EntreArchitect: Behind the Design is a weekly blog series where we feature work designed, developed and/or built by small firm entrepreneur architect members of The EntreArchitect Community. Want to have YOUR best work featured here at EntreArchitect? Click here to learn how. Get Space Vancouver by Jarod Hall of di’velept design Project Name Jarod Hall Project Location Vancouver, WA Firm Name di'velept design Architect’s Name Jarod Hall Project Design Team Jarod Hall, … [Read more...]
Behind The Design 006:
Behind The Design 005:
River House by
H. Sloane Mayor of
UK Architects
Project Name River House Project Location Hanover, NH Firm Name UK Architects Architect’s Name H. Sloane Mayor Project Design Team H. Sloane Mayor Consultants Engineering Ventures, Resilient Buildings Group Firm Address 7 Allen Street, Hanover, NH Website URL https://www.ukarch.com/ Photography Credit Gary Hall Photographer Instagram Account @garyhallphoto What was the marketing strategy behind acquiring this project? There was no strategy, per se, but a desire to … [Read more...]
Behind The Design 003:
Canal House
by The Ranch Mine
Project Name Canal House Project Location Phoenix, AZ Firm Name The Ranch Mine Architect’s Name Cavin Costello Project Design Team Cavin and Claire Costello Consultants MPE Engineer, Structural Engineer, and Civil Engineer Firm Address 4340 E Indian School Rd. Suite 21552, Pheonix, AZ Website URL www.theranchmine.com Instagram Account @theranchmineofficial Photography Credit Roehner + Ryan Photographer Instagram Account @roehnerryan What was the marketing … [Read more...]
Behind the Design 002:
HillHouse by Zack / de Vito
Architecture + Construction
Project Name HillHouse Project Location Mill Valley, CA Firm Name Zack/de Vito Architecture + Construction Architect’s Name Jim Zack & Lise de Vito Project Design Team Jim Zack, Andrew Germann, Lise de Vito, Sarah Nicolas Consultants Weller Design (Lighting) Firm Address 156 South Park, San Francisco, CA 94107 Website URL www.zackdevito.com Instagram Account @zack_devito_architecture Photography Credit Bruce Damonte Photographer Instagram … [Read more...]
Behind the Design 001:
Calender Rd. by Allen Architecture, LLC
Project Name Calender Rd. Project Location Arlington, Texas Firm Name ALLEN ARCHITECTURE LLC Architect’s Name Brandon E. Allen, AIA Project Design Team Brandon E. Allen, Anissa Allen, Brad Blessing, Ana-Sofia Gonzalez Consultants JHF Construction (GC), H&H Engineering (Structural), edited (furniture, art, staging) Firm Address 1227 W. Magnolia Ave. LL100, Fort Worth, Texas 76110 Website URL www.allenarc.com Instagram Account @allenarchitecture Photography Credit Brian … [Read more...]
Pricing Creativity with Author
Blair Enns (Transcript)
This is the transcript from EntreArchitect Podcast Episode 219, Pricing Creativity with Author Blair Enns. Listen to this podcast episode or download the audio file here. ***Start Transcript*** Promo: 00:00 Do you know how to calculate the exact amount you need to charge your clients in order to earn 20 percent profit on that project? It's simple to do., if you know how. Learn how by downloading our free course Profit for Small Firm Architects today at … [Read more...]
4 Simple Marketing Strategies for Residential Architects
Marketing Strategies for Residential Architects Have you listened to my interview with co-founder of SALA Architects, Dale Mulfinger, FAIA over at EntreArchitect Podcast? It was a fantastic discussion about how SALA was founded and the journey to where Dale finds himself today as a principal at the firm, a teacher and an author of several books published by Taunton Press. If you haven’t yet listened to the episode, you can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes or listen directly from the website … [Read more...]
Architects Are All The Same
Clients see us as all the same. One architect is just like another. We are all expected to be wonderfully talented designers. We are expected to know the codes and technical details required to construct safe and healthy buildings. In the eyes of our clients, we are all the same… unless we do something to stand out from the crowd. My firm does it differently than the rest. One example is our pre-design process. Before we design, before we sketch our first line, we perform a process of … [Read more...]
How To Make Your Social Media Content More Shareable
Many (if not all) of us are using social media on a daily basis. Some of us restrict our time online to personal social interactions, while others use these powerful networking platforms to help promote our architectural businesses. Social media can certainly be a powerful tool, but if not carefully and intentionally managed, our time online can waste away the precious few hours that we are afforded each day. There are a dozen different channels from which to choose. Each has its strengths … [Read more...]
How To Build A Powerful
Email Newsletter For
Your Architecture Firm
Years before launching EntreArchitect, I published a quarterly newsletter for my own residential architecture firm, Fivecat Studio. Without much effort, I acquired hundreds of subscribers through links on a few social media profiles. The newsletter was part of my marketing plan and every few months I half-heartedly scrambled to send something out. Even without the appropriate focus, we benefited directly with a few new projects and some positive quarterly buzz in the local press. I can only … [Read more...]
You Already Know How To Be Successful in Architecture
You already know how to be successful. You’ve read all the books. You follow the blogs. You listen to the podcasts. You are subscribed to all the most informative and inspirational newsletters. You have the information. You know how to succeed. So, why are you not crushing it? Why are you struggling to pay the bills each month? Why are you not spending more time doing the things you love doing? The formula to business success is simple. I’ve been writing about it for years. How To … [Read more...]
How To Build a Powerful Brand in Architecture
When Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio in 1999, we knew that we wanted to give our firm a unique identity. Every other firm in the region was named for their founders. Another “Smith and Smith Architects” was not what we wanted to be. (No offense to any Smith and Smiths out there.) Our plans were to create a firm unlike anyone else and we needed a name to separate us from the pack. After a few days of considering alternatives, the name Fivecat Studio consistently rose to the top. Clearly … [Read more...]