Collaborate: to work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
Process
The McWalters collaborative is built upon the belief that as Architects and Designers, we must fully engage with our clients in a truly collaborative process. Our commitment to that process defines who we are and how we engage with our clients. At our core we are about putting our clients at the center of our design process.
With teams tailored in direct response to specific project requirements, the McWalters Collaborative engages with each client to explore and to discover Design solutions that successfully address project issues and challenges holistically. Consortiums are composed of seasoned professionals selected for their specific experience and connection to our clients and their projects. Our combined experiences and expertise enable us to provide the highest quality Design with impeccable client services.
Our process begins with clearly defining objectives. We continue with an exploration of ideas and concepts at varying scales to develop the most viable, appropriate, and pleasing design solution. Clients are involved every step of the way, with a dialogue focused on raising issues, sharing ideas, learning from one another, and creating a context for a Design solution to emerge. The process can be described as:
Exploration
Creation and interpretation of ideas and concepts
Experimentation
Integration and application of the best ideas
Implementation
Development, execution and coordination of those ideas into built form
With our clients, we develop tailored solutions that strive to go beyond their goals and objectives. If our team is successful, the Architecture created will reflect the honest Collaboration of everyone involved in developing beautiful environments that reflect and embrace our clients. Architecture should do more than meet our clients’ needs; it should enhance and inspire the way they live and work.
“There will never be great Architects or great Architecture without great patrons.”
— Edwin Lutyens
Collaborations
Tom McWalters
Tom’s approach is best characterized by his ability to maintain the larger vision of a project while focusing on the myriad of project details, essential to a successful design. Tom is an exceptional listener whose extensive understanding of the entire design and construction process informs his holistic approach to Design and his practice.
Lindsay Maki
Lindsay is the consummate client’s advocate in her ability to understand her client’s goals/objectives and implement them to the smallest detail of the process and its implementation. Lindsay’s ability to bring together all the layers of our client’s design from initial concept to the seamless flow of architecture through materials, furniture, and fixtures, ensures the quality and uniqueness of each of our projects.
