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Award: FORBES TOP 200 RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTS
We are honored to have been included in the Forbes Magazine list of America’s Top 200 Residential Architects. Forbes selected Flavin Architects because of our natural modern approach to architecture and ability to create resilient homes, designed to last.
We are honored to have been included in the Forbes Magazine list of America’s Top 200 Residential Architects. Forbes selected Flavin Architects because of our natural modern approach to architecture and ability to create resilient homes, designed to last.
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Ongoing Projects + Design Inspiration
We are delighted to announce that Flavin Architects has been featured in the @forbes 2026 list of America’s Top 200 Residential Architects. Forbes selected @flavinarchitects for our celebration of modernism and ability to create resilient homes, designed to last. We are honored to be recognized alongside the many talented firms across the country.
See the methodology behind selection at the link in our bio.
Thank you to our collaborators on these featured projects.
Crystal Lake Modern
@benchmark_builders
@siegelstructural
RJZ Engineering
Spruhan Engineering
@loewenwindows
Rentown Cabinet Makers
@viewrail
@accoyawood
@tile_showcase
@porcelanosa
@designerbath
@yaleappliance
@systemseven7
@visualcomfort
Videography by @trentbellphotography
Styling by @fernanda.bourlot @simplemente_blanco
Bridging The Past
@denali.construction
Webb Structural Services
RJZ Engineering
Snelling & Hamel Associates
@loewenwindows
Photography by @natreaphotography
Videography by @ozoraco
Styling by @simplemente_blanco @fernanda.bourlot
Principal Heather Souza joined Sarah Lawson and Bruce Irving of @s_h_construction on Builder’s Notebook, their podcast on home renovation and construction.
Heather shares her insight as a principal at Flavin Architects on how the firm’s refined design process has helped her support clients’ unique lifestyles through redesigning space, as well as the infrastructure and material issues that come with renovating houses in New England.
Visit the link in our bio to listen to episode 38 of Builder’s Notebook titled “Reclaiming the 1980s-2000s Home.”
Thank you to our collaborators on these featured projects.
Bridging the Past
@denali.construction
Webb Structural Services
RJZ Engineering
Snelling & Hamel Associates
@loewenwindows
Photography by @natreaphotography
Styling by @simplemente_blanco @fernanda.bourlot
Wales House
The Ralph S. Osmond Co.
Perkins Custom Contracting
Lynch Landscape & Tree Service
Webb Structural Services
@heathceramics
@annsacks
@moooi
Photography by @natreaphotography
Cliff House
P.M. Gallagher Builders
@wagnerhodgson
Webb Structural Services
Photography by @millicentharvey
West Gloucester House. This Cape Ann, MA project was designed for our clients on a steep site overlooking the Annisquam River. This early sketch of Colin`s shows his vision for an interior staircase with a stainless steel mesh guard and solid wood treads, as well as the pantry hall elevation and its context.
Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
@brookesandhillcustom
@wagnerhodgson
Atsu Gunther Design
Webb Structural Services
Sun Engineering
The Morin-Cameron Group
Kelley Welding @modernheritagellc @systemseven7
Photography by @natreaphotography
Photography by @meganboothphoto
At our recent photoshoot in Cambridge, MA, this renovation project features updated sightlines and an improved indoor-outdoor connection with the reinvented landscape created in collaboration with @wagnerhodgson.
Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
@brookesandhillcustom
@wagnerhodgson
Styling by @fernanda.bourlot @simplemente_blanco
Photography by @natreaphotography
During a visit to the West Coast, Colin’s sketch of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center captures a quiet corner of the monastery, tucked deep into the Ventana Wilderness of California`s Los Padres National Forest.
Founded in 1967 by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and the San Francisco Zen Center, this is the oldest Japanese Sōtō Zen monastery in the United States and the first Zen training monastery built outside of Asia, reached today by a rugged 14-mile dirt road into Carmel Valley.
Tiered Modern. Located on a south-facing lot in Newton, MA, this modern home and terrace sit set back from the street to frame a quiet approach through the landscaped entry.
We sited the house to both address privacy needs of our client and to take advantage of sunlight. Working with @nec_solar, the aesthetically pleasing solar panel system maximizes space and sustainable electricity production.
Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
Haven Builders @sarah_havenbuilders
@nik_havenbuilders @reid_havenbuilders
@wagnerhodgson
Everett M. Brooks Co
Webb Structural Services
@amrlandscape
Suburban HVAC
@nec_solar
Nine Points Woodworking
@sdiboston
Styling by @fernanda.bourlot @simplemente_blanco
Photography by @natreaphotography
Steinert House. We are honored to be restoring this 1965 Cambridge, MA home designed by F. Frederick Bruck, a German émigré who studied under Walter Gropius at Harvard. Our work updates the home’s original systems and clarifies Bruck’s design intent, while adding a lap pool, cabana, and roof terrace to the site.
Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
@brookesandhillcustom
@aabuilding
@mcldllc
Columbia Design Group
@siegelstructural
@te2engineering
@sladenfeinstein
@systemseven7
Rosati Acoustics + Multimedia
@kellerminimalwindows
@smartglassincfl
@groupceyssens
Colin captured the views of these hillside towns while traveling through Italy this summer, sketching the rooftops, towers, and landscape of Montevettolini and Seregno.
Courtyard House. This home sits on a sloped, wooded lot, accessed by a winding driveway. A board-form concrete plinth echoes the surrounding woodland’s texture, while mahogany screens and vertical battens create a strikingly modern facade at the north-facing exterior.
Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
@lindsaybentis
@denali.construction
Rehl Gardens
@siegelstructural
Scaglione Woodworks
@scandiakitchens
Fusion Home Systems
@colleeninman
@lenahanslandscaping
Photography by @natreaphotography
Burke House. Sited near a natural spring in Wellesley, MA, this 1959 butterfly-roof home by J. Robert Wolf Jr. was designed as a floating treehouse. Our renovation added a guest suite and expanded deck, while new material selections and a refreshed exterior paint scheme draw out the home’s original floating, suspended quality.
Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
@stillwater_building_renovation
@landscapecollaborative
Webb Structural Services
RJZ Engineering
Snelling & Hamel Associates
Styling by @fernanda.bourlot @simplemente_blanco
Photography by @natreaphotography
Hobart`s Landing House. Our current project near the North River in Norwell, MA is designed to sit tucked into its wooded site, following the slope of the landscape. Low-profile European windows open the home to river views in three different bays.
Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
@webbbuilders
@seoanelandscapedesign
Webb Structural Services
Morse Engineering
RJZ Engineering
Next Electric Systems
@faneuilkitchen
@modernmetalsolutions
@divinestoneworks
@stoneyardusa
@yawalusa
@porcelanosa
South Shore Energy Raters
Bridging The Past. This modern addition to an 1880s Southborough home floats over a concrete plinth that lets the structure embrace the surrounding landscape. A material palette of architectural concrete, steel, mahogany slats, and copper provides a rich contrast between the exterior and the original home, connected by an added glass bridge.
Thanks to our collaborators on Bridging The Past.
@denali.construction
Webb Structural Services
RJZ Engineering
Snelling & Hamel Associates
@loewenwindows
Photography by @natreaphotography
Styling by @simplemente_blanco @fernanda.bourlot
