PROVIDING DESIGN SERVICES IN AND AROUND METRO-DETROIT FOR OVER 30 YEARS, MY TEAM AND I TEAM ARE COMMITTED TO BALANCING FORM AND FUNCTION WITH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ALLOWING US TO DESIGN PROJECTS THAT ARE AESTHETICALLY APPEALING WHILE NOT LOSING FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF THE CLIENT.
Welcome to Colonna Design
As a college professor teaching art and architecture, students often sit through my lectures where the conversation has little to do with architecture, and more with understanding the ontological basis for the advancement of human ingenuity. My approach to teaching is aimed at learning and cognition with an emphasis on unleashing the creative and intellectual potential that I see in all people. Therefore, design, for me, involves a five-principle approach (art, science, philosophy, history, and psychology) used to artistically and poetically produce a living environment that reflects the essence of our humanity.
About Us
learn more
our Manifesto
We view each moment as fleeting and strive to turn the smallest. moments into lasting memories and random encounters into long-lasting friendships. We see greatness in the potential that lies hidden in our seemingly chaotic world. We see beauty in the obscure, and we embrace the risk of venturing into the great unknown. We believe in daydreaming and rationalizing the irrational so that our dreams shape our reality. We let our lives become living architecture, so others see the beauty in the world as we do. We find meaning in all things, even the little things in life, that subtly reveal to us that the “big things” are simply the precious moments we have with each other. We never see our world as broken but rather as an opportunity to turn it into something more beautiful. Similarly, we never see people as broken, but rather, an opportunity to help them turn their lives into beautiful works of art. We value hard work but place laughter and the silly moments that bring joy at the pinnacle of all things held dear. We acknowledge the importance of education but recognize the greatest source of knowledge and learning comes from having child-like eyes that see the world in wonder and awe. And Most important, we believe that the acorn does not fall too far from the apple tree.
our services
our recent work
"There is something beautiful in
weeds. We pluck them from our gardens because we often fail to
see them for their natural beauty. Grown in the right environment, they defy the rationale to uproot them. "
