Our founding principle, form follows function, considers all facets of our clients’ lifestyle.
Our comprehensive and client-centered approach allows our team to manage a project from foundation to finishes, for residential, hospitality, and commercial projects.
Architectural Design
PWD Studio's architectural and design-build work includes historic restorations, renovations, and new construction for residential, hospitality, and commercial spaces.
Partnering with local builders, architects, and structural engineers, our in-house designers facilitate the full scope of all architectural projects, ensuring our client's vision is realized.
Interior Design
PWD Studio's approach to interior design focuses on expert spatial planning and artful innovation, while the client's vision and individual style determines the aesthetic range.
Established vendor relationships and custom fabrications give us the tools needed to create unparalleled interior spaces with unique aesthetics and enduring function.
Custom Fabrication
PWD Mercantile
Furniture should function beyond its intended purpose- but in ways that are tailored to the client’s vision of how they want their space to look, feel, and be lived in.
Our lifestyle-oriented design process was born out of the belief that functionality and aesthetic go hand in hand. When there isn’t a product already out there to ensure this outcome– PWD Studio creates it.
Design Process
PWD Studio's Approach to Design
Form follows function- this is PWD Studio’s founding principle.
Every choice, from plumbing to furniture selection, is made with intention to ensure a space flawlessly meets the needs of its inhabitants while blending the luxury of artistic vision with the effortlessness of modern sensibility.
Our comprehensive approach to spatial planning, innovative design solutions, and project management enable us to meaningfully collaborate with craftsmen, artists, builders, and architects, ensuring every detail is considered in bringing a client's vision to life.
Phase 1: Discovery & Predesign
In the initial design meeting, PWD Studio gains a thorough understanding of the client’s story, vision, and project scope. The team gathers information on the space and determines how it should function to amplify the client’s living experience. A thorough understanding of the client’s objectives and key results inform the preliminary discussion on budget and project timeline.
Phase 2: Schematic Design
In this phase, PWD Studio begins the conceptual design of the project. Initial concepts are used to create preliminary plans, perspective sketches, and digital representations that provide visualizations of the project’s direction in terms of aesthetic and spatial functionality. A clear direction is established that will inform the substantive design process.
Phase 3: Design Development
This phase is a refinement of the schematic design, where the team completes design revisions that result in a detailed set of plans. Depending on the scope of the project, this could include architectural plans, 3D drawings, finish selections, and FF&E. The goal of this phase is to indicate a finished appearance and functional operation of the space and ensure there is a clear expectation of associated costs.
Phase 4: Documentation & Procurement
Architectural Design: Construction Documents & Procurement
Once the client is comfortable with all designs produced during design development, a set of construction documents is generated that consist of drawings and specification requirements. This leads to the procurement of all necessary materials and personnel required to complete the construction of the project.
Interior Design: FF&E Documents & Procurement
In this phase, PWD Studio procures associated cost estimates and lead times to execute design concepts. PWD Studio manages the purchasing of FF&E including but not limited to: appliances, plumbing, lighting, tile, furniture, rugs, window treatments, and accessories.
Phase 5: Project Management
This ongoing phase includes liaising between the client and all third parties assigned to the project. This may include checking the status of in-progress projects, communicating with vendors, collaborating with general contractors & subcontractors, producing cost-effective solutions as problems arise, and scheduling FF&E deliveries and installations.
Phase 6: Installation & Completion
Towards the final stages of the project’s development, PWD Studio schedules the delivery and installation of furnishings, as well as manages the timeline and styling of products. We are readily available throughout the project, culminating in welcoming you to your new space.