COREStory
In 1990 Thom Schwetye founded Schwetye Architects and began what would become a diverse and successful practice providing quality services for residential and small commercial clients. In 1995 both Tyler Stephens and Michael Byrd worked briefly for Thom before moving to different firms. Their two families have remained close friends since then.
Tyler went on to work for New Ground (formerly Bank Building Corporation) designing financial institutions nationwide before moving to Trivers. There he designed some of St. Louis' most exciting condominiums & apartments including 6, 23, & 31 Brighton Way; 830 Demun; Gaslight Square (Olive @ Boyle); 6 North Sarah; The Crescent; andClayton Park Place.
Michael worked for PGAV and then Archimages. His work focused on health care renovations and the newCostas Cancer Center at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. Soon after, he returned to work for Schwetye Architects and worked on new commercial retail buildings and services for property managers. He oversaw more than 500,000 sf of retail projects including Miso on Meramec, Goldman Promotions, and Street Legends.
In 2006 the two friends decided it was finally time to join forces. They both had strong ideas about design for urban environments and felt that combining Michael's retail experience with Tyler's lifestyle credentials would make some great architecture. In order to hit the ground running, they purchased Schwetye Architects and in June of 2007 renamed it CORE10 Architecture.
Why CORE10? At 10 South Hanley the firm sits squarely at the crossroads of the urban core in Clayton. They love making architecture that brings together all of the stakeholders (neighbors, developers, and government) and creates something unique for modern urban living.
They immediately made a splash with Demun Pointe and the Alamo Condominiums. Then they helped Mark Mehlman win Clayton's first TIF to finance the Carondelet Village project. And now CORE10 has won one of the biggest commissions in the metro area - the Westin in Clayton.
What's next?