--- title: "Studio InSitu Architects — Architects & Building Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/studio-insitu-architects-pfvwus-pf~2115691716 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~2115691716.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Studio InSitu Architects" category: ["Architects"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/4c0342ab065c8257_8793-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "Maynard, Massachusetts 01754, United States" latitude: 42.4321 longitude: -71.455 phone: "(978) 461-6114" website: http://studioinsitu.com rating: 4.8 review_count: 4 best_of_houzz_awards: 1 followers: 21 last_updated: 2026-08-28 --- # Studio InSitu Architects Original Houzz profile: [Studio InSitu Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/studio-insitu-architects-pfvwus-pf~2115691716) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Architects - **Location:** Maynard, MA - **Serves:** Boston, Cambridge, Lowell, Newton, Framingham, Framingham Center, Waltham, Medford, Billerica, Marlborough, Woburn, Lexington, Watertown, Melrose, Wellesley, Belmont, Burlington, Acton, Hudson, Sudbury, Concord, Northborough, Bedford, Wayland, Weston, Groton, Maynard, Southborough, Littleton, Ayer, Shirley, West Concord, Cochituate, Lincoln, Harvard, Pinehurst, Bolton, Berlin, Littleton Common, Devens, Hanscom Afb, Fayville, Nonantum, North Billerica, Still River, Village of Nagog Woods, Wellesley Hills, West Groton, West Medford, Woodville - **Houzz rating:** 4.8 out of 5 (4 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 1 award (2020), for Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - 1,000 Ideabook Saves Studio InSitu Architects, Inc is the Placemaking Architecture & Design practice of W. Timothy Hess, AIA. We are a design firm pursuing immersive, meaningful relationships with the places in our lives. At Studio InSitu, we work for insights on the fundamental opportunities inherent in a project’s place in context. We strive to unpack what’s compelling about what’s already there. We design to amplify those qualities we find, and deepen the meaning they manifest for the people who use the place. ### Services Provided - Architectural Design - Building Design - Home Remodeling - Architectural Drawings - Custom Homes - House Plans - New Home Construction - Home Additions - Home Extensions - Kitchen Design - Kitchen Remodeling - Sustainable Design - Energy-Efficient Homes - Floor Plans - 3D Rendering - Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) - Bathroom Design - Green Building - Space Planning - Guesthouse Design & Construction - Universal Design - Multigenerational Homes - Drafting - Historic Building Conservation - Structural Engineering - Basement Remodeling - Barn Design & Construction - Mudroom Design - Attic Conversion - Basement Design - Deck Design - Garage Design - Site Preparation - Landscape Plans - Laundry Room Design - Home Gym Design & Construction - Earthquake Retrofitting ### Areas Served - Boston - Cambridge - Lowell - Newton - Framingham - Framingham Center - Waltham - Medford - Billerica - Marlborough - Woburn - Lexington - Watertown - Melrose - Wellesley - Belmont - Burlington - Acton - Hudson - Sudbury - Concord - Northborough - Bedford - Wayland - Weston - Groton - Maynard - Southborough - Littleton - Ayer - Shirley - West Concord - Cochituate - Lincoln - Harvard - Pinehurst - Bolton - Berlin - Littleton Common - Devens - Hanscom Afb - Fayville - Nonantum - North Billerica - Still River - Village of Nagog Woods - Wellesley Hills - West Groton - West Medford - Woodville ### Typical Job Cost $200,000 - 2 million ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Studio InSitu Architects | | Address | Maynard, Massachusetts 01754, United States | | Phone | (978) 461-6114 | | Website | http://studioinsitu.com | | License Number | Ma \#32014, Pa \#RA-015060-B | | Followers on Houzz | 21 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/studioinsitu.design?ref=bookmarks - X (Twitter) — https://twitter.com/InSituPAD - Blog — https://www.instagram.com/studioinsitu/ ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Studio InSitu Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/studio-insitu-architects-pfvwus-pf~2115691716) - **Website:** http://studioinsitu.com - **Phone:** (978) 461-6114 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - AIA, NCARB - 2023 AIA Central MA Chapter recipient - 2022 AIA Central MA Chapter recipient - 2021 AIA New England Design Awards and Central MA Chapter recipient - 2015 AIA award recipient Central Massachusetts chapter - USGBC MA Green Building of the Year - **Best of Houzz:** 1 award (2020), for Service. **Affiliations** - [The American Institute of Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/the-american-institute-of-architects-pfvwus-pf~1350720471) - [NCARB](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/ncarb-pfvwus-pf~1477640315) ## Reviews **Overall rating: 4.8 out of 5 — 4 reviews** ### All 4 reviews **★★★★★ — Natalie Robert, Jan. 2020** > Tim at InSitu completed a design review/consultation for a large new building next door to my property. Due to his careful consideration, review of bylaws and architectural inspirations, and innovative thinking, he was able to transform the project from something I dreaded to a very nice looking building, gracefully situated and with many appealing features. He