Survey before massing
Laser scans, soil notes, and code research land in a shared folder before we sketch a single elevation.
Meridian Atelier is a twelve-person practice in the Hudson Valley. We take on homes, workplaces, and small civic buildings where daylight, structure, and local craft need to stay in the same conversation from schematic design through the punch list.
Owners hire us when they want drawings contractors can build from—not mood boards that evaporate at permit.
Laser scans, soil notes, and code research land in a shared folder before we sketch a single elevation.
Clients, engineers, and our technical director review redlines together so decisions do not hide in email threads.
Sheets are numbered, cross-referenced, and issued with a short memo that explains what changed since the last milestone.
Partners stay on the work—not just the pitch deck.
We can walk you through a redacted drawing set and owner manual from a courtyard house that finished last fall.