I just wrote a lengthy review of these guys, so I'll make this one short. When you are designing a house for yourself, you want designers who design for YOU and YOUR lifestyle, not just for how the house will look in pictures for books and magazines. These guys - trained both here and in Europe - are the kind of designers that get to know you, how you live, what you want and need, and then design beautiful structures that are as artistic as they are functional. They have designed tons of homes in the area, ranging from multi-million dollar mansions to small "normal people" houses and remodels. But, because a portion of their practice is large scale municipal properties, they have the systems in place for it to run like a well-oiled machine. They are nice, honest, talented, visionary and friendly. They'll get a beautiful home, and a fulfilling process. (Full discalimer, I'm married to one of them, Myles, and get more respect for his skill as an architect and integiry as a human being every day....). Their website is www.tca-inc.com, phone, 206-522-3830.
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