Services

What we bring to the table — and to the site.

Three tightly integrated disciplines, offered together or independently, all held to one standard of care by one accountable principal.

01

Architectural Design

Complete design services from concept to construction documents, for clients who want a building with a long life and a quiet confidence.

  • Custom residential architecture
  • Commercial & workplace buildings
  • Civic & community projects
  • Additions, renovation & adaptive reuse
  • Interior architecture & detailing
02

Structural & Construction Engineering

The engineering half of the practice — the discipline that turns a good design into a building that stands up straight for generations.

  • Structural design & analysis
  • Constructability & means-and-methods review
  • Structural assessments of existing buildings
  • Foundation & framing solutions for difficult sites
  • Independent peer review
03

Construction Delivery

Design intent is easy to promise and hard to protect. We stay through permitting and construction so the built result matches the drawings.

  • Permitting & code compliance support
  • Contractor selection & bidding
  • Construction administration
  • Site observation & quality oversight
  • Punch-list & closeout
How We Work

A process with no surprises.

  1. i.

    Listen

    Every engagement begins with a conversation led by George — about the site, the brief, the budget, and what the building needs to do for the next fifty years.

  2. ii.

    Assess

    Feasibility, zoning, soils, and structural realities before any design is drawn. We tell you early if something can't or shouldn't be built.

  3. iii.

    Design & Engineer

    Architecture and engineering advance together, not in sequence — so the documents that leave the studio are buildable, priceable, and permit-ready.

  4. iv.

    Build

    Permitting, bidding, and construction administration — with the principal on site defending both the design and the structure until the keys are handed over.

  5. v.

    Stand Behind It

    A post-occupancy review after the building has lived through a season. Buildings teach; we make sure the lessons come home.

The Magnus Advantage

Why one firm for design and engineering?

When the architect and the construction engineer are the same person, the usual failure points disappear: nothing is designed that can't be built, nothing is engineered that betrays the design, and no change order arrives because two firms weren't talking. The result is a straighter path from idea to occupancy — and a building whose beauty and bones were never in competition.

Structure-firstEngineered from the first sketch
BuildableEvery drawing knows how it goes up
AccountableOne principal, no finger-pointing
Long lifeDesigned for the next owner too

Not sure which service you need?

That's what the first conversation is for. Describe the project; we'll tell you honestly what it requires — even if the answer is "less than you think."

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