Project Luong is a firm committed to raising the bar for design services across disciplines. We are a team of architects, landscape architects, interior designers, graphic designers, and construction administrators. Our combined knowledge of design, project management and construction allows us to bring insightful perspectives to the people we serve and unique design solutions to the projects we work on.
In the Houston market for design services, Project Luong adds value through the diverse strengths of our people, the client focused nature of our approach, our technological efficiencies, and our inherent drive to create great work.
> People – are our greatest asset. We ensure our clients have the best suited team for their project by investing heavily in the professional development of all staff. As a multidisciplinary firm, we are able to draw on the unique backgrounds and knowledge that each member brings and believe we are collectively stronger than the sum of our parts.
> Approach – We are first and foremost people oriented with a bent towards loving and continually improving the design process. Our approach is to listen first to client needs and desires and then to problem solve how we make those a reality. This regularly involves thinking outside the lanes of our individual professions to understand how designs function as a whole at a system level. This thinking we believe allows us to bring clients fully informed design solutions.
> Efficiencies – Our firm utilizes the latest technology and software programs to provide accurate and efficient design. Our understanding of the design process has allowed us to make efficient use of our time and workflows. While we can produce high quality 3D renderings and visualizations, these are informed by thoughtful hand studies of design and can be sketched upon in a pinch to reflect client feedback.
> Creative Drive – Is the why we do what we do. We are focused on the craftsmanship of the design product, while striving to continually learn and bring more to the process. Each project is an opportunity to showcase what we can bring to the human story of the built environment.
Project Luong is dedicated to creating great spaces. In doing this, we strive to provide solutions that meet client’s budget, schedule and design intent and we welcome the opportunity to create these spaces together.
Sincerely,
Principal | Project Luong Architects, LLC emily.luong@projectluong.com c +1 571 212 4165
Relevant Team Experience
Great People Doing More.
Recreation and Amenity
FB MUD 124 Recreation and Fishing Park - Katy TX *
FB MUD 185 Street-scape Improvements - Katy TX *
HC MUD 391 Trail Improvements - Cypress TX *
McCrary Meadows Recreation Center, Splash-pad Park, Entry Monument, Landscape, Trails and FencingVentana Development - Richmond TX *
Trails of Katy Recreation Center, Entry Monument Landscape, Trails and Fencing - Ventana DevelopmentKaty TX *
Briarwood Crossing Community Playground and Splah-pad, Entry Monument Landscape, Fencing and Trails- Woodmere Development - Pleak TX *
Briarhills Community Playground - Briarhills POA - Houston TX
The Meadows at Telge David Weekley - Cypress TX *
Addicks Reserve - David Weekley - Houston TX *
Long Meadow Farms - Pool, Recreation Center and streetscape - Richmond TX *
School Work
Tomball High School 3 - Tomball ISD- Tomball TX *
Splendora Junior High School - Splendora ISD - Splendora TX *
Peach Creek Elementary - Splendora ISD - Splendora, TX *
Greenleaf Elementary School - Splendora ISD - Splendora, TX *
Montgomery County Agricultural and Life Sciences Building Montgomery, TX * Sheldon 9th and 10th Grade Center - Sheldon ISD - Houston Texas *
Municipal Work
Wayne Gray Sports Complex - City of Baytown - Baytown, TX *
Sam Forse Collins Park - The Sabine River Authority Burkeville, TX *
The Houston Zoo Reflection Pool Renovations - The Houston Zoo - Houston TX *
The Japanese Gardens Pathway Renovations - Herman Park Conservancy - Houston TX *
Planning Work
Harris County American’s with Disability Act and Playground Accessibility Study *
Harris County Precinct 2 Parks and Trails Master Plan *
Harris County Multi-Modal Thoroughfare and Equity Plan * Wharton Downtown Master Plan *
* Work completed with previous employer
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EMILY CHISHOLM LUONG, PLA
Principal
The design and construction process, involves balancing multiple viewpoints and working efficiently to deliver a successful project. At Project Luong this process is ultimately a person first approach that seeks to understand clients and community needs before offering a design response. We are also able to leverage our collective design knowledge and experiences to bring diverse perspective to project needs. As principal of landscape architecture at Project Luong I am thrilled by this challenge and strive to find unique ways to connect people to their environments and the world around them.
CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Landscape Architect - Texas #2996
Outdoor Learning Environments Certification
TxDot Precertification
EDUCATION
Master of Landscape Architecture, Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University
HOW ARCHITECTURE INFLUENCES PEOPLE
AFFILIATIONS
Association for Learning Enviroments
Architecture is the original influencer. The Greeks and Romans understood this to a degree never seen again. What we design impacts generations of individuals -- actively and passively -- that interact with our buildings. Understanding that responsibility is a truly humbling force and one that drives us to use every opportunity to Create Better Architecture.
GREAT PEOPLE DOING MORE
Project Luong is a growing firm of landscape architects, architects, interior designers, and administrators who understand that delivering a successful project begins well before planning and design.
Based in Houston and San Antonio, Texas, and Santa Monica, California, our diverse team has more than ten decades of combined multidisciplinary experience across many project classes, including community, retail, commercial, municipal, aviation, higher education, corporate, healthcare, recreational, and multi- and single-family residential. On each and every project, we strive to create ease and cohesion throughout project start-up, execution, and close out. We stand behind our work, and our designs aim to clarify, align, and respond to our clients’ visions, missions, and goals. When we reach your goals, we reach ours.
