Chaise Lounge, Designed by Scott Teas; Artisan Jim Millay
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| Katz Wing of the Colby Art Museum, designed by Scott Teas | Original Napkin Sketch |
Scott Teas, A.I.A.
Scott has over 35 years of experience as an architect, designer and planner. As the lead architect, business manager and proprietor of TFH Architects, Scott is responsible of company direction and technical and design leadership.
Sustainable design is a passion that runs deep within Scott He has spearheaded comprehensive studies to determine cost effective and environmentally friendly systems for nearly every building component imaginable.
Scott has established himself as an effective consensus builder an is committed to collaborative efforts throughout the programming and conceptual design phases. By orchestrating workshop sessions where free dialogue is encouraged between owner and design team, client orientated design solutions evolve.
Scott Teas, A.I.A.
TFH Architects
OUR MISSION
Our passion at TFH Architects is to discover design solutions that celebrate our client’s vision while respecting fiscal constraints, cultural context and the natural environment.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
- Understanding the immediate and long-range impact of all design decisions to the natural environment.
- Creating enduring designs that enhance the lives of the occupants and community alike.
- Encouraging communication and participation throughout the design and construction process.
- Selecting materials and systems that sustain and honor the natural world.
- Respecting historical precedent and creatively adapting existing structures where possible.
- Encouraging community participation and understanding existing cultural components.
- Allowing the natural and existing contextual forces to influence site selection, building location and orientation.
- Maintaining a nurturing workplace that encourages growth through mentoring and research.
- Cultivating working relationships with qualified like-minded consultants from supporting disciplines.
We believe it is through the constant application of these principles that TFH Architects has earned the reputation for offering clients thorough and thoughtful design solutions, which are delivered on time and within budget.
Jim Millay
Photographer
My passion for photography began when I was 12 years old. I was given a Kodak Brownie camera and was destined to view my life through a lens from that point on. I began my formal education as an Architectural student at ASU, but that was not a discipline I would master and finished my degree at the University of Missouri, in Business.
My passion for design and building took me to an apprenticeship program in fine furniture building where I spent a year under the tutelage of Jeffery Green, in New Hope Pennsylvania.
I became involved with this project through Scott Teas. Scott and I collaborated on designing a house for my wife and I. Our combined skill sets and shared enthusiasm for visual art and design continually bring us together for new and different projects.