MetroStudio New Orleans is a full service architecture, planning & design firm with extensive experience in adaptive reuse and historic restoration, commercial, residential, hospitality, and educational projects. It is with careful orchestration that we execute our design process from planning through construction, guiding our clients’ purest idea to realize fully-developed, sustainable architecture. We believe that each design must evolve with our shared environments. The best design resonates with community, emboldening vibrancy among shared cultural, social, and environmental spaces. It is an inclusive process that merges holistic function with refined design. MetroStudio established its New Orleans office in 2006 in response to the Principals’ (Robert Zwirn and Kenneth Gowland) desire to play a role in the rebuilding of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region. With a combined 50+ years of professional experience the firm personnel possess a wide range of experience, including backgrounds in large and small institutional, aviation and commercial projects (schools, museums, high rise office towers, multi-family, hospitality, health care as well as, single family residential). MetroStudio’s current projects range from the restoration and re-use of historic buildings, to the design and construction of large scale commercial structures. The firm has consistently worked to develop strong partnerships with local regulatory agencies in an effort to support our client’s need for timely project approvals. MetroStudio has successfully provided support to our clients for zoning approvals, variances, conditional use approvals, Historic District approvals, State Fire Marshal appeals/approvals, DHH approvals, etc. The firm understands that this is a key component of the services that it provides. Now in its 15th year, MetroStudio continues to grow and develop with our clients and our community. Since its inception, the Firm has continually expanded both in terms of size and scope of services. We recognize that every problem is an opportunity to employ creativity and ingenuity for lasting and positive effect. MetroStudio garners national recognition for its ability to formulate inventive and expedient solutions to the problems of the built environment.
