Our Team (inactive version with bios)

Daniels and Zermack’s staff has an unusually high level of professional experience. Each project is led by a principal-in-charge, and staff is assigned to the entire duration of that project to achieve a consistent vision and clear communication with the client. This staff is adept at fully integrating the thousands of requirements and considerations necessary for the success of your building project, and of providing you with an exceptional service experience.

Beyond meeting your functional needs, our goal as architects and interior designers is to design a facility to be an excellent place to work, learn or do business in. We insist that your finished project make you smile every day and make you proud. Moreover, our team strives to make the experience of conducting the project as enjoyable as the final product is beautiful.

Seth Penchansky

AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal

Seth Penchansky, AIA, LEED AP BD+CMr. Penchansky has an undergraduate and graduate degree in architecture from the University of Michigan. He is a LEED Accredited Professional and specialist in Sustainable Design and Library Design. Mr. Penchansky has been involved in over 50 library projects including Michigan’s first LEED Certified Public Library – the Harper Woods Public Library in 2005. Mr. Penchansky’s Library projects have been recognized in publications and by the American Institute of Architects. The 100,000 square foot Central Kalamazoo Public Library was published on the cover of American Libraries magazine and received an AIA Huron Valley Honor Award for design excellence as did the 20,000 sf Ferndale Public Library, which was recognized by CAM magazine as an honorable mention for Green Project of the Year 2010, and LEED Silver Certification. Mr. Penchansky has received the AIA Huron Valley Chapter Emerging Architect Award and the Hopkins Award.

Daniel E. Whisler

AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, Principal

Daniel E. Whisler, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C

Mr. Whisler graduated from the University of Michigan in 1988 with a Masters degrees in Architecture and has been a licensed architect in the state of Michigan since 1990. Mr. Whisler is the recipient of the American Institute of Architects Huron Valley Chapter, Young Architect Award in 2003. Mr. Whisler was also the recipient of the 2005 AIAS Community Leader Award given by the student chapter of  the AIA and the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.  Mr. Whisler has been involved in the design of several projects that have won AIA honor awards including most recently, the Commerce Area Community Library, and two library projects have been published on the cover of professional library journals. Mr. Whisler has been very involved in the AIA Huron Valley—the local chapter of the AIA—including serving on the board as chapter president in 2012–2013.  He is also a past president of both the Ann Arbor Jaycees and the Ann Arbor Jaycees Foundation.

Jennifer Michalski

Interior Designer

Jennifer Michalski, Interior Designer

Fred Vasquez

Project Manager

Fred Vasquez, Interior Designer

Erik Schulze

Intern Architect

Erik Schulze

Working Here

We strive to maintain an open, inclusive office culture where every team member contributes to the excellence of the office as a whole and to the objectives of projects.  Staff are encouraged to excel at all aspects of a project, whether it is the various stages of planning, design and construction or the different aspects of a project such as interior design, furniture selection, signage, lighting design, landscape design, etc.  All staff become well rounded design professionals, working on all aspects of a project.  We encourage education and professional registration as well as community involvement. Our staff work in an open studio environment including the principals, where all staff can gain experience from the buzz of knowledge and experience in the office.  We value well rounded, diverse individuals that allow us to expand our vision and understanding of the human experience. We also promote a work-life balance to keep our staff healthy and happy.  The studio is flooded with natural light and has views of the University of Michigan Golf Course.

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The Team

Daniels and Zermack’s staff has an unusually high level of professional experience. Each project is led by a principal-in-charge, and staff is assigned to the entire duration of that project to achieve a consistent vision and clear communication with the client. This staff is adept at fully integrating the thousands of requirements and considerations necessary for the success of your building project, and of providing you with an exceptional service experience.

Beyond meeting your functional needs, our goal as architects and interior designers is to design a facility to be an excellent place to work, learn or do business in. We insist that your finished project make you smile every day and make you proud. Moreover, our team strives to make the experience of conducting the project as enjoyable as the final product is beautiful.

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Our firm’s principals are:

Seth Penchansky, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Daniel E. Whisler, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C

Seth Penchansky, AIA, LEED AP BD+CDaniel E. Whisler, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C