Contact
Tom Sanford, AIA | LEED AP
Partner
toms@msgsarch.com
360-943-6774 Extension: 102
Bill Sloane, AIA | LEED AP
Partner
bills@msgsarch.com
360-943-6774 Extension: 108
Garner Miller, AIA | LEED AP
Partner
garnerm@msgsarch.com
360-943-6774 Extension: 112
Kathy Leonard, CSI | CDT
Principal in Charge of
Office Management
kathyl@msgsarch.com
360-943-6774 Extension: 106
Services
We specialize in private office, retail, medical and religious projects as well as publicly funded projects for Community and State Colleges, and Local and State Agencies. Our projects range from historic restorations and renovations to new dramatic contemporary forms and structures, and include tenant improvement and interior renovation projects. We assist clients with project pre-planning and site selection, programming, design, and construction support services.
Founded in 1974, MSGS Architects offers a wide range of design services for clients across the State of Washington. We are located in downtown Olympia in the historic Walker Building, with three firm Partners and a total staff of nine. MSGS approaches projects hands-on with firm Partners leading a collaborative process from start to finish, and have built success through a positive working relationship with multiple repeat clients.
We believe architecture is more than shelter; fine architectural design fullysupports the interaction of people with their environment. Our design process emphasizes active input and consensus building with our clients. This allows usto determine what is special to each client, to each project and to each setting. We produce designs that are direct, understandable and responsive to their place and their community. MSGS has emphasized environmentally responsible design since the firm’s inception and is committed to pursuing a sustainable future for our community and our clients. All three partners are LEED accredited professionals and strive to incorporate sustainable principles and technologies into every project.
Projects
ON THE BOARDS
RELIGIOUS
- St. Michael Parish Center
- St. Michael Parish West Olympia
- Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation
COMMERCIAL
- Olympia Federal Savings Belfair
- Louis Walker Middleton Office Building
- Twin Star Credit Union Headquarters
- Mojito Bay Restaurant
- Panorama City Auditorium
PUBLIC
- Arts and Allied Health, Pierce College Puyallup
- Garnero Childcare Center, Pierce College Puyallup
- Port of Grays Harbor Business Incubator
- Westport Viewing Tower
MIXED-USE
Quixote Village
Olympia, Washington
Quixote Village will be the new permanent home for the Olympia homeless community known as Camp Quixote. Camp Quixote is a self-governing community that prefers a more individual and private form of shelter than what is offered in a group home or apartment building.
Quixote Village will house up to 30 residents in single-occupancy cottages (often referred to as “tiny houses”) which include a living space, rest room, and front porch. The cottages are supported by a Community Building which houses dining, kitchen, laundry, showers, and community space, and the buildings surround a common green space.