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# over,under

Original Houzz profile: [over,under](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/over-under-pfvwus-pf~847760866)

## Professional summary

- **Primary category:** Architects
- **Location:** Boston, MA
- **Serves:** Boston
- **Houzz rating:** 0.0 out of 5 (0 reviews)
- **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2017–2018), for Design.

## About

### Houzz Badges

- 1,000 Ideabook Saves

over,under is an innovative Boston-based design studio for architecture, urban design, exhibitions, and graphics. Incorporated in 2006, the firm brings design knowledge to everything from urban spaces and built environments to publications, identity programs, and websites. The founding collaborators have global backgrounds, with more than forty years of collective design experience working in places as varied as Canada, Guatemala, Egypt, Switzerland, and the United States. During tenures with other firms, the principals have been involved with projects for museums, university buildings, civic institutions, multi- and single-family housing, retail, master plans, and urban designs.

### Services Provided

- Architectural Design

### Areas Served

- Boston

### Typical Job Cost

$10,000 - 200,000

Full service design, from schematic design through construction administration

## Business Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Business Name | over,under |
| Address | Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States |
| Phone | (617) 426-4466 |
| Website | http://overunder.co |
| Followers on Houzz | 39 |

## Contact

- **Houzz profile:** [over,under](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/over-under-pfvwus-pf~847760866)
- **Website:** http://overunder.co
- **Phone:** (617) 426-4466

## Credentials

**Certifications & Awards**
- AIA, AIGA

- **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2017–2018), for Design.

## Selected projects

- [South End Renovation](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/south-end-renovation-pj-vj~1335357)
  - Location: Boston, MA
  - Photos: 8
  - Description: An apartment in Boston’s South End, is transformed for a family of four, into a light filled space with a playful felt wall.
- [Troy Boston](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/troy-boston-pj-vj~1335373)
  - Location: Boston, MA
  - Photos: 5
  - Description: As part of the marketing of Troy Boston, a new apartment building in Boston’s South End, over,under was commissioned to design a model unit in collaboration with the furniture store Lekker. The unit’s demand for economy of space necessitated furnishings and elements that could be used flexibly. The space is orchestrated around a trio of low surfaces (bed, couch, table) that each sponsor multiple uses. They are integrated by a chromatic spectrum of grays, active against bursts of intense hue, tha…
- [Long Beach Island House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/long-beach-island-house-pj-vj~1335526)
  - Location: Not specified
  - Photos: 6
  - Description: Situated at the interface between a grid of non-descript, vinyl-clad homes on dirt lanes and the spectacular ocean shoreline, this small addition to a beach house creates an iconographic presence through its pattern and cubic form. The addition provides an elevator and stair to a house recently raised one floor by a design-build company. The blank surfaces of the elevator and the shifting floor plates of the stair made an organized or balanced pattern of openings impossible. Instead, the project…
- [Marina del Sur](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/marina-del-sur-pj-vj~1335482)
  - Location: Not specified
  - Photos: 7
  - Description: Located on the Pacific coast of Guatemala near the small city of San Jose, this beach house engages with its ocean-side site and the local climate. The house uses traditional materials of the region in a contemporary manner and with ecologically sensitive goals. Wooden screens protect outdoor rooms and the mass of the house from summer solar gain, while opening up spaces to views and the prevailing winds. Through a series of passive design techniques and the house's organization, the building re…

[See all 4 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/over-under-pfvwus-pf~847760866)

## Community Q&A

**Q: Wall ruler** *(in Photo Questions)*

Where is the wall measurement 'ruler' from?

A: Hi Sarah—it's actually a table saw measuring ruler, complete with sticky surface on the back.

**Q: Felt wall** *(in Photo Questions)*

Hi, where is your felt wall from? Thanks

A: It was a prototype that we developed and installed on our own!

**Q: Where is the felt wall from?** *(in Photo Questions)*

A: It was custom designed and installed by Kelly Smith (filzfelt.com), and Chris Grimley of over,under.

**Q: Who is this armchair by?** *(in Photo Questions)*

A: It's the Slow Chair by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. Great to sit in and read. It's manufactured and sold by Vitra: https://www.vitra.com/en-us/product/slow-chair.

**Q: table..from and what is the surface?** *(in Photo Questions)*

A: It's an Eames Executive Group conference table. The top is a black laminate, and the edges are a plastic cap. Similar to this: https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/tables/conference-tables/charles-eames-herman-miller-aluminum-group-conference-dining-table-faux-walnut-laminate-top/id-f\_1022476

**Q: what did  you use for a backsplash? love your work!** *(in Photo Questions)*

A: Thanks for the kind words. The backslash is the same material as the counter—Formica Solid Surface. We had thought of tile, but didn't want to deal with grout, and finishing details. A single piece of solid surface—done.

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*Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-08-13.*