not only who they are, but how they live in their home and why things work or don't work for them. Then we need to help them “try on” new ideas.

One barrier to this process is visualization. We forget that translating two-dimensional drawings into a three-dimensional understanding is an acquired skill that most clients lack. More insidiously, we overrate our own ability to visualize. We've all had the experience of realizing during construction things we didn't “see” on paper. If we could only live in a space while designing it …

Actually, we can. Using 3-D computer modeling, architects and clients can virtually live in a space long before construction begins. Together, we can evaluate sculptural effects, review sizes and shapes of moldings and overhangs and such, and massage architectural relationships and materials. This is a powerful tool that enables a richer and more sophisticated design.

The process is amazingly fluid. The client gets the spatial experience of being in the room, while we evaluate the space from vantage points that we wouldn't see on paper or in cardboard models. We can change color and materials at will. We can even drop in site photos to simulate the view from the windows of a proposed space.

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Featured Local Company

Living Ethic Architecture

Ethic Living LLP Architecture for a Green Planet

512-428-6488
Austin, TX
www.livingethicarchitecture.com

We are a Architecture Firm that specializes in Sustainable Architecture. We are Lumber-Free and incorporate green roofs or roof gardens into our designs. Our focus is to ecceed our clients expectations while minimizing the environmental footprint of the building and maximizing energy-efficiency.LEA's multi-disciplinary team has come together to deliver the most sophisticated ecologically-sensitive designs and to set an example of what professional capabilities can do to go beyond sustainability. We are deeply committed to educating and raising awareness on the ways smart architectural solution can strengthen the interdependency among our cultures and nature. Our business model and architectural designs provide solutions that suit current needs and meet future goals while achieving your bottom line trifecta: financial success, environmental protection and social responsibility.

http://www.livingethicarchitecture.com/default.aspx

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