Wealth & Finance International - Business Awards 2015

www.wealthandfinance-intl.com 23 Best Architectural Firm – Texas Tipps Architecture, Inc. is a family run business providing a range of services to wide variety of customers. Jerry Tipps talks us through the business and gives us an insight into what the future holds for the company. Company: Tipps Architecture E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.tippsarchitecture.com Address: 1004 Prairie St # 290, Houston, TX 77002, United States Telephone: +1 713-228-1700 Tipps Architecture Tipps Architecture is proud to be a family business. We are located in Houston, Texas where we have invested our lives and careers in building a vibrant, diverse community. Our firm provides full architectural services primarily to the commercial markets. These services include site search assistance, site investigation and due diligence studies, conceptual design services, architectural and interior design, construction documents, construction management and administration and post construction and occupancy phase services. In addition to this we are also really big on branding—both internally and externally— and for our clients that is important. We began in the hospitality industry back in the early ‘90’s providing concept develop- ment and design-build services to large nightclub properties. Restaurant and bar design remain important to us as a part of our overall portfolio which includes hotels, retail, office, medical office, mixed use projects, education, multi-family and religious facilities. As a company we are dedicated to providing our clients with personal service at the principal level. Most client contact is through either my son, Jared, or myself directly. We stay constantly involved with our clients through the entire project cycle. Our project delivery focus is on fidelity to our client’s facility and financial goals for their projects. Over ninety percent of our work is with long standing repeat clients. New clients are typically through referral, be- cause clients value our belief that our personal attention to their projects helps insure that they get what they want when they need it. Internally, our focus is on high quality documentation that reduces surprises and additional expenses during the construction phase of the work. Every aspect of the project is reviewed and approved by Jared or myself. This gives us the ability to insure a high quality product and service is consistently delivered. In order to connected to the local community we are actively involved in the local business and architecture communities and are a part of the development of emerging trends in this region. We like to stay in touch with the community we operate in because a large part of our firm’s culture is defined by our location. What is widely known about Houston is that it is at the heart of the oil indus- try. What is lesser known is that it is also a canter of technological development in space, biotechnology, general science and medicine supported by a large industrial backbone. It is an extremely diverse city with every race and nationality represented in abundance. International economic trends mirror Houston’s own. We have seen a period of accelerated growth over the past three years, and are hopeful it continues. In addition we also keep up to date with global issues, both in and outside of our industry. We are avid readers, and study what’s going on in the rest of the world, and incorporate ideas that we see and like into our projects here. As well as this we also provide multiple training opportunities throughout the year for our staff, and invite vendors in on a regular basis to make presentations to staff on emerging products and technology application. Looking to the future, our client base looks set to continue to grow. We take our cues from our clients and work in the directions they are headed. We believe that our continued emphasis on building and main- taining strong relationships with our clients as important partners in their success, while delivering high quality design, documentation and service delivery will help us succeed with them. In addition to this we have recently redesigned our website, and feel that this will allow both current and potential clients to see our information and contact us in an easier manner.