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Honesty of materials, clarity of form, and consideration of local climate and context are fundamental components to our design process. Our hope is that the work we create today will someday be worthy of restoration by future generations.
We are small and specialized, allowing us to give each project the attention it deserves. Projects range in size from modest interior renovations to complex new buildings. We engage in a multi-disciplinary approach involving close collaboration with engineers, consultants, fabricators, and builders to achieve a strong understanding of the construction process and attention to detail.
We work in conversation with clients, listening without preconception, generating ideas and possibilities together, and finding clear and compelling solutions.
We are a full-service design firm, including new residential and commercial projects, renovations, additions, and historic restorations.
We all impact the natural environment with our actions, and believe building design should promote environmental responsibility. This can occur through the use of natural/recycled materials, minimizing energy and utility consumption, orienting the building with the sun, reducing construction waste…and many others.
Justin is a leading resource and proponent for the restoration and preservation of mid-century modern architecture in the local community. He lives with his wife in a 1958 MCM home designed by local architect Abe Tannenbaum.
Justin Racinowski
Principal and Lead Design
Elizabeth Martin
Marketing Director
Michael Blodgett, P.E.
Blodgett Engineering Structural Design
Gold Award - Milwaukee Home + Design Awards, 2024
Finalist - Best Architect Milwaukee, Shepherd Express 2023
Silver Award - Milwaukee Home + Design Awards, 2023
Named Best Architect Milwaukee, Shepherd Express 2021
Home Builder Digest, Best Residential Architects List, 2021
Named Best Architect Milwaukee, Shepherd Express 2020
Professional Builder Design Award, Custom Home 2019
Finalist - Best Architect Milwaukee, Shepherd Express 2019
NARI Wisconsin Remodeler Award 2019 Gold
Finalist - Best Architect Milwaukee, Shepherd Express 2018
Named Best Architect Milwaukee, Shepherd Express 2017
National AIA Residential Architect Award for Preservation
American Society of Interior Designers, Gold Award 2015
NARI Wisconsin Remodeler Award 2015 Gold
Our projects have been featured in:
Architectural Digest
Atomic Ranch
Better Homes and Gardens
Dezeen
Home Builder Digest
Midcentury Home
Professional Builder Magazine
Milwaukee Magazine
M Magazine (MKE Lifestyle)
Shepherd Express
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A design firm helped the new owners of this 1950s Wisconsin home navigate the tension between staying true to the house’s roots and bringing it into the 21st century. ATOMIC RANCH: A 1950s Wisconsin Home Balances Authenticity and Updates
Justin Racinowski was interviewed for the BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS article The Groovy Return of Conversation Pits
HOME BUILDER DIGEST: “This list presents some of Milwaukee’s most reputable architects. Because of their expertise, some of these firms have also been featured in publications like Dwell, and Architectural Record, among many others” The Best Residential Architects in Milwaukee
Our Tannenbaum whole house remodel is featured in MidCentury Home… Midcentury Renovation in Wisconsin Delights Original Owners
Collaboration between the architect and client is the single most important aspect of the design process. The best projects result from clients who want to be engaged in having an architect help them see the opportunities and potential of what their project can be, beyond their imagination.
Justin Racinowski Interview for M MAGAZINE, March 2017, by Rick Romano. The modern home has made a comeback of sorts — more than 60 years past its heyday in the 1950s.
I met Dion last April while touring his VDL house and studio building on a Los Angeles trip, and was able to speak with him for awhile. He has lead the architecture firm since his father’s death in 1970.