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Our Principles

Since 1983, our mission has been simple: to craft a better built environment.

Synchro is a Houston based design and construction firm providing comprehensive planning, architecture, and commercial construction services throughout Texas and Louisiana since 1983. Our range of services include master planning, conceptual design, pre-construction estimating, turnkey design-build, full-service architecture, and construction management.

Our team is knowledgeable, approachable, and transparent, and we believe that the design and construction process can and should be an enjoyable experience. We ensure creative design, quality construction documentation, a smooth permitting process, competitive bidding and buy-out, and construction excellence for our engagements. We firmly believe that a successful project must be tailored to our clients’ goals and meet their budgetary requirements. As such we discuss budgeting at all phases of design and integrate detailed project estimating to give our clients a total view of their project and help prioritize decision making.

OUR SERVICES

We offer services tailored to your project.

Synchro offers a full suite of design and construction services, from visioning and feasibility studies to architectural design to new construction and renovations. We understand that every project is unique and that one size doesn’t fit all, and we tailor our services to meet our clients’ specific needs.

Concept Design & Construction Estimating

We lead project visioning, programming, initial concept design and detailed construction estimating to vet a project’s viability for CAPEX planning, financing, or fundraising purposes.

Since Synchro practices both design and construction, we leverage our preconstruction team to provide early pricing and schedule feedback. This works equally well for new projects (ground up or interior build outs) or for an existing building undergoing a change of use where major renovations or modifications are required and an understanding of existing conditions and cost implications are needed upfront.

Turnkey Design-Build

All projects can benefit from an integrated design-build delivery model where specific design, cost and schedule constraints are balanced. In this approach Synchro serves as both the Architect of Record (AOR) and General Contractor to provide a true turnkey service from initial project concept, to design, budgeting, and permitting, through construction and project turnover. We are your single source design and construction partner.

Architecture & Design

We provide standalone design and architecture services. Our core team has worked together extensively and provides exemplary design, technical rigor, and sound project management for our engagements. We can also layer traditional preconstruction services into our work. This allows an accurate understanding of project costs early in the design process when it’s still efficient to make changes and adjustments. We find that by directly discussing project costs at every phase of design our clients can better prioritize decision making and have a more informed view of the overall project.

Construction

We provide standalone Construction services for projects we do not serve as the Architect of Record (AOR) for. Since our construction team is accustomed to working with architects, we routinely work to solve constructability issues in the field in a proactive way to maintain the design intent. We can also partner with other architects during design to provide necessary preconstruction services.

Leadership
About Daniel Mills

Daniel is a Partner and President at Synchro. He has over 16 years of experience in the design, delivery and management of complex commercial real estate projects. His professional experience includes a wide variety of corporate and commercial office, interiors, mixed-use facilities, industrial, laboratories, manufacturing, and urban planning projects.  At Synchro Daniel leads the strategic development and implementation of Synchro’s business strategy. He is active in project pursuits; marketing and business development efforts; project visioning; and project design, delivery and management.

Prior to Synchro he was a Sustainable Design Leader and Project Manager at HOK. He received a BS in Biology from Trinity University and an MS from Rice University in Environmental Analysis.

About Chris Berg

Chris is a Partner and Chief Operations Officer at Synchro. He manages Synchro’s finances, business operations and human resources efforts. He leads financial planning efforts including management of financial risks, record-keeping, forecasting, and reporting. He works closely with clients during contract negotiations and provides financial modeling for projects to understand project spend throughout the different stages of a project.

He earned a BS in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University. After graduating he spent 11 years in the energy industry, primarily as an analyst and products trader for Seacor Energy Holdings and later as a products trader for Par Petroleum Corporation. In 2010 he attended graduate school at the Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Rice University where he received his MBA.

About Stephen Starr

Stephen joined Synchro in January 2019 and has over 10 years of commercial construction experience with an emphasis on healthcare and research facilities. Prior to Synchro, he served as a Project Manager at Vaughn Construction, where his experience included management of complex buildouts and renovations within active healthcare facilities and the challenging logistics of ground-up construction in the Houston medical center. At Synchro, Stephen manages design and construction projects and plays an active role in project pursuits.

Stephen received a BS in Construction Management from Louisiana State University, as well as a BS in Marketing.

About Darko Sefic

Darko has more than 30 years of experience in architectural design and construction. He has led an array of project types including corporate and commercial office, science and technology, government, aviation, residential, and retail. At Synchro, Darko is engaged with project design and oversees documentation and delivery of all projects. Prior to Synchro Darko was a Senior Associate at HOK for 12 years.

Darko was part of a team of architects that created the Warchitecture project, an exhibit that traveled extensively in Europe and documented the destruction of landmark buildings during the Siege of Sarajevo. Darko received a BA in Architecture from the University of Sarajevo.

About Chris Oliver, AIA

Chris is a licensed architect and Design Director at Synchro. He has over 12 years of experience in architecture and design, with a focus on the design of top-tier commercial, corporate, cultural, and residential projects. Prior to Synchro, Chris worked as a Project Designer at HOK for 5 years, where he was engaged with a variety of project types, including two large corporate headquarters developments in the Houston area. At Synchro, Chris is primarily engaged in project design and delivery, with an emphasis on establishing and maintaining design vision throughout the life of Synchro projects.

Chris received a MA in Architecture from Princeton University and a BA of Architecture from the University of Texas.

VALUE PROPOSITION

Why Choose Synchro?

Consistency

We have an experienced team that includes our Principals and Partners working on every phase throughout the life of your project.

Service

We aim to provide the high level of personalized service characteristic of a boutique firm, but with a team that’s worked at large firms, across all major market sectors, and on projects of all sizes and budgets.

Total View

We provide clear and organized communication throughout, and transparent construction budgeting integrated into all phases of design to drive informed decision making.

Customization

We provide unique design solutions tailored to your specific project goals.

Safety

Quality construction delivery with a strict adherence to industry best practices for health and safety.

Process

Building is an inherently optimistic act – an investment in a better future. We celebrate our clients’ optimism, believing that the design and construction process can and should be an enjoyable experience.

Partnerships

Clients & Collaborators

  • BrandExtract
  • BJ Services
  • Texas Crude
  • Benoit
  • Alfred Talke USA
  • Newpark Resources, Inc.
  • Stabil Drill
  • Locke Solutions
  • Baker Hughes Company
  • Cameron Oil Field Services
  • Chevron Philips Chemical Company
  • Supra
  • Tomball Economic Development Corporation
  • Sterling Oaks Memory Care
  • Hempel Coatings
  • JAE
  • Tyrant Racing
  • CONTENT Architecture
  • Hines Architecture + Design
  • Okkem Design
  • Chevron
  • Superior Energy
  • Dover Precision Components
  • Montgomery County ESD#3
  • Houston Museum of Natural Sciences
  • Hertha Metals

Memberships & Affiliations

Building better
through collaborative design
since 1983.