TOP COASTAL ARCHITECTS 2023
Highlight: Projects that examine the future of living, work and food.
Highlight: 2022 Global Business Insight Awards, Best Interior Design Solutions, United States.
Highlight: LTG Global Awards Architecture Firm of the Year, 2021. akarch.com
Kligerman Architecture & Design New York
Known for : Distinctive design rooted in tradition, but modern in its sculptural forms, taut detailing, glass expanses—and often, a touch of whimsy.
Highlight: 2022 relocation to 500 Fifth Avenue in New York.
Highlight: Four new partners named: Margie Lavender, Ross Padluck, Joe Carline, and Drew Davis.
Highlight: Added to Luxe Gold List, AD 100
and Elle Décor A List.
In the works: Homes in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Miami Beach. kligermanad.com
Leroy Street Studio New York
Known for : A range of projects, using aesthetics as a means to an end and as a tool for capturing large-scale opportunities of site and landscape.
Highlight: Two New York townhouse renovations designed by the firm’s architects and interior design group.
Highlight: A Lower East Side affordable housing project feature in the Architect’s Newspaper. Highlight: An Upper West Side residence in Introspective/First Dibs. Highlight: Completion of a home in the Hamptons. leroystreetstudio.com
Martin Architects Sagaponack
Known for : A dynamic and sustainable approach to design, a dedication to modern residential architecture—and harmonizing site, form and green practices.
Highlight: Nick Martin featured in David
Sokol’s Hamptons Modern by Monacelli Press. Highlight: 2022 AIA Peconic Honor
Award, 2022 IDA Award for Kitchen Design
and Architizer A+ Finalist for Residential Interiors.
In the Works: Twelve projects started in 2022 including a guest house on Shinnecock Bay. martinarchitects.com
Peter Pennoyer Architects New York and Miami
Known for: Sophisticated detail, high quality craftsmanship and a nimble balance between comfort, beauty, modernity and continuity with the past. Highlight: Opening of the PPA Conservation
division. Highlight: Peter Pennoyer Architects: City/ Country published by Vendome Press in October.
Highlight: McKim, Mead & White Award for Residential Architecture/ Multi-Unit Projects.
In the works: Projects in East Hampton, New York, Connecticut and Florida. ppapc.com
Sawyer / Berson New York
Known for : Working in a variety of styles for designs in traditional and modern vocabularies, supported by rigorous historical, contextual, and technical research, all developed in close consultation with the client.
Highlight: A new book published on September 12th, accompanied by a new website.
Highlight: AD 100 2022; AD 200 2023 Highlight: Completion of a new waterfront house on Mecox Bay in Bridgehampton, as well as a new home in Southampton for Dune Furniture CEO and founder Richard Shemtov. sawyerberson.com
Schafer Buccellato Architects New York
Known for : Translating the best of traditional architecture for connected, welcoming spaces in modern life.
Highlight: G. P. Schafer Architect joins forces with Buccellato Design in fall 2023.
Highlight: Gil Shafer’s book, Home at Last, published by Rizzoli, spring 2024.
Highlight: 2022 McKim, Mead & White Award for Residential Architecture. Highlight: 2023 Palladio Award for Interior Design from Traditional Building magazine. In the works: Projects in Virginia, Maine, Florida, Connecticut, and California. schaferbuccellato.com
Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects Bridgehampton
Known for : Casual, warm modernism using