“The fact of the matter is, if you’re designing something to be highly valued by the initial owners as well as subsequent generations, it takes time. It’s one thing to design the basic structure of a home, but it’s another to tune it so that it really resonates.”

“We’re always here to serve the client’s vision, and they have hopefully chosen to work with us because our voice speaks to them, and they can see something in the work that they admire. Every project is a different collaboration, built from the client’s personality and our team’s vision of how to bring that to life in our point-of-view.”

“I created a “glam meets funk” living room ambiance for a family looking for a casual, comfortable space that would both engage with the outdoor Loggia and be able to easily host large gatherings.”

“There are some people who want their home to look like a luxury hotel or a swanky nightclub, which is great, but that’s not where my passion lies. I want to work with clients who see their home as an extension of their personality and interests. That is what enables me to create something truly unique and special.”

“I don’t use the material of the moment, or pay attention to what’s ‘in’ now, and I try to avoid cliches,” said Vance, whose firm has designed nearly 100 homes since its 1991 founding. “But enhancing natural light has always been integral to every project.”

“Dream projects come from clients that are open to new ideas and do not come to us with a set design in their mind. Our design creativity very much depends on how open our clients are and how free we are in our design process.”

The biggest challenge was to make the house disappear within the landscape,” he said. “We strategically moved the house further away from the edge of the lake and chose a natural dark exterior material, allowing the mass to recede between the trees and become almost invisible.”

“Expanses of glass provide views into the wooded landscape toward the distant river and animate the house with light,” Gurney said. “A combination of intersecting spaces ensures light penetration at all times of day and all times of the year.”

“My job is to listen carefully and then create the house that my clients will be happy with,” Goff said. “It isn’t always what they think they want, but I try to read between the lines and expand their imagination to explore the possibilities and achieve a better house.”

One of MA’s most notable recent projects is the Austin Nichols Penthouse in Brooklyn, New York. In 2016, MA transformed the Austin Nichols House, a circa 1915 concrete warehouse, into a luxury multifamily building with unobstructed views of Manhattan across the East River.

Price, whose own home in Washington’s Rock Creek Park made it onto HGTV’s “World’s Greenest Homes” list, cites past masters such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Charles and Ray Eames and even the ancient Greeks as influences and sources of inspiration. Price has expressed such reverence by spearheading the “Spirit of Place” project, in which architectural students under Price’s guidance have built more than two-dozen modern-design memorials across the world to commemorate ancient civilizations since 1993.

Having celebrated his 30th year as a licensed architect in 2022, Mac has also long been inspired by the buildings of historically world-renowned architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, and Eero Saarinen.

“Homes built today are too large. We need way less than we think we do, and my mission is to at least have that conversation,” Egozi said. “It is easy to design large where the premium of space is not considered. Efficient design, compact and well organized, is more difficult. We need to learn to live with less.”

Robert travels the world with his clients and on their behalf, acquiring just the right furnishings, finishes, and works of art for each installation. A true aesthete, he loves to learn about the creative process of artists and artisans, appreciating so deeply their methods and motivations.

The first same-sex wedding we planned, before it became legal, emboldened us to stand alongside those fighting for equality. We encourage each couple to forego tradition for tradition’s sake and make their wedding something original; whether it’s processing to the theme from The Golden Girls, holding a 300-person plated dinner, or reciting vows in an old warehouse.

The sunroom is illuminated by a rotunda of arched windows with doors that welcome guests into a casual yet refined indoor/outdoor experience. The modern metal chandelier paired with traditional furnishings creates a beautiful juxtaposition.

My rooms appear very maximalist at first blush, however, they have limited, edited furnishings and simple styling achieving a classic and timeless tone. I chose blue tones throughout this project, but ones that were layered in terms of shading and aesthetic. Even the slightest tonal contrast can be impactful in any space.

I had the good fortune of growing up in the South Pacific, a lush, tropical landscape dotted with simple, honest, authentic structures. It’s interesting the way our memories are connected with a sense of place formed by the natural and built landscapes around us. Many of my childhood memories are rooted in experiences of simple structures: concrete block houses, Quonset huts, chicken coops. Even today I’m moved by their simplicity. Beautiful in form, like a Richard Serra or Donald Judd sculpture, these structures are the most basic expressions of shelter.

While they emerged in different eras and were shaped by different philosophies and guiding principles, modern and classical architectural styles are nonetheless complementary and, when applied properly, can be combined to create timeless, one-of-a-kind structures. It’s a philosophy that has long guided the work of Daniel Kahan, a principal at Smith and Moore Architects Inc.