1. Albuquerque - 7601 Jefferson NE, Suite 100 - Albuquerque, NM 87109 - 505.761.9700 tel - 505.761.4222 fax
lAs vegAs - 6860 Bermuda Drive, Suite 100 - Las Vegas, NV 89119 - 702.436.1006 tel - 702.436.1050 fax
AmArillo - 500 S. Taylor, Suite 750 - Amarillo, TX 79101 - 806.376.8199 tel - 806.376.8189 fax D/P/S Firm Profile
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2. Dekker/Perich/Sabatini
D/P/S provides comprehensive architecture, interiors, planning, structural engineering and landscape
architecture services to a variety of public and private clients. With decades of experience, our firm has
successfully completed thousands of projects from multi-family housing to high-tech laboratories.
With offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Amarillo, Texas; a diverse staff of
licensed and progressive professionals and the latest available in technology, D/P/S is able to meet the
specific needs of each of our clients.
Our clients dream of functional, beautiful buildings. Our passion is to help our clients realize those
dreams. Every project is a new opportunity to surpass expectations, respond to new technologies
and create functional, comfortable and stimulating places that work. With a strong, client-focused
commitment, the firm’s multi-disciplinary, rational approach results in a constant search for design
excellence. We organize and focus our entire team’s efforts to design projects that:
• are functionally based & user-driven;
• respond to current and future technologies;
• strive to meet the highest standards of craftsmanship, code compliance and building technology;
• are appropriate in image to time, place and function;
• and most importantly, meet our client’s budget and schedule.
D/P/S uses a multidisciplinary approach to architecture and design. We never compromise our clients’
needs for our design aesthetic; instead, our architects, landscape architects, interior designers and
engineers work as a team with our clients to find great design solutions. And we don’t stop there. We
roll up our sleeves during bidding, construction, the warranty period and beyond, engaged in every
step, from the first drawing to the last drop of paint. Excellent design solutions can only provide value
if they are built and maintained as envisioned.excellence in the entire Southwest Region.

3. LEED
Dekker/Perich/Sabatini has extensive experience in the design of LEED buildings and is committed
to incorporating appropriate sustainable strategies into our projects. Although sustainable design
has recently become a popular national trend, our firm has embraced this concept for many years
as responsible design professionals. We have realized energy efficient projects for our unique
climate by using common sense approaches to building siting, solar orientation, appropriate
fenestration, building mass, appropriate mechanical systems, and the use of building materials
readily available in our region.
Dekker/Perich/Sabatini has become increasingly involved in LEED-based projects in the past few
years. We have been a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, the organization that created
LEED, since 2001. We have designed many projects that have achieved or are pursuing LEED
certification, and several other projects that were designed to LEED standards did not pursue formal
certification. These include educational, commercial, residential, and institutional projects designed
using the LEED-NC, LEED-CS, and LEED-CI rating systems.
In addition, Dekker/Perich/Sabatini has more LEED Accredited Professionals on staff than any other
firm in New Mexico. We currently have 27 LEED Accredited Professionals. Through our internal
training program, we have trained over 100 staff members in both the fundamentals of LEED and
our own method for successfully managing LEED projects.

4. Higher Education
Dekker/Perich/Sabatini has collaborated with many prestigious higher education clients throughout
the west. We have worked with these institutions to create campus facilities that are at the leading
edge of design, incorporating the latest technologies with spaces that reflect the most current
thinking in educational pedagogies. Our process is one that brings together all stakeholders of a
facility and campus to create projects that respond to multiple layers of needs.
Our work centers on a balanced response to changing ideas in teaching with recognition of the
institution’s reputation and tradition. Our emphasis is always on how the building supports the
goals and aspirations of learning and research, but always within the context of the campus fabric.
We also recognize that campus design is as much about the spaces between buildings as the
buildings themselves, and we take special care in providing facilities that enhance and reinforce the
pattern of the campus experience.
We are involved in numerous industry-related organizations such as the Society of College and
University Planners (SCUP). We support the research activities of such organizations to stay abreast
of current and future market trends. This knowledge benefits not only our firm, but also our clients.

5. K-12 Education
Dekker/Perich/Sabatini provides specialty design services for a variety of educational facilities
projects. The firm has purposely staffed the company with professionals experienced in primary,
secondary, and post-secondary facility design throughout the Southwest. This diverse pool of talent
enables us to develop innovative design solutions that draw upon the best ideas and practices from
throughout the region. A well-designed building not only provides an aesthetically pleasing and
functional environment for its current occupants, but also provides an edge to our clients as they
reach out to additional students and recruit and retain teachers and staff.
At Dekker/Perich/Sabatini we take seriously the responsibility that the environments we create have
lasting impacts on the lives of the people who live, work, and learn in them. We believe that our
clients, the end-users of educational facilities, include the students, teachers, administrators, parents,
and community members, in addition to the facilities and procurement personnel. While it is
imperative that we meet or exceed the client’s needs and expectations for production on schedule
and within budget, it is also vital that we produce designs that are aesthetically pleasing, thought-
provoking, and functional in every way to facilitate the education process. To successfully achieve
these results, we practice a design process that is inclusive, involving design and programming
sessions with representatives of the stakeholder groups to achieve maximum synergy, collaboration,
and the best solution.
We are involved in numerous industry-related organizations such as the Council of Educational
Facilities Planners International (CEFPI). We support the research activities of such organizations to
stay abreast of current and future market trends. This knowledge benefits not only our firm, but also
our clients.

