We approach every client relationship as a true partnership – built on integrity, responsiveness and shared goals.
Each project is a collaborative process where we contribute our expertise with one clear objective: to reduce risk for our clients. It’s not about showcasing our designs, it’s about elevating our clients’ visions.
Our process starts at the end, with the pro forma.
We understand that a project has to work on paper before it can succeed in design. And that design must first serve the end user, so it can ultimately deliver value to the owner. That’s why we invest time upfront to deeply understand the project’s goals, constraints, and context—long before we begin developing solutions.
Multi-Family
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Early Education
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Hospitality / Restaurant
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Specialty Service
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RAD leverages all of the latest design tools and technology in the industry to maximize our team’s efficiency. From concept to construction, we create all of our work using 3-D software. This allows us to produce construction drawings and renderings from the same process, helping our clients to visualize and then market their projects. As the project evolves, design changes can easily be re-rendered and evaluated to see the impact of each decision.
A regional Architecture firm, headquartered in South Charlotte, RAD offers architectural, master planning, renovation and design services to both public and private clients. RAD is a LEED Accredited firm comprised of creative professionals with extensive experience in a wide range of projects including medical facilities, hotels, assisted and senior living, mixed-use developments, multi-family, retail centers and renovations of all kinds.
Value-Add Services
- Master Planning for Facilities and Communities
- Mixed-Use Development
- Retail Development
- Interior Design
- Graphic Design and Branding
- Project Management and Construction Administration
- Design for Wellness, Automotive, Hospitality, Malls, Restaurant, Office and Fitness
Daycare Brands
On-Going Church Partnerships
~ Years in Business! ~ 2024 Anniversary
In-House BIM Coordination
- State Licenses - NCARB Certified
Meet Our Principals
Matt Gallo
Matt has 20 years of professional experience serving as a Project Manager on Retail, Mixed-Use and Multi-Family project types ranging in construction value up to $55M. His experience includes complex projects of varying construction types. The projects were delivered using the latest Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology providing a higher level of coordination and documentation that assisted with the permitting and construction processes.
Matt Ragona
NCARB, LEED AP, MBA
Matt has over 25 years of experience as a project manager of complex building types, ranging in construction value from $2 million to over $75 million. As Principal-in-Charge he excels at project coordination through his understanding of the team members’ roles and the impact that each has on the successful delivery of every project. He provides valuable insight in defining project scope and alternate construction methods on behalf of the ownership team so that best results can be obtained within the project budget. He has a strong background in code analysis and stays current with newly developed materials and methodologies.
Jeremy Roh
LEED AP
Jeremy has over 19 years of experience as a Project Designer and Project Manager, and acts as an Adjunct Professor for the University of North Carolina – Charlotte. His early adoption of the latest software technologies has enabled him to streamline the visualization and documentation processes at RAD. Jeremy is responsible for RAD’s implementation of new methodologies and serves as the studio’s creative director. He has an interest in all types of buildings having collaborated on an array of project types throughout the United States including; retail centers, auto dealerships, fitness facilities, office buildings, country clubs, churches, amphitheaters, university buildings, research laboratories, and even unique projects such as 3-miles of “Cartoon” railings for Toon Lagoon at Universal Studios’ “Islands of Adventure” theme park. Jeremy both listens and helps our clients to visualize their projects through his passion for design.
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Ragona Architecture & Design, PLLC
5500 Seventy-Seven Center Drive, Suite 150
Charlotte, NC 28217
704-372-0116
info@rad-arch.com