BluPath Design

BluPath, an architecture and design firm founded in 2003 by Laura Blau, and Paul Thompson, works closely with clients to design simple, elegant and environmentally sensitive spaces. We believe that beauty is fundamental to sustainable design. For the last decade, we have been leaders in low carbon Passive House design revolution. Let us be part of your sustainable future. We design for the renovation and rehabilitation of existing structures as well as design projects from the ground up. BluPath's professional services include architectural design, masterplanning, feasibility studies, space-planning, furniture services, interior design, construction documentation, construction administration, and custom furniture and lighting design. Our clients are concentrated in three areas; university and non-profit, mission-driven institutions, and private residential clients. We have extensive experience working in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., New York, and Providence, Rhode Island. BluPath principal Laura Blau is a Certified Passive House (CPHC) Consultant and a Certified Passive House Builder (CPHB). The dual accreditation gives her the insight that enhances her design knowledge with constructability issues She can execute the design or consult to developers, other architects, engineers and facility managers. PH is currently the most rigorous and cost effective science and climate-based standard for energy efficiency in buildings worldwide. Whether your building is commercial, educational, multi-family, or residential projects PH strategies will slash the heating/ cooling consumption of your buildings by up to 90%. We are accredited Green Globe Professionals and LEED BC&D architects. Projects of BluPath Design include: -- Non-Profit Organizations -- Early Childhood Education -- Higher Education -- Affordable Housing