arketype architects inc is a Ventura, California architectural design firm founded in 2001 specializing in environment friendly, value-oriented design and capable of meeting a diverse range of projects.
We emphasize the importance of the client-architect relationship by first understanding our client’s needs and budget before design begins. Since each site has a one of a kind setting that is interconnected with the built and natural environment, we seek opportunities to strengthen and improve this relationship and to make the basic need for shelter an inspirational experience.
Our services cover all phases of the design process from conceptual through working drawings and permitting. The arketype design process includes intelligent analysis of a problem, development of a program that will produce viable possibilities, and implementation through creative experimentation that leads to an ideal design solution. Depending on our client’s goals, we offer Designer-Led Design-Build construction services or traditional jobsite construction administration.
As cities and towns have largely been built-out, it has become necessary and important to improve inward to achieve a higher quality of life and function in the space people occupy and in order to preserve and protect all life. We foster the use of eco-friendly processes and materials that are low maintenance and offer the best long term value, seeking design solutions that conserve resources and produce inspiring spaces that connect us to the outdoors. This environmentally conscious strategy is guided by the principles of reduction, conservation, and sustainable use of natural resources.
As so many artisans before us have established legacies that were reflections of the social and economic conditions in which they lived, we too desire to make a positive impact in our practice.
