About
We consider projects to be successful when they meet our clients’ objectives, are well received by the communities in which we work, and when they satisfy our goals for producing environmentally and socially responsible design. We recognize that each one faces its own unique challenges but also presents its own special opportunities. We strive to create buildings and places that are functional, compelling, and beautiful. We apply rigorous thought, passion, and creativity to projects of all sizes, from row house renovations in historic neighborhoods to urban mixed-use high rises to area master plans. We endeavor to develop relationships with clients, consultants, and communities that are professional, collaborative, and collegial. Through open communication and proactive problem-solving, we identify our clients’ objectives as well as those of other project stakeholders during the early stages of each project and then work diligently to attain them. Our projects have consistently found success and past clients regularly ask us to undertake new work.
History
R2L was founded in 2010, leveraging a depth of experience in the design and construction of urban residential, mixed-use, commercial interiors, institutional, and historic projects. During the most severe and prolonged economic recession in a generation, the firm first opened its doors in an historic row house in Georgetown. The firm promptly set about rethinking how architects collaborate with clients, builders, consultants, and jurisdictions and others to create buildings and places of lasting value which meet our clients’ needs, enhance the public realm, and achieve greater sustainability. Through continued focus on these efforts, the firm quickly expanded, hiring a talented team of motivated architects and designers. Within its first four years of operation, R2L provided its clients with a full range of entitlement, design, and construction phase services on projects ranging from renovations of historic structures to urban multifamily high-rise buildings. R2L’s work is located in urban areas across the eastern United States, primarily in the urban centers of Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Nashville, New York, Raleigh, and Washington, DC.
