Overland residences are tailored to client tastes, integrate art and landscape, and solve unique challenges.
Each home speaks to the individual lifestyle and locale of the client. No two Overland residential projects are alike. We create places that respond to their environment, inhabitants and belongings. The project becomes a portrait of their best self.
Thought Leaders
Rather than force their vision on us, OVERLAND started the design process by carefully listening to our needs and desires for our new home. Our vision was to create a home that would not only complement our art collection but would truly allow us to live with and experience the art in our daily lives.
Client
We get to know them, know their culture, know what is important to them,” he said. “We are trying to be very sensitive and sympathetic in our approach which is an outgrowth of our process, which is based upon an inspired inquiry to listen and work together in a collaborative environment and then to do a project that has the power to be transformational.
Timothy B. Blonkvist, San Antonio Report
Learner / Strategic / Achiever / Maximizer / Self-Assurance
Tim Blonkvist, Founding Principal and Chairman of the Board, is legendary for the energy and passion he brings to his projects and client relationships. He has worked on award-winning, sustainable projects from single-family homes to the design of new cities around the world. Tim believes that architecture is the physical embodiment of the people who inhabit a place. He has learned over the years that the individual building is less important than how buildings as a group work together to create outdoor rooms for people to enjoy and understand the larger context. It is with this approach that his work throughout the US, Europe, China, India, and Saudi Arabia pushes beyond the limits of their geographical location toward contemporary sustainable solutions.
Tim is an extraordinary creative force whose work synthesizes art, architecture, and the use of natural light. He finds inspiration and restoration in art, spending several weeks each summer painting in Italy as well as painting into the wee hours of the morning every week with a group of local artists. While art and architecture are intimately related within Tim’s work, it is their differences that are so critical for his creative life. While architecture is a long, detail-oriented process involving hundreds of people, art is an individual creative act that is realized in a very short period of time. The immediate satisfaction he gains creating his personal art provides energy and sustains his passion needed to bring larger, more complex architectural projects to life for his clients. The measure of success is not found in the number of awards won but rather in the fulfillment of his clients’ dreams being realized and their excitement in seeing their ideas incorporated into their project.
Achiever / Developer / Input / Connectedness / Futuristic
Giorgio’s professional journey spans across continents, from Italy to Overland in San Antonio. With expertise in institutional campuses, multi-family residences, and hospitality projects globally, he’s known for his creative design approach and collaborative demeanor. Giorgio excels at translating client visions into intentional project strategies, emphasizing detail, material selection, and cultural expression. Beyond work, he channels his Italian heritage into family, community engagement, fitness, cooking, and dancing with equal passion.
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