Firm Info
Since 1984
Rand Soellner began his company in 1984. Since then, he has also served in several capacities in other firms, as a consultant, Design Architect, Project Manager, Vice President and other roles. His company continues to this day as Rand Soellner Architect and is his sole business focus. He personally designs every custom house and commercial project himself. When you hire this company, you have the top person creating your project.
Licensed as an Architect
Rand Soellner, AIA, NCARB
Rand Soellner Architect is a licensed architect in the following states:
North Carolina #9266
Washington state #9798
South Carolina #6793
Florida #9264
and more being considered. He is able to design houses anywhere in the world. So if your project is in Texas, or Colorado, or Canada, South America, Switzerland or anywhere, do consider obtaining Rand Soellner, one of the leading residential architects on the planet.
Decades of Experience
Rand Soellner AIA, has about 40 years experience in architecture, with 29 years as a licensed architect. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, and has designed hundreds of projects. He serves on the AIA’s Residential Knowledge Community as a leader in the design of houses. He brings major commercial experience to bear on fine residential design, resulting in houses of unsurpassed value, quality and aesthetics.
Licensed as a Home Inspector
Rand Soellner is a licensed Home Inspector in:
North Carolina
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Responsiveness
Typically when you call the firm, Rand Soellner Architect, Rand himself answers the phone (1-828-269-9046). There are no menu trees or other things involved; you get right to the person you want to speak with about your custom project. And, Rand Soellner is probably the most available architect on the planet. How can this be? You can reach him 7 days a week, even on holidays. You can meet with him any day or evening of the week, month or year. Soellner believes that by honoring his firm with your trust, you deserve to have access, and you do. Try to contact other firms of any kind of business during normal off-hours and on holidays and see what happens. Then try Rand Soellner. You will experience a friendly, responsive and accessible breath of fresh air. Why is Rand so accessible? Because he loves what he does. He really enjoys talking with you about your project.
Many of Rand Soellner Architect’s Houses Appear in Challenging Terrains with Magnificent Views
Rand Soellner’s designs are often in mountainous environments, and he also has examples of designs in flatlands like Florida. Steep, rocky terrain is much more difficult to design on than flat country, so the fact that he is capable of the more challenging task amply qualifies him for simpler topography. The reason Rand’s work appears in several mountain locations is that his designs in the mountains are dramatic and capture people’s imaginations. When they seen this kind of drama and spectacular views, they want it for themselves. Rand used to design projects for one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s main apprentices, giving Rand an understanding of Mr. Wright’s “View Systems.” This is a planning technique in which the primary views offered by a site are built into the design of the residence, thereby insuring that the beautiful vistas that convinced the owners to purchased the land are framed by major glass areas in the architecture.
Residential Office Location
We design homes and other interesting projects All Over the United States and abroad. Our home office location happens to be:
P.O. Box 907
Cashiers, North Carolina 28717
828-269-9046
website: www.HomeArchitects.com
Rand Soellner used to rent office space, but soon discovered that his mainly residential clients really had no interest in seeing rented space, but rather, preferred to meet and tour custom houses that Rand had designed. Therefore, Rand’s wife, Merry, suggested that they design and build a residence to serve as an example of their design abilities and meet with clients there and work there as well. So, that is what has been established. Rand and Merry’s house studio overlooks the spectacular southern Blue Ridge Mountains, the oldest mountains in the world. It affords a wonderful environment for client meetings and daily work. (Note: Presently, we are designing the next one and have a contract pending on the FCL).
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Professional Certifications and Memberships
Mr. Soellner is a member of, or certified by, or partner with:
AIA (American Institute of Architects)
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards) #39156
Energy Star Partner (US Department of Energy / Environmental Protection Agency)
Licensed Architect in multiple states in the US.
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Public Participation in Environmental & “Green Design” Education
Rand Soellner AIA, NCARB is HomeArchitects on Twitter and posts daily “tweets” as the:
Green Home Architects GREENTIPS
Hundreds of people follow Rand Soellner Home Architects Twitter profile, soon to be a thousand strong, and all obtained from people honestly interested in Rand’s green architecture guidance. Rand’s Twitter ranking is about 96 out of 100, indicating strong interest from the public. Some of Rand’s followers include NBA stars, major news agencies, Governors of States, Hollywood actors and just plain people interested in how to save energy, have a healthier house and reduce their carbon footprint on the planet.
Mr. Soellner also has one of the largest collections of Green Home pages on his website; approximately 20 as of this date, and growing monthly. These educational pages offer free environmental, sustainable and energy efficient advice and hard-core solutions to people so interested.
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Decades of Experience Designing Custom Houses & Other Projects, Rand’s Early Years.
Mr. Soellner began designing custom residences when only 15 years old, as a high school sophomore. He surprised drafting teachers by designing elaborate residences and making models of them, of the like they had never seen before and they encouraged him to become an architect, as did Rand’s parents, who took him to World’s fairs, Frank Lloyd Wright houses, and other events and places to study cutting edge architecture. After more than 4 decades of designing residences, Rand Soellner has become one of the world’s leading house architects and his designs are featured in books and magazines worldwide.
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Education at Leading University.
Rand Soellner earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Architecture from the University of Florida. He appeared on the Dean’s List often for high academic achievement and sustained a 3.9 GPA (out of 4.0) for his graduate school work. His thesis project was a large, complex multi-functional multi-use facility with housing units, offices, retail outlets, elevators, escalators, parking garage, atrium, man-made lake, cultural center, monorail connection to Fort Myers, extensive landscaping, recreation and other sub-urban connections. When critiqued by the chairman of the Graduate School of Design (Harry Merritt, AIA), Mr. Merritt said simply: “This is Architecture!”
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