Tim and his team have worked with us on three completed residential projects at our home. We are…read morenow preparing to start a fourth phase, which we hope will complete the upgrade of our nearly 60 year old Cape. The first project was a street facing dormer that reshaped the look of the house from the exterior, while providing where before there had been a gloomy restrictive hall, expansive new well lit space inside. Interior finishes included high density foam insulation, replacing all old style wood trim with new bold trim, a long window seat, and custom shelves, cabinets and a built in desk. With the contractors still on site, a design in hand, we started the second project, while halfway through the first. This project was to upgrade the original 1966 upstairs bathroom, and replaced it with a 3 room segmented space that had separate shower/bath, toilet, and 2 sink washroom. We have 4 bedrooms on the second floor. With Tim we created the perfect 4 person bathroom, where all 4 could, if necessary, simultaneously have privacy, while sharing the same space. Tim designed the cabinetry for both the 8' vanity, and shower/tub room. Tile selections, combined with careful LED placement, gave us a bright usable space. When the second floor dormer and bathroom were complete, we moved from our downstairs Master bedroom to one of the upstairs bedrooms to make way for the third project, which was intended to provide a first floor master suite where we could eventually gracefully age in place. Tim's design gutted the left side of our house, removing the master bedroom, a guest room, powder room and small classic 1960's master bath consisting of a shower, toilet and single sink. He extended, with a full basement under, the back of the house 8' for the length of the master bedroom and master bath. The finished product comprised an expanded entry hall, relocated formal powder room, and entry coat closet, an expanded Master Bedroom with a large walk in closet, and a Master bath unit that included a closeted laundry, 8' counter with 2 sinks, linen closet, and a wet room that allowed ample space for a shower that had both a wall head and ceiling rain shower, plus a full size bath tub. Exterior walls and ceilings were insulated with closed cell foam that provides the most remarkable heat and A/C retention. As with the upstairs Tim paid particular attention to the finish details, being uncompromising and bold with the door design, windows, molding, trim, as well as adding crown molding. Doors were sized to allow wheelchair access, if we were to ever need it, bathroom fixtures while beautiful, were also selected to ensure they would be as relevant today, as they might need to be in 20 years. We completed these projects last spring, and love the finished work, with us particularly enjoying the space, comfort, and grandeur of our bedroom and bathroom. These projects were part of a master plan we had initially worked on with Tim, with the final stage of the master plan to bump out our constricted family room and kitchen, plus remove a small three season converted breezeway between the garage and house, replacing it with a two story space that will combine Tim's bold style with our desire for a functional kitchen, and more importantly a warm welcoming home.

I made a cold call about a project in Somerville. I appreciate Lee explaining the process to me…read morevery patiently. He laid out the steps moving forward. I appreciate his professionalism and patience while I am just getting started and things seem overwhelming to me.

The prestigious architect firm with heart to support other small business in the neighborhood.read more

Brad was easy to work with and understood what I was looking for. He was happy to revise the…read moreplan as we worked, and the end product was exactly what I was looking for. And his daughter Rachel coordinated everything smoothly.

I highly recommend Nederhoff Architecture for residential projects. Ours was a multi-level deck…read more I came to Brad with a specific vision in mind, and he brought it to life exactly as I'd imagined. He listened carefully and executed on a quick turnaround. The pricing was very reasonable and communications were a pleasure.

Building a house is a difficult task. We have been in our house now for several years and Patrick…read moreand his people, Cesar was our guy, had a unique instinct for the use of space. Our house is extremely well laid out and was designed exactly the way we wanted, when we went to them with some concept ideas. We had a tough time with our contractor, but Patrick kept him in line with the specs they selected and although our builder was a challenge, Patrick and his firm kept the project on plan. We'd definitely use him again. You get what you pay for, as excellent architecture does not come cheap. We are thankful he designed our Martha's Vineyard House. We were very pleased With him and his staff which was mostly Cesar for us!

The husband and wife team of Meyer and Meyer Architects is excellent. John (architect) and Laura…read more(interior design) make a wonderful team. The previous one star recommendation is inaccurate. Meyer and Meyer took our 1894 house and renovated it into a masterpiece preserving the original elements and rooms, while updating our home with the elements for a modern family of five. We had no idea what we were getting into, but Laura and John and their team ih were very thorough. When we were evaluating architects, other firms did not send their top people to talk to us because they considered our renovation not large enough (expensive enough). Laura and John did not treat us as simpletons and came together for the initial visit. They also brought only the best people to our project...the landscaping, plumbers, electricians, etc.

Don't walk...RUN away from these people. They will bill you, and bill you, and bill you regardless…read moreof what you instruct them to do. They will ignore their contract with the client, completely disregard what the client wants in terms of scope of work, and bill you like you've never been billed before. So what does one end up with for $400k from Meyer & Meyer? Incomplete plans they can not use, and lots and lots of bills.

my company, arcaya remodeling, work with the choo company since 2003…read more the most professional service you can get all over boston. thank you for your always prompt attention and practical solutions! luis arcaya.

Was quoted $1700 for straight forward rectangle drawing of 90sf ft for a plan. I had a plan drawing…read moreof a 3 story house that cost $300 less than this measly length and width measurement. Ridiculous prices!

Martins did several types of work for us: replacing clapboards, painting the outside of the house,…read moreinstalling 2 doors and one sliding patio door and redoing our bluestone patio. John Martins is careful and thorough in his explanations of what was needed. He was a pleasure to work with. Their work in all areas was excellent, the crews were on time, showed up reliably and were willing to help with other minor issues which came up. There are different crews for each type of work, showing that each crew was a specialist in the area. We recommend them most highly!

We had a terrible contractor who stiffed us out of a lot of money and the last two weeks he worked…read morefor us he worked only 4-5 hours a day! I fired him and was left with a half done reno of our master bath! We contacted many contractors all of whom said they would do the job but I would never hear from them again. I finally found Martins Hone experts. The owner, I think, came to my home, gave me bid within a few hours and said he could start in less than a week. His price was amazing and 1/5th of what i expected it would be. We'll sure enough his guys started when he said they would! What contractor keeps his word?? The amazing part of this was the quality of work this guys did. The work required a master carpenter and these guys were! Their work was flawless! I could not be happier! They showed up early and left at 6pm. When they finished they cleaned up and it was as if they were never there! Great company, great results! I will use them again! Thank you Martins Home experts! You really came through for me!!

Great service and aesthetics. Very good at listening to client. This architectural firm punches…read moreabove its price point! MKA Architecture is good at designing in a variety of styles w slight specialty for modern but really does everything well--from preservation architecture to modern.