EXPERTISE

  • Architectural Design

    • Building Information Modeling (BIM)

    • Code Compliance

    • Construction Documentation

    • Programming

  • Consulting

    • Interior Design

    • LEED Consulting

    • Master Planning

    • Record Drawings

    • Site Planning

    • Space Planning

    • Sustainable Building Design

  • Management

    • Construction Contract Administration

    • Project Management

    • Public Presentation & Approval Process

  • Preservation

    • Preservation Design

    • Historic Restoration

    • Historic Preservation Section 106 Consulting

    • Historic Structures Reports

  • Analysis

    • Accessibility Compliance Analysis & Design

    • Design Guidelines

    • Energy Analysis and Design

    • Existing Conditions Documentation and Analysis

    • Facility Evaluation Services

    • Feasibility Studies

    • Post Occupancy Evaluation

    • Value Engineering

Our approach to design is always focused on providing innovative, pragmatic solutions that value the needs of the group and recognize the individual – creating great places designed to engage and made to last.

BELL Architects offers the highest level of service in both design and collaboration. Our project approach is client-focused: providing innovative solutions to suit the needs and aspirations of each client. We function as a compact, interactive office with a team approach to allow us to maintain the consistent involvement of seasoned professionals in all phases of a project’s planning, design, and development. Where larger firms may struggle to evolve, our size and unique experience allow us to keep pace with emerging markets, developing technology, and client needs.

We approach sustainable design through a measurable, performance-based approach, modeling and adjusting throughout the design to ensure the property will perform as intended. The quality of the spaces supporting occupant-delight and health include access to daylight, fresh air and thermal comfort. Many of our projects, when effectively commissioned, are verified to operate using less energy than modeled.

Community involvement can lead to long-term benefits. Our approach is people focused: providing creative design that suits the needs of the project, the client, and the community. Starting with a kickoff meeting, and followed by workshops, discussions are conducted with the design team, consultants, the client and key stakeholders, including the surrounding community. Community input during the decision process is fundamental to a successful project.

Design is a tool for synthesis: acknowledging and recalibrating the past, meeting the present goals and providing a flexible framework for the future. We create physical environments that are client-specific and achieve a high degree of craft, functionality and value. Emerging from an evidence-based, contextual approach, our designs help realize our clients’ vision. We create bespoke spaces that are innovative, distinctive, and perform as intended.