Why Parabola A+D?

Our Story

Over twenty years ago, I started Dean Kahremanis Architects (DKA), serving in the role of lead design architect on all local, national, and International projects. While working-through many different project types, I strived to strengthen the relationships between client, architect, and contractor. I acquired curiosity about specific client personality types that could positively or negatively impact the outcome of a project, and wondered why architects and contractors struggled to work together in harmony. Although we created many successful client projects, I recognized many flaws and obstacles within the traditional design-bid-build construction delivery model that needed to be fixed.

The Evolution Of Parabola A+D

A quest to understand and overcome design-bid-build obstacles led me to explore beyond architecture, and study real estate development at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and obtain Transformational Neuroscience Certification through Srini Pillay, M.D., Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School.

As a result of extensive research and professional development, I created Parabola A+D as a strategic response to challenge the status quo, by introducing a new design and construction delivery model. The name Parabola is derived from the Greek word parabolē, defined as “placing side-by-side, application” from para- beside + bolē - a throw. Parabola, places architecture side-by-side with real estate development.

Parabola A+D Offers Three Integrative Services:

Parabola A+D sets a bold new path, offering the following three integrative services:

• Neuroscience Infused Architecture

  Architecture and Neuroscience are deeply interconnected, and impacts the changing role of the architect. Understanding how the brain works, provides ability create a clear project vision, and employ the skills required to identify and overcome primary obstacles to enhance smooth-flowing design, client, and construction team relationships.

• Real Estate Development Advisory

  Leading a real estate development project through the entitlement/site plan approval process can be a very challenging, time-consuming, and a costly experience. Parabola provides expertise to coordinate and integrate all six phases of the development process: Feasibility & Acquisition, Design, Financing, Construction, Marketing & Leasing, and Operations & Management.

• Integrated Project Delivery

  The traditional design-bid-build project delivery model often results in adversarial relationships between Owner, Architect, and Contractor. To overcome this obstacle, Parabola A+D utilizes an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) model, that maintains focus on one clear vision: To deliver the highest level of uncompromised design and construction quality solutions for owners and investors.

Why Our Three Integrative Services Work

Our services and strategies are forged out of insight, vision, and opportunity discovered within very common obstacles. A select number of projects are showcased to demonstrate why our design and construction delivery model works, and benefits derived for our clients. As an interdisciplinary team, we embrace diversity as a driving force for creating innovative ideas. We integrate three core values: optimism, imagination, and courage, into our design process to nurture each vision from concept to reality. Ingrained with depth of knowledge, experience, and integrity, we carefully analyze patterns within the built environment to understand and eliminate what is not working. We continuously create, test-out, and refine our strategic model to offer services and strategies far beyond limitations experienced within the traditional practice of architecture.