Don A Swofford FAIA ARCHITECT

Products And Services

• Historic Building Restoration

  Respect for the designers, artisans and craftsmen who created this country's architectural history is the driving force for our firm's dedication to historic preservation. The restoration and architectural conservation of historic buildings is critical to understanding the character and values of those who created our nation.

• Sustainability in Design

  The critical nature of our environment is in the fore front of all the designs of Don Swofford, FAIA and the Associates. Design for both historic and new buildings includes consideration of materials that are authentic, dependable, and maintainable. In addition, the practice possesses a body of knowledge to incorporate centralized wiring and control of the modern traditional structure or classical structure, geothermal heat pumps, alternate waste disposal and alternative energy development.

• Residential Design

  My clients share our commitment to carefully designed and finely detailed residential environments, disciplined by architectural precedent of the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and tempered by an understanding of the requirements of contemporary family life. Completed projects are located in sensitive settings, encompassing the design of both residential and agrarian structures.

• Ecclesiastical Design and Restoration

  Buildings and places for gathering and worship continue to be critical and integral parts of communities in our nation. Preservation of the buildings that embody the spirit and traditions of these institutions while expanding to accommodate vital new life of the community is the goal of the practice in restoring and extending the life of ecclesiastical facilities.

• Institutional and Commercial Restoration and Renovation

  The preservation and continued use of historic institutional and commercial buildings gives vitality to the cities and towns of our great nation.. The clear objective is to retain the character of these buildings, but adapting them within realistic programmatic and financial parameters. Federal tax credits, facade easements and other incentives are some of the tools employed by Don Swofford, FAIA and the associates when planning and designing the institutional and commercial project.

• Historic Structure Reports and Preservation Plans

  The Historic Structures Report is the crucial first step in the conservation of an old and historic project. The process begins with documentation of the property’s historical and architectural significance and continues with the appropriate direction for treatment. These efforts typically include archival research, architectural, structural and archeological investigations, conditions assessments, a statement of treatment philosophy and specific recommendations for implementation of preservation and conservation strategies.