Architect Roles Jacksonville FL

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

Stuebben Architecture + Environment
904.396.1018
P.O. Box 600638
Jacksonville, FL
Steven E Hutchins Architects Inc
(904) 538-9615
9143 Philips Hwy Ste 140
Jacksonville, FL
Bishop William H
(904) 356-2654
704 Rosselle St
Jacksonville, FL
Kasper Architecture and Development
(904) 363-3614
10175 Fortune Pkwy
Jacksonville, FL
Bsb Design
(904) 732-7335
8647 Baypine Rd
Jacksonville, FL
Form Architecture
(904) 981-8101
Jacksonville, FL
James R McCue & Associates Inc
(904) 646-2777
2804 Saint Johns Bluff Rd
Jacksonville, FL
Robertson David
(904) 256-2500
10748 Deerwood Park Blvd
Jacksonville, FL
Basham & Lucas Design Group Inc
(904) 731-2323
7645 Gate Pkwy
Jacksonville, FL
Vincent Barbera Architects Inc
(904) 645-3443
12187 Beach Blvd
Jacksonville, FL


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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

Stuebben Architecture + Environment

904.396.1018
P.O. Box 600638
Jacksonville, FL

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