Architecture + Construction
Leonard Boltz
Leonard began working with tools when his mother and father started renovating houses in their New Jersey hometown, and was exposed to a multitude of projects and skills. Years later relocation brought him to Louisville and he has been a member of the RPH team since 2013. Leonard's many roles, enthusiasm and strong work ethic keep the wheels of the RPH machine turning.
Allen Martin
Allen is the son of a Kentucky homebuilder and grew up learning construction from his father, and has continued honing his skills for nearly two decades since. He is a talented carpenter who excels at fine woodworking. Whether building custom furniture, installing trim, or framing, Allen's work is always done with great craft and care.
Founders Derek Paprocki and Emily Fisher Paprocki
Derek and Emily met in architecture school at Ball State University, and found that they shared similar interests in collaborative design/build projects and sustainable practices. This interest is what took them to San Francisco immediately after graduating where they stayed for more than a decade building their skills working with award winning firms.
In 2008, with two young children, they moved to Louisville to be closer to family-- not necessarily expecting a large market for what they loved doing. They bought a house in Crescent Hill and began a total renovation and addition to make it their own, and through this process began to build a network of like minded craftsmen, contractors, and suppliers in the Louisville area. What began as a personal project ended up connecting them to a network of colleagues and interested clients. Eventually this turned into the thriving Rock Paper Hammer.
RPH Studio Partners Jessica Murphy and Emily Paprocki
In 2021 Emily joined forces with friend and fellow architect Jessica (Jessie) Murphy to form the architecture subsidiary of Rock Paper Hammer, RPH Studio.
Jessie has always had a fascination with the built world and enjoys the whole spectrum of the architecture and construction process from project conception and design to construction completion. She grew up in Florida where she received a Bachelor of Design from the University of Florida and later received Master’s degrees in Architecture and Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. She moved to Louisville in 2008 and started her family soon after. Louisville has become home to Jessie, her husband and two kids. She began collaborating with Rock Paper Hammer in 2017.
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