Blog Posts

• AIA SWFL Awards 2019 – Scoring a hat trick of awards.

  Announcement

  11/25/2019

    Holiday season is almost upon us and Hlevel Architecture has gone in with a big festive BANG. Last week the team were the proud recipients of three, shiny, American Institute of Architecture (AIA) SWFL awards. http://www.aiaflasw.org/ This is something we will definitely be “thankful for” over this year’s Thanksgiving turkey. It is a huge […]

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• Thrive, create and share – The benefits of a co-working space.

  CO-WORKING

  11/25/2019

  The co working space, a fairly modern concept. The haunt of freelancers, startups and small firms, providing an inexpensive alternative for accessible office space. Enabling them to create, share and thrive. With its ability to create community and generate a feeling of being part of something far greater than the individual. It is a very […]

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• Biophilic design, bringing nature inside.

  biophilia

  11/10/2019

  “Biophilic”, what a gloriously healthy, scientific and natural suggestive word. It screams nature, it sounds green and bountiful, it makes me want to drink bright green juices. But, what does it mean for architecture and building design? What does it mean? Biophilic means to love life and living things. So, if we design a natural, […]

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• SOLAR SERIES – Part 4 – Taking the ugly out of solar power.

  Community

  10/27/2019

  Solar power is AWESOME, but can it be beautiful too? We have worked our way through our “Solar Series” of articles. We now understand how fantastic solar power is for the environment, our pocket and generating our energy needs, in a responsible and sustainable way. Yet what about the design aesthetics? Do you wrinkle your […]

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• SOLAR SERIES – Part 3 – The Pros and Cons.

  Community

  10/14/2019

    The good, the bad and the ugly of adopting solar power? What makes it great, what are the downsides? Why should we be doing this? The Good:- Solar power can be harnessed in all areas of the world and is available every day. It is the sun after all and we live in the […]

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• SOLAR SERIES – Part 2 -How to go Solar in Florida

  Community

  10/01/2019

  So far in this series we have discovered the reasons to adopt solar power and the origins of solar energy. Now we need to know the ways we can go solar in Florida. YES, things ARE changing and here in Florida it is getting easier and easier to make that change for the better and […]

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• SOLAR SERIES / PART 1 – Solar – Where are we right now?

  Community

  09/18/2019

  The Solar Promise – let’s save the world together? Another record year of temperatures. A phrase we are hearing again and again. Something needs to change, right?  Here at Hlevel Architecture we can help you make that positive change. https://hlevel.info The Sun! We see it every day! It warms us, it sustains us, and it […]

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• Smarter planning strategies for SWFL

  Community

  07/10/2019

  The Dollars and Sense of Growth in Collier County Event Collier County, in partnership with Blue Zones Project SWFL offered a special event “The Dollars and Sense of Growth in Collier County” with speakers Joe Minicozzi and Galina Tachieva. Both presenters discussed opportunities for creating better and healthier communities in Collier County. We at Hlevel […]

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• Hlevel Architecture Sustainable Practices

  Announcement

  06/26/2019

  Hlevel is committed to Green Design Practices. Hlevel Architecture provides sustainable practices since its beginnings in 2010.  The firm encourages the design of healthy environments and smart energy consumption. In addition, Hlevel offers building certifications like LEED, Energy Star or Florida Green Building Coalition . These rating systems help guide the clients and builders throughout […]

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• D’Casa por Univision-Interview

  MEDIA

  05/29/2019

  Recently Hlevel was visited by Mayela Rosales with her D’Casa show. She interviewed us on the design process we use when rehabilitating outdated homes and ways to modernize them without a big and costly intervention.

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