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!

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.

After we paid a nonrefundable good faith deposit of over $1600 dollars, we were stunned to be…read morepresented with an estimate for our small (5 x 7) bathroom remodel that was 25% over the price that was originally quoted - and well over double the amount of the next highest bidder. The estimate itself was provided with almost no itemized detail, making it nearly impossible for us to verify its legitimacy. Finally, the "design" consisted of two printed pages from a software program and a few minutes worth of keyword searches on build.com. We strongly recommend you stay away from this contractor.

In the process of selling my house it was discovered that I had some structural work required…read more Since we had a purchase and sale agreement I had a very limited time to get this work completed. I contacted several contractors to give me an estimate of the work. Thomas Buckborough and Associates immediately returned my call and within a couple of days I had an estimate and a completion time-frame that met my needs. I received a few other estimates eventually but the one I received from Thomas Buckborough was the best. His firm completed the work when promised and did so to the highest standards. I would highly recommend his business to anyone looking to do any kind of work on their home.

I warmly recommend Humberto at Blue Circle studio. The drawings he did for me were instrumental to…read moreobtain a construction permit. That was certainly not an easy job, because my condo is located in Beacon Hill and the inspector requests were very specific. He did everything he could, modifying the drawings and talking with the inspector until things were satisfactory. We ever met, but all went smoothly through -mails and phone calls. He his extremely reliable and easy to communicate. Just go ahead and give him a call you will not be disappointed.

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 had hired an designer/architect to design this space. He charged $150/hr. 3 drawings and 3…read moremeetings later it was clear that he was not listening to us and had not even come close to what we had requested. That debacle cost us $2100. We read about Arcbazar.com and decided to try them. We submitted drawings of the space with measurements, described the project and what we would like to see and accomplish, photos of the space. We bid a low $600 for the project and submitted asking for completion in 2 weeks. Within a few days we had 10 people from around the world interested in our project. During the process we received requests for clarification or more information. At the end of the process we had 7 submissions most including elevations, renderings, materials lists and sources. All of these submissions met our basic criteria. All were impressive and beat the $150/hr guy in presentation, value and execution. You can send the designs to friends and family to help you rank the designs. We all agreed on our top 1, 2 and 3 designs. I requested and was given the contact information for our top ranked designer. We have contacted that person to modify the initial design. That is outside of Arcbazar but have to say this part of the process is also going splendidly at a reasonable price. We are thrilled with this process and will never go back. Hints: ~ You might want to allow more time for your project ~ Offer a little more money. The top guy only gets a portion of the pie. ~ Ana, in the office, is also accessible by phone for questions. Just have to work in their time zone. ~ The more specific you are the better results. ~ Our bids came from Armenia, Belaruse, Italy, France, Romania, etc So you get an international flare.

Using Arcbazar was a great experience from the beginning to end! The website was easy to use and…read morethe communication was excellent. It was remarkable how easy, efficient, and non-time consuming it was obtaining these designs; no taking off work to let them in the house etc. The follow-up from Arcbazar was top-notched. We had 13 designers from around the world sign up for our kitchen remodeling project and ended up with a total of 6 designs. 3 of these designs provided excellent ideas on how to rearrange our kitchen after knocking down the wall between the dining room and kitchen to open the space up; ideas we would have never thought of! Our first choice ended up being the design submitted from France! We love it! It has a bit of a European feel to it; beautiful, welcoming, cozy, and very functional. After the kitchen is completed, we plan to use Arcbazar again for a basement remodeling project.

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!

OK, I see one review for Mandarina Studio here, and it's pretty stellar. Let me second that, and…read moreadd a few more things. I retained their service when my partner and I bought a house in Brookline about a year ago. We decided that we basically get rid of all the stuff we had at that point and do the whole house based on a new concept, which we weren't sure about at that point. Plus, we are super busy people, professionally, so we couldn't spare lots of time on this project and so needed someone who was cool and dependable. And here (after we interviewed a few potential candidates) comes Amanda Reid, the principal of this design firm. She was something! First of all, she has such cool, sophisticated taste on everything we need advice on: furniture, wall color, redoing the whole kitchen and bathroom etc. We were originally into the super modern, kind of cold look, but she persuaded us to introduce some eclectic elements like antique pieces into the whole mix, and the resulting space is just unique, tasteful, and functional. Whenever we throw a home party, people who visit our house for the first time usually gasp entering the door. And we tell them we did everything by ourselves (just joking: we give the studio full credit gracefully and gratefully always). There are so many other things I can say, but this is already getting too long. Just a few more things. Amanda is super organized and a crystal clear communicator. Over the course of three-four months, she probably made hundreds, possibly thousands of decisions, small and big. She always presented in her inimitable perfectly clear way what our options were and executed everything in her effortless manner (her presentation skills are something to behold). At work, I interact with some of the smartest people in the world, but rarely have I witnessed such efficiency and transparency in communication. We wanted no headache, no pain, no drama because we are so busy, and Amanda definitely made our life easy. Anyway, to sum up, if you live in this area and have some big complex project, go with her. You wont' regret.

Principal designer and owner of Mandarina Studio, Amanda Reid has designed my personal residence, a…read morenewly acquired loft in Midtown West area of Manhattan in New York City. She was also responsible for interior renovations of common areas for several of my residential income producing properties in Boston and Manhattan. Through the entire process, Amanda demonstrated ultimate taste and passion for interior design. Her vision transformed outdated properties into contemporary stylish spaces. She was very considerate to my requirements and budget constraints. She didn't replace my vision with hers, like many designers do; instead, she adapted her vision to accommodate my needs as a client, while transforming it into a design masterpiece. Amanda is the best designer I have ever worked with through my career of thirteen years as an architect and real estate developer. I highly recommend her to everyone in my professional network for a variety of projects. Max Drivin