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About Us

CORE Architects is a Pittsburgh-based firm, providing professional Architectural services to public and private clients in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, and North Carolina.

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In 2015, three valued members of the firm became Principals and Owners of the company. With the addition of David W. Nitchkey and Peter F. Szymanski, AIA, to the Principal-Management team, our firm is better poised for growth and to deliver on our commitment to high value design and customer service.

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CORE provides a full range of services from project inception thru each stage of planning, negotiations, construction, and occupancy. Our history of successful feasibility studies provides our clients with a usable master planning tool for making critical long-term decisions.

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In schematic design, our focus is on value. We strive to provide aesthetically pleasing and spatially exciting design solutions that are cost effective and meet the needs of the client's program.

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In the construction phase, we undertake constant Value-Analysis-processes by which we evaluate every decision according to its cost-value ratio, to determine the best, most cost-effective, solution to each project's unique challenge. We partner with Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Structural, Civil/Site Licensed engineering firms suitable for the project.

Areas of Expertise

Education:

  • K-12

  • Higher Education

  • Charter Schools

  • Performing Arts

  • Athletics

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Healthcare:

  • Hospitals & EMS

  • Medical Offices

  • Tenant Fit-Out

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Recreation & Athletics:

  • Recreation & Fitness

  • Stadium & Fields

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Municipal:

  • Administrative Offices

  • Police, Fire, EMS, & Public Safety

  • Public Works, Storage, & Maintenance

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Residential:

  • Multi-family Buildings

  • Private Homes and Additions

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Other:

  • Historic Restoration

  • Masonry Restoration

  • Roof Replacement and Repair

  • Retail Stores and Headquarters

  • Hospitality

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  • Architectural Advice & Design

  • Master Planning

  • Project Management/Partnership

  • Sustainable Design/LEED Certification

  • Feasibility Studies & Existing Facility Reporting

  • Lidar Scanning & Digital Building Models

  • Owner Representation & Agency

  • Cost Estimating/Cost-Value Analysis

  • Public Bid & Negotiations

  • Building & Facility Code Review

  • Interior Design

  • Educational Planning

  • Tenant Test Fits/Space Planning

  • PA Department of Education PlanCon Related Services

  • Code/ADA Review and Reporting

  • Historic Review and Documentation Services

Phone: (412) 307-0100

360 Lincoln Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15202

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