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The Firm
We began our practice with the belief that a strong, clear IDEA, and the synthesis of what seemed to be contradictions between art, utility, and client wishes, was the basis of all good architecture. The realization of an architectural idea in built form, we believed, could only be accomplished through the resolution of the contradictions not the subordination of one to the other. This belief, we thought, should be foremost in every decision from the largest, most important to the design of the smallest detail. So, late one night in 1988, over a glass of wine at Bar Italia Café in the West End of St. Louis, Royse/Eagleton Architects was founded and sketched on our table napkins were the ideas that became the basis of our first project.
Today, we still try to realize that commitment in all of our work whether the project is of a small scale with a tight budget, as was the case in the Block photographer’s studio, or one of a larger scale with a more generous budget, like the Lofts at Nadine. As it was in 1988, we believe that successful architecture begins with a strong idea, and it is the IDEA, and the realization of that IDEA, through the resolution of conflicts between art, utility, and client wishes, that is at the heart of all of our projects. |
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