Bill Chaleff and Paul Rogers have been partners for over 25 years. They shared a belief in the importance of designing buildings in an environmentally sensitive way long before it became popular to practice “Green” Architecture.
The firm has built over 300 energy efficient homes employing concepts such as passive solar design, state-of-the-art construction methods and materials and integrated thermal system engineering. Bill has developed a unique system of air-floor construction which he has incorporated into over 150 buildings.
It is the philosophy of this firm that each project is unique. The design of the building is a response to the conditions of the site, the surrounding visual environment, and the cultural and historical contexts, as well as the building’s program. Additionally, they hold that a good project is “value-engineered;” that is to say that like Mother Nature, the best Designer, there isn’t an ounce of fat, that what we may see as “decoration,” “ornament,” or beauty is integral to the final work and a result of finely honed engineering.