“MAP is a small firm, but do not be fooled by that. I have worked with many large and multi-national architecture firms in my time at the YMCA and MAP out delivered them all. Without knowing anything about them except seeing the work they produced for us; I figured this was a large multi-disciplinary firm. It was refreshing when I found out MAP was only Roger and Kyle. I was beyond surprised. They are nimble, extremely responsive, their designs were great, and their presentation style is second to none.
I looked forward to working with them in the future.”
- Scott Landry, executive vice president for strategic development, Metropolitan Detroit YMCA
I looked forward to working with them in the future.”
- Scott Landry, executive vice president for strategic development, Metropolitan Detroit YMCA
"Roger and Kyle are great to collaborate with on projects. On a very tight schedule, they delivered a detailed, high quality, professional document set, that saved my client time and money, and most importantly they did what they said they would making the project a success. I would recommend MAP and I plan to use them on my projects moving forward."
- Yousif Albustani, former senior architect at the office of Zaha Hadid, current director of NoMAD Studio
- Yousif Albustani, former senior architect at the office of Zaha Hadid, current director of NoMAD Studio
"I have worked with Roger and Kyle on a couple of different projects. They were great at taking my many specific thoughts and my overall vision and turning it into a built project. If something was not possible, or was going to look bad, they would let me know. Most of the time, however, they figured out a great way to make it work. I would recommend anybody to work with these guys as they are fun, passionate, creative and professional."
-Kleppe Houston, president, CEO, Houston Holding Group, Inc.
-Kleppe Houston, president, CEO, Houston Holding Group, Inc.
We are not your parents' architect
You will not find us in suits and ties glad-handing with all the local big shots and kissing butts in the hopes of landing that next “big” job. No, we like to be ourselves, meet you on your terms and work like hell for you. No ulterior motives, just good work.
We believe
- We need to be a fit for you. You need to be a fit for us also, otherwise the project will never be as successful as it can be.
- We respect our clients. We respect their time, money and trust.
- Great service matters. We are known for our design ideas, responsiveness and the ability to quickly adapt to project needs.
- Over designed projects are failed projects. We believe in the basics and we never overlook what really matters.
What we will not do
- We will not “wow” you with our big fancy office because we don’t have one.
- We will not impress you with our long boiler plate proposal because we don’t use one.
- We will not show up to a meeting with you at the project or job site, wave our hands around and act like we have all the answers because we don’t, nobody does.
We will not pass you off to an inexperienced intern or junior architect the minute after you agree to work with us. No bait and switch, we are MAP, what you see is what you get.
Roger J. Berent, registered architect
Roger is co-founder and President of MAP. Roger is dedicated to architecture and design. Roger has a tremendous passion for the University of Michigan athletics and is an avid music fan. Roger and his wife Amy are proud parents of three wonderful children.
Kyle Hulewat
Kyle is co-founder and is a partner in MAP. Kyle has been working in architecture for ten years. Kyle is an Ohio native who is also passionate about music. Kyle and his wife Elizabeth have a daughter.
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