Thomas Tornbjerg holds a Master of Architecture as well as a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
Tornbjerg Design is a progressive, design driven, professionally licensed architecture firm focusing on custom residential and development work. The office strives to leverage backgrounds in engineering and construction to realize work that is highly resolved, technically competent and materially efficient.
Prior to starting his own practice, Tom spent six years at Bercy Chen Studio. During his tenure at Bercy Chen, Tom served as both project architect and construction manager on The Cascading Creek House and The Peninsula Residence, steering the projects from initial client meetings through design, detailing, drawing, and construction.
Prior to his time at Bercy Chen Studio, Tom worked five years with the consulting structural engineering firms of Encotech Engineering and Conrad Engineering. At both companies, Tom served as a graduate engineer responsible for project design, detailing, documentation and supervision on a range of structural engineering projects.
Tom originally hails from Denmark and has spent the bulk of the last three decades in Texas. He finds frequent inspiration in the architecture and design of Scandinavia while being rooted in the landscape and traditions of Texas.