brought a high level of professionalism to the project, and was able to articulate his goals to both regular people without building/architecture backgrounds and the developer himself. I'm grateful for his work on the project, and would recommend him to anyone. **Comment from Studio InSitu Architects:** > We really appreciate that feedback, Natalie; Thank you! > We are hopeful this project will become a win-win-win-win for the neighbors, the developer, the Downtown Overlay District, and the town as a whole. **★★★★ — Carolyn King, Dec. 2019** > Tim Hess and InSitu Studio worked with us on countless details of design, construction and camaraderie in the course of our extensive home building project. The initial architect for the overall design was a colleague who's expertise was more on the broad scale. Tim and his team stepped in and brought beauty and reality to many unusual design elements. Our house is super insulated and incorporates several unusual features. Tim worked patiently with us to translate these into aesthetically graceful expressions of architecture, detailing and function. Every person at InSitu with whom we had contact -- and we met weekly for some months -- was cooperative, responsive, patient and generally fun. Tim must have a hidden degree in family counseling because he's very adept at helping work through difficult decisions. We valued our working relationship with Tim and InSitu tremendously and recommend them heartily. **Comment from Studio InSitu Architects:** > Thank you Carolyn. > Your project was a great lesson in collaboration for all of us! **★★★★★ — Charles D, Nov. 2019** > Tim and his team have worked with us on three completed residential projects at our home. We are now preparing to start a fourth phase, which we hope will complete the upgrade of our nearly 60 year old Cape. The first project was a street facing dormer that reshaped the look of the house from the exterior, while providing where before there had been a gloomy restrictive hall, expansive new well lit space inside. Interior finishes included high density foam insulation, replacing all old style wood trim with new bold trim, a long window seat, and custom shelves, cabinets and a built in desk. With the contractors still on site, a design in hand, we started the second project, while halfway through the first. This project was to upgrade the original 1966 upstairs bathroom, and replaced it with a 3 room segmented space that had separate shower/bath, toilet, and 2 sink washroom. We have 4 bedrooms on the second floor. With Tim we created the perfect 4 person bathroom, where all 4 could, if necessary, simultaneously have privacy, while sharing the same space. Tim designed the cabinetry for both the 8' vanity, and shower/tub room. Tile selections, combined with careful LED placement, gave us a bright usable space. When the second floor dormer and bathroom were complete, we moved from our downstairs Master bedroom to one of the upstairs bedrooms to make way for the third project, which was intended to provide a first floor master suite where we could eventually gracefully age in place. Tim's design gutted the left side of our house, removing the master bedroom, a guest room, powder room and small classic 1960's master bath consisting of a shower, toilet and single sink. He extended, with a full basement under, the back of the house 8' for the length of the master bedroom and master bath. The finished product comprised an expanded entry hall, relocated formal powder room, and entry coat closet, an expanded Master Bedroom with a large walk in closet, and a Master bath unit that included a closeted laundry, 8' counter with 2 sinks, linen closet, and a wet room that allowed ample space for a shower that had both a wall head and ceiling rain shower, plus a full size bath tub. Exterior walls and ceilings were insulated with closed cell foam that provides the most remarkable heat and A/C retention. As with the upstairs Tim paid particular attention to the finish details, being uncompromising and bold with the door design, windows, molding, trim, as well as adding crown molding. Doors were sized to allow wheelchair access, if we were to ever need it, bathroom fixtures while beautiful, were also selected to ensure they would be as relevant today, as they might need to be in 20 years. We completed these projects last spring, and love the finished work, with us particularly enjoying the space, comfort, and grandeur of our bedroom and bathroom. These projects were part of a master plan we had initially worked on with Tim, with the final stage of the master plan to bump out our constricted family room and kitchen, plus remove a small three season converted breezeway between the garage and house, replacing it with a two story space that will combine Tim's bold style with our desire for a functional kitchen, and more importantly a warm welcoming home. **Comment from Studio InSitu Architects:** > Thank you Charles. > It has been our pleasure to help with the evolution of your home. > Looking forward to phase four! **★★★★★ — Patrick Leighton, April 2018** > My wife's disabled father was moving in with us and we had to re-vamp the downstairs bathroom to accommodate him and his his walker. We asked InSitu to design a handicap accessible bathroom that would also fit our sense of design. Wow! We couldn't believe what our gutted bathroom turned into, and then some! InSitu proposed