METALAB architecture pursues design-forward solutions to architectural commissions. Our work is focused on programmatic, cultural, and economic opportunities in the built environment, and our solutions are clever and unexpected. We believe that the uniqueness of our solutions translates directly into value and authenticity.

We often work on old buildings or in historic contexts, but we design and build in our own time, celebrating the common thread of quality and community as lasting achievements. We are well versed in advanced 3D modeling and digital fabrication, while recognizing that these are simply tools in an ever expanding toolbox. Our projects are elegant and sometimes whimsical, sensing their place in a long continuum.

We take great pride in understanding how buildings go together. If we don’t know something, we want to learn. Listening and learning from those who make things is fundamental to our work. While our practice is focused on the following building types, we have always embraced the notion that the most creative work comes from an outliers perspective, one that we try to maintain even as we gather experience and momentum in these areas.

Our architecture work is focused on:
Pavilions & Park Buildings, Churches & Sacred Spaces, Renovation & Adaptive Re-use, Creative Commercial