Design thinking, drawn to be built.
STJ Initial Design, Inc. brings interior architecture, design, documentation and construction coordination together under one principal-led practice.
Sherly Telcide-Julien
Principal, STJ Initial Design, Inc.
Architecture • Design & Build Firm
Sherly Telcide-Julien is a design professional dedicated to transforming spaces through creativity, functionality, architectural thinking and an exacting attention to detail. Her approach begins with the plan — how a space should work — and carries that logic through material, light, millwork and construction.
Under her direction, STJ Initial Design, Inc. serves residential and commercial clients throughout Miami and South Florida, coordinating complete transformations with qualified and appropriately licensed architecture, engineering and construction professionals as each project requires.
The firm's philosophy is straightforward: a beautiful space is only successful if it can be documented, permitted, built and lived in. That belief shapes every phase of service, from the first study to the final walk-through.
Form, material and the quiet discipline of simplicity.
A single table says everything about how we work. Glass for lightness, solid wood for warmth and craft, proportion for calm. Nothing decorative, nothing arbitrary — every element earns its place.
That principle scales from a piece of furniture to a full architectural renovation: honest materials, considered detailing and design that remains beautiful long after the trend that produced it has passed.
Form · Material · Simplicity · Function · Craftsmanship · Timeless Design
Considered work, responsibly delivered.
Innovation. Current tools — 3D visualization, coordinated documentation — used to reduce risk and make decisions clear before construction starts.
Sustainability. Durable materials, thoughtful reuse of existing conditions and specifications chosen to last well beyond the trend cycle.
Social responsibility. Respect for clients, neighbors, trades and the communities our projects sit within.
Assembled for the project at hand.
Each engagement is staffed with the disciplines it requires. Professional architectural, engineering and construction services are performed or coordinated through appropriately qualified and licensed professionals when required by law.
Design Studio
Interior architecture, interior design and visualization.
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Documentation
Permit and construction drawing production.
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Licensed Professionals
Architecture and engineering coordinated as required.
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Construction
Trades and build-out coordination in the field.
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