The studio
Thirty architects, interior designers and landscape architects in a converted foundry in Chicago’s West Loop.
A practice built around the drawing table
Omnira Architects was founded in 2008 by Mira Halden and Jonas Roe. Eighteen years later we are thirty people, still working around one long table, still building a model of every project.
We are an employee-owned practice. Every member of the studio has a share in the business and a voice in the work we take on.
- Employee-owned since 2019
- Signatory of Architects Declare
- 1% of profit to design education
How we work
Place first
Every building starts with days on site.
Low carbon
Whole-life carbon budgets on every project.
Co-design
Users at the table from day one.
Craft
Every detail drawn in house.
Models
A physical model of every project.
Aftercare
We return one year after handover.
Partners and associates
Inside the studio
