STEVEN D. SVETLIK, architect

Steve is a Seattle based Architect practicing in the Pacific Northwest since 1997. He has over 30 years of experience working with distinguished architecture firms in Dallas, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Steve has worked with an award-winning custom home design-build firm in Santa Fe, New Mexico as well as real estate developers in Seattle, Santa Fe and San Francisco. His design experience ranges from custom residential projects, to mixed-use and multi-family, restaurants, commercial office TI, to small and large scale retail architecture. He also has years of hands-on construction experience developing, remodeling and building several homes of his own over the years. Steve is an Alumni of Texas A&M University where he earned a Bachelor of Environmental Design degree and a Master of Science in Land Development. He is a licensed architect registered in California and Washington.

Steve believes that architecture is the unity of building science and art facilitated by creative problem solving. He’s drawn to urban rehabilitation and redevelopment projects as well as creative land development ideas. His focus is on residential architecture, design, and exploring how material, space, and light influence the human experience. His objective is to transform the goals of a client into a harmonious design and successful project through team collaboration and good communication. Steve enjoys the creative process, experimenting, and the craft of making things which translates into several hobbies around his studio and shop. From welding, jewelry making, painting, cooking, soap making, to furniture projects. Away from home and work, Steve enjoys traveling, skiing, biking, fly-fishing, hiking, and enjoying the great outdoors with his family.