So what makes us different from the thousands of other architects and designers out there? It has to do with our approach to your project. Yes, we have a design concept we want to see executed properly. But not at the expense of your own concept of what you want for your home or building. And we don't treat your budget like the sky's the limit!

The stereotype of architects is that they are insistent about their own ideas and not willing to compromise or consider alternatives. Not us. We don't mind criticism and we remember that we are designing and building YOUR home or workplace - not ours. It's your money - not ours. We expect you to trust our judgement and listen to our ideas, but not to the exclusion of your own expectations. Nor do we mind comments from the contractors on the site. There is always more than one way to accomplish something and we don't have a lock on all the ideas.

What does all this mean? You will not find it hard to work with us. In fact, you might even enjoy it! You won't hear your builder say, "That architect can draw pretty pictures but he doesn't know how to put a building together". In fact, contractors usually like working with us! No two clients are the same. No two projects are the same. So we will approach your project as unique and exciting! We are confident that you will be pleased with the results.

To us, architecture is more than design and its execution. It is collaboration!

"The Barn" Conservatory at Ellis Clark Regional Agri-Science & Technology Center on the campus of Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury, CT. The structure is placed at the public approach to the site as an icon of the school's unique program - a blending of agriculture and technology. The interior is used for plantscaping.