Owners:
P. Michael West,
AIA & James
C. Stem, AIA |
West & Stem
Architects, PLLC
is a design firm
born out of a
strong desire to
practice
Architecture and
build lasting
relationships
with clients and
professional
associates.
The firm's
principals, P.
Michael West and
James C. Stem,
bring over 35
collective years
experience
providing and
coordinating a
vast array of
design services
on all project
types and
scales.
West & Stem was
founded because
of a mutual
desire for
directly
servicing
clients and
continuing the
practice of
Architecture.
Past experience
at a large firm,
while valuable
and rewarding,
often required
management tasks
that removed
Michael and
James from a
'hands-on'
approach and
interaction with
our clients and
their projects.
It is the
mission of West
& Stem to
maintain an
Architectural
practice with
extremely low
internal
overhead and
management
requirements.
This, in turn,
allows us to
focus our
service on our
clients and
projects and
creates and
environment for
truly successful
endeavors and
lasting
relationships.
The firm
provides
pre-design
consulting
services such as
feasibility
studies, master
planning and
programming, as
well as a full
range of
Architectural
services to a
diverse set of
clients.
West & Stem
offers a wealth
of project
experience that
has the
flexibility and
hands-on
attention of a
small firm
paired with
extremely
competitive
fees. We
feel this model
is currently
un-matched in
the local
industry.
Our past large
firm experience
has refined the
skills and
knowledge
necessary to
program and
design projects
that serve the
needs of their
users simply and
efficiently.
The functional
approach is
combined with a
record of
creating and
designing
signature
projects that
leave a lasting
impression on
their local
communities.
West & Stem,
PLLC's main
office is
located in
Winston-Salem,
North Carolina.
Currently, the
firm is licensed
to provide
services in
North Carolina
and Virginia.
DESIGN SERVICES
Architecture
The unique model
of a small firm
owned and
operated by
individuals
whose experience
has been a vast
array of both
small and large,
complex project
types presents
an exceptional
opportunity.
Drawing from
extensive
experience in
the design of
cultural,
museum, and
performing arts
facilities,
corporate
office, higher
education, and
industrial
projects, West &
Stem can present
a wealth of
solutions and
ideas that are
specific to each
individual
project to best
meet the
client's
functional and
aesthetic
requirements.
We believe in a
team oriented
approach to
design, with a
diverse
interdisciplinary
involvement from
the earliest
possible phase
of the project.
We do not
believe in
applying a
'fixed design'
to any project
and do not have
a 'signature
style'. We
believe each
project has its
own unique and
specific factors
such as building
type, budget,
context, site,
and most
importantly,
owner goals and
vision.
Our design
solutions are a
result of the
specific project
requirements and
the diverse
perspectives
offered by a
team-oriented
and
client-inclusive
process.
We are able to
offer full
Architectural
services on a
project that
include master
planning,
programming,
conceptual
design, design
development,
construction
documentation,
permitting and
zoning
coordination,
building code
analysis,
proposal
evaluation, and
project
management. |
