--- title: "Kevin Mason, Architect — Architects & Building Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/kevin-mason-architect-pfvwus-pf~1862764816 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~1862764816.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Kevin Mason, Architect" category: ["Architects"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/7a73378c01965ede_1527-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "2101 Maple View Court, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07090, United States" latitude: 40.6479 longitude: -74.3451 phone: "(908) 233-3527" website: http://www.kevinmasonarchitect.com rating: 5 review_count: 6 followers: 35 last_updated: 2026-11-11 --- # Kevin Mason, Architect Original Houzz profile: [Kevin Mason, Architect](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/kevin-mason-architect-pfvwus-pf~1862764816) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Architects - **Location:** Scotch Plains, NJ - **Serves:** Plainfield, Westfield, Scotch Plains, North Plainfield, Summit, Millburn, Madison, Warren Township, New Providence, Berkeley Heights, Fanwood, Mountainside, Watchung, Cranford - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (6 reviews) ## About ### Houzz Badges - Recommended on Houzz - 500 Ideabook Saves - Award winning - Published nationally - Offers Custom Work I believe most of our houses could be better. That’s because I see room for improvement in every house, from the pretty near-perfect to the downright rundown. For nearly three decades, I’ve built my practice on helping homeowners realize the full potential of the houses among which I grew up. To that end, I design carefully considered residential architecture for a variety of situations and budgets. I provide services to homeowners who strive to thrive in suburban communities while maintaining diverse cultural, professional, and familial ties to New York City. From day one of my practice, I made it my business to ennoble the common suburban house with innovative alterations and additions that balance brains with beauty. To new house construction, I eagerly contribute my awareness of current design trends and knowledge of architectural history. My approach is consistent: to provide one-of-a-kind designs for every project. In the spirit of collaboration, I work closely with you through the phases of your project, intently listening and carefully guiding you through your numerous decisions. Together, we work toward your unique vision of home. ### Services Provided - Architectural Design - Building Design - Architectural Drawings - Custom Homes - House Plans - New Home Construction - Home Additions - Home Extensions - Kitchen Design - Floor Plans - Bathroom Design - Space Planning - Guesthouse Design & Construction - Drafting - Historic Building Conservation - Staircase Design - Construction Drawings - Design Counseling ### Areas Served - Plainfield - Westfield - Scotch Plains - North Plainfield - Summit - Millburn - Madison - Warren Township - New Providence - Berkeley Heights - Fanwood - Mountainside - Watchung - Cranford ### Typical Job Cost $100,000 - 1 million ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Kevin Mason, Architect | | Address | 2101 Maple View Court, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07090, United States | | Phone | (908) 233-3527 | | Website | http://www.kevinmasonarchitect.com | | License Number | 11584 | | Followers on Houzz | 35 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/Kevin-Mason-Architect-336026569859028/ - LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/architectwestfieldfanwood - Blog — http://kevinmasonarchitect.com/ ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Kevin Mason, Architect](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/kevin-mason-architect-pfvwus-pf~1862764816) - **Website:** http://www.kevinmasonarchitect.com - **Phone:** (908) 233-3527 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - Master of Architecture, Columbia University - Licensed in New Jersey and New York - Great American Home Awards, 1st Place Sympathetic Addition, National Trust - "Before and After" HGTV - "New Spaces" HGTV **Affiliations** - [The American Institute of Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/the-american-institute-of-architects-pfvwus-pf~1350720471) - [AIA New Jersey](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/aia-new-jersey-pfvwus-pf~1226294547) ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 6 reviews** ### All 6 reviews **★★★★★ — Jim Flath, Sept. 2019** > The best way to describe a Kevin Mason house is that it feels right. You may not understand why, but it just feels good to be in one. I have been in six houses designed by Kevin (family, friends, and his other clients) and the sense is consistent, regardless of the design scheme. (He is not a "cookie cutter" designer.) We have had two professional artists come to parties at our house and their reactions were that "they got it", they understood his design concepts and why they worked to create that feeling. Most people's reaction is to just say "Wow!" Kevin is very easy to work with and a consummate professional. He will work with you to make your ideas real or lead you through a process to understand what will feel right to you. I have recommended him several times and am currently working with him on another project. I have not posted photos because our house is prominently featured on his website. **Comment from Kevin Mason, Architect:** > “I’VE LEARNED THAT HOME ISN’T A PLACE, IT’S A FEELING.”