de Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop (DPAW) is a studio focusing on public projects with a cultural, civic, and not-for-profit basis. We are drawn to projects that have the potential to positively impact communities and strive to bring spatially thoughtful, meticulously detailed design to a broader audience. Roberto de Leon (FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP) and Ross Primmer (FAIA, NCARB) are the co-founders and principals of de Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop.
Our working methodology draws inspiration from regional traditions of craft and fabrication, placing an emphasis on the potential of conventional materials and construction methods. Through an immersive process of research & investigation, the studio cultivates an understanding of contextual specificity as a nuanced relationship between place, time, and local culture.
In implementing this approach, we purposefully embrace a design rigor aimed at clarity and precision, with the underlying premise that innovation necessarily equals economy. Our body of work operates at a range of scales and environments - both urban & rural – while exploring relationships between local & global building traditions.
In addition to being a featured artist with Glass Breakfast you can find DPAW's work at deleon-primmer.com.