Residential Design Committee: Orchestrating Multiple Voices—Lessons Learned in Hacin’s Residential Design Practice (Virtual)

Event Description

Every project, big or small, has many players; from clients to consultants to vendors, each comes with their own contributions and challenges when designing a home. In this webinar, Hacin Senior Associates Eduardo Serrate, AIA and Matt Arnold, AIA will present lessons learned on how good planning and clear communication add up to a more cohesive team effort with a better process and stronger results. Illustrating their points, they will use Hacin’s Beacon Courtyard TH and Oyster Pond House as examples; two recent, but very different, interdisciplinary residential projects located in Boston and Chatham.

Presenters

Eduardo Serrate AIA | Senior Associate, Hacin
Eduardo Serrate is a registered architect and Senior Associate at Hacin, where he has been a member of their team since 2006. He has nearly two decades of design experience across multiple project types and has served as the project architect for a range of high-end residential projects. Having managed many of the fully interdisciplinary projects at the firm, Eduardo engages every voice in the team, from client to trade, and directs them into a rigorous and elevated result. He received his Bachelors in Architecture from the University of Arkansas and is a frequent guest critic at various Boston architecture schools.

Matt Arnold AIA | Senior Associate, Hacin
Matt Arnold is an architect and Senior Associate at Hacin, where he has practiced since 2011. He has expertise in residential, commercial, and hospitality design and has served as project architect and project manager for key Hacin projects across typologies. Since joining the team, Matt has taken on every type of project in the firm’s portfolio, equipping him with a unique and diverse range of design experience. He has a strong comprehension of the interdisciplinary process, having collaborated on many projects that incorporate all three of the firm’s disciplines. Matt received a Master of Architecture from Northeastern University and gained experience at William Rawn Associates and Utile before joining the Hacin studio.

Learning Objectives

1 LU/AIA credit available.

1. Identify key players, the best method of interaction with them, and their timing within the project.

2. Explain how to pinpoint the critical success factors for each party involved: what does success mean and why?

3. Harness the superpowers of every team member to ensure all can contribute in meaningful and creative ways.

4. Recognize the importance of building good relationships and adding team members strategically in order to prepare for growth.