At Fitch Architecture and Community Design (established in 2000 as Kraus Fitch Architects), we believe that quality architecture, programming and master planning involve carefully listening to and meeting of clients' needs. We choose to be active stewards of our community and planet by focusing our practice on projects that are ecologically and socially relevant.
From initial programming to construction details, we pay attention to the big picture of ecological and social sustainability, principles that have been recognized in numerous awards. The firm enjoys working on a diversity of project types, including institutional, residential, commercial, and educational projects.
From initial programming to construction details, we pay attention to the big picture of ecological and social sustainability, principles that have been recognized in numerous awards. The firm enjoys working on a diversity of project types, including institutional, residential, commercial, and educational projects.
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Sustainable and socially responsible design has been the hallmark of our practice since our inception. Our projects include net zero energy homes, educational facilities, commercial buildings, institutional deep energy retrofits, and cohousing communities. We are certified as a Women Business Enterprise with the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office and have received numerous awards for green design and development.
Our byline, "Home - Community - Planet" recognizes that there are usually three scales in design problems and solutions that need to be held simultaneously. We like to keep in mind the big picture (of the environment and our client's vision) even as a project develops from the building scale to the construction details.
Fitch Architecture and Community Design (FACD) is one of the most respected and experienced cohousing firms in North America. Laura Fitch discovered her interest in cohousing during a trip to Denmark in 1980. She is a resident of Pioneer Valley Cohousing in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Her experience as a member helps her to understand the issues facing other cohousing groups, and gives us unique insight into the underlying interpersonal and group dynamics that affect the design process.Our inside knowledge combined with our professional experience with cohousing architecture creates an especially effective and comprehensive approach.
Her experience as a member helps her to understand the issues facing other cohousing groups, and gives us unique insight into the underlying interpersonal and group dynamics that affect the design process.Our inside knowledge combined with our professional experience with cohousing architecture creates an especially effective and comprehensive approach.
At Fitch Architecture & Community Design, we choose to be active stewards of our community and planet by focusing our practice on projects that are ecologically and socially relevant. We are always looking for exceptional designers and architects, who share this vision and have an additional interest in cohousing, to join our team.
You have been an essential force in forming dynamic, new communities. Your exceptional skill as a mediator has earned you the respect and admiration of your clients and colleagues. Because of you, Laura, many people have found more neighborly and sustainable ways to live. Through your work, our world is a better place.
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Raines Cohen
Feb 06, 2017
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