About
After living and working in various parts of the western US and the south pacific, Chris and his wife Carol founded Studio 29 on beautiful Orcas Island in Washington State. With 25 years of building industry experience, they oversee a variety of project types including custom homes, boutique hotels, and multi-family residential and mixed-use commercial. As a full service architecture firm, Studio 29 offers a range of design and consulting services including planning, architecture and project management.
Planning - Whether working as the project architect or as a consultant, Studio 29 can help property owners analyze their site and review design and construction options.
- Local zoning and building code research
- Site analysis
- Natural resource survey – conservation and/or mitigation
- Access - during and after construction
- Building/Space location and orientation - solar and view optimization
- Utilities – system selection and placement
- Construction - feasibility, access, staging, schedule and potential costs
- Coordinate consultants (if required) – land surveyor, wetlands biologist, archeologist, geologist, hydrologist and/or civil engineer
- Budget and schedule analysis
- Preliminary site and/or building design
Architecture
- Program, budget and schedule analysis
- Building design
- Construction Document preparation
- Interior and lighting design
- Contractor selection
- Construction administration
Project Management – Studio 29 can serve as a local representative for off-island owners, architects and contractors.
- Interpret local building and zoning codes
- Site analysis (see Planning section above)
- Attend local design review and/or city council meeting/hearings
- Coordinate building permit application and processing
- Coordinate local consultants
- Construction administration
- Coordinate interview and hiring of local contractors
- Conduct regular site visits and prepare field reports
- Set up web based video/photo construction site monitoring system
- Coordinate building department request