Hunter Nezat

Hunter operates at the forefront of advanced research facility planning, with a particular focus on vivaria and other highly controlled environments. His work spans facilities for medical education, vaccine development, disease countermeasures, genomics, and cleanrooms. While the rare depth of Hunter’s expertise in these facilities often extends into architectural and project leadership roles, he remains a planner at heart, seeing architecture as the medium through which complex scientific and operational requirements are translated into built form.

What defines Hunter’s approach is his close engagement with the people behind the science. He is most involved when working directly with end users, translating scientific intent, equipment needs, and operational workflows into functional space. Clients value the trust he builds through a genuine effort to understand their objectives and the realities of their work at the front lines of innovation.

Hunter’s connection to the built environment began nearly 20 years ago on job sites alongside his father, framing walls and laying carpet. While his work is now focused on highly complex research facilities, that early grounding in clarity, assembly, and craft continues to shape his approach today.