Architecture is all about Living

We provide architectural design services tailored to the needs of contractors, developers, property owners, and organizations. Our flexible approach allows clients to engage us for design and construction documentation or add support throughout permitting, contractor selection, construction, and closeout. This structure gives experienced clients the freedom to manage portions of the process independently while offering a comprehensive option for those who prefer continuous architectural involvement.
Our Design-Build service offers an integrated approach that brings architectural design and construction together within one coordinated process. Early collaboration between the design and construction teams allows cost, schedule, materials, constructability, and procurement considerations to inform the project as the design develops. This streamlined delivery method creates a clearer line of communication and a coordinated path from initial concept and documentation through permitting, construction, and final completion.
Our Conceptual Design & Feasibility service helps clients understand the potential of a project before committing to full architectural design. We begin by exploring the project vision, spatial requirements, site conditions, applicable codes, planning considerations, and potential constraints. Through preliminary concepts and early analysis, we help determine whether a proposed development, renovation, addition, or new building is practical and viable. This process gives clients a clearer understanding of the opportunities, challenges, and next steps associated with their project.
Our master planning services establish a cohesive, long-term vision for properties, campuses, communities, and multi-phase developments. We evaluate how buildings, open spaces, circulation, parking, infrastructure, and future expansion can work together to support both immediate priorities and long-term objectives. The resulting plan provides a practical framework for development, helping clients make informed decisions about site utilization, project phasing, growth, and investment over time.

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Living Architecture is the name of our company, but it is also the name of a movement.

Architecture is all about Living.

The spaces we inhabit, the places we consider sacred, the magic of space and of time and of gravity, inspire to create this Second Skin for Living In...

Our personal and collective Living Architecture.

Featured Projects

A modern farmhouse-style chapel with white walls and dark roof surrounded by vineyard rows under a clear sky

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Commercial

Close-up of rusty metal decorative circular frame attached to wooden fence panels under a partly cloudy sky.

Our approach to commercial architecture is an opportunity to create places where people feel inspired to work, gather, and return. From offices and restaurants to banks and destination businesses, each project combines practical planning with memorable character, expressing the organization’s identity while supporting its operations, customers, employees, and long-term vision.

Modern building entrance with a wooden ceiling, stone walls, glass doors, and outdoor lighting, surrounded by trees and parking lot at dusk.

Residential

A black bookshelf on a yellow wall holding books, vinyl records, and decorative items in a cozy room with tiled flooring and wooden ceiling.

A home should reflect the people who inhabit it and the land on which it stands, highly personal residences shaped by climate, views, natural materials, and everyday life. Each design balances imagination with comfort, transforming a house into a meaningful sanctuary that feels alive, welcoming, and entirely its own.

Modern house with large windows, surrounding landscaping, a green lit pool, and stone pathway at dusk.

Wedding Venues

A small chapel with a terracotta tile roof, a large stained glass window, and an open front with two white chairs. Shadows of trees are cast on the structure.

Wedding venues are settings for one of life’s most meaningful transitions. Architecture, landscape, symbolism, and ceremony come together to create intimacy, beauty, and a sense of occasion. From open-air chapels to restored gathering places, each venue becomes a memorable backdrop for love, community, celebration, and new beginnings.

A modern building with large glass windows reflecting the blue sky and clouds, featuring a peaked roof and a decorative archway entrance surrounded by small trees and greenery.

Spiritual

An outdoor stage with a tent-like canopy, stone steps, and trees against a partly cloudy sky.

We create spiritual buildings that connect people with something greater than themselves. Through symbolic geometry, natural materials, changing light, landscape, and human scale, each place becomes an experience. These are environments for worship, contemplation, healing, and connection—architecture designed not simply to be seen, but deeply felt.

A Spanish-style house with beige stucco walls, red tile roof, arched openings, and lantern-style lights inside and outside. The house is set in a scenic outdoor area with trees and a cloudy sky.

Memorials

Large metal sculpture of a bird, possibly an eagle, with wings spread and tilted forward, situated outdoors against a clear blue sky.

