I'm Tara,
an architect who believes a house should be more than a collection of rooms.
I'm interested in what makes a house feel right for the people who live in it and the place it occupies. How the rooms connect, where the light falls, how the house sits on the land, and how the smallest decisions contribute to the whole.
Those things are what make residential architecture interesting to me. And they're what I bring to each project.
About
Tara Hollar, AIA, NCARB
Principal Architect
I've been drawn to architecture for as long as I can remember. Even as a child, I was aware of how places and spaces made me feel. I built houses out of cardboard boxes, made elaborate blanket forts, and drew floor plans for fun. Looking back, I was already interested in both the design of a space and the possibility of creating something of my own.
In 2013, I graduated from the University of Kansas School of Architecture with a Master of Architecture degree. After several years of working across different aspects of the profession, I established my own practice, TH Architecture, where I work directly with clients to design homes shaped by their needs, their property, and the way they want to live.
Outside of architecture, I appreciate the simple things in life. I enjoy spending time with my family, growing vegetable and cut-flower gardens, chasing after our sons, and tackling DIY projects around the house. I'm also perpetually dreaming about how I could turn every abandoned stone schoolhouse or barn sitting in a pasture into a home.
That appreciation for simplicity carries into my work, too. I'm interested in making the most of what a house has to offer—its site, its light, its materials, and the spaces within it. For me, good residential architecture isn't about adding more for the sake of it. It's about making considered decisions that bring the whole thing together.