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Thanks for visiting my site. I started Ross Street Design after moving to Wisconsin and selling my Atlanta GA based mid-size firm, Richard Wittschiebe Hand. I am now focusing on designing homes and small commercial projects. I use a great software program called ArchiCAD that allows me to design in 3d. One of my passions is green design and this program allows me to do energy analyses so that together we can make smart decisions about how your building is designed.
about carol richard
As a registered architect, registered interior designer and LEED accredited professional, I bring a wide range of abilities and understanding to my projects. I have been a part of all phases of design, project and consultant coordination, construction documents, and contract administration for commercial and residential projects for over thirty-five years. I am registered to practice Architecture in Wisconsin, New York, Georgia and Florida.
As founder of my firm, Richard Wittschiebe Hand in Atlanta, Georgia in 1986, I found opportunities to grow my practice and meet my client’s needs through a variety of design services and market areas. In addition to my architectural experience, I led the firm in technological advances to better serve our clients. The firm first experimented with three-dimensional building modeling in 1989. The firm served as a local leader in the use of Building Information Modeling software. Richard Wittschiebe Hand merged with Stevens & Wilkinson Architects in 2014.
In addition to building one of Atlanta’s most established woman-owned architecture firms, I dedicated a significant portion of my career to the development and advancement of women in my community and within the profession. I served on the Board of Directors for the Feminist Women’s Health Center for seven years. One of my legacies in the field of architecture has been my nine-year involvement in a group called “Women in Architecture” which provided a venue where women could network and attend professional development programs in a mutually supportive environment. In 2009, I received the Visionary Award from Georgia Women in Construction.
After many years in Atlanta, I moved back to my home town of Madison, Wisconsin. This has allowed me to branch out on my own to pursue personal interests in the field of Architecture. I continue to find new ways technology can be harnessed to inform design decisions, including building energy analysis. Sustainability has been one of my core values. I now serve as secretary for the Southwest Regional Committee of the Wisconsin Green Building Alliance. I am also a member of Madison's Downtown Design Professionals.
So as you know, we LOVE our kitchen. There are many parts of it that I remember you insisting on that I didn’t think we needed and now am so glad we have...such as the trash and recycling bins right next to the sink, the nice looking railing outside the window, my lovely refrigerator, etc. The list is long of what we love about the kitchen. This room has gone from my least favorite room of our house to my favorite.
Now we’re on house arrest with the COVID-19. I sit at my kitchen table and watch the birds and my pups outside and wonder how I would deal with this time without my little spot. The Goldfinches’ coats at my feeder are turning yellow for mating season and I get to watch them all.
And I have to address the clock! I looked for hours for something and the best I could do was to find a boring, ugly blue wall clock. You found us a piece of art that we not only love but are quite sure they designed only after they were sent a picture of our kitchen by you. We love it!
So once again, thank you for your lovely work, taste, skills, and hard work to pull off our new kitchen and center of our home.