TOP COASTAL ARCHITECTS 2023
Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders
Cape Cod
Known for : Fully integrated architecture and construction, creating custom homes that represent a broad range of aesthetics and scales, and that celebrate creative design and quality craftsmanship.
Highlight: Design and construction of homes throughout Cape Cod and the South Shore of Massachusetts.
Highlight: Multiple 2022 PRISM Awards, one for Best Single Family Home and two for Best Landscaping Design.
In the works: A net-zero home on the tip of
Cape Cod. psdab.com
SV Design
Beverly and Chatham
Known for : Creating places of beauty and integrity that are timeless in style, highly functional, and thoughtfully placed in the landscape.
Highlight: An expanding team of architects and designers.
Highlight: Gold and Silver BRAGB Prism Awards; Northshore Home magazine’s Best of the North Shore for architecture and interior design; IFDA New England’s Best Commercial Design Award. Highlight:
Projects in Beverly, Marblehead, and on Cape Cod. svdesign.com
NEW YORK Bates Masi + Architects
East Hampton
Known for: A timeless style that seamlessly integrates with the place in which it’s located.
Highlight: Working on new opportunities to feature the firm’s work in video format, with international media producers like Architecture Hunter and The Local Project.
Highlight: 2023 AIA Peconic Award, 2023 AIA Peconic Merit Award, and 2022 AIA Long Island ArchiAward of Excellence.
Highlight: Several new waterfront residences throughout the Hamptons completed in 2022. batesmasi.com
BMA Architects
Bridgehampton and Miami
Known for : Custom retreats that celebrate modernism and embody the future of elevated living.
Highlight: The firm is now led by Blaze Makoid, Glen Cordova, and Lori Beppu, with a team of 20+ people.
Highlight: A Miami office expands into the Caribbean, plus Central and South America.
Highlight: AIA Long Island Archi Award, AIA Peconic Award, Architizer A+ Award Special Mention.
In the works: A 20,000-square-foot Miami
residence. bmaarchitects.com
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
New York, San Francisco, Seattle,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Wilkes-Barre
Known for : Designing to the nature of each circumstance, resulting in architecture inspiring connection and wonder.
Highlight: AIA National Small Project Award. Highlight: Recently completed and upcoming work includes a Bay Area library, a media center for Arizona State, and a mass timber building near Dallas.
In the works: New residences in the San Juan Islands, Hawaii, British Columbia, and New Mexico. bcj.com
Fairfax & Sammons
New York
Known for : Specializing in residential architecture and urban design, and a belief in the enduring value of beauty in the private and public realms.
Highlight: A McKim, Mead & White Award
Highlight: The firm’s growing to meet demands of clients choosing innovative traditional design.
Highlight: Completion of a Charlottesville, Virginia. project.
In the works: An Upper West Side Townhouse in Manhattan. fairfaxandsammons.com
Alexander Gorlin Architects
New York
Known for : Homes that enhance the experience of a site, creating spaces that are a sanctuary of calm and spiritual contentment.
Highlight: A series of Park Avenue apartment renovations, a duplex penthouse renovation, a five-story townhouse, and a private school in the Financial District.
Highlight: Sara NY Design Award of Excellence, NYCxDesign Award and Architizer A+ Awards Finalist.
Highlight: A house on Florida’s Golden Beach and another on Sanibel Island. gorlinarchitects.com
Andre Kikoski Architect
New York
Known for : Architecture that is transformative and transformational, to help people lead better lives, to advance communities and make the world a better place.
Highlight: Completion of homes in Miami, Sag Harbor and San Diego.