Our Role in Raising Capital for your Project

As someone inside the design and construction industry, I hadn’t fully realized how daunting this process can be for those on the outside. After all, this is exactly why people hire us—to organize and analyze project goals and translate them into a functional, beautiful space. From the initial vision to construction documentation, we handle it all. But what I didn’t recognize is that even starting the conversation about a project can be

Developer Guide, Design PrinciplesKim AllenMarch 12, 2025coworking, raising capital, construction projects, construction funding, visual aids, renderings, photorealistic, branding, company identity

Hospitality Design: Why We Love it and How We Streamline it!

What makes hospitality design unique is that it requires merging the intimate, human-scale approach of residential architecture with the technical expertise required in commercial architecture, which includes more understanding of life safety, building codes, and other technical requirements. The result is spaces that are both beautiful and highly functional.

Design Principles, Interiors & MaterialityKim AllenJanuary 8, 2025new orleans hospitality design, hospitality design, architecture, interior design, commercial architecture, residential architecture, new orleans real estate, design process, architecture services, interior design services, hotels, event venues, third place developments, resort design, restaurants

What to Expect After You Hire an Architect

So, you’ve decided it’s time to build a new property or kick off that long-awaited renovation project. You’ve researched architecture firms, narrowed down your options, and now you’re ready to take the next steps

Developer Guide, Design PrinciplesKim AllenDecember 2, 2024onboarding, architecture tips, hiring an architect, architecture on boarding, design phase, project ethos, new orleans architects, new orleans designers

Our Design Director's Top Space Planning Strategies

The initial step to most projects is to come up with a strategy to organize all the different spaces and determine what kinds of spaces are needed, what they should and should not be next to, and how those spaces will fit in to our overall goals.

Straight from our Design Director, here are three of our top Space Planning Strategies we can utilize when starting a new project.

Quick Tips, Interiors & Materiality, Design PrinciplesKim AllenSeptember 11, 2024design strategies, planning and design, floor plan design, floor plan tips, floor plan suggestions, floor plan DIY, architecture, architects, architecture planning, architecture process

Can Third Place Developments Fill Our Vacancies?

The term “third place” has infiltrated our market as a space to be in that isn’t - one, our home, or two, our office…it’s our third place: a place to socialize, be creative, relax, meet and entertain.

Sustainability, Developer Guide, Interiors & MaterialityKim AllenMay 30, 2024third place, cowork, vacant buildings, real estate developments, new orleans real estate, social clubs, hi-rise buildings, indoor garden, business plan, investment plan, real estate investments, new orleans architects, Urban architecture, Urban development, Adaptive Reuse

Regional Materials Palette

Our regional materials palette features tile, stone, wood and other building material sourced locally, supporting sustainability by reducing the transportation impact of building materials over long distances. Below is a compilation of materials we think you should consider using in your next building project.

Sustainability, Design Principles, Interiors & MaterialityKim AllenMay 22, 2024regional, material research, US Southeast region, Southeast region, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Tile, Stone, Wood, Building Materials, sustainability, Carbon Footprint, Design Resource

Framework for Excellence: Design Strategies

The American Institute of Architects has recently released its Framework for Design Excellence, a guidance tool consisting of ten key principles complemented by probing questions. This tool serves as a guidepost to help designers make advances toward a better built environment that is zero-carbon, promotes health, fosters resilience, and upholds equity.

Sustainability, Design PrinciplesKim AllenMay 2, 2024AIA framework for excellence, Design for Well-being, Design for Integration, Principles in Design, Design, Architecture, sustainability, project goals

Behind the Scenes: Coordinating Photoshoots

This week we wanted to take you behind the scenes of a few photoshoots we are coordinating of our recently completed projects here in New Orleans by sharing our typical process - from initial decision making to execution.

Quick TipsKim AllenApril 4, 2024photoshoots, styling, architectural photoshoot, interior photoshoot, behind the scenes, professional photography, staging

Selecting the Perfect Terra Cotta

When our clients for a new, two-family home in the Irish Channel neighborhood asked us to provide them with something warm, modern and organic, we were excited about exploring this design aesthetic, especially as it pertains to key features like terra cotta tile.

Robert Street Pool House Project

Construction & Permitting, Design PrinciplesKim AllenSeptember 11, 2023uptown new orleans, new orleans design, new orleans pools, pool design, pool house design, pool house addition, porch addition, residential master planning, residential architecture, custom homes, custom additions

Adaptive Reuse in Downtown NOLA

When our clients came to us with an adaptive reuse project to build a hotel in an old warehouse structure, we knew there would be some challenges. Soon the solution became clear: what if we built a hotel UNDER an old warehouse structure?!

Construction & Permitting, Design Principles, Developer Guide, Historic Projects, Interiors & MaterialityKim AllenSeptember 8, 2023warehouse hotel, boutique hotel, mixed-use, adaptive reuse, warehouse district, new orleans hospitality design, NOLA architects, New Orleans design, interiors and architecture', courtyard, industrial-vibe, CMU, terracotta

Loire Valley: An Architect's Photoblog

Châteaux were everywhere to be found, in all sizes (S,M,L,XL), and all made of brick and limestone with all the most beautiful flourishes. Small, winding roads connected their associated French villages together, all while hugging the banks of the Loire River.

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This week we wanted to take you behind the scenes of a few photoshoots we are coordinating of our recently completed projects here in New Orleans by sharing our typical process - from initial decision making to execution.

When our clients came to us with an adaptive reuse project to build a hotel in an old warehouse structure, we knew there would be some challenges. Soon the solution became clear: what if we built a hotel UNDER an old warehouse structure?!