- Cecelia Ahern, Novelist > > So, what you are saying, Jim, is that it feels like home. And that in spending time in my houses designed for your family and friends, you feel at home in someone else’s home. > > Indeed, this elementary school “art kid,” secondary school graphic designer and technical drafter and college liberal arts thinker always tries to use his mixed bag of tricks to conjure up that certain something that makes a house a home. **★★★★★ — Richard O'Brien, June 2019** > Who better than Kevin Mason to design a welcoming entry for my vintage home? > > When I started my project, I knew that Kevin is conversant with period house styles, having become aware of his efforts on my town’s historic preservation commission to establish its first residential historic district. > > Challenged by my house’s distinctive clipped gable roof atop a sheer front, I needed Kevin’s vast expertise to help me give my 1920’s house a portico that appears like it was “born with it.” > > Kevin’s design seamlessly transformed my house’s flat front by adding depth with a perfectly proportioned portico that gives my deserving house proper protection to and beauty around the front door. > > As a bonus, I learned a lot about my house– its design inspirations, structural framework and place in history. > > And because of our first successful collaboration, I asked Kevin to design a wing to add missing rooms on the back of my house- that project is on the boards. > > Thank you, Kevin Mason! **Comment from Kevin Mason, Architect:** > Rich, thank you for encouraging me to wear my historicist’s hat to conjure an image of “mystery history” with your portico addition. > > It’s a great source of pride when my projects materialize such that newcomers cannot tell where old ends and new begins. > > Let’s see what our craftiness brings to the next act! **★★★★★ — Karen and Peter Kramer, April 2017** > What we love about Kevin Mason is that he is far from the cookie-cutter architect! Kevin listens to your ideas and creates a unique design. > > Our house is a 100+-year-old farmhouse with original beadboard walls and ceilings (7-foot). The challenge was to design a living-room addition without disturbing the integrity of the original house. > > We were fortunate to be introduced to Kevin Mason through close friends who continue to use Kevin again and again. His solution for our house was to build a barn-like structure to the side of the house, mimicking the structure that previously existed on the property — Barn Again…! > > Kevin designed a living room addition with 16-foot ceilings, a loft, fireplace and an abundance of light from the many 5-foot windows. To connect the addition to the house, a hallway was created that extended from the existing back door. > > The “connector hall” with beadboard ceilings, lots of windows and a French door transitions beautifully to the addition and showcases the gardens behind the house. We can now sit at our café table in the hallway to enjoy our backyard. > > On top of all this (actually on the bottom of this), Kevin designed a basement with 9-foot ceilings without any lally columns to allow for a ping-pong table — much to our teenagers delight. > > We couldn’t be happier with Kevin’s work. He is passionate, detail-oriented and on call throughout the project. He made himself available at all hours to answer any questions posed by the contractor. > > Kevin Mason is definitely our architect of choice! **Comment from Kevin Mason, Architect:** > Yes, cookie cutters are meant for baking sweet treats, not making one-off homes. > > Karen and Peter, thank you for resisting the common approach to glom on an addition, instead building a destination living room that stands proudly beside your vintage farmhouse. > > In this day of open concept floor plans, your house bucks a trend to reaffirm the lasting virtue of tried and true old houses. > > Designing your towering chimney breast and loft behind it was a proud accomplishment, so much so that it became the subject matter of my holiday card that year: **★★★★★ — Theresa Skoog, Feb. 2017** > I can attest to Kevin Mason’s ability to design a well thought out addition with regard to living in the present, as well as a nod to the future. When we started our project our sons were in preschool and second grade. Kevin was sure to discuss how our addition would function at the time while thinking ahead to when we had teenagers. At the time the concept seemed worlds away. > > We wanted to add a modest addition to our home, Rounding the Corner. During the planning phase, Kevin presented two design choices. The first