W.i.T. Studio Values
Place Making is a human phenomena embodied in real materials, rooted in nature and experienced in spirit.
Start with Context
Site
A project’s location will require unique design solutions.
Attention to a site’s surroundings, topography, and orientation will derive architectural forms specific that are bespoke and unique.
Culture
Neighborhoods, cities, and regions all have their traditions, lifestyles, and histories that offer guidance that inform design.
Buildings have the opportunity to interact, participate and contribute to the world around them.
Nature
Buildings have the ability to respond to the power of natural forces with respect and resiliance.
Sustainable design can be active or passive. We help guide clients toward green building solutions that are nuanced and appropriate for each job.
Love Design and Construction
Materiality
Selecting the elements that embody the idea of a project is a process of refinement and affinity.
Each material we touch and feel has meaning and embodied energy that we include in projects with specific intentions.
Craftsmanship
Builders’ stories are etched in each job. We want to show how they care for their craft in the finished product.
We work closely with builders and fabricators to include their experience and expertise to turn dreams into reality.
Experience
The journey through a well designed and built place is a multi-sensory engagement that is nuanced and interpreted with personal meaning and feeling.
Our goal is to create an environment that is enjoied and appreciated by those who use it as well as those who build it.
Give back to Humanity
Creativity
Design is a messy process that requires iterations, humility, and collaboration. We take input from clients and builders and specialists and synthesize diverse contributions to the process.
Every design is custom and new and therefore unpredictable. Faith, patience and expertise are required to be fully creative.
Story
Projects evolve with a narrative that guides each decision and imbues each concept and feature with meaning and poetry.
Our goal is to work on projects that will carry on the legacy of those who made it a reality and those who appreciate it for generations.
Spirit
Places are enriched with spirits that protect them and communicate with visitors.
Architecture can express deep spiritual truths that become evident by working with material and space.
The journey never ends and the process is eternal.
