Guiding Principles

Our overarching principle is to help owners and communities reach their goals by maximizing the potential of their old building assets.  To help owners meet their goals, we:​

• understand our clients' needs
• draw from the latest conservation practices, historic approaches, and national and international guidelines.
• understand root causes of deterioration
• evaluate safety using performance based objectives
• design to minimize intervention
• respect the life cycle of historic buildings with reversible designs
• find economic and flexible solutions
• design for the future