RL Design

We feel truly fortunate to have worked with Richard on our garage/mudroom addition design. Richard came highly recommended by a colleague, and after seeing her beautiful home renovations, I knew instantly we needed to look no further! Richard was a pure delight to work with throughout our entire project. Not only is he extraordinarily talented and creative, he is kind, honest, responsive, educated, and was able to turn our vision into a plan, all the while being sensitive to our budget. Our home style (a split-entry) is often not easily conducive to additions that add glamour, but reactions from friends and family all mirrored how “stately” our new home is with our beautiful new garage and mudroom/foyer. We still have people stop to take photos from their cars, and our guests who come through are in amazement of the stunning flow our house now has with wonderful new areas for enjoyment and storage throughout. Look no further, Richard will surely create your new dream space!!

Richard was instrumental in the success of the renovation of and addition to my 1895 farmhouse. He designed the addition to seamlessly extend from the original house. Because of his attention to the aesthetic and technical details, I’ve received multiple complements on “how well the addition fits the house” and “it looks like it was always there”. The contractor also received complements on the design. Richard provided invaluable services on how to prepare the bid, helped me select a contractor, and was available for questions (from me and the contractor) throughout the construction, both from me and the contractor. Richard was a joy to work with – pleasant, informative, respectful and interesting. I highly recommend him!

We received about 9 recommendations for an architect to do our tear-down and rebuild for our project in Wellesley. We interviewed and met with all 9 and selected RL Design (Richard) to work with us to design a distinctive yet practical house for our growing family. Richard worked with us from the onset and assisted in every detail from developing plans, specifying materials, and adding details to ensure the final construction met both the construction details and design elements we desiired. He worked with us closely to select the builder who was also excellent, and they worked closely and amicably together through the project. Richard was easy to work with, approachable, reasonable, practical , and kept a budget minded approach to our project. We are pleased with a gracious, spacious, practical, and beautiful house and home. The design is distinctive and as a result, our house has been recently selected as the feature in adverstising by the bank that funded the project.

Richard is such a pleasure to work with, he listened to everything we wanted in a renovation and turned it into "House Beautiful"! He is quick to respond to emails and phone calls and is very professional as well as knowledgeable about the whole process.

Richard saved us! Is is so difficult to find someone with building experience who also can architecturally design a home. Our project was both a restoration and a new addition. It is also is in a historical district near the ocean. Richard has provided us with a beautifully designed home with many intelligent design elements. Our home has small and large living areas, plenty of storage, a chef's kitchen, and a gorgeous outside shower. Richard has also chosen products which will make our home need less maintenance in the future. We were extremely fortunate to find Richard and recommend him with five stars!