amy green design

I HIGHLY recommend! Amy was instrumental in creating the construction plans and interior designs for my apartment remodeling project, which was completed back in 2019. She is punctual, gets things done fast, communicates well — and does it all with a great (cheerful) attitude. She is quite masterful at devising ways to save you on costs without sacrificing the look and quality you strive for. Take for example my kitchen cabinets: I wanted to optimize for space and storage, so my plan was to go with floor-to-ceiling European-style cabinets. What could have easily cost in excess of $25k in just cabinet materials (without installation), somehow ended up costing less than $10k, all because Amy was able to find an ingenious alternative that saved on costs while also preserving the look, feel, and quality of material and workmanship that I wanted. It has been a very satisfying experience working with Amy and I cannot express enough how much it will improve your quality of life, time, and effort working with a very capable and highly effective Architect and interior designer. Do not hesitate to consult with her, I have been through the process and can assure you that it will be worth every penny and you will have absolutely no regrets.

We’ve been working with Amy for quite some time on our (nearly) gut renovation of our apartment, and couldn’t be happier. This was a fairly large project - redoing 3 bathrooms, the floors and moving a wall. The highest praise I can give is that we continue to recommend her to all of our friends doing renovations, and she’ll be the one we go to for our next project. Nearing the end of our current project, we’ve seen her in many different parts of the process and have been impressed by each one. At a high level, Amy delivers high quality work and communicates quickly and effectively. At the start was design and development - where we are painting our vision for our project and Amy is turning it into actual designs and hardwood/tile samples. We started with inspiration photos, and then from there went to actual material selection. When choosing materials Amy was great at presenting 3 options, while always being willing to go back to find more when we didn’t quite like them (which I think only happened a couple of times). For this phase, I think the best thing we did was find clear inspiration photos that she turned into actual things. Main recommendation is to pay attention to the stuff that you might not normally - where will the fire alarms go? How high are the fans? Where are the outlets, and where are the switches? One great thing Amy did here was show a lot of cost awareness and advised us on where to splurge and where to save. One thing that did surprise us here was the cost of millwork - it was generally much more than we anticipated (expect about $1000 per linear foot), so definitely factor that into your budget. When it came time to choosing a contractor, she streamlined that whole process as well, providing a few recommendations and arranging interviews. With the contractor we selected, she handled our contract negotiation expertly. For this phase of the project, my big recommendation is to make sure that everyone is clear on the timeline, and that part of the contract includes shared responsibility of any fees your building might charge for going over a deadline. Likewise, include requirements around ordering materials before the kick-off of the project, if you have the space to store them. This will greatly help streamline things. During construction, she primarily worked with the contractors directly to prepare orders and answer their questions about the schematics. The answers were always in the schematics, which showed an enormous attention to detail that I’m frankly envious of. Our project got a little bit off of track due to ordering delays (hence - order before you start), and she was the one that got it back on track by getting us and the contractors in a room to make sure that all of the orders were there. Finally, for adaptability there was the design side - one piece of millwork came in significantly more expensive than we expected ($15k for doors!) and very quickly she came up with a significantly more affordable option that I think is going to look just as good. You should hire her!

I worked along side Amy on a design development proposal to the City of Portland. She is a driven and organized professional who is always ahead of the curve. She is client-focused and is able to deliver readily on ideas, effort, and enthusiasm. She was an integral part of winning that proposal and elevating our work. With her broad architecture experience she would be a great choice to service your project needs.

Our home flooded and Amy helped us with design for the remodel. She made great suggestions based on the style we were looking for and what would work with our budget. She was very easy to get a hold of and was terrific at providing immediate feedback. She wanted to make sure things were done the correct way and would notify me if my contractors were trying to cut corners. She was incredibly easy to work with and had innovative and modern suggestions to help us achieve the look we were going for. I can't imagine designing with anyone else!

Amy is great to work with. She's very passionate about design, and good at it. Not only is Amy a licensed architect, she's also a talented designer, with interior design and rendering experience too. This is very rare to find. Amy offered quick turnaround on my building project; she took my inspiration images from Houzz and created a unique and thoughtful design with 2 options. I'd definitely use Amy Green again.

I’ve worked with Amy on both large scale luxury and commercial projects and have always had a great experience and I would recommend her without question. She makes thoughtful suggestions, is open to feedback in a collaborative environment, has years of experience in both the commercial and residential world and truly loves her work. She goes beyond expectations with her research and product suggestions and has made my job much easier over the years. I couldn’t ask for a better team player!