kasey@ip-ab.com

Founding Principal

Kasey is an architect and a builder who leads our Ann Arbor studio. He has professional experience on numerous types of architecture and construction projects globally at many different scales. His interests include fabrication, design workflows and environmental stewardship.

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EDUCATION

Master of Architecture
University of Michigan 2015

Bachelor of Science (Architecture)
University of Michigan 2006

EXPERIENCE

ARCHOLAB
Ann Arbor, MI

Monica Ponce de Leon (at Taubman College)
Ann Arbor, MI

Machado Silvetti (spring break externship)
Boston, MA

Old School Construction, Inc.
Ann Arbor, MI

United States Peace Corps
Suriname, South America

Environment Architects
Traverse City, MI

Hester Street Collaborative (spring break externship)
New York, NY

ZGF Architects
Portland, OR

APTUM Architecture
Ann Arbor, MI

Ply Architecture
Ann Arbor, MI

travis@ip-ab.com

Founding Principal

Travis is an architect and leads our Grand Rapids studio. He has professional experience in Grand Rapids, Boston, and LA. His interests include parametric design and both digital and analogue fabrication.

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EDUCATION

Master of Architecture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2013

Bachelor of Science (Architecture)
University of Michigan 2006

EXPERIENCE

AMDG Architects, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI

Anmahian Winton Architects
Cambridge, MA

WOJR Organization for Architecture
Cambridge, MA

Kennedy Violich Architecture
Boston, MA

Studio works Architects
Los Angeles, CA

RoTo Architects
Los Angeles, CA

elpis@ip-ab.com

Project Architect

Elpis has practiced previously in Hong Kong and Japan prior to joining IP-AB in 2019. Her experience includes commercial and residential projects in Hong Kong, charitable institutional projects in rural Cambodia and residential projects in Michigan. She combines her dedication to architecture with a fervent interest in craft and fabrication.

EDUCATION

Master of Architecture
University of Michigan 2019

Bachelor of Social Science (Architecture)
Chinese University of Hong Kong 2016

EXPERIENCE

Project Little Dream, Ltd.
Hong Kong & Cambodia

Hibinosekkei + Youji no shiro
Asugi, Japan

DLN Architects & Engineers (hk) Ltd.
Hong Kong

designer@ip-ab.com

Designer + Marketing

Trevor has practiced as an architectural designer and critic, with particular experience and interest in the design and curation of architectural exhibitions, before joining IP-AB in 2020. His work includes contributions to the 2016 Venice Biennale as a member of A(n) Office, and to the 2019 Seoul Biennale and 2019 São Paulo Biennial as a member of MIT’s Critical Broadcasting Lab.

EDUCATION

Master of Architecture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2020

Bachelor of Science (Architecture)
University of Michigan 2016

EXPERIENCE

A(n) Office
Ann Arbor, MI

Critical Broadcasting Lab
Cambridge, MA

AR Studio
New York, NY

cody@ip-ab.com

Journeyperson Carpenter

Cody is a carpenter in our Ann Arbor studio. He gained construction experience in the Howell Education Foundation Building Trades program, and through his long family line of craftspeople, including a pipefitter and finish carpenters. His friendly and welcoming daily presence on construction sites pairs well with his rigorous work ethic and problem solving ability. He enjoys interacting with clients and transforming design visions into constructed realities. Cody is currently pursuing a Residential Builders License in Michigan.

george@ip-ab.com

Project Manager

George is a carpenter craftsman with extensive experience in new-construction and remodeling of residential spaces, custom furniture, mixed-media fabrication, landscapes, and project management. A dedicated maker and student, he is continuing to grow his skill-set by studying metal fabrication while working towards a Michigan Residential Builders License.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science (Research Psychology)
University of Michigan – Flint 2014

EXPERIENCE

Built By George LLC
Ypsilanti, MI

Triple S Builders
Plymouth, MI

Integrity Staircase LLC
Swartz Creek, MI

joel@ip-ab.com

Journeyperson Carpenter

Joel is a carpenter and craftsperson with a background in medical practice as a doctor in Uganda. He has experience working on commercial and residential carpentry work in the Metro-Detroit area while studying for medical exams in the United States.

