About

OA (Office of Architecture) was established in 2012 on the premise that great spaces require the artful orchestration of vision and logistics; that ingenuity can emerge from within the limits of a problem; and that imagination need not belie common sense. OA engages each project with the design sensibility to envision the big idea and the professional savvy to realize its potential.

Since its founding, OA has amassed a thoughtful collection of built projects. All have been designed and executed with care and creativity, oftentimes involving a clever reconfiguration of found conditions.  Each has required skillfully navigating the art of working with clients, contractors, engineers, neighbors, permit expeditors, building departments, and zoning authorities.  

The work of OA has been featured in diverse print and online publications including Architectural Record, Wallpaper, Dezeen, and Dwell and has received a number of awards and recognitions including nominations for Dezeen’s ‘Emerging Architect of the Year’ Award and the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize for Emerging Architects, among others.

Approach

We understand ’design’ to be process as much as product.

We propose possibilities and anticipate consequences.

We believe that beautiful spaces emerge from intelligent decision-making. 

We pay attention, but aren’t heavy-handed.

We are interested in details that are practical, not precious.

We love buildings, cities, and the stories they harbor.

We enjoy images, but prefer the real thing.