Pugh + Scarpa is an architecture, engineering, interior design and planning firm founded in Santa Monica in 1991. Pugh + Scarpa has grown to a firm of 43 professionals and is currently working on an assortment of commissions for public, private and institutional clients. Pugh + Scarpa maintains offices in Santa Monica, California, San Francisco, California and Charlotte, North Carolina. Gwynne Pugh AIA, Lawrence Scarpa AIA, and Angela Brooks AIA, are the sole principals and the firm is consciously structured to ensure their participation in each project. Pugh + Scarpa believe that architecture should offer a rich experience to both the user and visitor. A successful project engages the user, heightens their sense of awareness, and brings a sense of vitality to their place. They strive to make buildings and structures that stimulate its occupants and leave lasting impressions. the attitude not only stresses the search for fundamental principles, but also attempts to reveal extraordinary beauty within ordinary ideas and materials.