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JOSEPH MICHAEL KELLY BET, PD, MSc, RA, CEng, NCARB,
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Joseph Michael Kelly's work is distinguished by its sensitive, ecological,
humanistic and resonant response of indigenous tradition as well as by its
fusion of conventional materials and techniques with those from the leading
edge of technology. His experience involves a wide range of architectural
design activities and the design of engineering systems incidental to the
practice of architecture. An architectural approach that is primarily scientific
in outlook, more empirical than dogmatic and more practical than decorative.
He graduated from Southern Polytechnic
State University with a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering Technology,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
with a P.D. in Engineering and Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, with
a Master of Science in Building Services Engineering, thesis: "High Technology
Architecture" as well as with a Master of Science in Building Conservation.
JMK maintains an international consulting practice based in the virtual realm of the Internet and divides
his time between practice, teaching and research. He is currently an Associate
Professor and Research Fellow at Temple University where he conducts applied
research on sustainable design and green architecture. JMK is a Registered Architect in the states
of Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.
He is a Chartered Engineer in the
United Kingdom, which encompasses England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland,
and practices as a Building Services Engineer. As both an architect and an
engineer, he clearly integrates the two disciplines into one. JMK is a member
of the Architectural Association of Ireland, Society of Facade Engineering, National
Trust for Scotland, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers,
certified by the National Council Architectural Registration Boards and certified
as a Construction Manager in South Carolina. He has been involved in diverse
award winning projects ranging from Kingston Plantation at North Myrtle Beach,
SC; StillWater Community in Seneca, SC; Ramsey Creek Preserve in Westminster,
SC; to commercial and residential developments. Although he does not seek
publicity, his work is often published including in the acclaimed books entitled
"Landscape Design
for Energy Efficiency" and "50+ Vacation Homes: Great
Retreats of the World". Before establishing the practice he worked for
Robert Lamb Hart Architects and Planners,
New York, Emory Roth &
Sons Architects, New York and Kelly Architects, Greenville. JMK practices
alone and produces all documents by digital production building his designs
exclusively within the virtual space of the computer. He provides service
of the highest quality in all areas of project development including:
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Architecture Coordination with Landscape
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As an Architect, JMK is capable of meeting the Client's objectives with the highest standards of professional service and architectural excellence. As an Engineering Technologist and Construction Manager, he oversees the design, construction, and operation of technical systems for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings and other facilities. These building systems include electrical, communications and control, lighting, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning, fire protection, plumbing, and structural systems. The technical systems are responsible for a substantial portion of a building's construction cost. JMK's education in Building Services Engineering provided a highly creative and specialist engineering training that provided the essential skills to design, manufacture, install, commission, maintain and manage equipment and systems to provide comfort and safety in the built environment for people and processes. Key to the success driving these skills is the need to address global climate changes, sustainability and energy efficiency in the built environment. JMK's main design and research focus is on the use of architectural techniques for energy conservation: building form and fabric, photovoltaics, daylighting and natural ventilation, integrated design, health and comfort in the indoor environment and the broader environmental impact of the technology of ecological building. By complementing these capabilities in conjunction with those of qualified, talented consultants, JMK offers Clients the full resources necessary to realize the quality of their vision.
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Prior to formal training, JMK received his most important training as an apprentice architect from his father where much of his knowledge of architecture was learned on-site. In that same Arts and Crafts tradition JMK's method of working involves craftsmen, technicians and technologist early in the design phase and he maintains a close relationship through the completion of construction to insure the way things are detailed and go together. This organizational strategy gives JMK the capacity to command the strength and full-service abilities with continuous project involvement, a level of personalized service associated only with smaller firms. This approach has proven valuable since 1960 with the firm Kelly Architects founded by John W. Kelly as the firm continues to provide a variety of architectural services on projects of all sizes including:
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JMK believes the best buildings are those designed simultaneous for architecture and engineering. The coming together of these two disciplines gives an exuberant optimism about the future of scientific and technological culture. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, a Roman architect and engineer practicing in the first century B.C., combined the two roles into one discipline and also managed the work of the craftsman. Buildings were not as complex as in today's technological world, but the principle remains the same. The sheer volume of knowledge required for one individual to undertake the role of an architect, engineering technologist and construction manager on a project is unequivocally enormous. However, sophisticated computer programs allow overlaps between the professions in sharing similar activities or tasks. Much has been written about the necessity of multidisciplinary collaboration between all the professions in the building industry. However, JMK's design and construction management projects might suggest the contrary where the design integrates architecture, engineering technology and construction management as one. It is architecture contingent of collaboration and of overlapping principles set out to address one integrated building design solution.
JMK is fully committed to providing each Client and project the best quality and design leadership possible. The process begins by carefully understanding the Client's objectives. This initial input enables multiple design solutions in order to best address the Clients needs and vision. The design concepts are presented by 2D and 3D computer generated drawings, models and animations using DataCad. Advanced computer technology allows the Client to understand and experience all pertinent information and to experience the design process. This communication is subsequently reinforced throughout the life of the project.
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