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Charles Michal AIA LEED AP
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FORMAL EDUCATION
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Masters of Architecture, 1974
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science, 1973
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
- Architectural Registration: New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts
- Licensed Professional Engineer: State of New Hampshire (Retired)
- National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Certified Professional Member
- American Institute of Architecture
- Lighting Certified, National Council on Qualifications for Lighting Professionals
- US Green Buildings Council, LEED Accredited Professional
Over the last 20 years Charles has managed Weller & Michal Architects, Inc., an architectural firm in Southwest New Hampshire.
Charles earned a Master’s degree from the MIT Department of Architecture. He is NCQLP Lighting Certified, has held a PE license in mechanical engineering, and is licensed to practice Architecture in three states. Charles applies his knowledge and architectural expertise both as a Principal in his architectural firm and as a consultant on outside projects. His firm has completed many projects for government and non-profit entities. Charles is active in community affairs. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Cedarcrest Center for Children with Disabilities and a founding member of Heading for Home – a regional housing coalition addressing housing affordability and availability in the Monadnock Region. He is a member of the Board of Selectmen in the Town of Harrisville, after serving many years on the Zoning Board. He participated in developing the first Masterplan for that community.
PRIMARY SKILLS
- Project management
- Commercial design
- Renovation and adaptive re-use
- Lighting design
- Energy use analysis and energy efficient building design
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Founding Principal, Pietz & Michal Architects (1983 – 1996)
Founding Principal, EQUINOX, Inc. (1981 – 1983)
Executive Vice-President (1980 – 1981) and Vice-President for Design (1974 – 1980), Total Environmental Action, Inc.
Responsible for technical project quality of this 30-person architectural research firm, exercised through final project review. Projects included the design consulting and computer simulation of building performance, Seagrams Westchester Corporate Headquarters, for Pasanella and Klein Architects, New York, New York.
Why us?
As architects we are committed to fulfilling dreams with institutional and residential restorations, renovations and adaptive re-use. We implement Green Design / Sustainable Designs guided by over 25-years’ experience and advanced energy modeling. Our capabilities include high-quality, energy-efficient lighting design and interior design.
Our clients say…
Leonard E. Chaloux, President and Co-Founder Moore Nanotechnology Systems, LLC
Cathy Gray President/CEO at Cedarcrest Center for Children with Disabilities
Charles served as the lead architect on a major expansion and renovation project for our facility, serving children with complex medical and developmental needs. He provided an analysis of our space use and challenges and used this as a foundation to identify creative facility options to better meet the needs of the children we serve. Our classrooms are now models for other providers for children with significant disabilities. In a second phase he guided the comprehensive renovation of the original building, all in a facility occupied 24 hours a day. His vision and expertise were great assets to this process.
Barbara Duckett, CEO at HCS Home Healthcare Hospice and Community Services
Charles guided my company in the conversion of a 1922 manufacturing plant into our new corporate headquarters that includes facilities for our adult day care center. The results are dramatic and spectacular. I was particularly impressed by his attention to detail. Charles and his staff clearly were able to understand what our mission was and to merge what we needed with what we wanted. I believe we were very well served.
The interior design of the building is an excellent merger of what we needed and what we understand would be most efficient as well as aesthetically pleasing. I believe Charles’ design work allows our agency to work well and to do so in a very pleasant, uplifting and high-quality environment. Charles’ architectural skills, his technical abilities and his ability to envision and execute exceeded our expectations.
Cindy Rodenhauser Stewart, Director of Development at Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene
Charles Michal exemplifies his profession of architect. He listens attentively to his clients, and effectively translates their needs and wants into creative and imaginative ideas, while respecting budgets, themes and any pre-existing constraints of the project. His presentations are engaging and appealing, and clients cannot help but get excited! My direct experience with Charles is through his long association with The Colonial Theatre and with Monadnock Economic Development Corporation.
John A. MacLean, City Manager Keene, NH
The City of Keene engaged Charles Michal to execute conceptual design work that would illustrate how our downtown area could accommodate a growth in governmental services. He examined how a new County Courthouse could be incorporated into our historic downtown. He provided conceptual design studies for public review to illustrate options which would allow for growth in County government, including courts, administration, and the Registry of Deeds.
Charles' ability to weave together information from many sources was outstanding. He combined both large scale planning perspectives with historical and specific architectural issues to create a compelling design idea. The presentations made to the public were extremely well received, and met every expectation and requirement we had. I would not hesitate to call upon his firm again when the City is in need of professional services.
Applying great respect for all the rough materials on hand and my personal wish to utilize them as much as possible throughout the house, he was inspired to express, both in texture and scale, the physical way the building was constructed, thus giving it exciting emotional content. By wrapping my social and esthetic needs in an envelope of well engineered function and safety Charles performed as a most responsible artist...
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