Wm. Thorning Little, Architect

Thorning Little is an architect first and foremost, he is a designer and he is an artist. For over thirty years his business has been designing outstanding residential and commercial projects. In each part of his practice there is strong evidence of a lifetime of artistic training and devotion to architectural history, and following years of experience, this is balanced with technical architectural expertise. The firm has computer drafting services but it is one of the few design firms creating hand drawn plans packages. Thorning’s artistic approach allows him to work his clients’ concepts in a way that can provide more immediacy and intimacy. His free hand drawing and communication skills even allow him to draw upside down opposite his clients so they can more clearly understand. This approach creates results which are very direct to the owner's desires. Attributes of the property, clients lifestyles and goals are outlined in the early stages of the project. This allows Little to creatively explore numerous alternatives, journeying through a process of communication collaboration and research. His successful talent for solving both design and technical challenges through this process comes from an integration of experience through a vast number of projects which demanded exceptional results. Thorning is well known for his numerous historically authentic designs. The attention to scale, proportion and detail in all aspects is impeccable. The more industry current materials are carefully used in combination with custom architectural features. Decorative iron details, feature ceilings, paneling and flooring are but a few of the topics which are opportunities for enrichment. Little often personally sculpts architectural features such as brackets, medallions and corbels which are then unique to his client's property.