ARCHITECTS TOP COASTAL 2023
rich natural materials and a strong dialog with natural surroundings.
Highlight: AIA Peconic 2023 Daniel J. Rowen Memorial Design Awards: a Juror Award to Viola Rouhani for Light House, the Hugh Jackman House in Architectural
Digest, and a Merit Award to Viola Rouhani for Butter Lane, both in Architecture Category. Highlight: Book launch at New York’s Dom Interior and book signing at Sag Harbor’s JanGeorge Interiors stelleco.com
Robert A.M. Stern Architects New York
Known for : Sophisticated residential, commercial, and institutional projects, from the Virginia General Assembly Building in Richmond, Va., to a recordbreaking apartment building at 220 Central Park
South in New York.
Highlight: Transforming the Bicentennial Buildings into the Yale Schwarzman Center. Highlight: Two Palladio Awards from Traditional Building magazine. In the works: South Flagler House, a mixed-use development in West Palm Beach. ramsa.com
TenBerke Architects New York
Known for : Deeply rooted, place-specific modern houses that enrich and elevate everyday life with timeless designs that are at once warm and elegant.
Highlight: A name change from Deborah Berke Partners to TenBerke, to evoke the powers of ten.
Highlight: AD100 Hall of Fame 2023.
Highlight: ELLE Décor A-List Titan 2023. In the works: Homes in coastal Connecticut, eastern Long Island; reimagining an 1884 East Hampton boarding house as a single family home. tenberke.com
Workshop/APD New York, Minneapolis, Greenwich, and Nantucket
Known for : A contextually modern, meticulously detailed approach, with a focus on extraordinary craftsmanship.
Highlight: Projects in Florida, the Caribbean, the Cape, Martha’s Vineyard, Connecticut, Maine, Yellowstone, Banff, and California.
Highlight: Named to Top 100 Interior Design Giants 2023, Sustainability Giants 2023, Hospitality Giants 2023, Luxe Gold List,
Elle Décor’s A-List, Luxe RED Award, NYC x Design Award. workshopapd.com
RHODE ISLAND Andreozzi Architecture Barrington
Known for : A new traditional architecture, respectful of history and its local context, but completely modern in plan and technologies.
Highlight: Top 50 Traditional Architects in the World.
Highlight: David Andreozzi is past president of New England chapter of the ICAA, and cohost of Architectural Delight, interviewing some of the top designers in the world at architecturaldelight.org.
In the works: Residential projects from New England to Florida. andreozzi.com
TEXAS Michael G. Imber Architects San Antonio
Known for: Work that’s strong in historic sentiment, yet modern in its execution; a sensitivity to culture, landscape, material, and craft.
Highlight: Completing an Ohio writer’s retreat, a Tennessee family compound, and continued progress on the Alys Beach Town Center.
Highlight: Projects in Mexico, Florida, Montana, Colorado, California, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Missouri and Texas:
Highlight: 2023 Luxe RED Award and 2023 AIA Crain Award. michaelgimber.com
Lake Flato San Antonio and Austin
Known for : Architecture that’s rooted in its place, responding in a meaningful way to the natural or built environment.
Highlight: Grand opening of Trinity University’s Dicke Hall, San Antonio’s first mass timber higher education building.
Highlight: Marfa Ranch residence named one of Dezeen’s Top 10 Houses of 2022.
Highlight: Residential Design Honor Award, Architizer A+ Award, Texas Society of Architects Design Award and an ASLA Texas Award of Excellence. lakeflato.com
WASHINGTON Cutler Anderson Architects Bainbridge Island
Known for : Designs based upon a sensitivity to the institution, the place, and the materials; spending time to understand the sense of place and reflect its essence and spirit through site and building design.
Highlight: Projects across three continents, including cabins, residences, libraries, resorts, churches and government ventures. Highlight: Recently completed home/guest house on Puget Sound. Highlight: 2023 Citation Award in Residential Design magazine. cutler-anderson.com
GO’C Seattle
Known for : Sustainable projects that work closely with the land, are built to last for generations, with a process that’s as rigorous as it is daring. The enduring desire is to push the limits of what’s possible—in service to clients, communities, cultures, and landscapes.
Highlight: 2022 AIA Seattle Honor Award.
Highlight: 2023 AIA National Housing Award.
Highlight: 2023 AIA National Small Projects Award.
Highlight: 2022 AIA Seattle Award of Honor.
Highlight: Residential Design Awards 2023 Citation Award gocstudio.com
Heliotrope Architects Seattle
Known for : Attentiveness to what is human, a promise to do right by the land, and design that outlasts trends.
Highlight: A dozen homes in the San Juan Archipelago, homes in the Cascade Range and Seattle area, a winery in Washington’s Willamette Valley, and several restaurants in the Seattle area.
Highlight: A home in Seattle that maximizes functionality and aesthetics within a limited footprint.
Highlight: Northwest and Pacic AIA Design Awards and a Merit Award. heliotropearchitects.com
Olson Kundig Architects Seattle
Known for : A collaborative global design practice led by 13 principal/owners whose work responds to and expands the context of built and natural landscapes.
Highlight: Completed projects in the Bay Area, Napa Valley, the Bahamas and Seattle.
Highlight: Architizer A+ Award, Best Large Firm, AIA Small Project award and AD100 List.
In the works: Projects spanning North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Bahamas, and the Turks & Caicos. olsonkundig.com
THE CARIBBEAN John Doak Architecture
Grand Cayman
Known for : A signature architecture described locally as “Cayman Style,” and also “of this place, Cayman.”
Highlight: Completion of a number of apartment buildings on the ocean, and continued design of beach houses.
Highlight: In 2022, the rm designed Cayman’s rst “Overwater Bungalows” for an exclusive boutique resort.
Highlight: In 2022, the rm completed John Doak’s home in Cayman—a challenging post-Covid experience but immensely satisfying. johndoak.com