Locus is a collaborative effort formed by Robert Mantho and Michael Wenrich to pursue the making of architecture as an act of art in a specific place. We feel strongly that architecture should be a reflection of and response to the defining physical and cultural characteristics of a given site. Our work is speculative, as we discover the goals and intentions of each project as we explore ideas in various mediums.

Central to our continuing work is the requirement for an active participant whose body and senses are engaged to reveal primary architectural relationships. We want to encourage people to question and possibly reinvent their understanding of space, form, and basic relationship to earth and sky. We approach our work with a conscious effort to investigate and promote responsible relationships to resources and the environment.

These are the basic ideas we established as we began our collaboration. Through several projects, we have strengthened and refined these intentions.

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