being a more typical A-frame addition, the second choice encompassed an asymmetrical roofline; mimicking a barn-like addition. This would visually and centrally locate our fireplace, affording us a view directly through the current living and entry areas of our home. It took some convincing on Kevin’s part but we put our full trust in Kevin’s vision. We used stock cabinetry and with Kevin’s talents he turned the ordinary into the extraordinary. We received a high-end look without the high-end cost. My sons are now in their 20’s and my home still functions beautifully to this day and will continue to do so well into the future. **Comment from Kevin Mason, Architect:** > Theresa, both your project and your description of it capture the very essence of my design philosophy: a look to the past, a view of the present and an eye to the future. > > Thank you for sharing my vision to best serve you and your growing family over time. **★★★★★ — Linda Nelson, Jan. 2017** > After two contractor-designed renovation projects that went amiss because of their poor planning, I swore I would never do another house project without working with an architect. Happily, we found Kevin Mason through a local referral, and in the past 20 years we’ve never needed another architect. What started out as converting our garage into a sunken living room to find space for a piano became a four-project gradual renovation of a 1960’s ranch into a Craftsman-style house on the brow of a hill…the Ultimate Conversion. > > With his design talent, knowledge and attention to detail, Kevin developed an overarching design that carried through each project. Consistent themes, tile patterns, cabinet styles, window style, and color choices unify what is a large, rambling house into a cohesive whole. For example, Kevin designed decorative wooden screens that filled the bottom of the three openings in the dining room wall that overlook the new living room (once the garage). Those screens appeared again in the next project as “side light” type openings on either side of the entrance from the kitchen into the family room, and again as the main focal point at the entrance to the new master bedroom suite. Everything looks great, yet none of it is predictable. > > Besides being beautifully designed and unique, the house is so user-friendly. Light switches are right where you want them, electric outlets abound, closets and storage space have increased, and traffic easily flows from room to room. Kevin meticulously follows through on every detail, and function is as important as appearance in his projects. > > It seems to me that Kevin does his best work with clients who have a personal attachment to their home. He listens carefully to what his clients want and cares as much for the success of their vision as they do. Each project gets his intense focus from planning phase through completion. And being in my locality allowed him to pop over to keep an eye on our projects, even at times overseeing the projects in our absence. > > While working with Kevin on the four phases of our renovation, I’ve had the opportunity to see many of his other projects. Each has been as well-designed and executed as mine, yet each is unique. They reflect not only his talent, but the styles and tastes of their owners. Each reflects their owners’ unique vision of home. **Comment from Kevin Mason, Architect:** > Who knew that a simple garage conversion would grow into a whole house makeover over the course of two decades, to be followed by my design of two more of your homes in what has evolved into patronage in its truest sense. Thank you, Linda, for inviting me along on your journey to create a sequence of one-of-a-kind homes for your family’s comfort and enjoyment. **★★★★★ — Charles Weston, Jan. 2017** > TWICE we have used Kevin Mason for renovation projects and TWICE we could not have been happier. We live in a historic district and have a 100 year old home which had been modified in the 50's. We needed to replace rotting windows in the front and wanted the house to have a more historically correct and appealing appearance. We had an idea what we wanted to see but it was Kevin who was able to expand on our ideas and his guidance even through detail choices such as colors, resulted in a project which exceeded our expectations. Therefore when hurricane Sandy damaged our detached garage there was no question that we would utilize Kevin's services again. Once again we were thrilled with the results. Once a non-descript garage, now a carriage house styled garage perfectly suited to the restyled house bringing the whole property together. Kevin is an absolute pleasure to work with. His creativity, imagination, and his ability to understand and expand upon his clients visions is reflected in the outstanding results achieved. We would work with Kevin again without a second though and would highly recommend Kevin to anyone who wants to work with an experienced and talented architect. **Comment from Kevin Mason, Architect:** > Charlie, working with local historic preservation guidelines is always a welcome challenge