Building Design Services in Hiram, ME

“Review for Chris Delano - Art of Space Chris did a wonderful job designing our new lake house so that views of the lake can be seen from our main living areas including the master bedroom. We were pleased with his creative ideas which included the use of upper windows that allow extra light to filter in throughout the day. He not only was the architect but was involved in the management of the project. Chris was excellent to work with and he and the general contractor worked very well together. Chris is a gifted architect and a man of integrity.”

“We hired David Burrows to design a first floor master bedroom suite for our 1952 house where we've lived for 40 years. I could not be happier with this new space, we have a new house at the same address. The addition is cozy yet spacious and well thought out. David is easy to work with and very talented. I would not hesitate a moment to recommend him. I feel fortunate to have worked with him.”

“Patty Cooke at Wentworth Style provided a design consultation to guide a kitchen renovation. Within seconds after walking in the door, she identified the primary problem and had a solution. She recommended relocating access to our basement from the kitchen area into the closet in our front hall. Her suggestion -- and other suggestions about cabinetry, lighting, windows and appliance placement -- helped us work with a cabinetry company to create the perfect kitchen in our 1770 farmhouse. Our one hour consultation with Wentworth Style was invaluable.”

“We have a small house, 1100 sq ft, in Portland Maine. When we began meeting with Kevin we thought we would need an addition to improve our space. Kevin helped us to see we could save a major amount of money by keeping our current footprint. He is extraordinarily knowledgeable with design and building codes. He is an excellent listener, reliable, punctual, friendly, honest and over all great to work with! The best part is his services are very reasonably priced and he will come to you for meetings. He has had some great ideas and we could most definitely recommend him.”

“We greatly enjoyed woking with Christina and Doug on our earth-sheltered house. They were very professional, listened to and incorporated our ideas, and came up with innovative solutions to some obstacles. I would highly recommend them to anyone!”

“I've had the pleasure of working with Kevin on several new construction residential projects. He creates beautiful homes that reflect the client's values and design styles. Each project he has been very receptive to collaboration and making sure the whole design is thought out / realized.”

“Travis designed our waterfront home in Yarmouth, Maine. Throughout the process, he was absolutely terrific to work with. We’d hire him again in a heartbeat. We started with several meetings to talk about general style, size, and specific features we wanted. His first task was to help us decide whether to build on the footprint of the existing home within 75’ of the shore or build back behind the 75’ line. Here, he helped us with general siting and overall budget considerations – sifting through zoning constraints and what he was hearing from us to return a few exterior sketches with corresponding rough layouts. This helped us decide to build on the footprint of the existing structure – and from there we worked from these originals over the course of eight weeks, with the final result being a set of construction documents and specifications that our builder used to price the home and proceed with the build. Throughout the process he was open to our ideas, conscientious of our budget, and willing to produce multiple options to address different design considerations. He was willing to hand off segments of the detail work to our builder to enable us to save money, but was always available for a consult or visit when we or our builder had questions. Travis is fun to be around, knowledgeable about building options and materials, consistently on time and followed through, doing what he said he’d do time and time again. The result is an absolutely gorgeous home that we will raise our family in – all delivered by our builder within 3% of our original budget and on exactly the timeframe estimated. If we ever have reason to build anything again, Travis will be our first and only call.”

“We hired Anne Callender as the architect for our remodel of the Wolf Cove Inn in Poland Maine. We walked through our thoughts on desired changes but also asked Anne to think "outside the box" of what we described. We eventually selected one of her outside the box ideas and couldn't be happier with the result. Anne stuck with us along the way through the design, permitting and demolition process until we had a complete set of drawings that satisfied out needs as well as those of our tradesman and the regulatory authorities. The quality of her work and support were outstanding.”

“I would highly recommend Margaret Innes at Studio E Architects. I really appreciated her breadth of knowledge and her willingness to listen. She had some really great ideas for my challenging kitchen that I was able to incorporate in my kitchen remodel about 8 years ago. That's why I hired her again to help with my master bath remodel. It was important to me to try to stay green and energy efficient as much as possible. She is LEEDs accredited but was very forth-coming in letting us know whether certain products or changes made sense for us in terms of return for our investment and house. Margaret is very organized and professional Architect and worth every penny. -Anita”

“My husband and I remodeled a home in Florida. The project required both the expertise of an architect and an interior designer and Linda Banks and her team fit the bill on both counts. It was a pleasure to work with Linda and James and we were delighted with the finished product. They put their heart and soul into the design and execution of our project and the results were beautiful. Knowing that our family was arriving on Christmas Eve, they had even arranged for festive floral arrangements that made our new house feel instantly like home. I would highly recommend Banks Design Associates.”