Turkel Design

The studio

We are a small residential design practice whose primary reason for being is to help our clients build thoughtfully-conceived homes that can be constructed within their budgets.

We only do residential work, and we only take on a handful of clients each year. We are an approachable, personable firm and our goal is to remain that way.

What we do is a way of life for us – we are passionate about design and creating good homes for real people – people with a strong appreciation for good design and sensitive building at an appropriate scale.

We only consider ourselves successful when a client is living in their home and recommending us to others.

We believe design is a process through which intentions become reality.

We believe that this design process begins with a client and a client’s aspirations and that our role is to facilitate these goals.

We believe a design must always be investigated and understood in terms of how it will be made, whether it is manufactured or hand-crafted.

We believe that good design should be democratic and widely accessible - not just the privilege of an elite few.

We believe the surest way to democratize good design is by leveraging prefabrication and its proven delivery methods.