Damian Farrell Design Group has expanded its team and moved to new offices as the architecture firm continues to grow.
The 5-year-old firm got its start sharing space with Katherine Catering, which is owned by Damian Farrell's wife. Sharing space at Katherine Catering's offices in Scio Township again made a good argument for reducing overhead expenses.
"She has some extra space in the building and it didn't make sense for both of us to be paying rents so I moved out there," says Farrell, owner of
Damian Farrell Design Group.
Damian Farrell specializes in high-end residential design work and energy efficiency projects for local government bodies. Some of its projects include Plymouth Green Crossings, and the new Evans Scholars house.
The Ann Arbor-based business now employs five people and two interns. It recently hired two architecture graduates from the University of Michigan and Lawrence Technological University. They are working to complete their licensing requirements.
"We should be adding another person in the next couple of months," Farrell says. "Maybe even two."
Source: Damian Farrell, owner of Damian Farrell Design Group
Writer: Jon Zemke
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