What happens when your design partner is also your life partner? In this episode of Modern Home Mastermind with beSpoke Brokers, we sit down with award-winning architects Patricia Chen and Tommy Suchart of Chen + Suchart Studio. From their journey as partners in life and work, to designing their own home, to creating some of the most striking modernist residences in the desert, this conversation dives deep into architecture, inspiration, and the art of living well.
✨ Don’t miss their insights on design integrity, client relationships, and the first certified Passive House project in Arizona.
Chapters (Estimated):
00:00 – Welcome & Introduction
00:30 – Meet Patricia Chen & Tommy Suchart
01:20 – How they met & started working together
02:30 – Balancing marriage, family & business
03:00 – Designing their own home
05:00 – Inspiration behind their desert courtyard design
07:00 – Building during COVID & landscaping
08:00 – Client relationships & design process
09:30 – Integrity of design & transcending style
11:00 – Working together as co-leads
12:00 – Signature projects & Paradise Valley residence
15:20 – Arizona’s first certified Passive House
17:00 – Interiors, wellness design & the Onyx project
20:20 – Celebrating daily routines through design
21:00 – Rapid fire questions (career paths, favorite architecture, music, desert living)
25:30 – How they unwind & sketching
26:00 – Where to find Chen + Suchart Studio & closing
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