for me. It gives me the chance to pore over classic house pattern books to find inspiration and then come up with authentic designs that pass muster with official reviewers. > > A few minor additions to the front of your house aged it, in a good way, with unified results that increased its curb appeal. > > Thank you for inviting me to help select colors for my design, which is always the icing on the cake! > > And returning to remodel your garage allowed me to complete the picture with a design inspired by the charming house it serves. ## Selected projects - [LOFTY INTENTIONS- Scotch Plains, New Jersey](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/lofty-intentions-scotch-plains-new-jersey-pj-vj~1543193) - Location: Scotch Plains, NJ - Photos: 34 - Description: A TOP-TO-BOTTOM MAKEOVER replaced the sagging stick-built roof framing of a 1960's tract house with exposed timber framing for dramatic effect. - [WINNING COMBINATION- Westfield, New Jersey](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/winning-combination-westfield-new-jersey-pj-vj~1543153) - Location: Westfield, NJ - Photos: 26 - Description: FIRST PLACE WINNER for Sympathetic Addition in the Great American Home Awards program sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL, this project added a complementary two-story wing to a circa 1920 Craftsman Colonial house. - [BARN AGAIN- Fanwood, New Jersey](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/barn-again-fanwood-new-jersey-pj-vj~1543090) - Location: Fanwood, NJ - Photos: 10 - Description: A SHAKER STYLE BARN WAS BUILT to serve as the living room of a circa 1900 farmhouse. - [SITE UNSEEN- Haddonfield, New Jersey](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/site-unseen-haddonfield-new-jersey-pj-vj~6007348) - Location: Haddonfield, NJ - Photos: 42 - Description: REDESIGN OF THIS VINTAGE MODERN LOFT STARTED BY TELEPHONE, with my longtime and now long-distance client and I poring over realtor photographs on the Internet. - [ULTIMATE CONVERSION- Scotch Plains, New Jersey](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/ultimate-conversion-scotch-plains-new-jersey-pj-vj~1543173) - Location: Scotch Plains, NJ - Photos: 31 - Description: AN END-TO-END MAKEOVER of a 1960’s ranch-style house based on Arts & Crafts models was staged in four phases over two decades. The Living and Dining Rooms were featured on HGTV's NEW SPACES. - [THINKING INSIDE THE BOX- Scotch Plains, New Jersey](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/thinking-inside-the-box-scotch-plains-new-jersey-pj-vj~1543136) - Location: Scotch Plains, NJ - Photos: 23 - Description: NO SQUARE FOOTAGE WAS ADDED to the footprint of this late 1950’s raised ranch during its whole-house makeover with a beach bungalow vibe. - [ROUNDING THE CORNER- Scotch Plains, New Jersey](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/rounding-the-corner-scotch-plains-new-jersey-pj-vj~2133480) - Location: Scotch Plains, NJ - Photos: 6 - Description: A FRIENDS AND FAMILY ENTRANCE from the back yard was afforded by a great room addition to a ranch on a corner lot. - [TO GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE WE GO- Scotch Plains, New Jersey](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/to-grandmother-s-house-we-go-scotch-plains-new-jersey-pj-vj~5739327) - Location: Scotch Plains, NJ - Photos: 4 - Description: HUSBAND AND WIFE FEATHER THEIR NEST in her grandmother's former house by reassigning room functions and moving walls. - [SMALL PACKAGES- Wyckoff, New Jersey](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/small-packages-wyckoff-new-jersey-pj-vj~2135209) - Location: Wyckoff, NJ - Photos: 4 - Description: CHOCK FULL OF GOOD THINGS, the discreet expansion of this small house added just enough elbow room on the inside while layering PLAYFUL DETAILS on the outside. - [WELL-SCHOOLED- Plainfield, New Jersey](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/well-schooled-plainfield-new-jersey-pj-vj~2135356) - Location: Plainfield, NJ - Photos: 4 - Description: IN THIS ONE-TIME SCHOOLHOUSE, bay windows and a flat arch recite design lessons found in early 20th Century pattern books . Casement windows on the first floor refer to the French doors of the balconies above. - [MAIL CALL- Fanwood, New Jersey](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/mail-call-fanwood-new-jersey-pj-vj~5750429) - Location: Fanwood, NJ - Photos: 3 - Description: A PERIOD PERFECT PORTICO provides a welcoming entrance to shelter the front door and its weather-beaten mailbox of this 1920's cottage. [See all 11 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/kevin-mason-architect-pfvwus-pf~1862764816) ## Ideabooks - [KITCHEN WRIT LARGE](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/158115405/list/kitchen-writ-large) — 1 idea [See all 1 ideabook](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/kevinmasonarchitect) ## Community Q&A **Q: what is the color of the wall paint?** *(in Photo Questions)* A: Muralo 188-5 Lobster Bisque --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-11-11.*