Alan Henderson
Registered Architect, LEED AP, CPHC
Alan Henderson started his career as a designer and draftsman at ADD Inc., a large firm specializing in office and retail space. After leaving ADD Inc., he joined a Cambridge-based residential architecture firm that focused on sustainable design. Seeing an opportunity to realize his design concepts in the built environment and with a collection of interesting projects in need of the right builder, he formed a design-build partnership with his employer and started building the projects they had been drawing. Since 2002, he has owned and operated design-build firms in Boston and Philadelphia, which specialize in residential architecture and construction, always with am emphasis on sustainable design and materials. In 2019, he became a Certified Passive House Consultant and has since used Passive House principals to guide the firm's approach to construction and building science.
After completing his undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Economics at Tufts University, he went on to complete his master's in architecture at Boston Architectural College, a program unique in its requirement of a full time practicum in addition to standard course work.
Alan first discovered his love for building as a young child, pounding nails at his father’s workbench and contributing to the ongoing renovation project that was his family’s home. Today, a proud father of two, he is delighted and honored to have found clients who are as interesting and inspiring as his work.
Adam Frantz
BFA
As teenager in Lancaster County Adam Frantz unwittingly began his career in construction during a summer job working with master craftsmen in the Amish community. There he honed his attention to detail and stumble`d into a passion for building homes. After several summers there, he left to attend Tyler School of Art at Temple University to pursue his BFA in Sculpture; where he realized that his love of art and his love of building homes were one-in-the-same.
Upon graduating Tyler, Adam worked in museums as an art handler, further contributing to his sharp focus. And as the lead Operations Director at a mid-sized commercial and residential real estate company; where he was responsible for multiple construction projects for over 500 units simultaneously.
From 2008 to 2019 Adam owned his own business focused on residential construction. Working on all aspects of new construction and renovations; including project estimating and budgeting, code compliance, and final build.
His skills also include: complete kitchen & bath renovations, Finish carpentry, historical preservation, window & door installation, as well as plumbing & electrical installation and maintenance.
Adam has proudly been part of Daedalus Design since 2019.
Isaiah West
Isaiah has been working in carpentry and construction for over 6 years. He has an eye for detail in both finish carpentry and plaster work. His appetite for learning new skills and growing as a builder make him an asset for any construction project.
Isaiah has been with Daedalus Design Build since 2017.
Jay Myers
Jay has been a carpenter for over four years. He spent his first three years in the industry learning the trade in the harsh mountain environment of Crested Butte, Colorado. His work involved high-end new construction focused on framing and trim. He has also spent time working in cabinet and casework fabrication shops. After Colorado he moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas and began work for a trim carpentry crew and later for a design build firm. Working in the design build world helped Jay further develop his sense of craft and his love of the details that makes projects sing.