Marc and Sue Gulliver are the brains behind Brains On Fire. Together, we have over 50 years experience in Architecture, Construction, and Interior Design. In the early 80’s, Marc was President of a Design/Build firm called “Smith Gulliver” in Acton Ma. Sue with a degree in interior design coupled with an education in architecture was a senior designer at the firm. After working together for several years, we decided we were ready for an adventure. We moved to the Cayman Islands and later Aruba where Marc continued as an Architect, and Sue raised a family.

In 1996 , we decided to give up the sun and sand for an exciting opportunity in Washington DC. Marriott was just beginning to expand overseas, and Marc wanted a role in this exciting expansion. He became Vice President of Asia-Pacific for Marriott’s International Architecture and Construction division, and shortly after, Senior Vice President of Architecture and Construction International. He created a global presence for Marriott, expanding his headquarter based office to nine offices in key global markets where his division managed the architecture, construction, and interior design of over 2,400 international hotels and luxury resorts before he retired.
We moved to Asheville in 2013, and built our own home. With Marc’s expansive knowledge of construction management and design, as well as a skilled knowledge of scheduling, we were able to have a certificate of occupancy within just under five months from breaking ground. We both love the business of design and found delight working together again designing and building our home. A neighbor approached us to build their home and so we decided to build on this success by creating a small, no-growth business structure that allows us as principals to do what we are passionate about and to provide highly personalized and focused services to our clients. Our business model is to design and build only one or two selective projects per year and our interest is primarily luxury residential design and construction.
