Philosophy of Practice

The commitment of Zen Architects is to provide a comprehensive package of design services in a cost-effective, personal and responsible manner. We allow projects to ease through a simple "Zen Approach" resulting to a clean and solid descriptive package.

SINGLE SOURCE MANAGEMENT: John Salat has developed a single source management system. This system employs resources of a consortium of the most qualified independent consultants, all of whom work under John's direction to meet your budget, time and design criteria.

PLANNING AND CONCEPTUALIZING DESIGN: Under single source control, an extraordinary project team serves as a personal task force sensitive to the clients budget and design requirements. John Salat merges his 25 years of architectural, management and industry experience to meet the varied needs of his clients.

BUDGET CONTROL: John has a unique background encompassing value engineering and contract specification writing. The benefit lies in the potential savings during construction. Drawing from a wealth of information relating to materials, methods and building systems for comparative studies designed from the onset into the project, John Salat also recognizes the most suitable open-end bid option for your project yielding maximum construction savings.

FINAL PRODUCT: With the goal of the final product, John Salat will identify the life expectancy, maintenance and operations of his client's facility. With consideration to the original budget, John Salat will develop a criteria to adapt to the clients project without compromising aesthetics.

Contact: John Salat at freeingwinds@earthlink.net or call 949-235-4847