If my clients feel like their space supports and invigorates them, I feel like I have been successful.
As an architect I strive to create BELONGING. How do we design spaces where the inhabitants feel SEEN, understood and validated? At the onset of the design process, I get to know what makes my clients tick. What juices them? What makes them worry? What brings them joy? What goals do they have for themselves? It can be a process of deep listening. As I develop the ARCHITECTURAL PARTI, the guiding organizational design principal or big idea and intention for their space, I integrate and distill what they share with me. They could be obsessed with textiles or film. They could be a writer who craves silence and natural light. Or a young widow that wants to stay connected to their departed husband. It could be an elderly couple with mobility or hearing issues. Sometimes my clients and I develop names for their buildings. Cocoon with a view, Trickle down flow, Interior courtyard, Sanctuary, Off the Grid. The more my clients participate in the design process and work with me to co-create their space, the more successful we are.