Plural designs highly-crafted buildings with an emphasis on energy efficiency, natural materials and occupant health.

Locations
Plural is located in Austin, TX with a satellite office in Fayettville, AR. We work projects across the United States, with completed projects in half a dozen states. Our current work is focused in Texas and Arkansas, with ongoing homes in Wisconsin and Vermont.
Expertise
We are full service architecture firm that specializes in custom single-family, and small multi-family and commercial projects. We are PHIUS certified to design passive house buildings and integrate these principles in all the work we do. On the majority of our projects, we also provide full interior design services.
People

Josh Carel, AIA, CPHC

Partner, Director of Architecture

Josh Carel is a licensed architect in Texas, Arkansas, Idaho and Washington State and a Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC). Prior to founding Plural Office, he lived and practiced in Tulsa, Seattle, and Boston and has a wide range of experience in context and project type. He holds a Graduate Certificate in Urban Sustainability from Harvard University, a Master of Architecture from the University of Washington, and Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oklahoma. Josh co-taught Construction Methods and Materials at the University of Washington for several years and has been an invited design critic at the University of Texas, the University of Washington, Boston Architectural College and Wentworth Institute of Technology. He is a partner and leads the architecture division at Plural Office.

Adelle York, AIA

Partner, Director of Design

Adelle York is an urban researcher and architect licensed in Texas and Missouri. She holds degrees from the University of Oklahoma and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where she focused on the relationship between large-scale ecological systems and cultural dynamics. Her approach to sustainability is holistic, understanding that creating healthy communities is just as vital as reducing carbon emissions. In more than one arena, her eye for design has won acclaim. She has guest lectured at the City University of New York (CUNY) on the history and practice of sustainability; won local and national awards for Low Impact Design and community empowerment proposals; taught design studios with the Harvard Design Discovery Program and the Art Institute of Seattle; and been an invited design critic at universities across the nation. At Plural Office, she is a partner and the leader of the research division.

Scott McDonald, Assoc. AIA

Director of Constructability

Scott McDonald joins us from Northwest Arkansas where he practices and runs Deft Construction. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the Fay Jones School Of Architecture, where he focused on furniture design and steel fabrication. He has managed the Fay Jones School of Architecture wood shop and led the construction division of the University of Arkansas design-build program. Prior to joining Plural Office, he was a design associate at Marlon Blackwell Architects and Brya Architecture, then transitioned into building custom homes for Insite Construction. Scott bridges the gap between functional design and construction; he finds his niche in producing constructable solutions to sophisticated architectural challenges. Scott is the Director of Constructability at Plural Office and leads our projects in Northwest Arkansas.