OUR COLLABORATIVE
Architectural Collaborative LLC is a multi-disciplinary firm, with practice areas including all types of new construction, sustainable design, historic preservation, existing building conditions evaluation, master planning, and preservation planning.
Arcollab is led by founding principals Lori Bork Newcomer, Joseph Smith, and Gabriel Comstock. The Arcollab partners have built a strong reputation for creating innovative functional designs that are tailored to the individual needs of our clients. We believe that sustainability is at the core of good design. We strive to create inspired spaces and structures that are strongly rooted in their sense of place and grow from their surrounding natural and built environment. Our designs are responsive to and respectful of each project site. A return to thoughtful regional design is one of the best ways to address both environmental concerns and the proliferation of ubiquitous architecture.
The Arcollab leadership team brings more than 75 years of combined professional experience in project types ranging from single-family residential to large-scale commercial work. We are fluent in the architectural detailing of styles ranging from the historic and neo-traditional to cutting-edge modern design. Our creative process includes research and experimentation, ongoing client collaboration, and ultimately the thoughtful articulation of light, form, and materials in order to create inspired spaces that maintain a sense of place. From the overall massing of building forms to the careful assembly of construction details, we combine a strong understanding of construction systems, attention to clients’ needs and budget, and an artistic sensibility.
At Arcollab, Lori, Joe, and Gabe lead projects related to their specialized areas of practice, however the office is, at heart, a collaborative studio environment in which all members of the team contribute ideas on all of our projects; creative dialogue is encouraged and embraced in the search for the best design solutions. The same approach is brought to our client relationships; we pride ourselves on our communication skills with the client, contractor, consultants, and within the project team as a whole.
In addition to our own architectural practice, we have assembled a team of professional consultants, including landscape architects, engineers, land use managers, surveyors, contractors, historic preservation grant writers, and specialty consultants who can handle projects of advanced technical and aesthetic complexity.