He has particular interest in tilework and tile installation.

ron@ip-ab.com

Lead Carpenter

Ron Cote is a Lead Carpenter and has over 35 years of experience mastering his trade. He specializes in custom cabinetry, custom woodworking, and cabinetry fabrication. He has traveled across the nation taking on commercial and residential projects of various degrees of difficulty. He enjoys working with all species of wood and taking on challenging projects.

ludo@ip-ab.com

Project Architect

Ludo joined the IP-AB team in spring of 2024, bringing with him a wealth of commercial architecture experience, particularly in the automotive, office space, and retail sectors. He has worked on projects for retailers and office developments in the U.S., as well as for automotive companies across the U.S., Asia, and Africa.

Ludo is passionate about creating beautiful designs, with an attention toward the details of clear and effective construction documents.

EDUCATION

Master of Architecture
University of Michigan 2004

Master in Physical Therapy
Ecole Francaise d'Orthopedie et de Massage 1993

EXPERIENCE

MRB Group
Ann Arbor, MI

FormSurfaces Design Group
Whitmore Lake, MI

NORR
Detroit, MI

Arcadis-IBI Group
Southfield, MI

Eview360
Farmington Hills, MI

Ghafari
Dearborn, MI

ashley@ip-ab.com

Project Architect

Ashley is a designer hailing from Taipei, Toronto, Shanghai, Brooklyn, and LA. She has almost a decade of experience with a focus on design-build project delivery and residential architecture - from ground up modern hillside complexes, Victorian home additions and remodels, to tiny ADUs. She loves making things of all kinds and dreams of moving to Japan to practice woodworking.

EDUCATION:

Master of Architecture
Southern California Institute of Architecture

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design
Pratt Institute

EXPERIENCE:

END Studio
Detroit, MI

Walker Workshop
Los Angeles, CA

drew@ip-ab.com

Lead Carpenter

Drew is a builder and designer who has worked with a wide range of creative professionals in Boulder, Minneapolis, Nashville, Asheville and New York’s Hudson Valley. In 2011 he and his wife started Fabled Fort, a woodworking and design company, building a variety of projects ranging from rough builds and kitchen remodels, to custom built-ins, cabinets and furniture. He recently returned back to Ann Arbor after 20 years away. In addition to being a creative craftsman Drew is an accomplished guitar player and home recordist, as well as a husband and father.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Music
University of Michigan 1999

EXPERIENCE

Northern Star Construction
Minneapolis, MN

Dan O’Kane Contracting
Minneapolis, MN

Stovall Custom Woodworking
Nashville, TN

Virant Architecture and Design
Asheville, NC

Cris Bifaro Woodworks
Asheville, NC

Jay Brennan Woodworking
Cold Spring, NY

Fabled Fort Woodworking - Co-Founder
Ann Arbor, MI

taylor@ip-ab.com

Designer

Taylor is an architecturally-trained designer with interests in fabrication and architecture at the scale of the body. Her work with Matter Design was published in Pidgin 30 and exhibited at Wasserman Projects, and her personal work has been shown at TAB 2022 and in the 2023 exhibit ‘The Architecture of Prayer’.

EDUCATION

Master of ArchitectureMassachusetts Institute of Technology 2022

Bachelor of Science (Architecture)University of Michigan 2017

EXPERIENCE

Matter DesignBoston, MA

KVA MATxBoston, MA

BandukSmithStudioAhmedabad, India

benoit@ip-ab.com

Design + Fabrication Intern

Benoit is a student at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo (CalPoly SLO) working towards a Bachelors of Architecture. He has previously worked as a furniture fabricator and workshop assistant for the Architecture Department at CalPoly SLO as well as a contractors assistant. He is interested in carrying his interest in carpentry and fabrication into his career as a designer and architect.