Rooted in both architecture and construction, Swoose Studio crafts architecture that reflects clients’ lives and connection to the natural landscape.

We guide owners through each phase of the design process with clarity and care, ensuring every detail supports the project’s vision and purpose.

We’ll visit the project site and study existing site features, solar orientation, views to and from potential building locations, wind patterns, and topography. We consider your lifestyle by asking questions that help program your project.

Program: what happens within a building or site; a detailed breakdown of the spaces within the project, based on client requirements, user activities and needs, and spaces required for the building to operate.

Design starts with research and analysis.

Overhead view of a hand-drawn landscape design plan overlaying a forested area, showing pathways, trees, and structural elements.

Open grassy field with several trees, a few outdoor chairs, and clear blue sky.

Every project is unique, environments are a dynamic experience and vary by location as do clients’ taste in architectural style. We’ll work through a series of explorations into site engagement and architectural expression of your vision.

Let’s explore your project’s potential.

Nine simple line drawings of house floor plans, arranged in a grid pattern, each with colored sections in blue and pink and some with green shaded areas surrounding the plans.

Sketches of modern house designs with various rooflines and layouts, featuring large windows and trees around the structures.

Macro ideas get micro adjustments as design direction comes into focus. Strong concepts are studied clarifying the way that the project lives on the property.

Connection to site strengthens design.

Aerial view of a property with hand-drawn landscaping plan, showing trees, pathways, and a house, with colored rectangles and arrows indicating specific areas and features.

We dive into the layout of your project. What are the important spatial relationships we need to create that are going to enhance your lifestyle and benefit the functionality of the building?

Program specific layout of your project.

Black and white architectural floor plan with rooms, stairs, a tree outside, and dotted lines indicating property boundaries.

Hand-drawn architectural floor plan of a house with detailed rooms including bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, living room, and outdoor space with a tree.

Sketch of a modern house with large windows, a slanted roof, and a small balcony, set against a backdrop of trees.

Realizing the vision requires a coherent set of technical drawings. We’ll transcribe thoughtful design intent into detailed plans from which concept can become reality.

Let’s be clear…

Design rendering of a modern kitchen and dining area with large windows, a central island, open shelves on the wall, and a dining table with chairs underneath a wooden slat ceiling.

A modern open-plan living space with a kitchen and dining area, a gray sectional sofa, and large glass sliding doors leading to an outdoor area.

Architectural floor plan of a house showing rooms such as master bedroom, guest bedroom, kitchen, dining room, great room, laundry room, utility, and bathrooms, with detailed measurements and symbols.

Architectural blueprint of the second floor of a building, including labeled rooms such as bunk room, craft room, recreation room/den, east and west decks, with precise measurements and construction details.

Architectural drawing of the south elevation of a building, showing windows, doors, roof lines, and construction details with measurement labels.

Monitoring construction assures conformity to the vision.

We’re here to support the project through the process of construction and will make routine visits to the site. We’ll hold regular meetings with general contractors and project owners to review progress and discuss challenges, should any arise.

A two-story wooden house under construction with framing and scaffolding, a red crane on the left, construction materials on the ground, and trees in the background.

A house under construction with scaffolding around it, surrounded by trees and a clear blue sky.

Under construction modern house with large windows, scaffolding, and building materials surrounded by trees and grass.