Earnest and Romance focused on architectural designs for residential projects worldwide. Formed in 2020, E&R prides itself on crafting architectural design that respects the site and provokes a sensuous interaction with the environment. Earnest and Romance focuses on purposeful modernism that intensify the user’s comprehension and relation with the space. Every project E&R creates is dedicated to clean modernism, where function is purposeful, and aesthetic becomes inherent. The combination of the two creates a unique, timeless, and truly experiential spaces.
ADOLFO V. VERGARA,
AIA. ASSOC.
Adolfo Valentino, AIA. Assoc. founded his La Jolla-based studio Earnest and Romance in 2020, The designer utilizes provocative spatial choreography to harmonize light with volume.
Inspired by Le Corbusier, Luis Barragan, Alvar Aalto among other modernist architects, he reinterprets Modernist principles in minimalist designs for residential spaces. He earned a B.Arch. (NAAB) from NewSchool of Architecture.