Smaller projects mean more client interviews, thinner profit margins, and more jobs starting and stopping.
A Dallas architect applies creativitiy and hands-on construction skills to projects large and small.
This 1,490-square-foot residence by Shipley Architects balances on a couple of steel beams, a few inches above the earth.
Shipley Architects: MBCI's corrugated metal roofing and wall materials.
Shipley Architects: James Hardie Building Products' fiber cement siding.
Shipley Architects: DuroDesign's 100 percent postindustrial cork flooring.
“I'd like to have a party there,” said one juror. The others agreed, saying the simple, yet beautifully detailed, space “really sings.” Dan Shipley, FAIA, kept forms basic because he didn't want the addition to upstage the main
This studio addition creates an airy, light-filled workspace for an artist client.
Shipley Architects, Dallas. These homeowners, who travel frequently, wanted to see the stars from their bed. Dan Shipley, FAIA, the designer of their existing house, “encouraged them to be a little daring” in how they got their wish.
If outdoor spaces are unappealing they go unused. So Dan Shipley, FAIA, made sure his renovations to this 1960s ranch house shaped its previously uninteresting, alley-facing backyard into a favorite hangout.