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COLIN ARNOLD
AIA, LEED AP Principal
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KRISTIN MOYE
AIA, LEED AP Project Architect
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MARIA BARRIOS
Design Professional
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VICTORIA SKIDMORE
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DESIGN IS FOR EVERYONE
Our firm is here to empower people and communities through design. We believe in design for all — and we think everyone deserves affordable, sustainable, and healthy spaces where they can live, work, and play.
OUR CLIENTS
ADS offers design services to community organizations, non-profit and for-profit developers, community design corporations, public housing authorities, healthcare, and other public or private service organizations. Together, we focus on the needs of low- and moderate-income members of our communities. They’re our clients, too — and we work to deliver buildings that improve their well-being and enhance their quality of life.
OUR APPROACH
Design is a process.
It’s a series of decisions that yield an outcome.
We ensure that the right questions get asked, the right decisions become clear — and the right results get delivered.
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Good design is both beautiful and responsible. We care about people, communities, and the environment, so we incorporate the principles of net-zero energy design, occupants’ wellbeing, and resilient design into each and every project.
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Our design process provides a forum where stakeholders can identify shared values, define common goals, create efficiencies, optimize resources, and collaborate to solve problems — all of which can have a significant impact on the final product.
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A designer is a unique kind of leader. Sometimes we take initiative and advocate. Other times we pivot and adapt. Either way, it’s about focusing on the solution — and doing what it takes to realize the client’s vision.
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Architecture is the experience people have with the built environment. Our drive as designers is to facilitate and elevate those experiences. It’s a collaboration — between stakeholders, end users, contractors, and others. So, we place a high value on maintaining relationships that keep everyone aligned and moving in the same direction.
LICENSES AND CREDENTIALS
AIA Licensed Architects
LEED Accredited Professionals
VHDA Universal Design Certified
National Charrette Institute Certified