Scott Payette Architects

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY Scott Payette Architects is focused on providing client service, sustainable design, and creative architectural and engineering solutions for budgets small and large. Our objective is to maximize and improve living, learning, teaching, and research environments through collaboration, sustainable architecture, respect for context, and award-winning, innovative design. COLLABORATIVE APPROACH We work collaboratively with the clients and stakeholders to translate aspirations into imaginative architectural solutions, attacking complex programs, mastering difficult schedules and limited budgets. Uncovering hidden opportunities and converting shortcomings into advantages are how we add the most value for a client. GREEN DESIGN Environmental responsibility and “best use” principles are important elements of our practice. We actively engage the full design team (structural, mechanical, lighting, landscape, civil, cost control, environmental, and specialty consultants), the client, and the contractor from beginning to end, to achieve creative, sustainable, cost-effective, and well-managed projects. Our standard specification is LEED-compliant. RESPECT FOR CONTEXT We define context broadly. Our definition includes institutional, architectural, historic, urban, and environmental aspects. This calls for developing a contemporary architectural response to each building project in an intentional manner and not resorting to stylistic pastiche or historical formulas.