solid, approachable and effective design. The Bates Architects team, headed by C. Marty Bates, AIA, brings over thirty years of experience and a proven track record in a wide variety of project types, sizes and levels of complexity. Bates Architects is located in the heart of the historic City of Frederick Maryland but has clients and projects throughout the Mid Atlantic region. We welcome our potential clients to visit our offices and to see our unique environment, the body of work we have completed, projects we are undertaking at this time and to meet our talented team of architects and designers. We strive to be responsive and hands on, to educate our clients when requested, to provide the appropriate design solution for each project, to push for environmentally responsible designs and specifications and to make the process as rewarding and enjoyable as possible. Please feel free to call to discuss your upcoming project, stop in to visit our offices and explore our past and current work on our website. The wide variety of projects in our portfolio will surprise you.
Design Story is a design-based architectural firm providing specialized consulting services in an open studio setting. Focus areas are community-based architecture: churches, schools, libraries, urban housing and community centers with expertise in historic preservation, adaptive re-use, and master planning. Corporate work is also a specialty. Areas of service are in and around the Frederick and Baltimore regions as well as suburban Washington, D.C. Sustainability is a core belief and is practiced as a baseline for the office, including in its own internal practices. A history of personal commitment to the community is reflected to serving in the Rotary Club of Carroll Creek, on non-profit Boards of Directors, as well as in Pro Bono design work for groups such as Middletown Boosters, the Gaddy Center for Women & Children, among others.
Alan Clapp, Licensed Architect in Maryland and Virginia. 43 years of experience in commercial and residential architectural design.
