BARI Architecture
Architect
About Bonnie
Originally from Calcutta (Kolkata) India, Bonnie moved around the US during her childhood before settling in the best spot, Colorado. She lives in the Morse Park neighborhood with her husband Tom and Golden-Great-Pyrenees mix rescue Jasper.
She took a little break from architecture and was a professional photographer for several years, and continues photography mostly as a hobby. Other hobbies include gardening, party-planning, travel and running in Crown Hill Park.
About BARI Architecture
BARI Architecture is named after Bonnie's hometown of Calcutta, India. The word BARI means home or shelter interchangeably and applies to all spaces. Which is why we do both residential and commercial work and believe that all spaces should feel like home.
We are a small team of 3 design professionals including Tom, Bonnie's husband. Tom and I met while studying architecture abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark during our 4th year of college. The love Scandinavian architecture is a strong core of our design aesthetic. Working as a husband and wife couple makes us a very strong team to help navigate the exciting opportunity of renovation or building your home. Tom tends to work from the outside in and Bonnie from the inside out, so we usually meet in the middle.
Over our 10 years of existence as a firm we have worked on countless residential additions, remodels, pop-tops, kitchen renovations and sustainability consulting. Additionally we use our extensive commercial background to also work on retail spaces, cafes, community centers, multi-family housing and pretty much any space that qualifies as a "BARI".
BARI Architecture is a full-service Architecture and design practice based in Colorado. Bonnie Sen and Tom Milavec are founding partners and owners at the heart of BARI Architecture. Founded in 2013 as a sole-practitioner practice based in Washington, D.C., BARI has grown to a 4 person boutique studio with active projects in 4 states and a relatively consistent 50/50 split of commercial and residential projects. As owners of the company every project receives attention from the owner level and that is something we expect from all our partners we bring to the project. With our past professional leadership experience being based in large global architecture practices, we have worked closely with leaders of industry and fortune 500 organizations that themselves commit to a very high standard of practice. We have a very high standard of quality and detail, and we maintain a high standard of communication and coordination throughout all our projects. That is what sets us apart from our competition and something we are very proud to bring to your projects.
The firm currently focuses on the following areas of practice:
COMMERCIAL / HOSPITALITY
Commercial architectural design, planning and documentation for New Construction Base Building, Adaptive Re-use, Tenant Interiors and Repositioning Projects.
SINGLE FAMILY & MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
Full Service architectural design, planning and documentation for New Construction, Large Remodel and heavy Addition.
REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
Services and planning to help our clients identify and quantify their space needs and priorities for current or future residential and commercial projects.
SITE PLANNING ANALYSIS
Services and planning to help our clients identify and quantify their space needs and priorities for current or future residential and commercial projects.
WELLNESS & SUSTAINABILITY
We are committed to sustainability and the wellbeing of all people. For each project we undertake, we develop practical and ethical green design solutions that balance wellness, environmental stewardship , as well as fiscal responsibility.
Qualified lead ideas:
1. Follow/comment us on social media.
2. Introduce me to someone in the building industry such as a real-estate developer, interior designer, general contractor, commercial broker, etc.
3. Introduce me to someone who is looking to renovate or build a home.
4. Introduce me to someone who is looking for commercial space so we can advise on the selection process and help with the design.