We practice experiential architecture, a branch of design whose goal is creating built environments, often in a destination setting, that create memorable and exciting guest experiences achieved by striving for authenticity rather than settling for stagecraft. Occasionally referred to as Destination Architecture, hospitality design today goes far beyond the outdated notion that it is limited to venues for food, drink or a place to stay and Dorman Associates have moved enthusiastically and successfully into this realm.
Based on extensive experience with major child development center projects, this Mill Valley architecture firm has come to value a highly collaborative approach that involves carefully listening to a client's goals and concerns. We collaborate with clients to create the kind of architecture that they would design if they were architects. Our clients speak highly of our ability to come up with custom homes and remodels that are aesthetically pleasing, invariably innovative, and consistently budget conscious.
Based on extensive experience with major child development center projects, this Mill Valley architecture firm has come to value a highly collaborative approach that involves carefully listening to a client's goals and concerns. We collaborate with clients to create the kind of architecture that they would design if they were architects. Our clients speak highly of our ability to come up with custom homes and remodels that are aesthetically pleasing, invariably innovative, and consistently budget conscious.
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The Team
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A licensed California architect and member of AIA since 2000, Chris Dorman opened his own firm in 2001.
One of Chris' focuses has been child care architecture, including Reggio inspired child development centers for Corporate clients as well as many prominent non-profit providers.
Residentially, Chris has created distinctive designs for numerous multi-million dollar custom homes and remodels for individual clients as well developers and Tribal Communities.
Most recently he has engaged in various Mixed Use hospitality ventures which focus on how architecture can augment the user's experience.
One of Chris' focuses has been child care architecture, including Reggio inspired child development centers for Corporate clients as well as many prominent non-profit providers.
Residentially, Chris has created distinctive designs for numerous multi-million dollar custom homes and remodels for individual clients as well developers and Tribal Communities.
Most recently he has engaged in various Mixed Use hospitality ventures which focus on how architecture can augment the user's experience.
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Dorman Associates Inc., established in 2001, is an Architectural firm that specializes in both Residential and Commercial design, with a focus on Children's Centers.
The founding concept of the firm is to create economical, functional and innovative projects based on the Client's needs.
As a full service design firm we produce solutions that integrate inventive design ideas with cost effective options.
Our unique approach to the design of Children's Centers combines our expertise in best practices in early childhood with our client's specific needs and preferences.
The founding concept of the firm is to create economical, functional and innovative projects based on the Client's needs.
As a full service design firm we produce solutions that integrate inventive design ideas with cost effective options.
Our unique approach to the design of Children's Centers combines our expertise in best practices in early childhood with our client's specific needs and preferences.
Hospitality Architecture
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We collaborate with clients to create the kind of Hospitality Architecture that they would design if they were architects.
Hospitality Design today encompasses far more than the traditional understanding that it is limited to venues for food, drink and a place to stay.
Occasionally referred to as Destination Architecture, such a design approach has as its contemporary goal the creation of inviting and memorable guest experiences in a wide range of settings.
This expanded understanding, in turn, fits well with the notion of experiential architecture, whose aim is to invite people into a built environment that both enchants yet feels completely authentic.
Hospitality Design today encompasses far more than the traditional understanding that it is limited to venues for food, drink and a place to stay.
Occasionally referred to as Destination Architecture, such a design approach has as its contemporary goal the creation of inviting and memorable guest experiences in a wide range of settings.
This expanded understanding, in turn, fits well with the notion of experiential architecture, whose aim is to invite people into a built environment that both enchants yet feels completely authentic.
Flora Farms
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The Flora Farms Restaurant is a unique Farm to Table restaurant where the Restaurant sits right at the edge of the Farm itself.
Because the Baja Climate is temperate 10 months out of the year, the open-air style of the dining area allows for an engaging extension of metal roofs that offer shelter while leaving the restaurant open to the embrace of the farm.
Adjacent to the restaurant are Straw Bale constructed Live Work units that offer small businesses the opportunity to have a presence on the farm and to add to the diversity that makes the Flora Farm community vibrant.
Because the Baja Climate is temperate 10 months out of the year, the open-air style of the dining area allows for an engaging extension of metal roofs that offer shelter while leaving the restaurant open to the embrace of the farm.
Adjacent to the restaurant are Straw Bale constructed Live Work units that offer small businesses the opportunity to have a presence on the farm and to add to the diversity that makes the Flora Farm community vibrant.
El Merkado
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Best Special Use Gold Nugget Grand Award Winner at Pacific Coast Builders Conference 2018.
Located in a new development between San Jose Del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, this marketplace offers a variety of culinary opportunities.
The building is a market hall celebrating Mexican cuisine with locally sourced organic vegetables and meats.
The architecture derives from the old mining warehouses from the upper Baja Peninsula and is constructed from the materials of that time.
Because of it's proximity to the main highway, shielding the patrons from the noise while embracing the courtyard behind, were the principal factors that drove the building layout and enhanced the initial moment of delight as newcomers enter the building for the first time.
Located in a new development between San Jose Del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, this marketplace offers a variety of culinary opportunities.
The building is a market hall celebrating Mexican cuisine with locally sourced organic vegetables and meats.
The architecture derives from the old mining warehouses from the upper Baja Peninsula and is constructed from the materials of that time.
Because of it's proximity to the main highway, shielding the patrons from the noise while embracing the courtyard behind, were the principal factors that drove the building layout and enhanced the initial moment of delight as newcomers enter the building for the first time.
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