The core of Centerbrook's approach is empathy- for clients, sites, and the team that gathers to make the building. Centerbrook recognizes that a changing society calls for fresh responses. This may require reinterpretation of tradition, an expression of contemporary culture, or sometimes a spectacular invention that attracts attention in its own right.
Architectural empathy requires a distinct response in art, detail, and function. This particularity is achieved in each project through study of physical and social history, climate, and client culture. The firm involves clients in its design process, and attends to their needs and desires. This results in a body of work that is notably diverse from project to project.
Centerbrook is steeped in the craft of building. Its details delight the eye and bring materials together with solidity and authority. Construction quality, life-cycle efficiency, energy conservation, and sustainability are important goals. Centerbrook buildings stand the test of time with durable construction methods, materials, and equipment.
The firm's
projects range from small to large. Budget restrictions and pragmatic constraints
are welcome guides, since they lead to buildings that are elegantly practical.
