How buildings (un)learn

What if spaces could forget their institutional past? I help buildings shed their corporate amnesia—transforming sterile offices into impromptu salons, coaxing liminal spaces to recall they were always community parlors.

My practice involves archaeological revelation: peeling back decades of neutral paint to uncover the original mosaic wanting to catch light again. I approach environments as spatial wardrobes, sourcing colors like hunting vintage pieces; saffron that sparks conversations, indigo that holds contemplation, jade that carries memory of gardens…then composing them into experiences that envelope you like a your favorite coat.

What if spaces could forget their institutional past? I help buildings shed their corporate amnesia—transforming sterile offices into impromptu salons, coaxing liminal spaces to recall they were always community parlors.

My practice involves archaeological revelation: peeling back decades of neutral paint to uncover the original mosaic wanting to catch light again. I approach environments as spatial wardrobes, sourcing colors like hunting vintage pieces; saffron that sparks conversations, indigo that holds contemplation, jade that carries memory of gardens…then composing them into experiences that envelope you like a your favorite coat.

What if spaces could forget their institutional past? I help buildings shed their corporate amnesia—transforming sterile offices into impromptu salons, coaxing liminal spaces to recall they were always community parlors.

My practice involves archaeological revelation: peeling back decades of neutral paint to uncover the original mosaic wanting to catch light again. I approach environments as spatial wardrobes, sourcing colors like hunting vintage pieces; saffron that sparks conversations, indigo that holds contemplation, jade that carries memory of gardens…then composing them into experiences that envelope you like a your favorite coat.

Hand-Built to High-Stakes

Whether I'm hand-painting a storefront sign or guiding a million-square-foot project, the approach stays rooted in craft and curiosity—I've spent equal time mixing pigments in my studio and presenting concepts with architects like Frank Gehry, both requiring the same attention to detail, just different vocabularies.

The best projects happen when intimate craft knowledge meets ambitious vision; working with neighborhood coffee shops reimagining their identity or cultural institutions rethinking their relationship with their city. The scale changes but the questions remain the same: What story does this space want to tell? How do we make people feel something they've never felt before? How do we honor what came before while creating something genuinely new?

Connect the dots

Connect the dots

Connect the dots

Connect the dots