William L.

all starts with careful listening to learn, answer questions, and determine how these specific clients will live in their space. Before defining a building’s aesthetic, we work with clients to glean how they want the building to perform. That is, how the plan will be organized to support the feeling and function they want. For instance, whether they would like a nest-like space or open expanses. In creating the floor plan that supports the clients’ desired function, we trigger the evolution of an aesthetic. In our 40 years, we’ve worked in all sorts of contemporary styles, from Mediterranean and Prairie Style, to Provence and Bauhaus. Now, we are almost exclusively called on to design distinctly modern houses. But even within this specific style, each plan has uniquely defined aspects addressing our clients’ preferences. And in each plan, we apply time-honored concepts to our modernist approach.