Your overall care and expertise has resulted in a home of great harmony and composure that contributes in a major way to our own.
Testimonials
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“Dear Bruce,
Today is the anniversary of our moving into this house and I want to express our delight in all the pleasure it brings us. Many people’s efforts went into assuring that it worked out as hoped but no one made a greater contribution than you.
Your overall care and expertise has resulted in a home of great harmony and composure that contributes in a major way to our own. You are certainly to be congratulated for having this ability.”
Hiring Bruce was one of the best decisions we ever made.
“Hiring Bruce was one of the best decisions we ever made.
We found a spectacular lot with gorgeous ocean views where we wanted to build our dream house. Shoreline building regulations are very strict and we were not sure if anything livable could be designed that would both look good and fit our needs. We talked to many people and while everyone agreed that the lot was spectacular, Bruce was the only person who viewed the building requirements as a positive challenge. He felt that the restrictions could be viewed as a chance to be creative.
Bruce took into careful consideration a lengthy wish list of elements that we ideally wanted to include in our plans. He also worked closely with the town to make sure he was adhering to all the local requirements. He incorporated everything we asked for into his design and got immediate (within twenty-four hours) approval from the town when the completed plans were presented.
The house has turned out to be even better than what we could have ever envisioned and that is due entirely to Bruce’s skills and expertise as an architect. One of the most impressive parts of the design is how Bruce sited the house and located the windows so that there is a view from every room. The house is beautiful and functional. All the spaces work. Everything from the design of the fireplace to the layouts of the bathrooms is carefully considered. Finally, our new neighbors are very happy with the sensitivity that was shown to the surrounding area. The house fits in perfectly.
Marshall has been in the residential construction business for over thirty years and has worked with many architects. Bruce Butler is among the finest.”
You were very easy to work with, respected our ideas, [and] had marvelous thoughts and designs
“Dear Bruce,
We would like to take this opportunity to tell you how much we enjoy the house. You were very easy to work with, respected our ideas, had marvelous thoughts and designs and completed a project we could not be happier with. Our best to you for continued success.”
We were thrilled. It was beyond anything we could have imagined.
“Bruce Butler’s name was given to us by our contractor when I asked which architect’s work he appreciated implementing. Bruce met and interviewed us in our newly purchased house about our desire to have a sun room addition. During the process of design, Bruce listened to our suggestions, offering serious dialog and logical advice that ultimately made our sun room a remarkable space. His design complemented the house and accommodated our lifestyle without forfeiting a creative and stunning solution. We were thrilled. It was beyond anything we could have imagined.”
Bruce finished our project early and on budget and responded within a few minutes every time I had questions.
“When we renovated our living room, we hired Bruce to create the design, lighting, and furniture plan. We had a complicated set of requests: a workstation for 2, built-in shelving with room for the TV, drawers for files, cubbies for photos and smaller items, a gas fireplace, and French doors for both entries. Bruce met with us to hear our ideas, we looked at a few photos on Houzz.com together to give Bruce a sense of our style, and Bruce crafted a perfect plan. Bruce is calm, friendly, talented and almost studious in attending to detail. Bruce finished our project early and on budget and responded within a few minutes every time I had questions. The gas fireplace was new to our home, and Bruce met several times at our house with the fireplace vendor and installer to make sure everyone was on the same page and he had the details for the installation and location and venting of the fireplace. On those occasions, Bruce was able to help the others visualize how the venting could work. On another occasion, when the electricians were here and had a question, I called Bruce and he immediately created a blow-up of the lighting plan to make it easier for the electricians to follow. It was a pleasure to work with Bruce. He truly took our ideas to a more integrated, seamless, professional, exactly-what-we-wanted level!”
[Bruce’s] thoughtful and detail oriented approach to the entire process was invaluable
“We have worked with Bruce on several new home construction projects. In addition to designing well thought out beautiful homes, his thoughtful and detail oriented approach to the entire process was invaluable as we executed his vision. He is an always knowledgeable resource and collaborator and I look forward to building “By Design” homes whenever the opportunity arises.”