Magee Architects’ design and project management philosophy is very simple: provide the client quality building design and great service through strong team dynamics. Our reputation for quality design and remarkable service to our clients has been established through commissions since the founding of our firm.
Magee Architects uses a holistic approach to designing a project. This holistic approach to design includes planning the building and the entire site to function together. Each component is considered part of a greater whole. This forces the entire project to be considered from the start and decisions made earlier in the design process have lower costs associated with them.
In addition, sustainable architecture is a practice that Magee Architects consistently incorporates into our designs. By using resources efficiently, both in an environmental and economic sense, we have been able to provide more cost-effective buildings for our clients.
Quality design, Environment, and Energy all play a part in our sustainable architecture.
Quality Design
Quality design takes more into account than just physical beauty. Our design history demonstrates our ability to incorporate quality design into buildings that are secure, efficient, long lasting, technologically up to date, and adaptable to future expansion needs.
Environment
Understanding the environment is a critical factor when designing a building. The surrounding environment, for example, influences design decisions such as the solar orientation of the building, the location of the building on the site and the traffic patterns onto and around the building’s site. Magee Architects relates the form and plan of the design to the site, the region, and the climate. The goal is to produce a form that enhances the site.
Energy
Magee Architects understands that the cost of a building is not just the cost of construction but also the cost of maintenance and utilities over the life of the building. That’s why we design the building to minimize the cost of ownership and to minimize the building’s impact on the environment over the building’s life span. Many measures are taken to ensure that the building’s use of energy is minimal by incorporating state-of-the-art cooling, heating, lighting and control systems that conserve or eliminate energy use.
By designing with sustainable architecture, Magee Architects has enjoyed success in completing high quality buildings that last longer, cost less to operate and maintain, and provide greater occupant satisfaction.
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