08/31/2026
I fired my architect.
A few months ago, I hired someone to design Seoul Bathhouse.
He already knew the property.
He’d worked on it before.
It felt like the obvious choice.
He told me 8 weeks.
We’re past that.
Still no permit drawings.
Meanwhile, 60 people have already committed to this before there’s even a bathhouse to walk into.
At some point, I had to make the call.
So I let him go.
Now I’m rebuilding the team.
Designer. Contractor.
Still looking for the right architect—and probably an engineer too.
We can’t start construction without permit drawings, so that’s where we are.
Figuring it out as we go.
If you know a great Austin architect with experience in older buildings, saunas, pools, or hospitality projects, send them my way.
I’ll keep you posted.
