--- title: "Archimuse — Countertop | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/countertop/archimuse-pfvwus-pf~1577187624 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~1577187624.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: Archimuse category: ["Countertop"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/2a1373ce02c59a5b_8666-w400-h400-b1-p10--.jpg address: "139 Fulton Street Suite 603, New York, New York 10038, United States" latitude: 40.7101 longitude: -74.0013 phone: "(212) 566-7301" website: http://archimuse.us rating: 5 review_count: 2 best_of_houzz_awards: 1 followers: 45 last_updated: 2026-09-03 --- # Archimuse Original Houzz profile: [Archimuse](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/countertop/archimuse-pfvwus-pf~1577187624) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Countertop - **Location:** New York, NY - **Serves:** New York City, Manhattan, The Bronx, Flushing, Bensonhurst, Coney Island, Harrison, Far Rockaway, Inwood, Newark, Fairview, Bloomfield, Belleville, Bayonne, Brookdale, Cliffside Park, Clifton, East Newark, East Rutherford, Edgewater, Forest Hills, Fort Lee, Ft Lee, Guttenberg, Hoboken, Jackson Heights, Jersey City, Kearny, Kew Gardens, Little Ferry, Lyndhurst, North Arlington, North Bergen, Nutley, Ozone Park, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Ridgewood, Rockaway Park, Rutherford, Secaucus, South Ozone Park, Teterboro, Union City, Wallington, Weehawken, West New York, Wood Ridge, Wood-Ridge - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (2 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 1 award (2015), for Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - 250 Ideabook Saves Founded in 1990, Archimuse has achieved a varied and diverse architectural and design practice including art museums, galleries, college museums, interpretive centers, exhibitions, office buildings, houses, residential and corporate interiors, and stores. We are committed to achieving excellent, functional design while responding to context, environment, and the the artistic spirit of our time and time past. ### Services Provided - 3D Rendering - Architectural Design - Bathroom Design - Building Design - Custom Homes - Drafting - Energy-Efficient Homes - Floor Plans - Green Building - Historic Building Conservation - Home Additions - Home Extensions - Home Remodeling - House Plans - Kitchen Design - Kitchen Remodeling - New Home Construction - Site Preparation - Space Planning - Sustainable Design - Universal Design ### Areas Served - New York City - Manhattan - The Bronx - Flushing - Bensonhurst - Coney Island - Harrison - Far Rockaway - Inwood - Newark - Fairview - Bloomfield - Belleville - Bayonne - Brookdale - Cliffside Park - Clifton - East Newark - East Rutherford - Edgewater - Forest Hills - Fort Lee - Ft Lee - Guttenberg - Hoboken - Jackson Heights - Jersey City - Kearny - Kew Gardens - Little Ferry - Lyndhurst - North Arlington - North Bergen - Nutley - Ozone Park - Palisades Park - Ridgefield - Ridgewood - Rockaway Park - Rutherford - Secaucus - South Ozone Park - Teterboro - Union City - Wallington - Weehawken - West New York - Wood Ridge - Wood-Ridge ### Typical Job Cost $100,000 - 1,000,000 ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Archimuse | | Address | 139 Fulton Street Suite 603, New York, New York 10038, United States | | Phone | (212) 566-7301 | | Website | http://archimuse.us | | Followers on Houzz | 45 | ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Archimuse](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/countertop/archimuse-pfvwus-pf~1577187624) - **Website:** http://archimuse.us - **Phone:** (212) 566-7301 ## Credentials - **Best of Houzz:** 1 award (2015), for Service. ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 2 reviews** ### All 2 reviews **★★★★★ — johnwesson, Nov. 2014** > Ben Kracauer is diligent, thorough, incredibly thoughtful and patient. His architectural plans and solutions for the renovation of the existing structure, a six bedroom single family home, are well thought out and brilliant. I am very pleased to have Ben as my architect. He visits the site regularly as the plans are developing, and is incredibly enthusiatic about the project. This is very re-assuring for me as the home owner. I would highly recommend Ben and his firm Archimuse for new structures and renovations of existing structures. Very pleased indeed. **★★★★★ — cabernard, Nov. 2014** > The building of our house on Barnegat Bay in Mantoloking is bitterweet -- we lost a home we loved to Hurricane Sandy. Having said that, we could not be more pleased with our architect, Ben Kracauer, and our ongoing plans. Our house is not a cookie-cutter house; thanks to the talent and vision of Ben and his staff at Archimuse, we are creating a new home that is quirky, fun, and also in keeping with the vernacular of the town. Ben is a meticulous and extraordinarily sensitive designer -- he listens to us, but encourages us to listen to him, and we have ended up all the better for it. > > > Cathy Bernard ## Selected projects - [Mantoloking Water Front Beach Style Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/mantoloking-water-front-beach-style-home-pj-vj~537148) - Location: Mantoloking, NJ - Photos: 14 - Description: Recently completed home in Mantoloking, NJ, waterfront site of this single family house is in FEMA V-11 zone on Barnegat Bay. Architectural inspiration is local Progressive Victorian Vernacular improved with contemporary structural and technological innovation, replacing a house built in 1915 catastropically destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. - [Bay Head Beach Style House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/bay-head-beach-style-house-pj-vj~538054) - Location: Bay Head, NJ - Photos: 11 - Description: A contextual but distinctly contemporary one story wing was added to an historic two story nineteenth-century house in Bay Head NJ. A new one car garage and loft is in the design phase. - [Bay Head Beach Style House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/bay-head-beach-style-house-pj-vj~537373) - Location: Bay Head, NJ - Photos: 9 - Description: New house and garage in Bay Head, N.J. are designed in the local Architectural vernacular originating in the late nineteenth century. Technological innovation and sustainability occur with the use of geothermal and solar for all energy requirements, and the future addition of a wind turbine to the top of the cupola of the garage. - [Connecticut Farm House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/connecticut-farm-house-pj-vj~1471381) - Location: Washington, CT - Photos: 8 - [Englewood Pre-War Traditional House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/englewood-pre-war-traditional-house-pj-vj~1471382) - Location: Washington, CT - Photos: 4 - [Miscellaneous](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/miscellaneous-pj-vj~406213) - Location: New York, NY - Photos: 10 - [Mantoloking House Elevation and Addition](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/mantoloking-house-elevation-and-addition-pj-vj~769989) - Location: Mantoloking, NJ - Photos: 3 [See all 7 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/countertop/archimuse-pfvwus-pf~1577187624) ## Ideabooks - [Ben's ideas](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/62411005/list/ben-s-ideas) — 1 idea [See all 1 ideabook](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/archimuseus) --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-03.*