TOP COASTAL ARCHITECTS 2023
modern, West-Coast influenced residences.
Highlight: Expansion of team and portfolio to expand beyond the residential niche.
Highlight: A-list award from athome in Fairfield County Competition, and winner of IDA award.
Highlight: Successful transformation of a dated brick home into a modern stucco residence. cardelloarchitects.com
Charles Hilton Architects
Greenwich
Known for : Fine waterfront homes and estates in the Georgian, Colonial, Tudor, Mediterranean, and Shingle styles.
Highlight: A waterfront Mediterranean home featured in the June/July issue of Ocean Home.
Highlight: 2022 Luxe RED Award, AIA CT Alice Washburn Award, Unique Application Project of the Year from Ludowici, 2022 HOBI Award and an at home A-List award.
Highlight: Projects in California, Oklahoma, St. Croix, Connecticut, New York, and Canada. hiltonarchitects.com
Mark P. Finlay Architects
Southport
Known for : Work that reflects context and client desires, with design in every style across North America
Highlight: A number of new and repeat clients during 2023.
In the works: A waterfront project in Black Rock, Connecticut that’s now wrapping up for a client and family that means a great deal to the firm. markfinlay.com
Shope Reno Wharton
Norwalk
Known for : Intentional, mindful collaborations and sensibilities from a love of the craft in blending classical and traditional stylistic languages with expansive fenestration and open floor plans—in wellproportioned, Shingle-style homes.
Highlight: Listed in the AD100, the Luxe
Gold List, Links magazine, and Top 10 of Golf’s Most Impressive Clubhouses.
In the works: Projects on Cape Cod, and in the Hamptons, Rhode Island, South Florida and Canada. shoperenowharton.com
VanderHorn Architects
Greenwich
Known for : A variety of styles, efficient and thoughtful planning, thorough research within an extensive office library and timeless solutions for difficult sites.
Highlight: Two AIA Alice Washburn Awards for the fourth consecutive year.
Highlight: A continued influx of suburban and coastal clients.
In the works: New homes spanning the Rhode Island coastline to New Jersey and beyond, with a number of waterfront homes in Greenwich and neighboring towns. vanderhornarchitects.com
Wadia Associates
New Canaan and Palm Beach
Known for : Using historical precedents in classic architecture to inform its designs, updating them for the modern age and creating home styles from a classic Bermuda Cape Dutch to a French Norman Style house.
Highlight: Recognized as one of the Top 10 Traditional Architectural Firms in the World.
In the works: Projects in Palm Beach, Jupiter, Bal Harbour, New York, Connecticut, England, India, St. Thomas, Canada, and The Middle East. wadiaassociates.com
FLORIDA Arquitectonica
Miami
Known for : Creating memorable imagery of oceanfront, resort style and luxury living.
Highlight: ONE Park Tower by Turnberry and The Standard Residences, Midtown Miami.
Highlight: Canyon Ranch Living Miami
Beach named one of 10 Best Wellness Resorts.
Highlight: Completion of Rosewood Residences, Monaco Yacht Club and Icon Marina Village. arquitectonica.com Brillhart Architecture
Miami
Known for : Prioritizing materials, and redefining the relationship between the building and landscape, and to develop more natural environments for living are the firm’s mission.
Highlight: Completing residences in Miami and Pittsburgh.
Highlight: 2022 Architectural Review House
Award.
Highlight: Office building in Miami and the design of prefabricated cabin for a remote site in Colorado.
In the works: Residential work in Florida and the Bahamas. brillhartarchitecture.com
Choeff Levy Fischman Architecture + Design
Miami and Tampa
Known for : A leader in Tropical Modern architecture, the firm is known for designing exclusive single-family residences for global executives, celebrities, and professional athletes.
Highlight: New homes in Tampa, Sarasota, Panama, and the Caribbean. Highlight: South Florida Business Journal’s
Structures Award for Best Custom SingleFamily Home.
In the works: Villa Paradiso, a 21,000-square-foot oceanfront estate in Vero Beach, listed at $60 million. clfarchitects.com