So goes the line from "Field of Dreams." Ray built the baseball field in in his corn field because he had a dream. While the dream changed a few times, the idea it sprang from stayed the same.
All ideas really do come from dreams. So it is with building and architecture. before any building can take shape, can be fashioned from brick and mortar or wood framing and drywall, it has to be dreamed--thought up.
"Most of our clients come to us with a vision, a 'dream' of a structure they want," Kevin Wallace said. "And if it isn't complete, we help them finish the dream," he said.
Kevin is a partner in DSKW & Associates, a full-service design-build firm based in North Texas. Kevin is the resident architect at the firm.
"Whether it is a factory, office building, shopping center or new residence, they all begin as a dream," Kevin continued. "We have the luxury at our firm to work with clients in any of a number of phases," Kevin continued. "Sometimes we send them back to the 'dream' stage if the idea isn't quite solid enough to be drawn or conceptualized. In that way, Dave and I have a lot of flexibility when it comes to helping clients."
Dave is Dave Sykes, CEO of DSKW & Associates, and a veteran of the construction and building world in Texas and the Southwest U.S.
"At the end of the day, however," Dave said,"it still has to be built. We will tell a client how it can be built, in what time and for what cost."
Kevin recalled a client who had a vision for a theatre he wanted to renovate. The concept got to a point where it could be a real construction project, but it lacked something. Dave pitched the project back to Kevin.
"I play the role of 'dream catcher'," Kevin related. "Dave's the analyst who helps us keep our feet on the ground and I'm the one reaching for the clouds with the client. It's a good balance."
Dreams and reality are not that exclusive to one another in the world of architecture and building. Just be sure and have that team that balances both on your side.
The Dreamer
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