Inviting

Sustainable

Contextual

Innovative

Inviting

Sustainable

Contextual

Innovative

Ashokan Architecture & Planning is a full-service architectural and interior design firm with offices in New York’s Hudson Valley and Finger Lakes region.

Our Work

There are few outward similarities among our projects. We design around your vision, bringing the wealth of our talents to your service.

Woodstock Commons ▼

A 2012-completed, LEED Silver Accredited, Multi-Generational Senior & Workforce Campus, with 52 geothermally heated and cooled units. It is situated on nine acres, within walking distance to Woodstock’s shopping district via a wooded path that includes parcours exercise stations.

Margaretville House ▼

This 2,500 sf house for a creative couple was designed to thoughtfully respond to both the homeowners’ specific needs, and the gentle hillside views the site enjoys. Energy sipping performance and generous, sunlit volumes are among the features incorporated into the design.

Woodstock House ▼

Capturing magnificent eastern vistas from the Berkshires to the Taconic Mountains, the geothermally heated and cooled house is constructed using insulated concrete blocks (ICF), and has an extensive home automation system.

Bard College ▼

Bard College commissioned AAP with several significant design projects, including the multi-phased Village Dormitory complex, the 163-room North Campus Student Living Center (both geothermal heated and cooled), and a new wing to its Avery Blum Film & Music Center.

Woodstock Way ▼

Phased construction (2018-2022) of a 23 unit, 8-building boutique hotel in the center of Woodstock. Vegetated green roofs cap tall-volume, large windowed spaces, and every guest room enjoys views of the Tannery Brook waterfall.

Malibu House ▼

A ‘Modern Mission’ private residence high in the Santa Monica Range above the Pacific Ocean, this 3 bedroom design replaced a fire-destroyed ranch house. Interior surfaces of stone, wood, and plaster frame views from every tall ceilinged space, with ease of movement facilitated by multiple French doors.

Fine Design for Every Budget

Our Services

We offer clients a full range of architectural design services, from concept through construction.

Concept & Design

Ideas are where all architecture begins.

The concept and design phase starts an architectural project. Within the profession, the Schematic Design phase generally produces sketches, refined as the process evolves from concept into a preliminary design. Functional, spatial relationships are established, site orientation is addressed, and ‘flow of facility’ is determined.

During this phase, clear communication is critical. We will want to know everything we can about your goals, working closely with you to assure they are met with the concepts we develop.

Master Planning

Master Planning can be performed either as a stand-alone service or in conjunction with traditional architectural services.

This work involves site analysis of existing conditions, site planning and placement of multiple structures on a property, or phased construction for anticipated additions to a structure.

Master planning allows for ‘glimpsing into the future,’ and can be described as providing a four-dimensional map of construction and site development.

Renderings/Presentations

Ashokan Architecture has a wide range of presentation capabilities to suit the diverse needs of our clients.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) simulates the realistic appearance of a building, interior space details, and site conditions. BIM is used to conduct sun-and-shade studies and is an effective tool for materials and color selection.

Hand rendering may be used for initial design sketches through final renderings. The media can be pencil, pen-and-ink, markers, or watercolor, selected depending on which will convey an idea most clearly.

Construction Documentation

In terms of time and effort, the construction documentation (CD) phase represents the bulk of architectural services for almost any given project.

Construction Documents describe the building’s dimensional form, structure, materials, finishes and mechanical systems.

Building code requirements are reviewed and integrated into drawings, and the design is calibrated to exceed energy codes. Product information, structural, electrical and mechanical systems are integrated, ready for a contractor to bid and building department permit issuance.

Our Team

Our team comprises talented minds working together to provide our clients with exceptional service and value.

Brad Will, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP

Principal Architect

A Cornell University Architecture program graduate, Brad has over 36 years of design and construction phase experience in many sectors of his trade: residential, commercial, institutional, and hospitality projects; he collaborates with team members on creative, energy-efficient solutions that are unique and specific to AAP’s every client.

Harout Kelian, RA, LEED AP

Associate Architect

Since 2010 with AAP, architect Harout Kelian brings 34 years of experience on a wide range of project types and scales. His deep insights of Building Information Modeling provide a smooth transition between highly technical project documentation and Virtual Reality-powered presentations, adding value and a unique dimension to AAP's capabilities.

Sari Lilja Will

Interior Designer

Sari’s background in visual merchandising led her to pursue a BFA in Interior Architecture and Design from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Her design esthetic is driven by a fascination with the power of light and color to create feeling and mood. Today, Sari brings that drive to AAP projects.

Yves Rathle, RA

Associate Architect

Yves is a top level creative thinker – he is fast on his feet, full of energy, with great ideas. Yves has a unique ability to, with pen and paper, bring ideas to life articulating unique concepts in quick order. Technically savvy as well, his brain-to-hand thinking brings high value to AAP’s design process.

Contact Us

Brad B. Will, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
Principal
Ashokan Architecture & Planning, PLLC

M 845 616-8664
O 845 750-6332

Hudson Valley Office
15 Railroad Ave, Suite 101
Kingston, NY 12401

Finger Lakes Office
15 West Main St, Suite 2
Dryden, NY 13053

New York License 028572
California License C24381

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