Tony is the founder and design principal for Atelier 7 Architects, a firm nationally recognized for its innovative use of shipping containers to create places that are personal, beautiful, comfortable and conceptual; a designer of iconic spaces that express the sense of place, through the use of color, materials and expressive forms with unsurpassed attention to detail. His investigations into modular and pre-fabricated structures led to the award winning iVillage @ MLK, the first shipping container park in the City of Atlanta and State of Georgia. Tony has been one of Atlanta’s distinct emerging voices in architecture and his work has led to numerous awards including recognition from the Associated General Contractors, Design Build Institute, Metal Building Association, NOMA, Georgia Minority Business Association and was a 2018 finalist for the Enterprise Rose Fellowship.
Tony grew up in Washington, DC and received a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Virginia Tech.
The discovery phase. We work together to identify project goals and programs, understand site constraints and opportunities, and form a project road map.
Budgeting the costs of design and construction is an essential first step to help you avoid surprises and frustration. We will work with you to develop the construction cost and manage the budget throughout the course of the project.
Atelier 7 also uses a wide variety of recycled and eco-friendly materials to personalize the interior and exterior of your boxes, in addition to integrating systems that reduce energy consumption. We want to do our part for society by building sustainable spaces.
Designing and developing a custom sea container house might be challenging. Schedule a pre-design consultation call. We'll only need 30 mins of your free time.
We are experts at working with local and state jurisdictions in determining the best pathway towards obtaining approval on your container project. Our goal is to make this an enjoyable process and take the burden of negotiating with building and planning officials away from you.
We are a full-service architectural practice using an assortment of digital tools and processes to develop detailed drawings, renderings, specifications, and contracts to build your custom home. With over 30 years of documentation experience and collaborative relationships with major container fabricators, we bring the necessary skill set to accomplish any task.
We work with you, the contractor, and the permitting agencies and finalize the completion and occupancy of your new home. From inspection services, warranty cataloging, and final payments to contractors and sub-contractors, we work to ensure a turn-key delivery of your custom sea container home.