Ballard + Mensua Architecture

Founded in 2005, Ballard + Mensua is a full service architecture firm with a specialty in truly unique and custom homes and renovations. We help our clients with projects of all sizes, whether helping a young family with a master plan to build in phases as they can afford, or designing dream homes to retire to on the water or in the mountains. Our unique cost study process helps to offer the advantages of design build, with the checks and balances of independent architect and builder. While many architects do not understand construction well, or interiors well, we believe in a fully integrated project management approach. We handle all aspects of a project, including all architectural design, interior design and decorating, landscape design and construction management. Our drawings are both client friendly, and contractor friendly. We detail drawings in a way that tells the contractors exactly what to build and our details work because we have built before. We value our contractor and vendor relationships as much as our client relationships. After Seth Ballard's 25 years of practice, these relationships allow us to build virtually anything, no matter how custom. We have a further specialty in historic preservation. Ballard Mensua however, loves working in every style .. we find it more fun to work on a contemporary, a Georgian, a colonial and an arts and crafts house all at the same time. We are proud to announce that after 2 years of working with on a major farm house renovation project, Frank Bell, formerly of Frank Bell Builders will be teaming up with Ballard Mensua to handle design and Construction Management for a variety of projects. Frank is one of the best designers and custom home builders the region has ever had and we are proud to join forces. Additionally Amanda Provost will also be joining us to help strengthen our interior design team.