Stone Homes
OFFICE PROFILE
F. Peter Smith, Principal
Education at:
University of Minnesota College of Architecture
and Landscape Architecture
Minneapolis, MinnesotaHarvard University Graduate School of Design
Cambridge, MassachusettsStone Homes was started in 1990, the firm has won Numerous Awards and has been Published in both Local and National Publications. Known for Design-Oriented Projects, we Specialize in Stone and Shingle Style designs, following a regions specific vernacular, and Program derived from our Clients written and pictorial wishes and needs.
Our Firm has a Professional Staff of four, with other staff being brought aboard as their particular talents are needed, tailored to our Client's specific needs. Associates in the firm have expertise in CAD, construction technology, project management, lighting design/engineering, interior and furniture design, property evaluation and valuation and national and local building/zoning compliance. Projects include new construction, rehabilitation, Liturgical design, historic reconstruction/preservation and adaptive reuse.
Our staff includes myself, along with:
Nicole Raate, Interior Design, ASID
Education at:
California College of Interior Design
Two terms as President of the Oregon Chapter of ASID
Chairman, Training Advisory Committee for National ASID
Trainer for Small Business Seminars, presented by ASID
Received Presidential Citation from National President, ASID
James Robert Benya, PE, LC, IALD, FIES
Education at:
University of Michigan
Electrical Engineering,
Professional EngineerMr. Benya is a professional lighting designer and consultant with over 25 years of experience. He is a Registered Professional Electrical Engineer, Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (FIES), a Corporate Member of the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), and a Certified Lighting Efficiency Professional (CLEP). His design work has been published in every major lighting design and architectural journal; and he has won over 100 lighting design awards.