When we found the space that was to become our office, five short months ago, it was somewhat familiar territory. I lived close to Sterling Road in the past and used it as a shortcut on the way an old job. It’s a bit of an odd street: highly industrial and quickly traversed. The long straight road with a couple curves seemed to invite fast automobile traffic and it was …

The four of us were coddled around what was (at the time) serving as our temporary desk, contemplating our next move, having just begun this exciting journey in starting our own architecture practice. The office space was a working progress, with plans for a uber-grand custom desk with an integrated projector to boot! It seemed that the mammoth task of finishing the basics of what would form our office wasn’t …