1. We listen to the people who will use the space. Our community engagement process is built on this foundation—listening is at the heart of our architecture. We create spaces that foster living together, seeing one another, and sensing our existence.

  2. Rather than prioritizing style, convention, or tradition, we center our design on people and their stories, deeply rooted in the material culture and land they inhabit.

  3. We believe in the power of symbols and metaphors in architecture. Our designs offer high resolution—rich in meaning, open to discovery, and subject to interpretation. Through this, we ritualize the site, slow time, and invite people to linger.

  4. We see architecture as a site for ceremony—one that moves minds, inspires action, and fosters change. It serves as a social infrastructure, an agent for gathering, healing, remembrance, and justice.

  5. For us, sustainability extends beyond energy efficiency; it is about sustaining human relationships.

Douglass Alligood, FAIA

Douglass Alligood, FAIA is an architect with more than 40 years of experience working across a wide variety of projects and typologies - from single-family homes, commercial and residential towers, hospitals, education facilities, science research labs, and cultural institutions, to large-scale master planning and urban design. Douglass is a licensed architect in multiple states, including New York, and a member of the AIA College of Fellows. He has been a volunteer and appointed member of several community planning groups, including the non-profit Urban Design Forum, and The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). He is also committed to mentoring young professionals and architecture students.

Jin Young Song, AIA

Jin Young Song, AIA is a registered architect in the state of New York. His research expertise lies in architectural design, with a focus on sustainable building envelopes and the socio-cultural performance of building facades. He holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from Harvard University and has gained professional experience at firms such as SOM, OMA, and Sauerbruch Hutton. Song has received several awards, including the Forge Prize, iF Awards, Architizer A+ Awards, AZ Award of Merit, AIA New York State Design Award, and NYSCA Independent Project Grant.