About Handel Architects
Handel Architects is an architecture firm with United States offices in New York, San Francisco, and Boston. Its practice approaches buildings as elements contributing to urban and social change. The relationship between program, layout, and context is central when considering services of this kind: spatial decisions need to respond to planned activities, site characteristics, and the needs of people using the facilities.
It publishes specialties in multifamily housing, mixed use, hotels, and institutional buildings. Adaptive reuse and Passive House work provide references for studying urban density, program, and environmental performance. Reviewing references by program and context helps identify which aspects of the practice can respond to the priorities of a particular assignment and its intended users.
An initial inquiry benefits from identifying the building use, location, approximate area, and whether the assignment involves new construction or an existing property. Reviewing comparable projects helps frame a discussion about scope, design stages, and coordination with the specialists required for the proposed work.
It publishes specialties in multifamily housing, mixed use, hotels, and institutional buildings. Adaptive reuse and Passive House work provide references for studying urban density, program, and environmental performance. Reviewing references by program and context helps identify which aspects of the practice can respond to the priorities of a particular assignment and its intended users.
An initial inquiry benefits from identifying the building use, location, approximate area, and whether the assignment involves new construction or an existing property. Reviewing comparable projects helps frame a discussion about scope, design stages, and coordination with the specialists required for the proposed work.