BETTER living, by DESIGN

Verdant is an architectural design practice specializing in custom residential and commercial design and renovation. Our design approach focuses on healthy indoor environments and an energy efficient building envelope. The result is a new building, renovation, or addition that provides a better quality of life for its occupants by focusing on natural light, a connection to the outdoors, natural materials, and well-ventilated spaces.

Design planning for energy saving air-sealing and insulation serve to reduce energy consumption and out-of-pocket utility costs, providing long term savings for a healthy wallet! We also consider immediate or future alternative energy integration for additional long-term financial savings and a goal of producing as much energy as you consume over the course of the year. While all these strategies may not be applicable to your unique project, the overall goal is to improve your quality of life through thoughtful design.

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AFFILIATIONS and ACCREDITATIONS

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“The good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one which makes the landscape more beautiful than it was before the building was built.”
– Frank Lloyd Wright –

The Village of Lake George constructed a new 8-bay firehouse meeting room during 2008-09. Timothy Wade was a principal architect working during that time for Phinney Associates. He was our central contact and liaison with the company on this project. He was very professional, reliable and worked well with our entire staff. Tim communicates well with others and reacts well to concerns and problems. We were extremely pleased with our association.

Mayor Robert Blais, Village of Lake George

Tim was very helpful when we wanted to design a new home for clients in Delmar. He took our ideas and sketches and turned them into detailed and affordable plans that were great to work from.

Gregg Biche, Quality PM

Tim has gone the extra mile in everything he has done for our project. His insight and attention to detail have been greatly appreciated. We highly recommend Verdant Architecture.

Bill and Nicole, Malta, NY

Tim and Co are the best. Thoughtful and determined! Whether yurts, house, or business, Verdant has you covered. Highly recommended in every regard.

Mark Parabeck, Gore Mountain Lodge

Tim was a pleasure to work with! He is very approachable and was available and returned calls and messages promptly. He brought insightful creativity to our project and delivered a great design that met our objectives. He was also great in connecting us with professionals that could complete the design. He was sensitive to our budget and maintained excellent communication at every step in the process. If you are at a crossroads and need a creative mediator, Tim is your guy. We have not worked with an architect in the past and were very happy with the process. It was definitely worth every penny.

Jill and Monty, Amsterdam, NY

My wife and I first met Tim when he joined our project as we were completing plans for our new home and preparing to move to construction documents. The home is a very unique contemporary home and required a good deal of attention and problem solving for each component and area of design. Tim was the person to be our “go to “person to handle the details, sort out problems and research the many ideas and solutions needed to keep the project moving.
We were always pleased with his professionalism as well as high level of engagement and interest in every step. It was nice that he also brought a sense of humor.
We were personally very involved in the process and we were continually throwing a lot of questions and ideas to Tim, almost on a daily basis. He always promptly responded and typically had an idea, a solution and the research and details at the ready.
In this role, Tim was the interface with the contractor and the various onsite project leaders such as the site superintendent and the many subs. All of these people were comfortable working with Tim and confident that he was there to help them get the project done well.
We very much enjoyed working with Tim and hope to see him again doing such work. I believe he is a talented individual and enjoys the profession.

Kate and Angelo, Town of Wilton, NY

First time that I’ve hired an architect and could not have been more pleased with our interactions and results. Tim helped my wife and I understand the process and steps. He took our dream and created a wonderful plan. We could not have been happier with the results.

Frank and Anne, Friends Lake, NY
We have had the opportunity to work with Tim Wade on several projects over the years, and through each process Tim is thorough, accessible, and extremely detail oriented. His focus on the client’s specific needs and consideration of every aspect of the project creates a fantastic working environment and a very enjoyable experience for the client, with the end result always being a beautiful, functional, and creative project. Tim is fantastic to work with, and we look forward to working with him again in the future to bring more client dreams into reality.
Jim Sasko, Teakwood Builders, Inc.
I’ve worked with Tim to provide architectural lighting design on residential projects in the upstate region of New York. He is a skilled architect and fun to collaborate with. His thoughtful approach to his work and consideration of my lighting details early on in the design have resulted in successful projects and integration of the two. Working with Tim has been a rewarding experience.
Nelson Reeds, Architectural Lighting Design

We have worked with Tim on several timber frame projects over the years. He is wonderful to work with and we really enjoy working with him. He is one of the rare architects who will work with you to come up with the best ways to achieve a design, element or detail. He has a true understanding that just because you can draw it does not mean it can be built easily or affordably, and he works with the trades to come up with the best and most cost effective way to achieve his design vision for the client.

Annemarie Mitchell, Legacy Timber Frames, Inc.

We always look forward to working with Tim Wade on projects. He has the right balance of listening to a client’s goals and suggesting creative design solutions to achieve them. Tim has been a strong member of the CRBRA Green Building Science Group which I co-chair. He brings critical design insight to this diverse group of green building professionals in our area. I recommend him without reservation to my clients looking for design services!

John Ciovacco, Aztech Geothermal

We met with Tim Wade several times as we began planning to build our new home. We had never built a house before. Tim helped us to better understand the process, the role of the architect, and how to evaluate and clearly establish our own priorities. We also loved talking with him. He is pleasant, intelligent, thoughtful and honest. We were keen to work with him. Unfortunately, our builder was extremely resistant, and in an effort to not offend him we did not avail ourselves of Tim’s expertise. That was a mistake. Our builder made many errors that cost us both time and money. Some of them cannot be remedied. In retrospect, we think it very likely that Tim’s involvement in the project would have saved us more money than it would have cost. And the frustration, anxiety and headaches we might have avoided? Priceless!

Faith and John, New York

Tim was very helpful in getting our variance in Saratoga Springs so we can eventually build our retirement home. Tim was a pleasure to work with. He got back to us in a timely manner and had some great ideas in designing our house. Unfortunately with Covid 19 we had to put our plans on hold for a bit.

Linda and Myron, Saratoga Springs

CONTACT VERDANT ARCHITECTURE

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    Timothy Wade | Architect
    AIA | NCARB | LEED AP bd+c
    Principal | Owner

    49 Front Street | Second Floor
    Ballston Spa, NY 12020

    Phone: (518) 490-2040