Architects PLUS

Architects PLUS is an architecture firm in Central, LA. The firm offers commercial design, custom residential design, consulting, construction management, and permitting services, and serves projects of any scale. It holds a rating of 4.30 and is licensed in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.

Principal Architect and founder C. Joseph Richard established Architects PLUS in 1999 after earning a Master's in Architecture from the University of Oklahoma in 1994 and working for seven years at architecture firms in Tulsa and Baton Rouge. He holds a Bachelor's of Architecture from Louisiana State University and carries AIA and NCARB credentials. He serves as principal in charge of all projects, bringing more than three decades of commercial design experience to the firm. The team includes project managers Jeremiah Lovelady, a Baton Rouge native and alumnus of ITI Technical College with a degree in Architectural and Civil Drafting who joined in August 2022, and Nathan McConnell, a Louisiana State University architecture alumnus who joined in 2023 while pursuing a Master's in Real Estate Development at Auburn University. The firm's commercial work spans minor property renovations to large-scale facilities, including convenience store and fast food prototyping, with completed convenience store projects in Louisiana and beyond approaching 100 in the last four years. On the residential side, the firm handles custom renovations and home building with an emphasis on client collaboration. Permitting services cover state fire marshal approval, health department approval, Department of Transportation and Development approval, and local zoning and code approval. Business hours are Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm, and the firm can be reached at (225) 334-9923.

For more than 25 years, Architects PLUS has served greater Baton Rouge with a practice built on transparency, cost efficiency, and direct client relationships, and Joseph Richard is known across the region for his professional connections and his influence on the local commercial landscape.