Hampshire County

Beyond the literal balance of building materials and structure, is the balance of history, people, institutions, buildings and neighborhoods.

Our core belief is that architecture has the power to transform our lives. Most of our lives are spent in designed spaces, which can either inspire or limit us. Our homes, our offices, our neighborhoods and our cities help to shape who we are.

Every building project involves change. And we strive to create positive change – change for our client’s businesses, brands and homes – and change for our society and generations to come.

Bonham & Douglas Architects
196 Pleasant Street
Northampton, MA 01060
413 . 585 . 0641
www.bd-arc.com

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Graphite Studio is a full-service residential design firm, located in Amherst, MA, specializing in fossil-free retrofits and new construction. We’re committed to state-of-the-art energy efficiency and building science and we work closely with our building partners to create comfortable sustainable custom homes across Western New England.

We’re committed to clear communication, careful listen, and creative solutions. We focus on climate-smart design to reduce carbon emissions throughout the construction process, and bring long years of experience in green design to every project. We’re certified Passive House consultants, have created multiple Net Zero buildings, and are licensed as architects in VT, NH, and Maine.

Graphite Studio, 235 Triangle St
Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 835-0008
Graphitestudio.us

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Meetinghouse is a full-service architecture + design firm and a committed partner in navigating the complexities of both new construction and adaptive reuse.

We are a distinctive architecture studio, formed in 2021 through the partnership of an architect and a sculptor. With 35+ years of combined experience in architecture, interiors, and furniture, the partners at Meetinghouse are makers and problem solvers in addition to constituting an architecture office. Our approaches to detailing and construction come from a multidisciplinary background in design and fabrication, and a strong network of craftspeople allows us to source unique solutions in our projects.

Visit our offices in downtown Florence, or at www.meetinghousearchitecture.com

Meetinghouse Architecture, Inc.
35 North Main Street
Florence, Massachusetts 01062
413 . 727 . 3382
www.meetinghousearchitecture.com

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Coldham & Hartman Architects designs for a resilient and renewable future. For us, the context of architecture is bounded by sun, wind, water, and soil. We achieve our clients’ aesthetic and design goals through careful listening, thoughtful process, and quality assurance during the construction process.

We specialize in the renovation of obsolete houses, those built in a fossil fuel economy. We transform them into comfortable, efficient, effective and beautiful homes. We site new buildings to maximize their solar orientation and create elegant architecture that seamlessly integrates into the natural landscape. Our portfolio includes both new and renovated net-zero energy homes.

c&h: design for the next hundred years.

c&h architects
Amherst, MA 01002
413 . 549 . 3616
www.candharchitects.com

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Jones Whitsett Architects (formerly Margo Jones Architects) is a small, award-winning architectural practice based in Florence, Massachusetts. We have three decades of experience providing architectural services to our clients on projects ranging from municipal buildings, cultural centers and libraries to renovations of venerable historic properties.

In recent years school design has become the largest part of our portfolio. We are proud of the work we have done to improve schools for teachers and children across Massachusetts. School design requires skills that play to our strengths—patience, the ability to listen, creativity, and budgetary pragmatism.

Our reputation for quality continues to grow, enabling us to partner with talented collaborators from across the country.

Jones Whitsett Architects
60 Maple Street
Florence, Massachusetts 01062
413 . 773 . 5551
www.joneswhitsett.com

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Juster Pope Frazier, LLC has been in continuous practice for thirty five years. They maintain a diverse practice with a wide range of residential, commercial and institutional projects. The firm is grounded in a highly collaborative design process which empowers the client from the outset.

Recent projects shown here include the Riverfront Visitor Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, the Wesley United Methodist Church and the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, Mass.

The work of Juster Pope Frazier has been published in Architectural Record, Progressive Architecture, the New York Times and the Boston Globe. They have received three Western Massachusetts American Institute of Architects honor awards including consecutive awards in 2002 and 2004.

Juster Pope Frazier, LLC, 82 North Street
Northampton, Massachusetts 01060
413 . 586 . 1600
www.justerpopefrazier.com

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Kuhn Riddle Architects & Designers is a certified woman-owned business and one of the largest design firms in Western, MA. Our work is focused on our commitment to community, sustainability, and good design.

WE SERVE A DIVERSE CLIENT BASE, in education, residential, and commercial sectors.

WE ARE GOOD LISTENERS. Design and construction are communicative and collaborative processes that succeed when all stakeholders work together and have ownership of the finished product.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABLE DESIGN. Sustainability guides our thought process on every project, at all levels of design, from the initial concepts through construction.

WE ARE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY and we believe in giving back to our community through volunteer hours and financial support.

