+ contact
424-248-3717
info@noreliusstudio.com
+ California
2807 Pico Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405
+ maine
Post Office Box 18
Brooksville, ME 04617
We’re an architectural practice, focused on custom residential work, with studios in Los Angeles and Maine. First and foremost, we’re collaborators. We seek out partnerships with engaged clients and excellent builders who have high expectations for the design process, environmental sustainability and technical excellence of their projects. Our work is conceptually driven, stylistically diverse, and site specific. Most importantly, it reflects our clients as much as it reflects us.
Gathered around a big table at a studio retreat a few years ago, we realized that it was clear to everyone in our firm that we wanted to be at the forefront of sustainability, and we have embraced that commitment in all of our work since. Our goal is to embed Architecture 2030 principles (www.architecture2030.org) into our work to the greatest degree possible. It means designing houses with ambitiously low carbon footprints exceeding code requirements; specifying materials that are preferably local and environmentally responsible as possible; being supportive of the construction communities in which we build, always without compromising the rigorous design principles that are at our foundation. Clients who seek us out appreciate our big firm expertise wrapped in the bespoke and personal character of a small firm.
+ Bruce Norelius
Licensed in California + Maine
Bruce has practiced architecture for over thirty years, with an enduring focus on houses and the significant role they play in our lives. Integral to his work is a meticulous design process with clients who seek a personal, meaningful collaboration. In the beginning, a series of conversations, exploring a simple but profound question: What do you want this house to express about you, your values, your hopes?
At the aesthetic foundation of his work is a belief that architecture is a language that expresses meaning, and a search for an appropriate language for each project remains the compelling exploration driving the studio. Integrated into this process is a thorough study of site and context. Sustainable and technical performance success is achieved by assembling a collage of expertise tailored for each project.
His undergraduate and graduate degrees are in architecture, from Washington University in Saint Louis and the University of Pennsylvania.
Inspiring him right now: Adolf Loos, the Dolomites, the search for the perfect Bolognese sauce.
RA, NCARB, AIA
