Alchemy

We use a distinct hands-on approach to architecture combining a playful design process, collaborative relationships with clients, and partnerships with builders and fabricators. Our projects prioritize building strategies that reduce waste, and utilize recycling and reuse. Living light feels right. Alchemy's lightHouse system is a predesigned, crafted solution that provides attainable, efficient, sustainable housing for guests, your mother-in-law, or your creative self.

Alchemy's distinct hands-on approach to architecture and design combines a playful design process, collaborative relationships with clients, and partnerships with builders and fabricators to create a harmonious blend of site, building, and community. With sustainable practices as a mainstay of our daily work, Alchemy utilizes recycling and reuse along with building strategies that reduce waste. Our multidisciplinary team draws inspiration from art, literature, history, and leading creative thinkers to create alternative and atypical project solutions.

Hiring an architecture firm to design a new home or commercial space is exciting, but it is also a regulated and licensed process. Timelines can vary between 16-30 months for most residential or small commercial projects-longer if you live in an area where building schedules are hectic and building permits are complicated (coastal regions or major cities). We do not build our projects, although we may handcraft some of the details. We work with independent factories, general contractors, builders, craftspeople, and panelized manufacturers to deliver our designs.