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Our Approach.

We walk you through the project process so that everyone is on the same page every step of the way. We work with you to put together your project team, from the stakeholders within your organization to the contractors, engineers, and designers on the project. We attentively listen to your needs and use engagement tools to draw out issues that may have been overlooked. We assist with grants and advise on incentives that can save you money and help you realize your project.

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What is the Triple Bottom Line?

Triple Line Studio was founded on the principles of the “triple bottom line”, a description John Elkington came up with in 1994 to describe a more balanced approach to economics focusing on the environment and people as much as on profit. Also referred to as the 3 P’s - people, profit, planet - this approach in design factors in all three social, economic, and environmental aspects for a more sustainable project.

At Triple Line Studio we provide Architectural services for Small Businesses + Nonprofits.

Are you moving? Planning a renovation? Were you donated a less than ideal space? Hoping to earn revenue from your underutilized space? Considering an expansion? Or downsizing for more flexibility? Work with us to build your organization’s capacity brick by brick.

At Triple Line Studio we enhance small business & nonprofit spaces. We work with you to define a scope of work for your space - old or new, big or small, owned or leased - and amplify your mission to support your organization’s triple bottom line. From stakeholder engagement to concept plans we have the tools to coach you along the way. You’ll have the information you need to target grants, dazzle donors, interest investors, and launch a capital project to transform your organization.

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Meet Rayya.

Rayya is a public interest architect and the founder of Triple Line Studio. Over the past 20 years she has worked in the DC area at the nonprofit/for-profit sister firms Inscape Publico and Inscape Studio, the top ranking international firm ZGF, and the local boutique firm CORE. In 2017 her project, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, an adaptive reuse project in the heart of historic Hyattsville, won Preservation Maryland’s Community Choice Award. In addition to running her own firm, Rayya also teaches design studios as a professor at the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation.

In her free time, Rayya has volunteered as Chapter Director for the Open Architecture Collaborative, an international volunteer based nonprofit working to improve and help communities through socially responsible and sustainable design. She is an AIA member, LEED-accredited, and SEED-certified professional. Rayya believes in the triple bottom line approach to sustainability and has highlighted public interest design projects, events, and people in the DC area on her blog, www.publicinterestdesign-dc.org

Rayya recently created a NEW blog, www.allofourhomes.com, to document and share the sustainable renovation of her 1905 Folk Victorian Farmhouse in Maryland. The blog features videos and articles with expert tips, residential tax incentives, sustainable design, renovation ideas, and Scandinavian culture. She gives talks at her local preservation society and hopes to spread the word on how to live ‘green’ in old houses.

See Rayya’s career portfolio.