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The designers and planners at Utile are curious, attentive, tenacious, and pragmatic. Our shared mission is to enrich community life at all scales through a practice of care, craft and commitment to context.
How We Work
Don’t tackle each project the same way.
We ask smart questions and dig deep, while being alert to new possibilities. Our curiosity reframes problems in productive ways and drives compelling outcomes.
Design with the eye of a detective.
Both compelling concepts and flawless execution require a high level of intentionality at every step of the process and an attentiveness to new ideas and perspectives that emerge along the way.
The best outcomes are the result of an iterative process.
Initial design scenarios, while imperfect, clarify the functional and architectural problems to be solved. It is only by tenaciously drawing through the project multiple times that a conceptually clear, functionally resolved, and visually compelling solution can be found.
Pragmatism can lead to the unexpected.
In order to meaningfully innovate, we assess the issues to tackle with fresh eyes and an unwavering focus on the problems to tackle. Satisfying spatial solutions in one targeted area will result in the discovery of productive ways to understand and tackle other aspects of the unfolding design.
Architecture
Utile is known for its expertise in housing, community libraries and recreational facilities, and contextually-sensitive buildings for educational institutions. Beyond these types, the firm seeks out mixed-use and hybrid-program projects on sites with a rich stew of physical, social, and environmental issues. These kinds of commissions provide the best circumstances for Utile to flex its multi-disciplinary muscles.
Our Team
The designers and planners at Utile are curious, attentive, tenacious, and pragmatic. Our shared mission is to enrich community life at all scales through a practice of care, craft and commitment to context.
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