Memorial architecture gives physical form to memory, sacrifice, and shared identity. Using sculpture, landscape, orientation, symbolism, and the movement of sunlight to tell enduring stories. His memorials invite visitors to pause, participate, and remember—creating powerful public places where history remains present and future generations can discover its meaning.

Outdoor memorial with a series of large, rust-colored metal beams on brick bases, arranged in a curve against a rocky desert landscape with a clear blue sky.

Hotels

A spacious hotel lobby with a tiled floor, reception desk, a stone fireplace, and elegant chandeliers hanging from a decorative ceiling panel. There are seating areas with chairs, lamps, and decorative plants around the space.

Hospitality begins with how a place makes people feel. Welcoming environments shaped by comfort, discovery, local character, and a strong sense of place. Guest rooms, gathering spaces, restaurants, courtyards, and landscapes work together as one experience—inviting visitors to slow down, connect, and remember where they have been.

An outdoor swimming pool area at sunset with lounge chairs, tables, umbrellas, and a multi-story building in the background.

Theaters

Modern architectural structure with a large metal roof, supported by black pillars, adjacent to a brick wall with window openings, set in a park with green grass and trees, under a partly cloudy sky.

A theater is an instrument for storytelling, performance environments that unite architecture, acoustics, movement, and atmosphere—supporting the artist while deepening the audience’s experience. From intimate venues to civic performance spaces and amphitheaters, each design turns arrival, gathering, performance, and departure into parts of one unforgettable journey.

A large yellow house with a stone foundation, surrounded by greenery including palm trees, under a partly cloudy sky during sunset.

Wineries

A large abstract sculpture made of pink stone with a metal wire shape on it, set in a circular water fountain surrounded by pavement, with a glass building and outdoor seating in the background.

A winery should express the character of its grapes, landscape, craft, and community. Approaching winery design as a sensory journey—from arrival and tasting to gathering and celebration. Architecture becomes part of the winemaking story, connecting visitors with the land while supporting production, hospitality, brand identity, and the passage of time.

A modern building with large glass windows and a wooden sloped roof, surrounded by vineyard rows and greenery, during dusk or early evening.

Clients

CIVIC

Town of Florence Community Center, City Hall and Senior Center
City of Tempe Performing Arts Center
Cities of Tempe, Mesa and Gilbert Downtown Revitalization Plan
City of Burnet Amphitheater

ECCLESIASTICAL

Mormon temples in Heber, Snowflake and Taylor, Arizona
Temple Emmanuel, Tempe, Arizona
Various remodel projects for the Phoenix Catholic Dieses
Phoenix Baptist Foundation

MASTER PLANNING

La Ventana, Marble Falls, Texas
CastleRock and Castle Ranch, Cottonwood Shores, Texas

COMMERICIAL/HOSPITALITY

4200 Indian School Office Building – Best of Phoenix 1982
Coury Chevrolet, Mesa, Arizona
Treaty Oak Bank, Marble Falls, Texas
“Y” Restaurant, Austin, Texas
One World Theater, Austin, Texas
L’Umberge and The Orchards, Sedona, Arizona
French Restaurant and Plaza, Marble Falls, Texas

HEALTH CARE

Scottsdale Memorial Acute Senior Care
MRI and CT Scans at Scottsdale Memorial North
Open Heart Surgical Suite at Phoenix General Hospital
Tempe Medical Arts Center, Dobson Medical I and II, Gilbert Medical, Chandler Medical, Power Road Medical, Thompson Medical, Missouri Medical, Osborn Medical Tower; Over 1 million square feet of medical specialty space

SERVICES

Spacious modern interior with large glass windows, wooden ceiling, contemporary furniture, and a staircase with wooden steps and black metal railing.

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES

INTEGRATED DESIGN-BUILD

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN & FEASIBILITY

MASTER and STRATEGIC PLANNING

Modern multi-story house with large windows, stone accents, and outdoor pool area with lounge chairs and greenery, set against a mountainous landscape under a blue sky.

Let’s Create your Living Architecture!

From conceptualizing to constructing, we’re ready to design your architectural dream. We promise a client-centric approach that empowers ideas, eases concerns, and delivers quality craftsmanship we’ll all be proud of.