Allen and his team came up with an amazing plan to bring my newly purchased and outdated condo up…read moreto a new and modern day look that both my fiance and I wanted. I initially had reservations about using a designer in general because I wasn't sure how everything would look and I wanted my house to be mine after everything was said and done. Allen was very receptive to my concerns and helped both me and my fiance understand the remodeling process and helped to keep in in control of the process. His suggestions ended up being exactly what I was looking for and then some! He was even able to help me work around the restrictions of my condo association which was amazing! Highly recommended I can't say it enough.

Allen and his team at Sovereign Design Associates are simply fantastic. We entered into a full home…read moreremodel and huge addition with a lot of trepidation. Essentially, most of our house was demo'd for this major project. We were nervous about everything, cost, design, etc and Allen walked us through each step, making us extremely confident about the project. He is very thoughtful and experienced when it comes to both function and thinking long term to resale value. Allen made many suggestions that we did not know were even possible to increase the functionality of our (new) home. We are now in the midst of the renovation/addition and he is still involved in the process to make sure we are happy with the design. I really cannot say enough about him as well as the contractor that he referred us to. We would highly recommend Allen and SDA (so much so that 2 of our neighbors are planning to work with him in the near future)!

(From my wife, but I agree!): My husband and I hired Andrew and his team at Oak Hill Architects to…read moredesign, execute, and manage a significant addition/renovation to our home in Chestnut Hill. Andrew came up with and executed ideas that make our home so much more functional for our family and modern day living. Andrew is a good listener, thoughtful, intelligent, concise, organized, creative, straightforward, and honest. He recommended a quality contractor who we had an excellent experience with; I do not know many people who feel that way about their contractors post-construction! In addition, Andrew managed our project from start to post-completion, which is key for two busy, full-time working parents. We are thrilled with the new functionality of our living spaces and would not hesitate to recommend Andrew and his team. In fact, as a real estate attorney, I have the ability to refer Andrew to clients (and friends), and do so on a regular basis. Everyone I know that has used Andrew's services sing his praises.

My husband and I hired Andrew and his team at Oak Hill Architects to design, execute, and manage a…read moresignificant addition/renovation to our home in Chestnut Hill. Andrew came up with and executed ideas that make our home so much more functional for our family and modern day living. Andrew is a good listener, thoughtful, intelligent, concise, organized, creative, straightforward, and honest. He recommended a quality contractor who we had an excellent experience with; I do not know many people who feel that way about their contractors post-construction! In addition, Andrew managed our project from start to post-completion, which is key for two busy, full-time working parents. We are thrilled with the new functionality of our living spaces and would not hesitate to recommend Andrew and his team. In fact, as a real estate attorney, I have the ability to refer Andrew to clients (and friends), and do so on a regular basis. Everyone I know that has used Andrew's services sing his praises.

NEDC did a major design and renovation on our house in 2024, centering around the kitchen. It's…read morestill amazing to me how much positive impact this project has had on our lives. The new open space is just a joy to be in, even when we're not cooking, but even more so when we are. We are grateful for Schneidee's guidance through the design phase, recommending so much we would never have thought of ourselves, and generally being sure the new space would work for us. And it was tremendously comforting to have someone of John's expertise and resourcefulness guiding us through construction. Both Schneidee and John were a real pleasure to work with. I must admit, I thought "lifting spirits with spaces" was just a nice slogan, but it is indeed a real experience we have everyday. Super happy and super grateful!

We had a terrific experience working with David and his team. Our project ended up being smaller in…read morescope than we had originally anticipated, so David ended up giving us referrals to colleagues, rather than us working with him directly, but the interactions that we had with NEDC were, enjoyable, informative, and inspiring. David listened to our concerns and our ideas, and then brought other ideas to the table that we never would have thought of, but which would creatively solve our problems. He was a great listener, and then direct end up front with us about possibilities. We hope that we will have the opportunity to work with NEDC on a longer-term basis in the future.

Scott and his team did an amazing job for me in the design and oversight of renovations to my…read morecondominium on Cape Cod. From the early design phase, he gave me multiple choices to select from, he was easy and fun to work with. He made regular site visits, which was very important to me as I was always several hours away. When challenges arose, he was easily accessible and always provided valuable insight and advice. As important as anything, Scott's work is known and respected on the Cape, which carried a lot of weight during the permitting process. I would call upon Scott and his team again if I ever undertake a similar project in the future.

Scott has been our architect through two major renovations. The first was a total gut job of our…read morehome in Sudbury, and the second was another such gut job of our condo in Provincetown. My husband and I love working with Scott! He has great ideas, always offers multiple solutions/options, is patient, professional, organized, nice, fun to work with, and really listens to what you want to achieve. Best of all, he is not a diva! Hallelujah, someone you can actually collaborate with!! I can't recommend Scott highly enough!

Kecia helped me and my wife with a project opening up and updating an 1920s home we bought. Kecia…read morehelps us understand our options, showed us resources for inspiration, and guided us to a plan that worked for our style and budget. Then, she had the engineering done and drew up plans for our contractor to follow. Kecia came up with a great plan that was thoughtful and thorough. Not only were the results just like we wanted, but having a detailed plan really helped the construction phase. The contractor was able to give a better bid and there were fewer disputes about the scope of the project. I have already recommended Kecia to friends and highly recommend her here, too.

Kecia was fantastic to work with on our complete gut renovation and addition of an old 1950s…read moremultifamily! Her designs really maximized the value of the property while also making it look incredibly beautiful and modern. Her professionalism in dealing with the city planning board really helped us get their approval much quicker than we anticipated. We highly recommend anyone looking for a thoughtful, kind and professional architect to try her!

Craig is an extremely talented architect who turned our old house with a very strange layout into a…read morebeautiful open-concept home. He brought curb-appeal and charm to our home. Additionally, Craig is great at listening, providing suggestions, and was mindful of our budget. Great guy.

we found jay herzog through an online recommendation and feel so fortunate that we found him. we…read morehad previously worked with another architect who was unable to complete the plans correctly. jay came in and rescued us! we bought an 1820 house with a resident raccoon living in the old addition consisting of a kitchen and bedroom above. we wanted this addition gone and a new great room, kitchen, 1/2 bath, mudroom, laundry etc with a full basement. jay took over and drew absolutely beautiful plans for us! jay managed to keep the oldest part of the home and blend in the new so that they came together perfectly. he listened closely to every little request and did a fabulous job. he also filled out all the paperwork for the building department involving wind forms and energy forms etc. jay has a great personality. he is very friendly, outgoing and even keeled. he is very organized, timely and a joy to work with. jay is super honest and gave us a very good price. i would never consider using anyone else. so happy that we found such a great person and architect to make our crazy project fabulous!

I am very disappointed to share Flow Design created a flawed design for our attic build-out which…read morehas led to a two-year delay in our project and tens of thousands of dollars in structural damage throughout our home. Marcos is most certainly a wonderful person and lovely to work with, however this firm lacks the skill and knowledge of structural expertise required for historic homes. We have consulted with three independent structural engineers, one of which was provided by Flow Designs, all have confirmed the design is unstable and ridge of our home overstressed. Flow Design has made our home a liability. Even worse, Flow Design has admitted to their errors but is not acting to rectify the situation instead pushing our family off to lawyers. It is a very disappointing outcome.

Darguin and the team at Flow Design are the best! They listened to my ideas, took suggestions and…read morefeedback, and created renderings that were sleek, modern, and sophisticated. They communicated at every stage, looked for feedback, and delivered exceptional service. I am a realtor and work with all sorts of professionals and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the Flow Design team to all of my colleagues.