ALCHEMY EMBRACE THE ORDINARY
At Studio E Architects, we are passionate about creating buildings and public spaces that transcend program to provide comfortable places to live and inhabit. Our approach is centered around the concept of alchemy, where we take ordinary programs, left-over sites, and modest construction budgets to extract extraordinary and memorable results. We believe that the act of building is primarily concerned with the creation of places for people, and our focus is on designing public spaces that invite shared participation and connection.
Our Services
Our expertise lies in creating innovative and sustainable designs that respond to the unique context of each project. We take a holistic approach to architecture, considering the interplay between the built environment, climate, and human experience. Our services include:
- Choreography: We plan arranged movement through space to enhance the experience of occupation, favoring mystery over expediency and incorporating visual contrast, tactility, sound, and temperature into our designs.
- Energy Efficiency: We employ simple, time-honored techniques that reduce energy consumption and connect people to the natural phenomena of their place, maximizing potential and minimizing waste.
- Placemaking: We design public spaces that invite shared participation and connection, shaping open spaces, marking thresholds, and creating transitions.
- Specificity: We celebrate the unique characteristics of each project, investigating the specifics of culture, climate, geography, built context, and landscape to create buildings that reflect the idiosyncratic and particular.
- Reclaiming: We strive to create buildings that accommodate and adapt to changing needs, reusing and repurposing space, and prioritizing walkability and bikeability over vehicular dominance.
Our Approach
Our approach is guided by a focus on placemaking, energy efficiency, and specificity. We believe that buildings should respond to climate, be mindful of energy consumption, and create public spaces that invite shared participation. We prioritize the unique characteristics of each project, investigating the specifics of culture, climate, geography, built context, and landscape to create buildings that reflect the idiosyncratic and particular.
Join Our Team
If you share our passion for creating innovative and sustainable designs, we would love to hear from you. Our team is constantly seeking talented individuals to collaborate with us on exciting projects.
Overview of Reviews
The reviews are primarily positive, with four out of five reviewers expressing satisfaction with their experiences with the architecture firm.
Professionalism and Expertise
Reviewers praised the firm's professionalism and expertise, with one reviewer noting that Eric, a senior architect, was "very extremely knowledgeable and very experienced." Another reviewer, Arshia Alenaddaf, had an "amazing time shadowing and learning from amazing architects" at the firm.
Imressive Projects
The firm's projects, such as the Trinity Place Senior Living facility, were described as "very exceptional" by one reviewer.
Poor Work Environment
One reviewer, L. F., had a negative experience working at the firm, citing unfair and dishonest treatment. They also mentioned that the firm had removed pictures of a poorly designed project from their website.