Kuhn Riddle Architects & Designers
28 Amity Street, Suite 2B
Amherst, MA 01002
413-259-1630

www.kuhnriddle.com

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Lugosch Architect, Inc. is a two-person firm established by Kathleen Lugosch in 1986, and joined by Hernan Barufaldi in 2004.

We are dedicated to the exploration of the space and form in our daily lives, the integration of natural and artificial lighting, and the design of environmentally progressive residential architecture.

We provide a broad range of services by teaming with highly skilled consultants. We create working teams to fit each individual project and client. In every project, large or small, we always do our best to deliver design excellence.

15 Hawks View Road
Amherst, MA 01002
413 . 549 . 5109

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Registered and practicing in Western Massachusetts since 1987, Mark Gelotte Architect specializes in residential home design, additions and small commercial projects. Our emphasis is on designing spaces that give full recognition to sunlight and natural light, build a strong relationship between exterior and interior environments, and seek openness and connectedness throughout the structure.

We have a strong commitment to constructing buildings that are energy efficient, durable and green.  This includes passive & active solar systems, natural cooling & ventilation, day-lighting, super-insulating, and alternative power and heating systems.

With previous experience as a general contractor and designer, Mark Gelotte Architect brings seasoned knowledge of construction, budgets and the nature of materials and processes to the design table.

Mark O. Gelotte, Architect
70 Elm Street
Hatfield, Massachusetts
413 . 247 . 9624
www.markgelottearchitect.com

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maryyunSTUDIO is a multidisciplinary architecture and design practice centered on project based creativity. Creative thought and contextual application are the driving forces behind any project, whether developing a commercial office building, designing a new house or remodeling a kitchen. Attention to detail and quality of spatial relationship to light, materials and color are the hallmark of Mary Yun’s projects regardless of scale, scope or budget.

Mary Yun has been practicing architecture in Western Mass since 2004 as a principal at Rice Yun Architects. Prior to that work she was a Senior Associate with Michael Graves and Associates. Mary received her Master of Architecture at Princeton University and BS in Architecture at the University of Virginia.

maryyunSTUDIO
94 Market Street
Northampton, MA 01060
413 . 537 . 5793
www.maryyunSTUDIO.com

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Metcalfe Associates Architecture’s 40 years of registered practice now has three Masters in Architecture associates doing many types of projects. In historic preservation, 1.2 million in Preservation Tax Credits will recycle a church/rectory for performing arts. Other preservation is to move the only documented western Massachusetts Under Ground RailRoad building. We are designing a 600 unit vertical village with community spaces to stop sprawl by Transfer of Development Rights preserving undeveloped land into parks, while consuming zero grid use in; energy, wastes and water. We have a project using only site sourced trees for post & beam framing milled minimally for vertical stacking to allow long spans with natural tree forms.

Metcalfe Associates Architecture
142 Main Street
Northampton, Massachusetts 01060
413 . 586 . 5775
www.metcalfe-architecture.com

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The built environment has great potential for bettering the quaility of our everyday lives, including the way we work, learn and enjoy life. Undergirding all of the work that Miller Pollin produces is the notion that interpretive, contemporary design should be democratic; it should belong to all people who experience the built environment in all its forms, from housing to educational, public and institutional facilities.

The studio’s principal is Sigrid Miller Pollin, FAIA, Professor of Architecture and Design at the University of Massaschusetts, Amherst. She believes that effective design at any scale, from spoons to skyscrapers evolves from a creative synthesis of information and inclusive behavior toward everyone involved in the design and production process — clients, contractors, engineers, planners and landscape architects. Needless to say budget reality is also always a key part of this synthesis.

Miller Pollin Architecture
1290 South East Street
Amherst, MA 01002
413 . 549 . 2007    
www.millerpollin.com

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SITELAB Architecture + Design

SITELAB Architecture + Design focuses on the poetics of building language, and meaningful inhabitation of the landscape. The practice investigates the broad context of “site” through client-driven projects, theory, and community collaborations. Designs examine transformation and reuse of what we have in abundance: existing building stock, underutilized urban and suburban landscapes, and repurposed materials.

Caryn Brause, founder and principal, is also Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at UMass, Amherst, where she teaches critical skills for contemporary practice. She is the author of The Designer’s Field Guide to Collaboration (Routledge 2017), and is a founding board member of the Journal of Technology | Architecture + Design(TAD), dedicated to the advancement of scholarship in building technology.

SITELAB Architecture + Design
35 Maynard Road, Northampton, MA 01060 413.320.6261
caryn@sitelabarch.com
www.sitelabarch.com

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