ORA Architecture

At ORA Architecture, we live in the now. As a Raleigh, NC-based architect firm, we strive to create contemporary and modern designs that express today and work for tomorrow, all while carefully integrating each project's specific needs and vision. We seek to work closely with every client, making sure all goals are met with imagination and effective strategies. Our goal is to focus on the present while always offering a fresh perspective. Backed by the knowledge of ORA's outstanding team, we make it our mission to educate clients on affordable, sustainable practices and to follow US Green Building Council guidelines.

Established in 2010 by principals Andrew J. Iatridis, David Renzulli, and Chris Grimes, ORA Architecture has become one of the leading commercial architecture firms in Raleigh, NC. We serve clients across the Southeast with distinctive, forward-thinking designs and a perspective that's always fresh. Our firm's name is based on a Greek/Italian derivative meaning "in the now, " so we strive to ensure all of our designs are firmly rooted in the present while showing an innovative artistry and a focus on the future as well.

Every member of the ORA Architecture team shares a forward-thinking philosophy to creating designs that achieve the client's goals while always showing our innovative spirit. The results we deliver speak for themselves: distinctive buildings that are firmly rooted in the now, while clearly pointing the way toward the future. At ORA, "good enough" is never enough. We are always seeking to go beyond the conventional commercial architectural practices, operating in our own creative space, and treating every design as an opportunity to bring something new to the world.

At ORA Architecture, our leadership team is composed of expert architects with wide-ranging experience in commercial architecture and a shared vision of what it means to be a leader in the field of design. Click on our principals, listed below, to find further information about each of their professional backgrounds and to learn how they came together to form ORA. Andrew Iatridis received his Bachelor of Arts majoring in Architecture and Urban Planning from Hampshire College in 1986 and a Masters degree in Architecture from the North Carolina State University School of Design in 1989.

As a contemporary architecture firm, ORA Architecture delivers a full range of expert project-specific planning services for clients across the Southeast. Our team excels at assessing each unique build site to determine everything that's possible, depending on the client's goals, budget, and vision. At ORA, we take the early stages of our projects very seriously, because we recognize that our utmost diligence in planning is required to achieve the results we're seeking. This starts with making the very most of the land around which we're designing.

ORA Architecture is among the leading architecture firms in Raleigh, NC serving clients throughout the Southeast, and our experience includes designing a variety of mixed-use developments. View our mixed-use projects below for images and descriptions from some of the innovative mixed-use developments we have designed.

As commercial architects headquartered in Raleigh, NC, ORA Architecture proudly offers a full range of services to clients throughout the Southeast. Our expertise in planning and design makes us your ideal partner for nearly any commercial, mixed-use, or multifamily building. We invite you to learn more about each of the core services we provide by browsing the pages listed below. Our philosophy at ORA truly distinguishes us as commercial architects. While other firms might be satisfied with the status quo, our team never settles for "good enough, " and we strive never to do the same thing twice.

Since 2010, ORA Architecture has been building a reputation as one of the most imaginative and innovative modern architecture firms in Raleigh, NC and anywhere in the Southeast. At all phases of our architecture projects, we operate with the belief that our best work comes when we approach each unique challenge as an opportunity to demonstrate our creativity. While other modern architecture firms might recycle their designs to save time, the team at ORA strives to do something new with every project.

ORA Architecture is not like other sustainable architecture firms in our region. We don't merely offer environmentally-friendly designs as a service-rather, we seek to integrate sustainable design practices, materials, and logistics into every one of our projects. Whether we're creating an office building or specifically seeking LEED certification for a municipal facility, our environmental awareness is clear in all aspects of our designs. Meaningful change can only be achieved by those with the courage to do things differently.

Since our founding, ORA Architecture has completed a wide range of commercial architecture projects throughout the Southeast. What sets us apart from other commercial architecture firms, however, is the unparalleled philosophy we bring to every project: fresh perspectives, forward-thinking aesthetics, and a balance of innovation with real-world function. We invite you to take a tour through our architecture projects by exploring the pages listed below. No matter what the size or scope of the commercial architecture project, the team at ORA is your partner for unique, innovative designs that are unlike anything we've done previously.