Architect Roles Honolulu HI

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

In+FORM Design, Inc.
808.946.3676
1441 Kapiolani Blvd.
Honolulu, HI
Long & Associates Architects
(808) 521-1247
1100 Alakea Street
Honolulu, HI
Long & Associates Architects
808.521.1467
1100 Alakea Street, 3rd Floor
Honolulu/Maui, HI
Welch and Weeks LLC
808-585-8522
One Aloha Tower Dr. unit 63, 4th flr
Honolulu, HI
R.M. Towill Corporation
808-842-1133
420 Waiakamilo Road #411
Honolulu, HI
Woo Benjamin Architects Llc
(808) 591-6616
Honolulu, HI
Architects Pacific Inc
(808) 737-8853
938 Kapahulu Ave Ste C
Honolulu, HI
Project Design Inc
(808) 536-9100
680 Iwilei Rd Ste 532
Honolulu, HI
Edge Design Studio
(808) 924-0112
Honolulu, HI
Deguchi Wes Aia
(808) 955-2278
1712 S King St Ste 201
Honolulu, HI


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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

In+FORM Design, Inc.

808.946.3676
1441 Kapiolani Blvd.
Honolulu, HI
http://www.ifdesigninc.com