Formed in 1990 by Alice Fung and Michael Rosner Blatt,FUNG + BLATT Architects has gained international recognition for their innovative residential design. The firm has developed a substa-ntial body of work in residential as well as multi-family and mix-used community-based project-s. Coming from backgrounds in structural design and art, their work tests the boundary betwee-n structure, architecture, and the environmental context.FUNG + BLATT Architects sees thems-elves as custodians of collaborative processes, each one a unique challenge. Their expertise in str-ucture and code issues allows the pragmatic parameters to be addressed early on, freeing them -up to develop creative solutions and follow them through into thoughtful, engaging and integra-ted places of habitation.

On their approach to architecture, Fung + Blatt wrote:Our process begins with the simultaneous investigation of several sets of concerns: Perception + experience In our work, the choreograp-hy of the human experience precedes the genesis of form.By raising questions that challenge con-pventional patterns, we redefine parameters for shaping space and experience; and in doing so, uncover new dimensions in the way that we relate to our physical environment.Issues such as t-he inhabitants' rituals, the temporal variance in light and climate, and the tactile and acoustic qualities of materials are all explored for the ways in which they inflect upon one another in the creation of an integrated and visceral experience.Architecture articulates spaces and activities; it also defines the transitions between them. It is in the transitions, the overlaps and the folds, t-hat new experiences are shaped and where familiar ones are brought into new light. Site + str-ucture We believe in the responsible use of resources, and in the expression of material and stru-cture as an integral part of how the environment is made.The analysis of the inherent and dyn-amic forces of the site, and of which forces are to be enhanced or balanced, lead to the more prac-tical determination of what is to be physically accomplished,and what the available means are -to achieve it.This inquiry develops into a structural strategy within which a formal armature is discovered, and upon which spatial and programmatic experiences are organized. Transforma-tion + relevance Good design is about how people actually inhabit and relate to their environ-ment through time. It grows out of an understanding of the inhabitants' past, while fulfilling their current needs, and anticipating their change and growth.A responsible and relevant environ-ment is well suited for its immediate intended use, and is also able to transcend the change or lo-ss of its original function.We are interested in creating environments that endure, and that ins-pire flexibility and a sense of freedom.