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The firm of Caradonna and Dirr is an Architectural Engineering firm founded in 1990 to design and 
engineer buildings, primarily for the Commercial, Institutional & Residential markets. Caradonna 
and Dirr, hereinafter referred to as CAD, is set apart from other architectural and engineering firms 
by a unique approach to building. The firm has both Registered Architects and Professional Engineers 
in its employ ready to take on any project regardless of its size. The firm of CAD offers a complete 
package to the industry which includes preliminary design layout, cost estimates of the proposed 
structure, complete working drawings and specifications, letting plans and specifications to General 
Contractors for bidding, expediting of plans to all Building Departments, state agencies such as the 
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Department of Social Services, Board of Standards and 
Appeals, etc.; on site inspections, approving monthly requisitions to contractors and obtaining 
Certificates of Occupancy. While this expertise satisfies the business end of the collective effort in 
producing a building, it does not address the design process necessary to make a building distinctive 
within the community. CAD pridesitself on being able to use materials within a space to enhance that 
space, to join spaces together to create a total homogenous  composition all within the budget 
provided. Walls, ceilings and floors do not alone create space; rather, lighting becomes an integral part 
of the Architecture. The lighting creates moods and different levels of lighting, harmonize with color 
and blend to lend themselves to the human form All of the disciplines necessary to create a timeless 
building are in place within the organization of CAD.
Included in the array of services required to serve the industry is that of Interior Designer and Space Planners. CAD has been selected
from many firms in the past to design office complexes, selecting materials and finishes using a central theme that reflects the image 
the owner wishes to portray. Selecting and purchasing furniture at discount has been a service CAD has beencalled upon to render. 
The discount derived by virtue of being Interior Designers has been passed along to the clients in an effort to further serve. 
In recent years, in addition to serving the Architectural Community, the firm is a consultant to many associations requiring expertise 
in total building restoration including masonry repair,  re-roofing and waterproofing existing buildings. The firm of CAD employs 
a design/technical approach to the structural design of buildings to insure successful integration of all disciplines necessary to serve 
the owner. What makes this team approach unique is that all members of the team are multi-disciplined having both design and 
technical expertise. All team members are directly involved in a given project  from inception through completion 
of construction.