Halflants + Pichette is an award-winning modern design-build studio with offices in both Sarasota and Tampa, Florida. The firm was cofounded in 2006 by Michael Halflants and John Pichette with a goal to create thoughtful, high quality modern architecture that responds to context and function. Their approach to modern architecture is process-oriented and deliberately avoids preconceived solutions. Halflants + Pichette provides a range of services that include architectural design, interior design, master planning, and full construction services.

Since its inception, Halflants + Pichette has been honored with over fifty American Institute of Architects awards, more than any other practice in the State of Florida. The practice has also garnered five national medals from the Association of Licensed Architects as well as the Tampa Bay AIA Firm of the Year award.

Halflants + Pichette has been recognized in the professional press at both state and national levels. The work was published in nine issues of the Florida Caribbean Architect, the quarterly regional publication of the AIA. On four separate occasions, a residence completed by Halflants + Pichette was featured as the publication’s cover. The work has also been illustrated in Dwell Magazine, AIArchitect, and Residential Architect.

In 2017, the AIA honored John Pichette with the Annual Builder of the year award for the State of Florida. The following year, Michael Halflants was recognized with the AIA Florida Medal of Honor for Design, the highest award for design that AIA Florida can bestow on an architect.