Dovetail Architecture is an architecture firm based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Our work experience includes custom residential, restaurant, education, adaptive re-use, and historic redevelopment, with a focus on "missing middle" housing and mixed-use development in downtown neighborhoods.

DOVETAIL

noun. a joint which is strong and difficult to pull apart; a symbol of craftsmanship and durability

verb. to fit skillfully to form a whole; to combine precisely and harmoniously

OUR DESIGN PROCESS DOVETAILS:

Place

We believe architecture should engage critically with its immediate environmental, built, and social context to strengthen community cohesion and place identity.

Stewardship

We aim to be responsible stewards of our resources by designing for material longevity, selecting products with energy payback and lower embodied energy, and employing systems which minimize construction waste.

Beauty

We believe in objective beauty and seek to employ timeless design qualities through an iterative design process, experimentation, and continuous education.

Excellence

We pursue professional excellence and fine craftsmanship in all our work, applying emerging construction technologies and building science research to produce high-performing buildings.