January is often attributed to the Roman deity, Janus, who has one face looking to the future, to see where he is going, and one face looking to the past, to see where he has been.

Just as Janus has perspective on past, present, and future, so do architects help their clients evaluate how their past and present shape their building needs into the future.

Good design can serve as gateway to the future and transition from the past.

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Our project for the Valley TeleCom Headquarters in Willcox, AZ was finished in 2005, but in recent years, the preferences for corporate colors and graphics began changing to earth tones and desert colors.

The Owner recently contacted our interior designer for the original project, Barb Phillips, to select a new palette of colors to replace the primary colors she developed with us for the original project.

The result is a new look for Valley TeleCom that still distinguishes the structural and volumetric components of the building’s architecture, but in a softer and more durable color palette.

A building can change its colors and remain true to its architectural character!

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