The firm has no “cookie cutter” style, notes partner Stuart Disston, AIA, LEED GA. “In conjunction with site planning we design a broad spectrum of styles and types: renovations, restorations, additions and new residences with a focus on design and our client’s aspirations that make the house and property truly theirs,” explains partner McKee Patterson, AIA, NCARB.
Multiple AIA Awards, AIA/CT Alice Washburn Awards, CTC&G’s Innovation in Design Awards, New Canaan Preservation Award, A-List AtHome Awards and Custom Home Awards.
This year the firm celebrates 31 years of business with offices in Quogue, NY and Southport, CT. 631.653.1481 (NY) I 203.255.4031 (CT) I apdarchitects.com
Barnes Coy Architects is an award-winning architecture firm known for innovative, modern design.
With offices in Bridgehampton and Manhattan, Barnes Coy Architects has completed more than 250 projects in the Hamptons, Colorado, Florida, Caribbean and Central America, over the past 25 years.
Principals Robert Barnes and Christopher Coy are personally involved in every project — from concept to detailing to construction — to ensure the best realization of clients’ requirements. 631.537.3555 I barnescoy.com
Blending integrity of design with their client’s vision has been the cornerstone of their success.
They pride themselves on truly understanding the pattern of living for their clients’, whether for an individual, couple or family. Transforming that knowledge, into a place of comfort, and enjoyment to be cherished for years to come is what they do best.
They adhere to a strict level of professionalism and build a strong, long-term relationship with those they work with. 203.853.2524 I cardelloarchitects.com
De-spec is an award-winning design practice with a focus on the relation of space and its occupant where the design process starts with the interior and the architecture contains its essence.
De-spec is primarily focused on the experience, working the domain of the ‘lived space.’ Their approach is based on the design as part of a lifestyle.
Space is choreographed to produce the desired experience, and so in essence an ‘experience’ is designed. Instead of designing the object and the container from the ‘bird’s eye view’, the project is explored from within, striving to define the ‘inside out’ as the very essence of space and experience. 212.633.6626 I de-spec.com
Fairfax & Sammons Architects, established over twenty years ago, is an architectural design firm with offices in New York and Palm Beach, Florida. The firm is recognized for its timeless, well-detailed, and innovative designs that emphasize and celebrate their local surroundings enhancing their clients’ way of life.
They offer the full scope of architectural services and are committed to an architecture of tradition and sustainability that offers solutions to contemporary issues, incorporating the belief that buildings be designed appropriately for climate and setting and be tailored to the specific needs of the client.
Their body of work reflects theories of proportion and order that have been passed down through scholarship and practice for generations. 212.255.0704 I fairfaxandsammons.com
With almost 30 years experience, William S. Novak, AIA, presides over the design/build team at JMB Design Group and Wilcox Construction Management.
Novak offers a personalized, seamless, efficient, cost-effective process from exterior/interior architectural design and site development through construction and landscaping.
Based in Huntington, NY, the firms specialize in high-end commercial and residential projects from the Hamptons to NYC. JMB and Wilcox take pride in turning a client’s dream house into a reality. 631.271.5400 ext 103 I wsnovak@jmbny.com
Designing and building stunning custom homes since 1993, the JWH team, led by Jennifer and Rob Howard, combines expertise in all phases of the design/build process…from initial architectural concepts to a streamlined construction process through details of interior design finishes.
With their own custom millshop, JWH designs and builds cabinetry and millwork for every room at every budget.
JWH clients enjoy a personable partnership for guidance through key decisions — resulting in the creation of beautiful, functional homes. JWH is a licensed general contractor in NY and CT. 914.967.6020 (NY) I 203.661.0490 (CT) I jwhdesigns.com
Laura Kaehler Architects is an award-winning full-service architectural and interior design firm, specializing in well-crafted custom homes, corporate interiors and art galleries.
Since their custom designs reflect the unique style of their discriminating clients, they do not have a “signature” look. However, their designs often fuse more traditional exteriors with interiors that feature a modern aesthetic sensibility characterized by crisp and exact detailing.
Laura Kaehler Architects’ innovative design approach, “Responsible Luxury®”, emphasizes quality over quantity, utilizing “green” technologies, renewable materials, and eco-savvy finishes in creative, comfortable and luxuriously appointed spaces of lived art. 203.629.4646 I kaehlerarchitects.com
Established over 32 years ago, Mojo Stumer Associates has evolved into one of the most noteworthy and innovative New York based architecture and interior design firms.
They are proud to have won more than 70 major architectural and interior design awards including AIA and national awards.
MSA combines architecture and interiors in all projects that create a level of design that has become well-respected in their community and in the world of architecture. 516.625.3344 I mojostumer.com
Stephen Wang + Associates, Architect PLLC is a high quality and detail-oriented architectural and interior design firm located in New York City, specializing in residential and commercial work.
SWA’s design philosophy is that every project is expressly customized to fit the clients’ needs and aesthetics, with projects spanning from traditional to contemporary, with particular attention to both interior finishes and exterior envelope.
SWA’s distinguished designs have been featured in numerous magazines both in the U.S. and abroad, including Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Interior Design, Metropolitan Home, House and Garden (Australia) and Modern Living (Japan). 212.829.9494 I thenewyorkarchitect.com
This article appears in the October 2013 issue of NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens).