Derek Spencer, RA
Partner and Technical Director
Professional Licensure: PA, DE
Guided by the belief that each project has a hidden identity, Derek guides the team at Gnome to ask the right questions and dig deeper into the possibilities of how design can not only shape a building, but influence the identity of a community. With a background spanning architecture and real estate development, Derek leads Gnome’s commercial and muti-family studio. From early feasibility planning through underwriting, he sets clear parameters at the outset and guides clients with clarity and confidence. He's most at home on the construction site, following a project from first sketch to final detail to make sure what gets built holds true to the original vision.
Gabriel Deck, RA, AIA, LEED AP
Partner and Design Director
Professional Licensure: PA, NJ
Gabriel brings more than two decades of experience to Gnome, leading creative direction across the firm's portfolio with a focus on site-specific, contextually rooted work. Heading up Gnome’s residential studio, he begins each project in close collaboration with clients, investing in the relationships that uncover their needs and translate their vision into architecture that feels purposeful and of its place. As a founding partner, he has shaped Gnome's design philosophy from the ground up, building a practice defined by the quality of its relationships as much as the quality of its work.