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DESCRIPTION
Architecture Office is an emerging firm based in Portland, Oregon, founded by three partners with over four decades of combined experience in the design, documentation, and execution of a wide variety of buildings--from schools, to restaurants, to recreation facilities, to residences. Licensed for professional practice of architecture in Oregon, Architecture Office is also certified by the State as a Tier 1 Emerging Small Business.
PHILOSOPHY
Architecture Office finds inspiration in the passions of our clients the power of places to enrich sense and emotion. Through our work we focus on making meaningful contributions to the ethical evolution of the city while preserving a deep connection to the natural forces and landscapes that surround us. With ongoing links to academia through various professorships we strive to cultivate an ethic of respect for the art of building, an appreciation for history and culture, and of ideas made tangible. We endeavor to create architecture that embodies the greatest aspirations of civilization, that sustains natural systems and promotes the dignity of all people. We believe that beauty reaches beyond the visual and that clarity is truth. We value rationality over novelty, experience over style, and permanence over fashion. We work to enrich the mind and the senses with sustainable, meaningful and original environments, carefully conceived and meticulously crafted.
PARTNERS
Oregon native Dave Hurley put his architecture education to work directly in the field, first as a framer then as a general contractor, founding his own design and contracting company while still in architecture school. Dave joined Design Office as partner in 2005 after over 11 years of experience as both design collaborator and builder, responsible for a variety of building projects including floating structures, arts installations, single and multi-family residences, collegiate athletic facilities, restaurants, and spas. He has served on juries at the University of Oregon and Portland State University, before joining the faculty at P.S.U. as an adjunct design studio professor.
Dave is a graduate of University of Oregon's School of Architecture and Allied Arts, receiving his Bachelor of Architecture in 1994.
Garrett Martin established Design Office with over a decade of experience collaborating with others in a wide range of project types and sizes, including community sports centers, schools, residences, restaurants, clubs, spa facilities, and award-winning design competition entries. In 1998 he joined Dave Hurley as design partner at Urban Design-Build Company, collaborating professionally for two years until joining the faculty at Portland State University, first as adjunct professor, then as full-time professor in 2005. He has taught design studios as well as building technology courses, and has overseen student design-build projects for Habitat for Humanity, among others.
Garrett is a graduate of Claremont Mckenna College, receiving a B.A. in Philosophy Politics and Economics in 1989. He received his Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design in 1994.
David Suttle is a registered Oregon architect and LEED Accredited Professional with balanced expertise in architectural research, teaching and practice. Prior to co-founding Architecture Office, David worked in Austin TX, Boston MA, and Portland OR gaining experience in sustainable architecture and the design of institutional buildings. His portfolio includes a new student center at Brandeis University, visual art studios and a classroom building at the Foote School in New Haven CT, an outdoor classroom at Boston's Arnold Arboretum and plans for an archaeological services building and visitor's center in Castellammare, Italy. Most recently, David was an associate at Allied Works Architecture, serving as project architect on the award-winning Booker T. Washington arts magnet high school in Dallas, Texas.
David earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Southwestern University in Georgetown TX, a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Master in Design Studies degree in History & Theory from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design.
