atelier: noun . /əˈtel.i.eɪ
plural at·el·iers
1. a workshop or studio for a designer 2. a place to train the skills of a craft 3. old French: a carpenter’s workshop
plural at·el·iers
1. a workshop or studio for a designer 2. a place to train the skills of a craft 3. old French: a carpenter’s workshop
Atelier for Design focuses on durable architecture that is both purposeful in form and thoughtful in craft. With roots in Belgium and Minneapolis, the office brings a variety of knowledge in areas such as material application, housing typologies and energy efficient building strategies.
In architecture, the term design is used to describe the iterative process of orchestrating a dialogue between the tangible and the intangible issues surrounding a site, a program and form. It is the act of thinking through various scales, relationships and disciplines in order to arrive at an appropriate solution to a given project.
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The atelier is endlessly curious about the multi-layered context surrounding a place that is made up of cutural memory, personal stories and the natural environment evolving over time.