We are an innovative design studio and construction management firm providing integrated project delivery for owners, real estate investors, and brands.
STUDIO
SPEEDBOAT was established with the mission of marrying art and commerce to deliver detailed and concept-driven residential, commercial, and cultural projects for the most discerning clients. Recognized as one of Archinect's '20 Must-Watch Emerging U.S.-Based Practices', our studio collaborates with a local and international network of designers, builders, investors, and artists to create uncommon value. Our work is informed by oblique strategies concerning scale, climate, context, materiality, and history, and it comes into life with warmth, clarity, and craft.
PHILOSOPHY
Architecture can feel shrouded in complexity, yet we strive to provide a clear, perfectly calibrated service-product to our clients. We’re ready with a red pen, white-glove service, a 100-foot crane, or even garden shears, and our teams are custom-curated to optimize the path to your architectural dream. We extend aesthetic reverence to raging currents of construction information. High-quality drawings and construction details are what keep us going. SPEEDBOAT is a dynamic studio embracing the joy of daily communication, in-person interfacing, and uncomplicated language.
To make the California-modern, New York–cool, clever and expressive spaces that our hearts and minds desire, we create pleasure in the details—the glorious spreadsheets, emails, transmittals, and contracts. Bring us your family townhouse, country estate, mixed-use office building, or your personal art gallery, and we will create something extraordinary. From mullions to museums, there is no project too big or too small for us to structure and address with finesse.
SERVICES
Our services include site analysis, design, ideation, drawing, drafting, research, permitting, three-dimensional modeling, spatial computation, rendering, detailing, fabrication data, cost estimating, project scheduling, cost control, bid leveling, bid solicitation, cost-benefit analysis, value engineering, design optimization, specialty fabrication, on-site contractor supervision, client communications, as well as collaboration with interior designers, engineers, fabricators, contractors, and other consultants as needed.
PEOPLE
CHAD KARTY is a project executive whose work philosophy centers on creating enduring spaces through precise geometries and thoughtful material selection. Prior to establishing SPEEDBOAT, Chad practiced architecture and construction management with several nationally recognized firms, engaging in diverse building types and site conditions across New York, Los Angeles, and Detroit. He possesses two decades of experience in roles spanning from educator and laborer to carpenter, designer, project architect, construction manager, and principal on large-scale residential and commercial projects. He holds a BA and MArch from Columbia University, where he was awarded multiple academic scholarships and served as an instructor in the New York–Paris Studio.
DAVE CROKE is a field superintendent with two decades of expertise in carpentry and site supervision for residential and commercial projects across the United States. At SPEEDBOAT, he oversees field operations and subcontractor coordination. His background in fine arts includes co-authoring Norman Bel Geddes Designs America (Abrams, 2012). Dave holds a BFA from Yale University and a PhD in American Studies from the University of Texas, Austin.
CARA SOLOMON is a designer and construction project manager. A graduate of UCLA and Columbia GSAPP, Cara brings 20 years of experience in architecture, design, construction management, and real estate development in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Her focus lies in transforming residential and commercial interiors through intelligent, sophisticated, client-centric design that prioritizes functionality and skillful execution. She possesses extensive expertise in client and vendor relationship management, contract and budgetary negotiations, efficiency enablement, and municipal permitting. She recently oversaw the construction of her personal residence in Mar Vista.
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