Profile

Mission

Artik provides both full-service architectural design and public art, with the specific goal of bridging art and architecture. Artik’s creative, economical design approach and philosophy of involving site users’ to create their own environments allows for the possibility of Art and Architecture that reflects the spirit of users, organizations and the surrounding community.

Principals

Bill Gould, AIA

Mr. Gould has worked almost exclusively in the field of K-12 educational facility design for over 20 years. During that time he has worked on a large range of projects from modular relocations to new “ground up” schools. He has specialized in educational and community focused projects ranging from new buildings and additions, to modernizations, renovations and relocatables. Over the past several years, Mr. Gould has developed the concept of Art in Architecture into a wide range of public and private projects with an emphasis on user participation and project team collaboration.

Martin Hochroth, AIA

Mr. Hochroth has over 19 years experience in a wide range of public and educational projects from K-12 to community college and university work. His professional experience includes being an Architect with the San Jose Redevelopment Agency, giving him a unique understanding of the issues and concerns of institutional clients. He has for the past several years directed a studio of up to 20 architects focused on public and educational work ranging from private elementary schools to the San Jose International Airport. He has personally focused on Education, and has participated in the Community College Facilities Coalition and Society for College and University Planning.

Stephanie de Raynal, AIA

Ms. de Raynal has design and management experience in all phases of project development. Her responsibilities have included programming, building design, project management, preparation of construction documents, bid coordination, construction administration and regulatory agency approvals. Ms. de Raynal has been with Artik since the firm opened in 1996.

History

President and principal architect William E. Gould, AIA, founded the firm in 1996, under its original name Bill Gould Design. In 2011, the firm was renamed Artik Art & Architecture. The new name reflects our evolution as a full-service architecture firm committed to producing great educational environments. The name Artik refers to balancing artistic creativity with technical excellence to create functional, economical projects with the highest quality of design. It also reflects our roots of believing that all projects, no matter how limited, deserve the best design that the architect can provide. With these thoughts in mind we have consciously developed a practice that allows us to focus on just a few clients in order to provide the highest level of communication and service.

Firm Make-up

Our staff of 15, including highly trained architects, LEED Accredited Professionals, designers, and support personnel shares the goal in providing a high level of customer service and has developed strong working relationships with Artik’s clients and with each other. In addition, Artik has a very successful internship program; our office hosts numerous interns each semester and throughout the summer.

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