Whether it be complex zoning overlays, program complexity, or a budget-conscious client, at Runa Workshop we believe design thrives with challenges and constraints, not despite them.
PHILOSOPHY
Runa Workshop is a sharp, energetic design practice focused on architecture and interiors. We are a workshop in every sense of the word - a collaborative team where technical rigor, conceptual clarity, and client goals carry equal weight throughout the design process. A common desire to live and work creatively is what brought founding principals Jean Pierre Trou and Aaron Vollmer together, and our name reflects this approach.
“Runa” means “people” in Quechua—the native language of the Incas. A workshop is a place for creativity, exploration, and the refinement of craft. Together, Runa Workshop means “people exchanging ideas.” This commitment to collaboration, innovation, and technical mastery empowers us to deliver lasting, forward-thinking design solutions for our clients.
RUNA
[roo-nuh] - noun
man, people, humanity
Origin:
Quechua (Native language of the Incas)
WORKSHOP
[wurk-shop] - noun
a period of discussion and practical work on a particular subject, in which a group of people share their knowledge and experience
a room or building in which things are made or repaired using tools or machines