Thornhill Design Studio

We used Thornhill Design Studios, a Baltimore architecture firm local to us, for a renovation to our mid-century prairie house and were extremely pleased. Company Principals Tina and Doug took a perceptive informed approach to our stylistic goals for this unique house. Our renovation of the original galley kitchen and a number of other rooms in the northwest half of the house needed to be true to the original design and mid-century ethos, while eschewing the formulaic approaches that way too often seem to go along with “mid-century modern” treatments. Tina and Doug were very patient and excellent listeners. They took the time to really understand what we were trying to describe at every step along the way. In short order they clearly aligned with the design vocabulary and principles that were central to us. The iterations converged efficiently and in the end their knowledge, expertise, and experience allowed them to take our amorphous abstract intentions and turn them into a mature beautiful plan whose construction documents were able to be followed faithfully through to the final stunning build. It was also an unexpected pleasure to see a productive partnership between architect and GC as we experienced with Thornhill and Greenleaf Construction Baltimore, who worked together for the first time on this project. This relationship speaks volumes about both firms, and we as the homeowners greatly benefitted from it. In the end we had our dream renovation realized. It enhances the original home in a way that is stylistically integral, while leveraging modern technologies and original ideas specific to our lifestyle. We have found it as aesthetically beautiful as it is functional. Thank you Tina and Doug!

Thornhill Design Studio did an outstanding job designing a beautiful and practical kitchen renovation for our center hall colonial home in a historic neighborhood of Baltimore. Tina and Doug took the time to understand what we wanted to achieve with our renovation, and created a plan that met all our needs. They are a joy to work with. We can't wait to hire Thornhill Design Studio again for the next phase of our home renovation: an amazing backyard! I highly recommend Thornhill Design Studio!

Tina and Doug McCoach are a great team of architects. They do wonderful work, particularly in historic districts where sensitivity to designing new and compatible building elements is critical. They are also very quick to see creative solutions to problems with existing flow patterns that are critical in liveable design. I would recommend them highly.