something that nobody else even thought of: opening up the floor over the basement for a step-down tub/shower! We (wife and kids) now step down three steps into a jacuzzi tub with double shower heads and no curtain to hide the tiling and keep kid-generated mess under control. My father-in-law showers in a different bathroom upstairs, but the toilet "grab bars" were disguised as the toilet-paper/magazine rack on one side and the counter top on the other. Worked like a charm for my father-in-law. Tons of storage space, too, and a big mirror my wife can see the back of her head in. InSitu organized an army of different workers who did great work in a small space. Guests now inevitably comment on the great bathroom and only on careful inspection realize that it is actually handicap accessible. **Comment from Studio InSitu Architects:** > Thank you Pat! > Great to know this bath has worked so well. ## Selected projects - [Backyard Studio + Garage](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/backyard-studio-garage-pj-vj~7454408) - Location: Concord, MA - Photos: 7 - Description: Awarded 2023 Citation Award by the American Institute of Architects Central MA Chapter When multiple schemes to enlarge the existing ranch house on this parcel exceeded the project budget, this frugal scheme for a new outbuilding showed promise. Cantilevers on opposing end-walls create a 30x24 second floor studio suite above a 22x24 garage. Entry, service spaces, and a napping nook tuck under the shed roof’s low side, and the studio proper fills the high side. - [Glass Sandwich](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/glass-sandwich-pj-vj~7453721) - Location: Maynard, MA - Photos: 11 - Description: Awarded 2023 Honorable Mention Award by the American Institute of Architects Central MA Chapter Passion project of our Dendochronologist client and his family, this addition shelters a set of spaces meant to feel both indoors and outdoors. Conditioned only by sun, wind, and the woodstove, the room functions as a multi-purpose glazed porch. ​Surrounding the 1950 house of a style so common in the New England Landscape, our client has worked for a decade to “re-wild” the suburban yard with planting… - [Masonic Studio](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/masonic-studio-pj-vj~6538304) - Location: Northampton, MA - Photos: 12 - Description: The best features of this loft were formerly obscured by its worst. While the apartment has a rich history—it’s located in a former bike factory, it lacked a cohesive floor plan that allowed any substantive living space. A retired teacher rented out the loft for 10 years before an unexpected fire in a lower apartment necessitated a full building overhaul. He jumped at the chance to renovate the apartment and asked InSitu to design a remodel to improve how it functioned and elevate the interior.… - [Winnipesaukee Guest House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/winnipesaukee-guest-house-pj-vj~5960534) - Location: Moultonborough, NH - Photos: 20 - [Basketball Barn/ Catering Kitchen](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/basketball-barn-catering-kitchen-pj-vj~5931805) - Location: Sudbury, MA - Photos: 33 - Description: In 2009, the owners of the barn (built around 1900) converted the main floor for use as a basketball gym. Complete with a small bar, television lounge and cards room, the space has hosted parties for 100. In 2019, we re-designed the barn's undercroft to support the spaces above. A catering kitchen, a demonstration kitchen, a small gym, and an additional bathroom were added. - [Periscope Barn](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/periscope-barn-pj-vj~7454499) - Location: Fitchburg, MA - Photos: 5 - Description: The 300-acre Jewell Hill farm spans a broad hilltop in Ashby, MA. Under the care, now, of the Trustees of Reservations, it's a key piece of a broader 3,500-acre contiguous area permanently protected for public enjoyment. Our colleagues at Colonial Barn Restoration were asked by The Trustees to find a new home for Jewell Hill's early 19th-century sheep barn, and found a buyer in the hills above Fitchburg just a mile South. On an idyllic hilltop of their own, this buyer's retirement homestead has… - [Many Masters Bath](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/many-masters-bath-pj-vj~6538421) - Location: Hadley, MA - Photos: 8 - Description: In an ever-evolving homestead on the Connecticut River, this bath serves two guest bedrooms as well as the Master. In renovating the original 1983 bathspace and its unusual 6ft by 24ft footprint, our design divides the room's functional components along its length. A deep soaking tub in a Sepele wood niche anchors the primary space. Opposing entries from Master and guest sides access a neutral center area with a sepele cabinet for linen and toiletries. Fluted glass in a black steel frame creates… - [Mended Mid-Century](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/mended-mid-century-pj-vj~7460899) - Location: Cambridge, MA - Photos: 9 - Description: At the juncture where a sleek and austere 1969 kitchen-and-family-room addition met the original 1920s colonial revival house, two 30-inch wide pinch points clogged circulation and made an emphatic separation between new and old spaces. At that juncture this project intervenes to open-up that clog. The redesigned kitchen is now the heart and hub of the