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Full architectural services from the first conversation through the final punch list — plus specialties like acoustics, sustainability and design-build. Use them all, or only the ones your project needs.
Sometimes this step is done before we're hired — when it isn't, it's where everything begins. Together we build a written outline of the project: spaces, sizes and quantities, plus the intangibles. Should the space project a forward-thinking company on the cutting edge, or the tradition and stability of an established one?
We turn the program into sketches through client design charrettes — collaborative brainstorming sessions that give every project its own character. Plans, elevations, sections, ceiling plans, materials, budget and schedule are refined until you know exactly what you're getting, what it will cost and when it will be done.
Basic 3D modeling is built into our design phases, not bolted on. A working model gives real insight into how spaces connect and how the building's form reads — long before anything is built.
The set the city uses to permit and the contractor uses to price and build. A clean, complete set moves through review faster, tightens bids from day one, and keeps construction smoother with fewer questions in the field.
Projects are bid and contractors selected in many different ways, so we offer this phase hourly — using as much or as little of our time as you need to compare bids and negotiate contracts.
The most satisfying (or terrifying) phase — watching it take shape. We recommend a pre-construction meeting with the whole team before ground breaks, because a little communication up front saves a lot of time and money later.
Photo-realistic renderings and animated walk-throughs for investors, boards, committees, customers — or just for you. Most of our owners ask for them, so we've had plenty of practice producing the highest quality images possible.
Building green keeps getting smarter — better technology, more local and recycled materials, and municipalities asking for it. With a third of our staff LEED Accredited Professionals, we can scale sustainability to your goals, from no-cost strategies to investments that pay back over time.
Fifteen-plus years of acoustics experience is a bonus on any project. Controlling reflection, absorption and transmission is critical for movie theatres, gymnasiums and HIPAA oral-privacy offices — and catching reverberation or sound bleed early can eliminate problems at no cost to the owner.
Architect and contractor selected together, under one contract. Because everyone is on the same page from day one, it typically saves time and delivers the most accurate costing possible. The trick is a team that trusts each other — and we've built those relationships with contractors across the United States.
Design-Build tends to cause the most confusion of anything we offer. Here's the difference in plain terms.
The architect designs and documents the project, it goes out to several contractors for bids, then the selected contractor builds it.
The design team and contractor work as one from day one, under a single contract.
No. We're based in Shawnee, Kansas, but most of our built work is outside Kansas and Missouri. Dan is licensed in nearly 30 states, including California, and is NCARB certified — so we can take on projects almost anywhere.
Absolutely. We've been asked many times to fit into an existing team, and we're just as comfortable building a brand new one — from structural engineers to kitchen designers to acousticians.
Not at all. Some clients come to us with programming finished; others handle bidding themselves. Phases like bidding are billed hourly precisely so you can use as much or as little as you need.
There's no hierarchy here. Each project is led by an architect who manages it start to finish, and Dan is involved in every project from beginning to end.
Yes. A third of our staff are LEED Accredited Professionals, and we can scale sustainability strategies from no-cost moves to investments that pay back over time.