Award winning residential architecture. We bring a personal and effective approach to every project.
High Quality Design
Beauty and careful functional planning are equally important. We seek opportunities in both of these areas to provide creative solutions for all of our projects. Sound building diligently synthesized with these concerns.
Client Participation
There should be as many kinds of houses as there are kinds of people. - Frank Lloyd Wright
Active client participation in the process will yield the best solution. We are committed to develop designs that evolve from our clients desires and needs rather than an overlay of stylistic fads. The diversity in our design work is clearly a reflection of this client involvement.
Residential Specialists
Berner Architects specializes in housing with our work being evenly divided between new houses and addition/remodeling projects. Advantages to this specialization include:
- Cost estimating experience
- Years of experience and knowledge of appropriate products, materials, and construction details
- Expertise with residential programmatic issues
- Historic renovations sensitivity
Professional Approach
Applying a professional process to residential architecture gives the client several significant advantages:
- A skilled educated design process
- Careful planning of all aspects of the house and site before construction begins
- True competitive bidding
- Having a professional advocate throughout the construction process
Range of Services
Berner Architects plays a key role from the concept to the completion of a project. A typical project breaks down into the following phases:
- Design - site and house concept are developed and refined
- Construction Documents - engineering, constructions detail, and specifications
- Bidding - competitive or negotiated bids construction contracts
- Construction - construction observation and owner's agent during construction