Principal

Alexander Jermyn received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University and a Master of Architecture from Yale University. For over 20 years, he has worked on residential, commercial, and retail projects at all scales for such clients as Forward, Knoll, New York University, WeWork, and Marc Jacobs.

He is a Registered Architect in the State of California, a member of the American Institute of Architects, and a LEED Accredited Professional. In 2007, he received a fellowship from the Vastu Shilpa Foundation in Ahmedabad, India to study the effects of economic development on a local village in Tamil Nadu, which culminated in a documentary film. He has taught the introductory studio course at the University of California Berkeley and continues to participate on student juries at UC-Berkeley and California College of the Arts. He founded the company in 2010 after having worked for award-winning firms in New York and New Haven.

Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Alexander has lived, traveled, and worked extensively in Europe and Asia. He is fluent in French and proficient in Spanish. Outside the studio, his interests include golf, tennis, squash, skiing, fly fishing, and backpacking.

Project Director

Johnathan Puff received his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago, followed by a Masters of Architecture from the University of Michigan. He began his career in 2005 at a small office in his home state of Maine. Since then he has worked on building typologies ranging from single family homes to performing arts theaters to commercial office blocks. He has particular experience designing buildings for sites that pose unusually complex logistical challenges. Some of his past projects include a hospital in rural Rwanda and a school and research station in the Brazilian Pantanal.

In addition to his professional work, Johnathan is also active as an academic and scholar. He has taught introductory design courses at the University of California Berkeley and has lectured extensively on topics ranging from building material science to Chicago School Modernism. He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan, where his research focuses on fire safety and material testing in American Architecture.

Project Manager

Johanna Brandt received her B.S. in Architecture from the University of Michigan, followed by a postgraduate certificate in sustainable urban design from Archeworks, a multidisciplinary design program in Chicago. She began her career working on multi-family housing in Berlin and has since worked on a range of projects including factory-built single-family homes, commercial office interiors, multi-family housing, a banquet facility for a community college, and a pre-fabricated and engineered steel facilities and operations building.

Johanna thrives in collaborative team environments, whether large or small, and holds strong convictions that diverse teams lead to superior project outcomes. Born in Germany and
raised in Brazil and the United States, Johanna is a typical “third culture kid”. She nurtures her curiosity by cooking, reading, riding her bike, and spending time outdoors.

Designer

Marilyn D. Reyes received her undergraduate degree from El Paso Texas Tech University, and her Master of Science in Architecture from University of California Berkeley. Her interest in architecture is for it to be accessible, sustainable, and a collaborative practice. 

Marilyn was born in the United States and raised in Mexico, in the border cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. Living in a binational region and the exposure to binary conditions influenced her interest in architecture design, creating the inquiry on how design elements corresponding to “opposite” systems can be interconnected. Her design curiosity outside of architecture is explored through crafting, cooking, and reading.