Magister Operis · Portfolio

Images of Past Works

A sample of the work that established the methods Magister Operis now applies to its institutional engagements.

The portfolio

  1. IHalle ResidenceBuckhead, Atlanta

    A reproduction of a family residence lost in Silesia during the Second World War.

    Norman Davenport Askins, architect · Charles D. Gunter, Inc., general contractor

  2. IIEnglish Country IBuckhead, Atlanta

    Structural insulated panels throughout, finished in oak and heart-pine timberwork of true mortise-and-tenon joinery.

    Hayes M. Philips, designer · Philmac, Inc., general contractor

  3. IIIEnglish Country IIBuckhead / Sandy Springs

    Our most ornate timberframe — antique Douglas fir beneath a heart-pine hammerbeam ceiling.

    John Hillock, architect · Dave Roberts, Inc., general contractor

  4. IVEnglish Country IIIBuckhead, Atlanta

    A four-sided radius tray and perpendicular two-story barrels, each washed in cove light.

    Gimson-Kirkland, architect · Sadler Properties, Inc., general contractor

  5. VDouble DonutStone Mountain, Georgia

    A double-tiered laminated radius entrance spanning over twenty-two feet.

    Southern Classic Design, architect · Magbee Custom Homes, general contractor

  6. VIItalianate IBuckhead, Atlanta

    Four thousand square feet on many levels, crowned by a cylindrical library lantern.

    John Calhoun, architect · Powerhouse Construction, general contractor

  7. VIIItalianate IIBuckhead, Atlanta

    A four-sided elliptical tray ceiling, and a front door reclaimed from a historic Chicago bank.

    Polites-Cook, architect · Turner Builders, Inc., general contractor

  8. VIIIGroin VaultingGrayson, Georgia

    Radial and elliptical groin vaults, every member machine-cut off-site.

    William T. Baker, architect · Magbee Custom Homes, general contractor

  9. IXVictorianBuckhead, Atlanta

    A timeless Victorian with very little wasted space.

    Gimson-Kirkland, architect · Sadler Properties, Inc., general contractor

Selected past works — slideshow

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Wm. C. Kemper Past Works Presentation — hosted on SlideShare. View full-screen on SlideShare.net ↗

Continuity of practice

The portfolio above spans several business entities under which the same principal — William C. Kemper — has practiced. The work product was originally produced under Wm. C. Kemper Consulting and was used by the production departments of Corinthian Concurrent, among other entities.

Entity lineage

Today, all of the past business entities under which this work was produced are combined under the name Magister Operis. The methods, judgment, and design discipline visible in these images are the same ones brought to current institutional engagements.