RELIABLE MWBE PARTNER
Project Luong is a small firm offering architecture, graphic design, landscape architecture, interior design, and planning services with an outstanding diverse team that makes a large impact. Our firm’s leadership is dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace by promoting minority, women, and LGBTQ employees, cultivating flexibility for remote work and floating holidays, and providing paid family leave for both mothers and fathers, an almost unheard-of benefit within the industry. With the majority of employees being women and/or minorities, this diverse workforce allows us to bring a variety of perspectives and experiences to the design process and better serve the communities and clients we work with.
As a firm led by a Vietnamese American and a woman, Project Luong is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) by the City of Houston, City of Austin, South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (SCTRCA), and North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (NCTRCA). The firm is also a certified Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) with the State of Texas. We are certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
A FIRM COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY WITH…
73% MINORITY EMPLOYEES
50% WOMEN EMPLOYEES
…DIVERSE EXPERIENCES INFORMING OUR DESIGN
We are certified as a minority-owned business and HUB throughout the State of Texas as well as a Disadvantageed Business Enterprise through the US Depeartment of Transportation.
Community Master Planners
We know that architecture is about People and that residents are a community’s essence. We help our clients develop community spaces that are memorable and unique to the development through thoughtful planning and consideration of the natural environment. To ensure project success for our clients, we first establish the program’s overall aesthetic, purpose, and vision. Then, we work together with all stakeholders involved in community planning, including development engineers, landscape architects, marketing and branding strategists, and the selected contractor, to ensure a successful project.
We also rely on our personal experiences as parents and guests to guide our design process to consider community and recreational usability by all user groups, child safety, ADA accessibility, security, and access control. Our goal is to develop projects that are timely in delivery and timeless in design. Our projects are as sustainable as possible and fit our clients’ current needs and, if necessary, future expansion. Our extensive knowledge allows clients to make early, informed design decisions without compromising user experience, accessibility, flexibility, or economy.
Recreation Center
Recreation Centers and community open spaces provide the environments for connection between neighbors. They promote time spent outside, relaxation and a healthy lifestyle that can have a measurable and positive impact on people’s lives. As we continue to see the desire for more and better amenities near home, the need for functional beautiful amenity spaces will only increase. At Project Luong we recognize the importance of these space and bring fresh ideas not only to how they are designed but the limits of what these spaces can and should do for communities.
WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON:
Providing better customer service and delivering accurate, innovative, and tailor-made projects to our clients.
Residential Design Specialists
“Live, work, and play” are most intimately intertwined in the residential space. We know that the most important component of residential design is that it must be tailor-fit to the individuals and families that make up a neighborhood’s fabric. Our design approach starts with the fundamental basics of residential planning. In close collaboration with homeowners, builders, and developers, we identify core values and the best use of space to create material impact for the good of inhabitants and the environment. Whether the project is new construction or renovation, a single-family home, mixed-use building, or luxury apartment complex, our design is informed by the ultimate goal of creating a safe, healthy, and comfortable experience of space for all residents.
Our firm’s principals provide top-level involvement and work with clients and experienced professionals through work sessions and design charrettes to integrate purpose, pragmatism, and performance into the overall design. From high-end amenities, branding, and pedestrian-friendly solutions to phasing and scheduling, acoustics, and sustainability, we design from all angles and consider all factors that transform a collection of homes into a vibrant community.
CUSTOMER SERVICE FOCUSED:
As your design partners, we will work with you to build a lasting professional relationship based on confidence, trust, and exceptional performance.
Partner Thinking DO WHAT IS NEEDED, NOT ONLY WHAT IS REQUIRED.
Our goal is to achieve scope, budget, quality, and functionality with an attitude of ownership, drive, and resourcefulness. Partner Thinking means we invest in your project as if it were our own, ensuring trust, accountability, and success.
Collective Knowledge WE WORK, ADAPT, AND GROW ORGANICALLY TOGETHER.
We are silo-free and use transparent communication between landscape architects, architects, planners, interior designers, and administrators to merge knowledge. Every client benefits from the collective wisdom cultivated over time in this living, breathing organization.
Problem Finders
STEP BACK, SEE BEYOND, THINK AHEAD.
We anticipate, strategize, and eliminate obstacles. We engage clients early and often to clear a path to achieve goals and bring vision to life. Our broad and deep approach results in smoother projects and fewer surprises.
Critical Thinkers SOLVE THE PEOPLE PROBLEMS FIRST.
Every problem begins and ends with a person, and we leverage our extensive knowledge, network, and resources to solve people problems first. Whether navigating project financing, stakeholder diplomacy, or overcoming unforeseen land hurdles, our approach ensures that people-related challenges are met with intelligent strategic solutions.
SPRING VALLEY CREEK
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Spring Valley Creek, a forthcoming infill community situated within the City of Houston, is the canvas for our project. Our objective is to develop a comprehensive landscape schematic design package encompassing all landscape and detention reserves. This entails crafting plans for fencing, automated entry gates, as well as specifying the planting selections, site furniture, and hardscape elements across all reserves. Our aim is to create a cohesive and visually appealing environment that not only enhances the aesthetic appeal of the community but also promotes functionality and sustainability throughout the landscape and detention areas.
