JAKUB GALCZYNSKI
Core Values
People │ Planet │ History
These core values are engrained in Jakub’s sensibility. Using design as a medium, Jakub Galczynski believes we can promote social justice, be ecologically responsive, and preserve the integrity of place. To be the work we wish to see from others.
Design Services
Galczynski LLC is a professional Residential Design and Drafting Service. Jakub Galczynski works with a Licensed Structural Engineer to design and obtain a construction permit. Available for Residential Design under 5,000 sq ft gross and Interior tenant improvements. Contact Jakub with any project-specific questions. Galczynski LLC carries General and Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions) Insurance.
Design Background
Jakub Galczynski grew up studying architecture and art in Chicago, IL. His high school provided an architecture curriculum, where he hand-drafted construction documents. Enrolled in various design courses at the Art Institute of Chicago, he was introduced to designing within 3D models and CAD. After high school graduation, Jakub moved to Bozeman, MT to pursue a Bachelor’s in Environmental Design and a Master of Architecture Degree (M.Arch) from Montana State University. Jakub was awarded the Tau Sigma Delta – Honor Society Bronze Medal. The Tau Sigma Delta recognizes one graduate for their intellectual achievement, effort, and initiative as well as leadership and character.
Jakub Galczynski worked for diverse high-end residential architecture teams since 2012. In 2015, Galczynski joined Astronomer Samuel Singer to develop a personal project known as Snow King Mountain Observatory. The project aimed to construct a publicly accessible astronomy observatory for the community of Jackson, Wyoming. Until completion, the Snow King Mountain Observatory remains his career focus. Snow King Mountain Observatory is a partnership with Farmer Payne Architects.
Jakub has roughly ten years of experience working in architecture, building science, and construction estimating. His past and current work specifically covers cold-climate residential design in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. He has lived and worked in all three states.
Jakub works closely with clients to understand their design interests. Thus far, most clients have selected Jakub for his design sensibility and perspective. The client relationship is similar to a trusted friendship, in which the team embarks on a creative pursuit of a project everyone is excited about. Project communication is casual, frequent, and transparent.
Nature Interpretation & Design
Jakub Galczynski specializes in nature interpretation to strengthen our cultural understanding and respect for the natural world. He has worked with numerous non-profit organizations to fund projects that would elevate their team’s greater mission. Jakub believes that quality design promotes the mission itself and encourages project funding for the long-term future. Design as biomimicry, we can attract human curiosity similar to that of native flora attracting pollinators. As Co-Founder and Design Lead of Snow King Observatory, this project expresses this ethos.
Mountain Background
Despite growing up in an urban landscape, Jakub describes himself as a mountain athlete. While living in Bozeman MT and Jackson WY, Jakub was an active rock climber. In the summer 2012 Jakub developed a bouldering climbing guide for the Teton Valley called ‘Wydaho Bouldering’. Climbing trips across the US enabled him to visit renowned climbing crags and their associated mountain communities.
Over the years, Jakub found himself trail-running and scrambling mountains. Similar to climbing, the sport inspired Jakub to visit additional mountain towns. He started to recognize what works or threatens community identity. With his lovely fiancee, who also runs ultra distances, the two have competed at mountain events in locations such as Poland, Spain, Switzerland, France, and Italy. During travel, Jakub continues to research his passion for architecture, design, and community identity. He believes that travel is essential in understanding the greater picture of development impact. To experience positive and negative impacts, apart from viewing buildings online or other mediums. Jakub is in a life pursuit of crafting mountain aesthetics that are both progressive and grounded in mountain heritage.
Academic
2020 │ Master of Architecture (M.Arch) w/ Distinction . Montana State University – Bozeman, MT
2015 │ Bachelors of Arts, Environmental Design (BA) . Montana State University – Bozeman, MT
Certification
2013 │ LEED Green Associate . USGBC
2013 │ Certified Green Professional . NAHB
Association
April 2021 – Present │ Historic Preservation Commissioner . City of Ketchum . More Info
May 2018 – September 2019 │ Board Director . Bozeman Montana Sculpture Park . More Info
Juen 2014 – May 2015 │ LEED Coordinator for Affordable Housing . Teton Habitat for Humanity . More Info
2012 – 2013 │ Event Development . TEDxBozeman Montana. More Info
Acknowledgment
2023 │ Lecture
National Association for Interpretation (NAI) Title : Interpretation of Environmental Justice
2023 │ Magazine Article
Jackson Hole Explorer . ‘What’s New in Jackson?’ p.26 More Info
2023 │ Magazine Full Article
Big Sky Journal . Title : The Snow King Observatory and Planetarium . More Info
2020 │ Award
Recipient of Tau Sigma Delta Medal . More Info
2019 │ Exhibit & Presentation
Architecture Photography Exhibit, Title : Mixed Resolution. Dean Gallery . Bozeman, MT
2019 │ Exhibit & Presentation
Selected for Graduate Research Celebration . Bozeman , MT p.16 More Info
2019 │ Award
Recipient of McLaughlin Grant . More Info