Design Icon – Project

Rob Paulus is an Arizona native with an intense connection to the natural environment. As an award-winning architect, his Tucson-based practice focuses on humans and nature—and the connecting points for both. Focusing on economic, ecological and social variables, Paulus and his colleagues strive to create architecture that positively transforms communities and civic life. Their award-winning project, Portal, transports you to a new experience. The cozy cocktail bar is an expression of creativity that works to affect your psyche, transporting you to a place you have never been, opening you up to new connections and experiences through architecture and design.