Founders

Bryan Russell, R.A. after graduating from Mississippi State University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Architecture Degree embarked on what has now been a 15 year, architectural, professional practice. He became a Registered Architect in 1996. He worked for Hill / Pinckert Architects in Westlake, California for 2 years. His work during that time included the design of commercial office buildings, large industrial warehouse facilities and small retail facilities. Upon moving to Atlanta, Georgia, he worked with Precision Planning, Inc. for 3 years. His work included CDBG projects such as: Taliaferro County Senior Citizens Center, Gordon County Health Department, and Washington County Headstart. He then worked for Alex Munoz and Associates for 2 years. His work there included the design of small commercial facilities, country clubs, and residential clubhouses. He then worked for Stang and Newdow Architects for 3 years. His work there included large commercial office space, multi- family residential apartments, small retail facilities, and restaurants. He then became partner and owner of Dencity LLC.

Staffan Svenson, R.A. interest in Architecture stems from working on sculpture installations in rural up-state NY in the late 1980’s. After entering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School of Architecture in 1990 he graduated in 1995 with honors and moved to Georgia where he eventually went to work for Surber Barber Choate & Hertlein Architects. In 2000 he started Dencity LLC with current partner Bryan Russell. While his background consists primarily of high-end single family residential work and smaller commercial projects, the skills he has amassed translate well into all kinds of projects at different scales where there is a high level of design and craft. At Dencity his projects have produced work rich in materiality, craft and transparency. When not at Dencity he enjoys drawing, painting and building furniture.

Process

Dencity believes in a strong collaborative effort with our client that includes: exploration and critical thinking, material research, contextual analysis, strong drawings, continuous pricing and construction schedule reviews from design until client move in, and exhaustive construction quality control. Only through rigorous attention to detail, through each phase of the project, can Dencity create work that we believe will satisfy our most discerning clients and ourselves.

View Dencity Works Volume I (2001-2011)