6. Commercial
Dekker/Perich/Sabatini provides specialty design services for a variety of commercial projects. The
firm has purposely staffed the company with professionals having commercial projects experience
in markets throughout the southwest, as well as major markets elsewhere in the United States. This
diverse pool of talent enables us to develop innovative design solutions that draw upon the best
ideas and practices from throughout the nation. A well-designed building provides an “edge” to
our clients as they respond to their competitors. This is true whether the task at hand is to reach out
to customers or to recruit and retain tenants and employees.

7. Healthcare
As a leader in the field, Dekker/Perich/Sabatini has over 20 years experience in the design of
healthcare facilities. With more than 20 multi-disciplined personnel, our Healthcare Group has
collectively worked on more than 250 healthcare projects. Our group has created master plans for
medical centers, planned new hospitals and hospital additions, orchestrated major renovations to
outdated hospitals and created spaces for highly specialized equipment.
An integrated Studio of Professionals, the Dekker/Perich/Sabatini Healthcare Group is committed
to superior healthcare design and development. In the pursuit of seamless, fully integrated design
solutions, our team includes architects who make up the management, design and production
teams, complemented by interiors, construction administration and technical staff who are
exclusively dedicated to healthcare projects.

8. Housing
Dekker/Perich/Sabatini is committed to delivering quality multi-family housing to serve the Western
United States. We have a full-time dedicated and experienced staff for creating well-designed
projects and have developed the knowledge, resources and networks that allow us to deliver the
best possible product to our clients. Successful housing projects are very market driven. Rents,
vacancy rates, demand and construction costs are all interrelated. Helping our clients succeed is a
product of tailoring the project design to the match the market demand. We work closely with our
clients to quickly produce graphic packages that illustrate flexible solutions that can be easily priced
and worked into a proforma. Focusing on the amenities, construction costs, rent structure and
financing options very early in the process helps give shape to the finished product.
We have extensive experience in working with approval agencies such as the US Department of
Housing and Urban Development and the Mortgage Finance Authority for tax credit applications
for affordable housing. We have built strong relationships with contractors who specialize in
housing, as well as companies that provide bonding assistance and nonprofit agencies involved in
tax credit applications.
Housing is a project type that is very exciting to us. We understand the processes involved from
inception of an idea through completion of a project. Our knowledge of these processes offers
value to our clients.

9. Interior Design
Dekker/Perich/Sabatini believes the successful interior design of a space requires a collaborative
effort. We work as a team with our clients and consultants--a team with a common goal of
achieving the most dynamic results we can deliver, smoothly and reliably. Our staff of Interior
Designers and Interior Architects continually keeps abreast of the latest in design and construction
in order to provide you with the highest level of expertise.
We realize, however, that a successful project requires more than experience and expertise. A
successful project is about developing trust, having passion, thinking innovatively, and being
engaged. We promise to be fully engaged in your project. We have a desire to create not only
a building that fits your needs, we want to build personal relationships. We look forward to the
opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to you.

10. Landscape Design
Dekker/Perich/Sabatini provides landscape architecture services to all of the specialized design
groups within all offices, as well as to external clients. The Landscape Architecture team focuses
on the planning and design of exterior places and spaces- with a thorough understanding of real
estate development and the interrelatedness of structures, land and people. From project inception
to the close of construction, our team makes important contributions to Dekker/Perich/Sabatini’s
collaborative, multi-disciplinary design process with expertise in Concept Development, Site
Planning and Design, and Landscape Design.
The Landscape Architecture team has specialized expertise in the planning, design, and
development of arid lands in the Southwest U.S. We are familiar with the environmental, economic,
and cultural issues that surround development here and have a passion for creating great places
that reflect and respect the characteristics of our region. Our broad scope of potential services
requires us to be facile in a variety of communications mediums including traditional technical
writing, handsketching and illustration, as well as AutoCAD, LandCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator,
Sketchup, PageMaker, and InDesign. We are licensed to practice landscape architecture in New
Mexico, Nevada, Texas and Arizona.

11. Planning
The Planning group provides a wide range of planning and design services, from conceptual
land use plans to design guidelines to municipal submittals and approvals. We excel at providing
integrated design and planning solutions that are market-driven and sustainable. Projects range
from large-scale master planned communities to small in-fill tracts. Our group utilizes the design
expertise of the firm and a collaborative approach to maximize development opportunities for the
client. With our integrated team of planners, landscape architects, and architects, we can generate
initial design concepts and take projects through to construction documents. As with other practice
groups in the firm, the Planning group has LEED-accredited professionals that look at early, upfront
opportunities to incorporate sustainability into the overall plan for a project. We cover the spectrum
of residential, mixed-use, commercial, and industrial projects.

12. Structural Engineering
Our structural engineering group services all of the specialized architecture design groups across
the firm, as well as selected external clients. Our goal is to create a truly integrated structural
solution for any design challenge. We strive towards creative and efficient design solutions, utilizing
a wide variety of structural systems and building materials. To accomplish this, we are involved in
projects from inception to final punchlist. Our staff members are trained and experienced in LEED
principles and actively participate in sustainable design efforts on our projects.
Early in the design process we provide alternative design solutions and facilitate pricing
comparisons, then follow up by working closely with the design team to provide an economical
structural design. We strive to provide our clients with structures that satisfy their present and
future needs. We achieve this by anticipating and carefully evaluating various loading conditions
and structural design criteria as the project evolves.
The department consists of engineers who are licensed in states throughout the West, engineering
interns and CAD technicians. We utilize the latest software and design techniques and continually
evaluate our detailing and design standards to stay abreast of evolving technology and materials.
Our drafting software capabilities include AutoCAD, Microstation, RAM CADstudio and Revit
Structural; and for engineering analysis and design we utilize ETABS, RISA-3D, RAM Structural
System, SAFE, Enercalc, and MathCAD. We have a strong reputation for our ability to design
structures that meet our client’s functional needs, can be built within available budgets, and are
delivered on time.