rad designs, owned and operated by Eric Blodnikar is a full-service, design-focused architecture and design firm. Experience includes office (base building and interiors), residential, retail, entertainment, landscape design, and product design.
Eric is available for freelance contract work and full time employment with your firm if the fit is good. Please explore this site and check back as it's a constant work in progress.
An introduction:
Mr. Eric Blodnikar, with over 10 years of experience, has participated in the design, development and documentation of a diverse breadth of architectural projects. Eric’s core experience lies in base building office and commercial office interior design. Supplemental projects include residential (single and Multi-family), historic adaptive reuse, retail and entertainment. He has also dabbled in landscape, product design, product display, graphic arts and consistently brings a creative eye to any design challenge.
Eric is now concluding an extensive two-year renovation to his 1908 Adam Morgan rowhouse, where he acted as architect, project manager, GC, permit expeditor, carpenter and often hands-on laborer. Eric converted an obsolete single family home into a modern, energy efficient, and separately metered 2-unit flat with the ability to add a future 3 floor. Historic rawness and clean modern aesthetics are expressed throughout.
While at Hickok Cole Architects from 2003-2009, Eric contributed to the firm's design portfolio and quality of deliverables on a variety of projects, including those highlighted below. As Project Architect and Assistant Project Designer, Eric assumed many project management responsibilities and achieved a high level of client satisfaction.
Previously Eric worked at Alliance Architecture in Annapolis, MD, creating dynamic interior office designs for national and international law firms. He also worked for Bechtel Power Corporation and Profitt & Pryor Architects in Frederick, MD.
Earning his Bachelor of Architecture with honors in 1999 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University along with a minor in industrial design Eric’s natural hands on material research and creative design exploration were the foci of his studies. His thesis study focused upon the adaptive reuse of a flour and feed mill complex into an interactive art museum and community arts center.
Eric’s attention to detail, cross-industry insight, creative concept design, and passion for his projects make him a valuable member of every project team.
Specialties:
- Base building architecture, interior design and small scale creative design.
- Permit and construction drawings for residential and commercial renovations, plus new construction
- Ongoing construction administration
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Call today for a free initial consultation (up to 1.5 hours). Additional time is billed Contact rad designs and eric at eric@raddesignsonline.com 
