Architect Recommendations

Well then here comes mine…

At Urban Pioneering Architecture, we’ve done a number of these type of renovations. We maintain the feel of a traditional brownstone, with the attention to and level of detail which gives these houses their character, but we create open, warm spaces more befitting of modern lifestyles.

As a design-build partnership, we approach every project together – architect, contractor, and project manager. Together, we have enough experience to create a proposal that includes everything from design through construction, all the way to DOB close-out and C of O where necessary. This becomes our working budget, and we stick to it. Unless the owner decides to make changes after the proposal is provided, we finish the job according to the numbers therein.

Our design-build method means that each job gets a project manager who visits the job at the very beginning when we first write the proposal, also works on the development of the design and does all of the construction drawings. When the job goes to construction, the PM is on site almost every day, providing in depth supervision and being the liason between the office, the job site, the GC and the owner.

This approach ensures project continuity throughout the life of the project. It allows us to control costs from the very beginning, even building into the system efficiencies lost in the traditional architect – contractor relationship. The fact that the same person is drawings the details and helping build them in the field means that no information is lost in translation from office to field, eliminating errors and streamlining the construction documentation process. This creates opportunities for savings which we pass directly on to the owner.

I am a LEED accredited professional and my team shares my passion for environmentally sustainable products and construction methods.

Thank you,

Jim Hill, RA, LEED AP
Urban Pioneering Architecture
(646) 309-7259

I specifically requested these recs so please don’t discourage them tempuser and moderator.

My wife and I are both architects in Brooklyn, currently working on our own partial gut renovation. We would be pleased to discuss your project (if not simpy out of curiousity for anyone who would undergo this adventure).

We have both worked on a broad range of projects ranging from modern to traditional. Perhaps the warmth you are seeking is not contingent upon style and can be acheived through a sensitivity to materials, your specific needs and the particulars of the buidling. Good Luck!

Phil Schmerbeck & Nandini Bagchee
phil@bagcheeschmerbeck.com
nandini@bagcheeschmerbeck.com
917 273 2497

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