Faulkner Architect

Faulkner Architects was formed by Greg Faulkner in 1998 to pursue the making of highly crafted, site-sensitive places. Emphasis is placed on an interactive process between Architect, Client, and Builder through the duration of the project, allowing the inhabitants to be intimately involved with the design. A strong commitment to the quality of every project is evident in the buildings and professional relationships. Repeat projects for clients that become friends make up a significant portion of the work.

The work begins with listening to the client and understanding their ultimate goals for the project. A measured response emerges after careful consideration and observation. The designs are affected by vernacular traditions drawn from the culture of the place in which the project is to be built. These traditions impart wisdom to materiality, formal massing, and most importantly, provide an overriding common sense view of building in an appropriate way.

The pursuit of carefully crafted, site-sensitive, and haptic, built environments drives the design template for each project. Materials and methods of construction are informed by native resources and local conditions. Relationships with existing landscapes are carefully considered and disturbance limited through intimate recognition of natural elements and their locations.

The firm has earned ample professional recognition. AIA California Council Residential Honor awards were received in 2016 and 2017 for Creek House and Miner Road. Creek House also claimed a 2016 Residential Building - Single Occupancy House of the Year award from LEAF in London the same year. The firm's work has been published in various architectural publications and online platforms, including Architectural Record, GA Houses, The New York Times, Architectural Digest Germany, Dwell, Wallpaper*, Sunset, Luxe, Arquitectura y Diseno, and Enki.

Firm Bio

Faulkner Architects was formed in 1998 by Greg Faulkner. The office remains as it began with Greg as the single principal who guides the design process for each project. A small staff works out of two offices, both in northern California, near Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada mountains and San Francisco. The work of the practice exists along a varied range of typologies, from hospitality and institutional buildings (including master planning), to private houses and renovations.