What we rebel against:

In order build a better environment and a better world, we refuse to pursue the challenge of a project on the basis of anything other than mutual respect and trust for all individuals and professionals involved. The quality of a building can only reflect the quality of the team that created it, and we endeavor to hold ourselves and our teams to the highest standards of focus, respect, and trust. We will forever rebel against any influence that discourages our pursuit of providing the most meaningful projects for our clients, users, and the public at large. We believe in the beauty of built work, and we will pursue whatever means are at our disposal to best realize that beauty.

We rebel against:

designiness . pretentiousness . cold rationality . design divorced from making . sacrificing performance for a photograph . over-cleverness . style without substance . things that aren’t cool

What we do:

We are interested in working with people who are curious about what their project could be. We believe that passionate collaborators are the bedrock of achieving a good and lasting project, and that these solutions emerge from excited and interested minds that want to bring their lives, patrons, and clients lives up with their own. We check our egos at the door, we remain open to unforeseen possibilities, and challenge our preconceptions. Our highest ambition is to stir the soul of the perceptive, and calm the mind of the frenzied. Justice, sustainability, and lasting positive impact are integral in every object, building, story, and action we pursue.

We:

have fun . collaborate . build trust . build with future generations in mind . make tacos any day of the week . listen to the quiet voices . get our hands dirty . believe in making the world a better place . fall down, and get back up

What we don’t do:

We don’t take our collaborations lightly. We won’t take a client for the sake of the next project—every collaboration is sacred and essential to our identity as thinkers and makers. Our work fits within any schedule and any budget, as long as our ideals are aligned and our minds are armed with ‘yes, and.’ We can overcome any challenge to realize our high ambitions. We don’t shy away from responsibility.

As a minority and women owned business, we do not tolerate racism, sexism, homophobia, or ignorance in our employees, collaborators, or clients.

We don’t:

bullshit . pigeonhole ourselves, or others . do anything inefficiently, or half-assed . ask anyone to be something they aren’t . play the game . ever stop dancing . steamroll . ever stop evolving