I cannot believe I am about to write a review about an architectural firm. But I am indeed. The…read morestaff at Architectural Nexus are the best of the best of the best. You know that line from Men in Black? Where Will Smith's character shows up for his "audition" dressed casually in a room of stuffy military types and they are looking for the best of the best of the best, sir!? Well I interviewed 12 firms for our project, and I say these are the 'Men in Black' of local architects. Our design team consists of Jeff and Ricky. Jeff is one of the principals, and Ricky is the primary designer on our project. They presented a timeline based on our budget for concept drawings. They both sat down with us for three very distinct phases that included multiple meetings each phase. They met with our outside partners to get their feedback. They met with our City to make sure they stayed in budget. They researched local, state and federal laws and renovation codes concerning our building. They took everything we asked for, wished for, hoped for, and made a concept drawing proposal that is exactly what we need. Some of the changes are minor, keeping the integrity of our existing structure; and some changes are vastly drastic but still keeping within the confines of having a historical building. As I type this, Ricky is compiling the budget proposal for our project so that we can work on funding. They have concept drawings that have been presented to the project team, the Board of Directors, and will be presented to the City for approval next week. They stayed on schedule, in budget, and gave us everything we asked for that could be reasonably accomplished. And they did it smiling and, literally, singing all the way. (Ricky has a song for every occasion!) Once the changes are approved Architectural Nexus will provide us with concept renderings that we can use for our fundraising phase. When it is time for the actual design and construction drawings we will absolutely use Architectural Nexus again. Their sub-engineering design firms are just as amazing as the architects on our project. We tell them what we want or need, and they have designed a plan to incorporate it in a safe and creative way. They are the best of the best of the best!

From the owner: Architectural Nexus is an interior design and architectural firm. It offers a range of master…read moreplanning, feasibility studies and programming services. The firm maintains a staff of more than 100 employees. Architectural Nexus serves the health care, research, education, commercial, industrial, retail, recreational, residential, hospitality and government sectors. It also provides a variety of historic restoration and preservation services. The firm offers architectural services for cultural and community centers, as well as religious facilities. Architectural Nexus has completed various projects for Sysco Foods, United States Postal Services, Huntsman Cancer Hospital and Melting Pot Restaurant. Additionally, the firm provides a range of repair, renovation and maintenance solutions.