About Us
Llewelyn-Davies Sahni (L-DS) is an award-winning, Houston-based architectural, planning and urban design consulting firm. It was organized as a Texas Corporation in 1980, after having operated as the Houston branch of Llewelyn-Davies Associates since 1975. Llewelyn-Davies Sahni currently has a multidisciplinary staff in the fields of architecture, financial analysis, planning, program management, and urban design in the Houston office. The firm is affiliated with Llewelyn-Davies offices in London and works throughout the United States and internationally. The firm has performed professional work in various states including California, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, and New York. Llewelyn-Davies Sahni is a registered Minority Business Enterprise with the City of Houston, the City of San Antonio, the City of Austin, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO), and is currently HUB certified with the State of Texas.
Overview of Services
Program + Project Management
The quality of our built environment is dependent on many factors. While design excellence is clearly one, the management of the program and the delivery process is responsible for success measured in terms of budgets, schedules and programs. We recognize that the program development and building process has become increasingly complex, particularly with regard to projects of scale which have multiple constituencies and requirements. Responding to these needs and using a long history of success with complex building and development programs, we have developed simple, flexible, yet comprehensive processes to meet the needs of our clients and their programs. We offer services in the following five categories: Program Development Services, Management Services, Planning Services, Facilities Services, and Project Audit and Review Services Programming
Programming is the basic foundation of any design process that starts with master planning. How else does one know how to evaluate the scope of the project, assess its expectations, or measure its degree of success at the master planning, design phase and final product levels? L-DS starts from a simple framework of “issue identification” that allows the programmer / planner / architect to guide the development of the program, whether the project be modest or one of significant scale and complexity. Planning + Urban Design
No where is there a need to anticipate change greater than in planning + urban design. Most projects of this nature are carried out over 10 to 20-year periods and involve the phased development of large land areas. We assist our clients with project feasibility and financing methods, strategic planning, master planning, urban design and project management. Our experience in managing the public/private coordination process ensures the successful implementation of complex projects for national, regional, and local governments, as well as some of the most prestigious corporate developers. The firm has won several awards for its work in architecture, planning, urban design, design guidelines, and design management and implementation.
Architecture + Interiors
L-DS provides architectural design services for commercial, institutional, industrial, and mixed-use projects including individual buildings or multi-building campuses. Good design requires strong analytical skills and creative design, backed by an equally strong management process. We emphasize all three elements as a way to achieve a high level of functional and aesthetic quality within a client’s budget and schedule of objectives. Our services are comprehensive, ranging from project feasibility, programming, site planning, interior design, architectural design, construction documentation, and administration. This enables us to serve our clients from the earliest stage of their projects through occupancy. Development Advisory
In addition to traditional architectural services, L-DS offers development advisory services to its clients on the overall development of a project – strategic, financial, sustainable and functionality. In today’s world of high costs, it is most beneficial to decide upfront if your project will provide you the best return on your investment; if the design and planning efforts meet your needs not only today but tomorrow and the next; and if your project has been managed and implemented to ensure you every effort has been made to provide you an efficient, environmentally-sensitive, and sustainable facility. A good design is just that – a good design – addressing FUNCTION, EMOTION and GROWTH. On the other hand, a good design that has been strategically managed will incorporate CAPACITY, CHARACTER and SUSTAINABILITY. Visualization
The key to success that underlines all our services is the ability to communicate visually. L-DS prides itself for being at the cutting edge of technology. We communicate ideas in a clear, legible, and interactive fashion with the use of integrated CAD, 3D, graphic, animation, and web design software.
Selected Client Lists
Corporations
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- AMAX, Inc.
- American Bank
- American Express
- Atlantic Richfield Company
- Becker-Paribas (Merrill Lynch)
- Boise Cascade Corporation
- Booze Allen & Hamilton
- Brown & Root
- CB Commercial
- Chase Manhattan Bank
- Chemical Bank
- Citicorp
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- Commonwealth Savings Corporation
- Corning Glass
- Enron Corporation
- Exxon Company, USA
- Houston Belt & Terminal Railroad
- Inter-Continental Hotel Corporation
- Loral Corporation
- Salamon Brothers
- S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
- Tenneco Natural Gas Liquids
- Turner Collie & Braden
- Wallace and Wallace Chemical and Oil Corporation
Developers
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- Arlen Realty and Development Corporation
- Cadillac Fairview Urban Development, Inc.
- Caribbean Club, Cayman Islands, B.W.I
- Century Magnolia Investment Properties, Inc.
- Champion Realty Corporation
- Continental Development Corporation
- Donald L. Huber Corporation
- Friendswood Development Company
- Gerald Hines Interests
- Highland Development Corporation
- International Theater Development Corporation / IMAX
- MC Management and Development Company, Inc.
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- New York State Urban Development Corporation
- Olympia and York Properties, Ltd.
- Pin Oak Partners, Ltd.
- Raymond Nasher Company
- Riverside Development Corporation
- Scott Hudgens Company
- Tenneco Realty, Inc.
- Trishman Realty and Construction Company
- Urban Investment and Development Company
- Ward Hunt
- Westchase Corporation
- The Woodlands Corporation
Private Sector Associations
- Allegheny Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Downtown Development Association, Rosenburg, Texas
- Downtown Owner’s Association, San Antonio, Texas
- Fourth Ward Owner’s Association, Houston, Texas
- Harris County Improvement District No. 1, UPTOWN, Houston, Texas
Government
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- Allegany County, New York
- Brazoria County, Texas
- Bryan Business Council, Bryan, Texas
- California Division of Highways
- City of Bellaire, Texas
- City of Baytown, Texas
- City of Brenham, Texas
- City of Dayton, Ohio
- City of Houston, Texas
- City of Kansas City, Missouri
- City of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- City of Newport, Kentucky
- City of Palacios, Texas
- City of Poughkeepsie, New York
- City of Pueblo, Colorado
- City of San Antonio, Texas
- City of Seabrook, Texas
- City of Tucson, Arizona
- Commonwealth of Virginia
- Department of Transport and Public Works, Puerto Rico
- East Montgomery County Economic Development District, Montgomery County, Texas
- Harris County, Texas
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- Houston Parks Board
- Houston Independent School District
- Metro Transportation Commission, San Francisco, CA
- METRO, Houston, Texas
- National Institute of Health
- Province of Ontario, Canada
- State of Louisiana, Division of Administration
- Texas Department of Transportation
- U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Urban Development Corporation – New York
- Veteran’s Administration, Washington, D.C.
- VIA Metropolitan Transit, San Antonio, Texas
- Agency for International Development (AID)
- Asian Development Bank
- Banco Nacional de Vivienda, Dominican Republic
- Government of Colombia, South America
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
- Ministry of Housing, Province of Ontario, Canada
- Ministry of Public Works, Venezuela
- National Houston Authority of Philippines
- Post Office Staff Superannuation Fund, London, UK
- United Nations Development Programme
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