People form the foundation. As the first pillar of the studio’s ethos, Wells keeps it simple. It's self explanatory. Person is about relationships. Wells doesn’t sell her product. Her product sells. She cares about people. And they care for her in return. The design team is humanist. They seek to satisfy the client’s most obscure dreams and desires, yet also inspire and challenge clients to express themselves in new ways. Wells seeks to open that personal key with methods that extract a client’s character into form and design. Ultimately, a home and space should be a reflection of the person living in it. Through extension of her technology background, she metaphorically compares the design process to the tenets of user experience. Wells likes to think that the building of a space, for example a hotel, is similar to building a website. There is an entrance and lobby, or main page, and from there a series of other additional pages, in this case many rooms and amenities. Wells is technically aware of both the practicality and creativity needed to service the humans functioning within a microcosm and steers her ship to accomplish both with equal parts hard-earned grit and unique finesse.

Within her portfolio, Place takes precedence. Designing within the context of a certain landscape or area informs the project from start to finish. From the cut of the land or shape of the mountain, Wells takes sustainable planning and design seriously. She informs me that this outlook became rooted into her masters studies at Tulane. Preventative infrastructure for hurricanes and floods are prioritized in the South. The School of Architecture, for which she now sits on board, taught her to always consider resiliency. Harnessing the power of precautionary fundamentals, the company does its best to employ organic practices including considering building orientation, shading, wind, and sunlight. One way Wells believes that architects can make an eco-friendly difference is to express the benefits of living within sustainable structures to clients. Health is a priority to her affluent and successful clients. Convincing a consumer to take a more ecologically-friendly option is a lot easier when it is expressed to them that the choice they are making has a direct effect on their air quality. Clients appreciate high levels of engagement. Wells can offer that attention to the community with a side of - this potential implementation can do its special bit to improve our Earth. Want to try?