Schreyerhof Studio
A r c h i t e c t u r e & D e s i g n
Architecture unique to its people, place, and use.
At Schreyerhof Studio, we are dedicated to understanding your unique needs and preferences. Our holistic approach ensures sustainable, elegant solutions that honor both modern functionality and historic integrity, creating environments that delight, elevate daily experiences, and foster a genuine sense of connection with the community and nature. With a commitment to quality craftsmanship and thoughtful detailing, we don't just aim to design buildings; we aim to create lasting legacies that resonate for generations.
Services
Architectural Design
At our small architecture firm, we focus on personal service and custom designs that emphasize elegant solutions, quality craftsmanship, environmental and life-cycle sustainability, and—most importantly—our client’s needs. Our approach begins with developing a thoughtful understanding of our client and their unique requirements, preferences, and even what brings them delight. At the same time we thoroughly explore the physical and environmental characteristics of their building site from its macro context to its specific situation and history. Our ultimate aim is to create a building that is in balance with the client’s needs and the spirit of the place.
This holistic design approach also connects the interiors with the exteriors, fostering a sense of well being and community. Our designs prioritize life-cycle sustainability, passive solar principles, natural ventilation, and water conservation, ensuring that each building minimizes its operational costs, its maintenance costs, and its ecological footprint while maximizing comfort and functionality.
Through thoughtful detailing and a demand for quality craftsmanship, we deliver buildings that are timeless, resilient, and ideally suited to our clients.
Historic Preservation
While we are not Historic Preservation specialists, we do strive for thoughtful design that harmonizes contemporary needs and building technologies with the rich narratives of historic neighborhoods. With extensive experience working within historic districts, we are dedicated to the principles of Historic Preservation ensuring that our projects respect and enrich the cultural heritage of the spaces we inhabit.
Our approach begins with a deep understanding of each site's history and context, allowing us to create designs that not only honor the past but also enhance the present—distinguishing the old from the new and enriching the historic fabric. We strive to create environments where the historical and the contemporary coexist beautifully, catering to the needs of current occupants while respecting the legacy of the places we serve.
Whether restoring an historic property, adding a new addition, or reutilizing and adapting the old for a new purpose, our commitment to thoughtful design guarantees that we protect the essence of our built heritage while fostering a sense of belonging and continuity for future generations.
Interiors and Casework
We believe that exceptional architecture is understood through its phenomena and our nuanced interactions within it. Therefore, we approach our designs from within as well as from without. The use and feel of each space and their interconnection with each other and the outside world, the materiality, proportions, and natural light, all drive our design thinking and critical decision making. This fosters environments that not only meet clients’ needs but also elevate daily experiences. Our methodology emphasizes the importance of the interior space as an extension of, and often, a driver for the building’s final form.
Additionally, we enhance the functionality and aesthetic appeal of spaces by integrating custom cabinetry and innovative interior design elements, ensuring they align with the overall architectural intent. We work closely with clients to develop casework that maximizes utility while reflecting personal style. From sleek kitchen cabinetry to integrated storage solutions and furniture, our designs marry craftsmanship with creativity, ensuring that every piece is both practical and beautiful.
Whether it’s a residential project or a commercial space, our goal is to deliver a cohesive design that celebrates the interplay of they way we live, work, and connect with our surroundings.
Practice
Schreyerhof Studio is a process-driven design studio concentrating on a contemporary architecture of place, use, and idea. Place and use are specific to the client’s location, needs, and desires. The idea is an essential expression of the two constructs—place and use—as they are focused upon by the architect within the creative act of making. As such, the idea is an artifact of the creative process—the thing made—and the media used to make it.
In architecture this process includes and concludes within the materiality of the physical building as it is the ensuing vehicle for otherwise undetermined space. The built thing, ultimately the built environment and its phenomena, is thus the resulting idea and unique to its place and use, site and client. It is a specifically crafted and hewed form and an occupied space in its element to be felt, seen, utilized, enjoyed, depended upon, reckoned with, and interpreted.
Services include new construction, addition & renovation, restoration, adaptive reuse, cabinet and furniture design. We love a challenge.
Testimonials
You could never hope for a better architect with whom to partner than Thagne Schreyer. He spends time listening to you describe your vision and learning about you as a person—the way you function in your space, your authentic self and style, your whims. He designs beautiful things by incorporating your desires into his creative mind, producing a gift of balance and harmony each time.
Patient and kind, meticulous and organised, he writes architectural contracts that are clear, precise and thorough. I was saved many times by his attention to the details.
What I love about Thagne, besides his amiable and calm nature and his remarkable work ethic, is his ability to design beauty in any style and thereby please a vast variety of tastes. I wish I could live in or experience each of his designs so that I could marvel at them all. Thank you, Thagne!
—SDA, Savannah, Georgia
We’ve known Thagne for many years, personally and professionally. Developing a project with him has been enjoyable and efficient as he is very thorough and has a great eye for detail. Thagne’s process is deeply personal and thoughtful, with his clients’ best interest always in mind. We would highly recommend Thagne to help you realize your architectural vision.
—L & A S, Baltimore, Maryland
Thagne was actively involved in the design and construction supervision of my residence on Tybee Island and for this work the firm received a 4-state Regional AIA Award (one of only 4 residences done by architects is GA, SC, NC, TN during a 2 year period). He is very thorough and thoughful in all the work he has done for me which now after 5 years continues to be a delight and an inspiration to others.
—GKM, Tybee Island, Georgia
As a client with a deep appreciation for heritage and contemporary design, I am thrilled with the work Thagne Schreyer accomplished in renovating our historic property. From the outset, Thagne took the time to understand our unique requirements and envisioned a way to blend the home’s rich history with modern comforts. The quality of materials and craftsmanship is nothing short of exceptional, reflecting the highest standards in both the historical and contemporary aspects of the design.
What truly impressed us was his ability to highlight the home’s original features while seamlessly integrating contemporary details to create a comfortable, functional space that feels both timeless and inviting. The result is a museum-quality home that not only celebrates its historical significance but also enhances its place in our community. We are incredibly grateful tor Thagne’s vision and dedication—it has transformed our living experience while honoring the legacy of this beautiful property.
—RD, Savannah, Georgia