NorthWind Architects, LLC is a Juneau based partnership pursuing excellence in architecture, planning, project coordination, and construction administration. With three principal architects, NorthWind has a rich history of public and private design experience throughout Alaska and Oregon. We provide quality architectural design and planning, and all levels of construction phase services including construction administration and special inspection.  We value close working relationships with clients and are committed to delivering projects on time and on budget.

NorthWind is a collaborative studio. All levels of professional service are overseen by a principal architect to ensures accountability, and a connection with clients and users that is immediate and direct. However we encourage our team to think and act independently within the construction of common goals and the career setting we offer.  From this, the firm has developed a philosophy of cooperative design that serves us well as we form the right team for large and small projects alike.

The NorthWind practice is a living part of the communities in which we work. We actively participate in shaping our environment and how we all live together now and in the future. Our motivation is to serve the public's best interest, and partners and staff participate in community on volunteer boards and commissions serving the public good. This reaches the essence of Architecture in a much deeper and enriching way than any singular building or project, and of course broadens our client contact base immeasurably. Our storefront location in downtown Juneau offers an open and available community studio where anyone is welcome to wander in, browse our library and ask questions about design.

Alaska, with its unconstrained epic landscapes and its small but sophisticated communities, is a truly amazing place to live and work.   It can be a challenging place to build, but successes are rewarding. The surrounding mountains and glaciers are simultaneously awe inspiring and humbling. This is the mindset we carry to the studio each day: inspired to do good work and motivated by the challenge of shaping our communities to enhance life in the north.