MAP, an internationally award-winning firm whose work is commercial, residential, housing, nonprofit
Metropolitan Architectural Practice, is an award-winning, design-oriented architecture firm whose work is found primarily in California . MAP is engaged with a multiplicity of creative practices, including commercial, custom residential, housing and culturally-oriented projects. MAP was an invited participant in the renown 2016 Venice Architectural Biennale. MAP is immersed in a nexus of approaches ranging from research to innovative design solutions that implement unique and pragmatic construction techniques. The results are design solutions that resonate with refinement, ingenuity and environmental sensitivities- brought in on-budget.
Keywords: architecture, architect, executive architect, design, owner's representative, consulting, commercial, start-ups, tech, residential, housing, affordable housing, supportive housing, multi-family housing, urban planning,retail design, custom residences, high-end residences, pro-bono, media and architecture, digital media, IoT, hardware, PCH, LimeLab, Hwy.1, Quokka Sports, Sonoma, Napa, San Francisco, Bay Area, California, Los Angeles, Venice Biennale, modest budget, custom spaces, maker spaces, innovative educational spaces, tech offices, gallery spaces,
Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
MAP was founded in 2005. Prior to that we were partners in FACE Architecture and Design for approximately 10 years
What is your primary product or service?
Architecture, Design, Media Design, Innovative cross-disciplinary approaches to cultural projects
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
We have had projects throughout the USA and Europe, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area with our main office in San Francisco and a satellite office in Napa, CA.
Provide detailed directions to your location
Dogpatch Area
What type of payments do you accept?
TBD with individual clients
Which areas do you service?
Architecture, Executive Architect, Owner's Representative, Interior Architecture, Design, and Consulting in the following arenas:
Commercial, Residential, Housing, Retail/Hospitality, Non-Profit Organizations, Cultural Projects.
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
The partners
What are your hours of operation?
Office Hours are 9-5 .... Client Service hours depend on the project demands.
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
That their project was everything they ever hoped it would be .....
What is your favorite quote or Bible verse?
If we do act, in however small a way, we don't have to wait for some grand Utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory." --
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