home. Floating soffits reach out and stitch new spaces to old. The renovated kitchen is open and integral with the 1969 family room, framed now b… - [Slipped Shed Studio](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/slipped-shed-studio-pj-vj~1438133) - Location: Dartmouth, MA - Photos: 11 - Description: Slipped Shed Studio South Dartmouth, MA Builder: Scoop Jones design team: Tim Hess, Design Principal Nathan Sawyer, Justin Mellow all for DSA Architects photographs: Tim Hess This simple painting studio includes living quarters for an artist and frequent weekend guests. A familiar vocabulary of traditional forms and materials slants gently toward the sun and views up the Slocum River. The cantilevered roof and upper story shelter the glass from high summer sun.The concrete floor absorbs energy f… - [Orange Door Kitchen](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/orange-door-kitchen-pj-vj~3337631) - Location: Acton, MA - Photos: 6 - Description: Orange Door Kitchen Acton, MA ​ Builder: M&M Construction, Brian Griffin MEP Engineer: Kanayo Lala In creating spaces for Orange Door Kitchen's new facility in Acton, Studio InSItu envisioned a contrasting dialog and passage of discovery throughout a mostly open floor plan. In following the needs of the catering company's multiple food-based disciplines, the front-of-house space include a chef's gallery and retail area, a demo kitchen, as well as a dining and lounge area. A modernized farm to ta… - [Waiscott Greatroom](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/waiscott-greatroom-pj-vj~2968985) - Location: Acton, MA - Photos: 6 - [Long Shed Outpost](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/long-shed-outpost-pj-vj~1437960) - Location: Carlisle, MA - Photos: 14 - Description: design: Tim Hess, Design Principal Justin Mello, Nathan Sawyer all for DSA Architects photographs: Charles Mayer photography and Tim Hess photo-styling: Natalie Leighton stone sculpture: Todd Fulshaw paintings: Charles Mayer and Todd Fulshaw Guest quarters for a big house on the Concord River, this project enlarges former studio space over a four-bay garage into a new four-bedroom ‘outpost’. design challenges: Convert Studio Apartment to 4-Bedroom Home without enlarging footprint of building. Ke… - [Riverside Passive House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/riverside-passive-house-pj-vj~2969092) - Location: Concord, MA - Photos: 15 - Description: Driven by the passions and talents, convictions and values of our engineer and artist clients, this home seeks to express the reverence they feel for their place in the world. Theirs is an inspiring example of good stewardship for the planet we all share; A responsibility we all owe to each other - and any others we hope might - over the long term - live here in the environment we have so radically abused for our own fleeting short-term. ​As of February 2018, the family has moved-in while finish… - [Tall House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/tall-house-pj-vj~1597420) - Location: Westerly, RI - Photos: 16 - Description: This project was designed in collaboration with Tim's former partner, Jeff Dearing at DSK Architects. Studio InSitu completed the interiors work while providing aesthetic oversight for the project. - [Submersive Bath](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/submersive-bath-pj-vj~1438170) - Location: Hadley, MA - Photos: 10 - Description: This multi-leveled bathroom has a tub 42inches below the main floor. The space has been organized to create a progressive journey from the upper wash area, to the lower tub space. The heated stairs, tub slab and green sea tile that wraps around the entire room was inspired by the progressive immersion of the Turkish baths. - [Winter Wainscot](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/winter-wainscot-pj-vj~1601182) - Location: Lincoln, MA - Photos: 12 - [Elemental Retreat](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/elemental-retreat-pj-vj~1601087) - Location: Carlisle, MA - Photos: 5 - [Hill Street Porches](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/hill-street-porches-pj-vj~5960508) - Location: Concord, MA - Photos: 16 - [Weston Wellesley Whitewash](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/weston-wellesley-whitewash-pj-vj~1689426) - Location: Weston, MA - Photos: 10 - [Riverside Renovation](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/riverside-renovation-pj-vj~3014640) - Location: Northampton, MA - Photos: 4 - Description: Riverside Renovation Western Mass Home to a couple of teachers since the early 1970's, this former hunting cabin on the Connecticut River has been given almost as many major improvements in that time as there have been summer vacations. It functions now as the homestead and emotional tap-root for a big extended family. Until recently, the kitchen's original knotty pine paneling ran floor-to-ceiling and seemed to squeeze the dining space; the room felt especially narrow. Shortening the panels all… [See all 21 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/studio-insitu-architects-pfvwus-pf~2115691716) ## Ideabooks - [Masonic+Button](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/117672295/list/masonic-button) — 1 idea [See all 1 ideabook](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/studioinsitu) --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-08-28.*