2024-12-22T03:43:54-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/115273546/upstarts-paul-michael-davis-design Julia Ingalls 2014-12-08T16:07:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/uq/uql0gwn0okw38qe6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>When it comes to sustainable design, it seems like most firms skew either green but boring, or exciting but radically inefficient. <a href="http://archinect.com/paulmichaeldavis" target="_blank"><strong>Paul Michael Davis Design</strong></a> in Seattle, WA handily straddles this schism, creating visually compelling, sustainable designs at an affordable cost. Founded in 2009, in the midst of a recession which pushed many newly minted graduates out of the profession, PMDD has since expanded to include an associate and an intern, and occasionally collaborates with independent firms. Notably, PMDD is developing several low-cost prefab housing projects that look like places you'd actually want to live in.</p>