What people are saying.

— Kelly Bratt & José Galvão

“Katie is a dream to work with. She is very experienced and has an eye for detail. Our entire experience with her from start to finish was flawless. With her drawings in hand, we zipped through the permit process in record time. (Two days! Yes, two days.) Maybe it was just dumb luck, but I think it was because of her drawings. Nothing was questioned by all the agencies we had to get approval from. Our room addition project is almost complete and we couldn't be happier with the results. We love Katie and know that you will too.”

— Maria Bishop

“Katie was a pleasure to work with in designing our house. She is easy to communicate with and creative in her solutions to challenges. She uses a 3D program where you can see images of what you project will really look like which is very helpful for understanding the feel of a new space.”

— Sarah Sobel

“Katie did a amazing job on this project. Truly professional on a difficult ADU conversion. The plans she created exceeded my expectations and kept the city planning dept at bay. I'm fortunate to have work with her and plan to in the future.”

— Shelly Crews

“Katie's my favorite part of the renovation! Always cheerful, very knowledgeable, excellent people-skills, superior design abilities, good collaborator, fast learner, positive leader, keeps all the trains running on schedule!”

— Steve Cecil

“Katie is a professional! Her knowledge of local regulations is deep but it's her relationships and ability to push the process with the county that makes Katie's services top notch. I highly recommend Katie!”

— Micah W

“We initially hired Katie to simply draw and submit plans for permitting. In the end, she became a trusted design partner who turned our visions into an awesome reality. She negotiated design ideas between two strong-willed owners (not easy), coordinated with our builder, visited a new sliding patio door company to access viability and feasibility, perused countless Houzz photos for a custom stainless steel and resin composite staircase (and then worked with the steel fabricator and resin company) as well a lower cost vertical fireplace element. Outstanding experience all around.”

— Gail Ansel

“Katie is a great partner if you need someone to help you guide your way through the entire remodel process! As this was our first remodel, she listened to what I wanted for the house and was able to navigate the city's building requirements to ensure the design was up to spec for the city. She is a consummate professional who listens to you and she is extremely detailed oriented. As a working professional and mother, I did not have the time to research what was required, but Katie got the answers and completed the design. She is a wonderful person and works hard to ensure you are satisfied with her work!”

— Candace G

“Katie's a wonderful architect who takes the time to understand and adjust to her clients' vision, pays attention to every detail and is a reliable, professional, trustworthy guide in the journey from design through construction. She was the gem in our year-long project.

We hired Katie after purchasing our first house, one with a lot of room for improvement. The project mostly involved tearing down the back half of the house to rebuild as a modern indoor/outdoor family room and master bedroom and bathroom. From the first meeting, Katie listened to our ideas and asked questions to get a full understanding of our project and our styles and preferences. She suggested communicating some of those preferences visually via Houzz's Ideabooks which really helped finding and narrowing down possible designs and elements for our project. Her initial concepts were right on, incorporating all the practical elements we'd asked for in a clean, modern style we loved.

As first time homebuyers, we were pretty clueless as to all that was needed for our remodeling project. Luckily, we had Katie to guide us through the entire process. As she drew up plans, she communicated with the city to make sure the approval process later went smoothly. She was knowlegeable and helpful in a wide variety of things, from finding and interviewing structural engineers to tracking down the perfect corner gas fireplace or sliding door. Her professionalism stood out in every aspect of the project, something we attribute to her background in commercial architecture.

Katie stayed with us through construction, monitoring progress via frequent onsite visits. She evaluated all work to make sure it stayed true to the plan and raised issues, or potential issues early. She always followed each visit in a timely manner with detailed reports listing what was reviewed, what action items remained open and who was responsible for follow-up.

We're excited that our (first) project will soon come to an end and we'll get to share the results with family, friends and Houzz!”

— Amanda Herrmann

“Katie is amazing. She is a wonderful combination of artist and professional. She has creative architectural ideas, communicates well (both in planning and expectation setting), and delivers on time. I first worked with her when she was part of another firm and again now that she is on her own. I couldn't recommend her more highly!”

— Ann Weiss

“Katie has a quality that is becoming rarer among the noise of modern communication: she listens carefully and HEARS what the client is saying. We hired Katie to undertake the creation of much needed living spaces in our 100-year-old home after interviewing multiple architects. The other architects acted as if they were listening to our vision but then turned around and offered alternative visions that ignored our specific requests. While creative ideas are always welcome, it is important to feel that the architect, designer or contractor first respects the input of the client, especially if the client has very clear ideas of what is wanted. And what is not. Katie has an amazing capacity to be patient with our passion for details and is always gracious with her feedback on what may work within our home or what constraints we have to be aware of.

Katie reviews feedback thoughtfully and makes revisions or suggestions based on our comments without letting ego get in the way. She has created designs that work with our desired budget and offers practical ideas to help meet the challenges of an old house. She also respects the architecture of the house in that she offers modern ideas without trying to remove or diminish the house's historic character.

She created design concepts from our long wish list for a master bathroom and converted an enclosed 1930s porch we refer to as our 'Winchester Mystery Room', into a functional and well proportioned space. She faced every possible challenge: multiple uneven connections to the adjacent roof areas, height limitations, window restrictions, layout challenges due to the proposed bathroom being located above a kitchen and old house bones with uncertain structural issues.

Despite all these headaches, Katie has always stayed positive and encouraging when we have felt frustrated or discouraged with the bumps-in-the-road. We look forward to continuing to work with Katie as she helps us to create a sanctuary that we can fully enjoy.”

— Plumhiker