Little Boxes Studio Architect

Renee’s keen sensibility creates warmth and reassurance of being home. And her vision offers originality with an embrace of the natural environment.

Renee has helped, guided and conducted/performed various renovation projects in my home over the past 12 years. I know her as a good listener for the client‘s specific need, an expert in all things design who is willing to present various implementation choices rather than pushing ahead with her idea… the result of such active listening skill paired with architectual know-how is always excellence in results…

It was a pleasure, and frankly made the renovation process easier, retaining Renee. The plans she created turned my dream home into a reality and she held my hand throughout the entire renovation process providing guidance on selecting a contractor, where to purchase materials, etc. Renee is very creative but also practical and helped me get what I wanted while staying on budget. I highly recommend her.

I absolutely recommend Renee. From the start of the project through completion, she was professional, engaged, and extremely helpful. My project was to remodel a NYC bathroom with a modest budget and I admittedly did not have a lot of experience with the process or an eye for design. From the start, Renee’s expertise struck the perfect balance of designing the bathroom to be both beautiful and functional. Renee also used her extensive experience working within NYC to navigate the challenges of a project that must incorporate the rules and approval of a building cooperation and the DOB. If you’re looking for an honest and committed partner for your project, look no further!

I've worked with Renee on two different projects--the first a full-scale, gut-renovation of my Manhattan apartment kitchen, and then for a quick design consult for my new house when I left NY. In both the small scale and the large Renee was fabulous--adept at both creative, practical design and smart ideas to maximize both storage and impact, and patient in dealing with NYC and coop bureaucracy. The kitchen turned out absolutely spectacular, without sacrificing function or escalating in cost. Then when I needed to figure out the colors and design for my new house in a very short amount of time, Renee was able to help me pick the perfect colors, vet the lighting and design choices, work with my unformed color idea for the primary bedroom to pick the perfect shade, and suggested the exact, ideal basement flooring to replace the falling apart floor. I absolutely recommend Little Boxes Studio and would not hesitate to use them again.

My home is one of the exhibits listed here. This architect was easy to work with and gave appropriate and timely advice when needed. She is currently working another project for me, a renovation of a Frank Lloyd Wright's apprentice work in the Berkshires.