Inventing | The Art of Access

Dream homes that are a stage for your life - every stage of your life.

Multifamily buildings that let everyone enjoy everything.

Workplaces with rich inclusion to strengthen teams.

Public buildings that redefine The Public Good for all.

Rich environments that engage the senses, offering depth and vibrance to everyone.

Ways to help architects amplify their vision for great architecture around the globe.

…and everything we do is based on life-long lived experience; disability translated into better places and deeper beauty for everyone.

We help teams achieve radical inclusion without sacrificing beautiful architecture.

Let’s invent the future together.

WE INVENT...

Magical, sustainable homes that work with you and your family - now and into any future.

Forever Homes

Magical, sustainable homes that work with you now and into any future.

Libraries, museums, and civic buildings are made for the public good, but often fall short. By embracing more of the public, we can go from good to great.

Public Buildings for All the Public

A helical ramp at the heart of the Ed Roberts Campus is a graceful affirmation of inclusion.

“Home” should resonate deeply whether you rent or own. And multifamily buildings should provide their diverse populations with flexibility, comfort, and beauty.

Multifamily Edens

A LEED-Platinum multifamily project also redefines accessibility and inclusion.

Teaching, writing, building, making. We create concepts and strategies that change the world one great invention at a time.

Ideas

Erick Mikiten recording a Universal Design video for architects.

Young, old, walking, rolling, crawling; whatever! Buildings and landscapes should spread the joy to everyone.

Places for Real People

A creative playground for kids of all abilities is more fun & creates more shared play for everyone.

Life is complex; elderly parents move in, kids boomerang, guests come and go. ADUs create flexibility. Why are most “granny flats” not designed well to work for Granny? Let’s change that.

Flexibility for Life

A guest house/ADU dug into a wooded hillside overlooking the San Fransisco Bay.