Since the founding of Alchemy in 1993, Warner has embraced Big Thinking for Small Projects. For that in 2021, he was elevated to Fellow (FAIA) by the American Institute of Architects for design contributions (itself a very small percentage of all members).

That thinking elevated the 2003 weeHouse to international acclaim as a symbol of design optimism, and that ethos carries through everything that is taken on today, no matter the size or type of work.

The weeHouse® and related weeHouse ADU and BarnHouse explorations leverage design systems and prefabrication with an emphasis on craft, restraint, efficiency, and a celebratory use of resources.

Using traditional site building, modular prefabrication, and panelization, Alchemy tailors responsive urban and rural solutions in climates as diverse as northern Minnesota, the Chihuahuan Desert, the Sierra Mountains, and the California Coast.

The development of complementary design systems stem from Warner’s belief that creativity can actually be more accessible within limitations. With a focused delivery platform and streamlined materially, designers are liberated to concentrate on the problem’s essence and the potential for optimism and joy that buildings can bring to their users and communities.