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The goal of my architectural practice is to bring together style, utility, beauty and craftsmanship into distinctive and refined designs that are sensitive to the environment. I have experience with a variety of project types including preservation and adaptive re-use, custom homes, and commercial tenant improvements. I work closely with my clients to create sympathetic alterations and additions that preserve the characteristic features of an existing building. I also help my clients add style and design where it may be lacking. As a certified green building professional, I strive to incorporate sustainable environmental design practices into my projects. In 2009, I completed about 30,000 square feet of tenant improvements in the David Brower Center, one of the Bay Area's most advanced new green buildings. I am devoted to providing my clients with design excellence, thoughtful and responsive consultation, technical proficiency, and personalized professional services.

Believing in the philosophy that the greenest building is one that already exists, I have dedicated much of my career to the preservation and rehabilitation of existing buildings. I have a strong conceptual and technical knowledge of acceptable design practices, as well as an understanding and sensitivity for the complex design issues surrounding historic structures. Notable project experience includes the award-winning adaptation of the National Register DeMartini Winery for Clayton's City Hall and the rehabilitation of the circa 1860's Endeavor Hall into a multi-use assembly facility. I have also spent many years assisting with the preservation of Greene and Greene Architect's remarkable Arts & Crafts masterpiece, the William R. Thorsen House in Berkeley .

I have background in all phases of project development with experience in facility management services, programming, space planning, preservation studies, schematic design, code review, construction documents, consultant coordination, bidding, and construction administration.