About Us
Our focus is to encourage and elevate architecture and design in the community, interweaving our work with the rhythm of the surrounding context as well as our clients branding. A well-designed and diverse city is a progressive and exciting place to be. As such, architecture performs a critical role in the success and prosperity of a community and a company.
It’s our firm’s goal with every project to collaboratively research and develop ideas that seamlessly connect and intersect with our client’s needs. Not only is it our responsibility to seek out and ask tough questions, but perhaps more importantly, listen and establish the true needs of our clients. Although we pride ourselves as subject matter experts, only by working together with our clients and other experts can a design reach its fullest potential.
Each new idea, each new client, each new project offers opportunities to exceed expectations; expectations of our clients, the community and ourselves. It’s an exciting time right now with the availability of information and flexibility of communication and technology. It’s our duty and privilege to incorporate every tool at our disposal to create new ideas and methodologies for every client and every design.
Rhythm Architecture has been operating out of Columbus, Ohio since 2013, and employs a fine team of men and women with over 125 years of combined industry experience.
Bradley Blumensheid
Bradley is a graduate of The Ohio State University and is a registered architect in Ohio, Michigan and New Jersey. He started Rhythm Architecture in 2013 focusing on off-campus housing to improve and develop the best in student housing. Before that, he began his career in retail and commercial architecture, giving him a wide range of experience and knowledge in all facets of the industry.
Bradley volunteers in the mentorship program with Ohio State's Knowlton School of Architecture to help young professionals become more familiar and comfortable entering the profession. He also volunteers with local schools and organizations offering pro bono architectural services to help reach their non-profit goals. Architecture is a community profession, and Bradley's focus is to continually improve the built environment to better serve neighborhood needs.
Paul Omness
Paul has worked with local government, school districts, private owners and corporate clients to successfully complete hundreds of projects. He has managed a wide variety of projects from health care to business offices, churches and education facilities. The experience and insight he has gained from these projects has provided a knowledge base essential to adaptive re-use projects. He is active in all aspects of the design process, in particular, design and construction document production, bidding and construction observation.
Paul lives in Delaware, Ohio. He is a current member and past Chair of Goodwill Industries of Marion, Morrow, Delaware, Union and Crawford Counties. He is currently a Trustee for Marion Industrial Club. He has served as Trustee of the Ashley, Ohio UMC, and the Ashley Wornstaff Memorial Library. He has been an active volunteer with The Adaptive Adventure Sports Coalition (TAASC) for 20 years.
Brianna Gulyassy
Brianna is a graduate from the International Center for Creativity (ICC) with experience involving product design, automotive design, architecture, and interior design. With a love for learning different areas of design, Brianna brings a unique perspective to each project with her knowledge and experience.
During her free time she enjoys hiking, cooking healthy recipes, thrifting, and spending time with friends and family.
Caitlin Wilson
Caitlin brings invaluable expertise in permitting and construction administration, particularly within the retail sector. Known for her proactive approach and eagerness to tackle new challenges, Caitlin embraces opportunities to expand her knowledge and take on new projects.
In her free time, Caitlin enjoys participating in local film projects and has a background in theater.
Jade Nelson
Jade is an artist with a deep passion for color and creativity. Their artistic exploration has led to showcasing work in solo galleries and working alongside local artists on sustainable art installations around the United States. Their artistic interests extend to revitalizing existing buildings, breathing new life into bygone eras while updating them for modern life.
In their free time they enjoy discovering new music, crate digging, thrifting, and creating new works.
Andrew Burik
Andrew is a graduate of The Ohio State University’s Knowlton School of Architecture with experience in retail architecture and state park master planning. Since the beginning of his career, he has had a passion for historical preservation and brings his perspective and knowledge to preserve our built environment.
In his free time, Andrew enjoys cooking, hiking trails, reading, and training to run in 5k’s.
Mark DiRutgliano
Mark brings more than 30 years of experience to the office. Honorably discharged from the United States Air Force, he is versed in every facet of the design and construction process, and has extraordinary technical skills being able to think through every detail of every corner of a project.
In his free time he likes cooking, gardening, kayak, fishing, camping, golf, photography, home maintenance & remodeling.
Qiannan Wang
Qiannan Wang graduated from The Ohio State University's Knowlton School of Architecture. She has a strong design focus that meets users' diverse spatial needs and provides innovative problem-solving solutions tailored to different design contexts and situations. Growing up in a family of construction builders, Qiannan highly respects the skills and craftsmanship of each individual on the construction sites.
In her free time, Qiannan enjoys reading books, playing musical instruments, and trying new dishes.
