SOMA ARCHITECTS WAS FOUNDED IN 1985 BY ITS PRESENT PARTNERS, LINDA SERABIAN, GREG OLVING AND PETER MARATTA. EACH PRINCIPAL BRINGS UNIQUE AND DIVERGENT ABILITIES TO FORM THE STRENGTH OF THE FIRM. AS A PRACTICE SOMA STRIVES TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE DESIGNS THAT APPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO USE THEM. WE READ THE CONTEXT OF OUR CLIENT’S PROGRAMS AND ENVIRONMENTS TO LOOK FOR CREATIVE YET PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS. EVERY CLIENT IS SPECIAL. EACH PROJECT IS DIFFERENT AND EACH RESULTING DESIGN IS UNIQUE. THE COMMON TREAD IS THAT OUR PRINCIPLE CONCERN IS THAT EACH OF OUR CLIENTS IS HAPPY WITH THE EXPERIENCE AND THE OUTCOME. WE FOSTER LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR CLIENTS.
OUR PROJECTS HAVE SPANNED FROM LARGE SCALE 450,000 INTERIOR SPACES TO HOUSE ADDITIONS. WE HAVE A LONG LIST OF SPECIALTY PROJECTS RANGING FROM RESTAURANTS TO RETAIL SPACES. WE ARE PARTICULARLY ADEPT AT REINVIGORATING OLDER BUILDINGS WITH NEW LIFE AND VITALITY.
2304 Commonwealth Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22301
Phone: 703-683-5226
Greg Olving
olving@somaarchitects.com
Linda Serabian and Peter Maratta retired at the end of 2021.