5 Overlooked Keys to a Successful School Environment

Architectural design for schools comes with its own set of responsibilities, including adequate capacity, affordable maintenance and extensive safety features. At Selser Schaefer Architects, we encourage schools and parents to look for these other important qualities shown to improve the learning environment for […]

A Note From Stillwater Public Schools

Superintendent Ann Caine, EdD

“I was greeting students on the first day of school as they entered our new Highland Park Elementary. There is so much light in the beautiful atrium – very different from the old building. As I stood there, a first-grade boy […]

The Relationship Between Environment and Performance

Schools are communities filled with relationships – between students, teachers, art forms and academic subjects. Selser Schaefer Architects draws upon years of experience and evidence-based best practices to design environments that support these relationships — making sure nothing gets in the way of the connections […]

Jack Brown Group Home | Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Architecture’s Great Responsibility to Community

If communities were simply held together by lines and boundaries, our work would be simpler. At Selser Schaefer Architects, we understand that people, not proximity, put unity in community. With each project, we not only explore how people interact with […]

Cherokee Nation Jack Brown Center

Giving Structure to Adolescents Through Community

Being part of a community makes us feel accepted and gives us a sense of pride. It also presents us with accountability to a set of shared values and responsibilities…aspects that will make a difference in the lives of Native […]

Cherokee Nation Health Centers

Bringing Wellness Closer to Home

In rural communities, access to nearby health care can be limited or unavailable. Cherokee Nation’s new Sam Hider Community Health Center in Jay and Cooweescoowee Health Center in Ochelata are changing that dynamic. Designed by Selser Schaefer Architects, the clinics […]

The Atherton Hotel

Welcoming Presidents and Cowboys

The Atherton Hotel has been a “State-ly” presence at OSU since 1949, hosting the likes of Will Rogers and President Ronald Reagan. Improvements are in order, however, for this Historic Hotels of America member. Selser Schaefer Architects has the honor […]

Hogan Assessments

Restoring an Urban Edge

Born from the desire to be part of the revitalization of the downtown Tulsa community, Hogan Assessments’ new headquarters is restoring an urban edge at a previously empty, unproductive corner at 1st and Greenwood. The building will engage the street […]

The Chemistry of Community

Selser Schaefer Architects Expands in Cool Environment

Communities have a way of growing in the right conditions. Such is the case with our own team after we remodeled the historic Tulsa Ice Company building into our new office. Like water expanding as it freezes, our team has […]

Direct Relationships

It’s a simple equation. The greater the collaboration with our clients, the greater the results. Through our relationships built on respect and trust, our clients inspire us to give our best. We feel truly obligated to do great architecture for […]

Part Listeners, Learners, Artists, Explorers

Partners

March 2014 — The best kind of relationships are the ones that keep growing. That’s why Selser Schaefer Architects was excited to recently announce its addition of two talented partners, Hank Spieker AIA and Bret Pfeifer AIA. Both have proven […]

Stillwater Public Schools

Our Clients Inspire Our Best Work

Since our relationship with Stillwater Public Schools began in 2010, our work has ranged from masterplanning efforts to re-roofing projects to simultaneously developing Highland Park Elementary and Will Rogers Elementary Schools, which are both LEED projects.

Church On The Move

Our Clients Inspire Our Best Work

Our eight-year relationship with Church on the Move has produced nearly 30 transformative projects for the growing church, which include its masterplan, auditorium remodel and entry plaza.

Whataburger

Our Clients Inspire Our Best Work

Client referrals are our highest compliment. Our relationship with Whataburger grew from our work with H-E-B. Since 2012, we’ve collaborated on more than 30 projects.

Our Inspiration

At Selser Schaefer Architects, we don’t specialize in a particular project type or architectural style. Free from restrictions, we listen, learn and collaborate with our clients — who, as luck would have it, are a remarkably creative lot. The good fortune […]