Get To Know Me

Paul’s curiosity about architecture and design continues to drive his passion today. What excites him most is the ripple effect of great design, the way a home, a boutique business, or a workplace impacts not only its primary users but also those guests and visitors who experience it from a visit or afar. When someone feels pride in their space, invites others in, or serves their community from a place that inspires them, that influence extends far beyond the walls designed. Paul missionally believes in the pursuit of excellence in servant leadership and design craft. He finds immense joy in using his gifts to create something beautiful, meaningful, and generational, embracing projects that continuously challenge him and the studio.

Paul receives inspiration from residential design because it represents respite, a safe space where people can dream freely and feel protected from the outside world. In commercial work, he loves partnering with small business owners or privately owned entities to create environments that support growth, performance, and brand identity for today and the future. Architecturally, Paul is drawn to bold, honest forms that honor the human-scale, with details that celebrate materiality. He is intentional in crafting how surfaces meet and interact with precision. Rather than adhering to a single style, he focuses on proportion, refined use of materials, and the experience of moving through a space or series of them. Throughout his career, Paul has learned from firms like One 10 Studio, OPN, and TEG Architects while admiring studios such as Marlon Blackwell, Archimania, Modus Studios, and Dake Wells for their relentless commitment to craft, community impact, and great design in, sometimes, overlooked communities and places. 

Outside of work, Paul loves his faith as a Child of God / Disciple of Jesus, being a husband to Haley and a girl dad to Penelope and Mabel; roles that challenge and fulfill him more than anything else. He cherishes time with his family and strives to model curiosity and resilience for his two adventurous daughters. Paul values giving back his time, talent, and treasure, through supporting underserved communities and creating opportunities for others to thrive vocationally and with excellence. His favorite way to connect with clients is through the vulnerability of sharing life stories, open to telling life stories [triumphs, and lessons learned], dreams, and challenges, and listening deeply to what inspires others and what they hope to continue to live for and have impact in.