SKA | Sam Kachmar Architects

How do you describe your style?

Transitional. The majority of homes we work on were built in the late 1800s to early 1900s. We provide a bridge between the old and the new. We update homes for modern living, create more efficient spaces, and stitch that together with the existing historical character, blending designs in a way that will always feel timeless.

What is your design philosophy?

To tailor each and every design to our clients’ distinctive style and needs. Design should be flexible, and our process is very collaborative. To facilitate more engaged design discussions, we utilize virtual reality with all our projects. VR enables us to present ideas to our clients in a way that they can really connect with before construction even begins. We guide our clients to a design, but in the end, the homes we create are for our clients to live in.

Led by Sam Kachmar, SKA is an award-winning design studio that has been recognized as one of the leading residential architectural firms in the Greater Boston area. Noted for excellence in transitional design, our experience across a range of styles allows us to thoughtfully adapt older homes for modern-day living and provides a breadth of inspiration when designing new construction. Our passion is coupled with a background in construction management, a rare combination that leads to a distinctive design process and end product that are aesthetically and intellectually rigorous, as well as financially informed. Our values are rooted in New England pragmatism: efficiency, logic, beauty, and clean lines. The result is an architecture that is current but timeless, functional yet warm, and universally understood while also being uniquely reflective of the values and character of our clients. Headquartered in Cambridge, we have a second studio in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, and our design reach has extended from New England to Aspen, Colorado.

What inspires your work?

We are inspired by the challenges presented with each home we design. Tying an ultra-modern addition onto a historic home. Opening up a floor plan while still preserving the integrity of each space. Designing on small city lots or lakeside landscapes. Every project comes with a unique challenge, and it is our job to puzzle that out.

Sam Kachmar Architects

357 Huron Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

617-800-6223 ska-ma.com

22 Main Street

Sandwich, NH 03227

603-284-6220 ska-nh.com

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