Keri Murray Architecture

It is going to sound cliché, but we feel lucky to have found Keri. We absolutely recommend her. She asked us to list out our wants, and then helped us balance that against our budget, prioritizing our true needs. She didn't just show us one design but a couple, allowing us to think through a few options. Then, after we liked a few features from two of designs she came up with a hybrid approach that we just started building. We also love her attention to detail and strong beliefs. She was a great collaborator, but also willing to challenge us when we suggested something that violated good design principles.

Keri was an absolute pleasure to work with from the start of our project to the final stages. She was personable and approachable, she listened to our wants and needs and interpreted everything we asked for perfectly in her drawings She welcomed feedback, and had such a warm and creative mind that made working with her so easy. She also grounded us in reality when necessary. I highly recommend her.

We could not be more pleased with Keri's design and attention to detail in the planning of our addition and in-law apartment. Our home was built in 1890 and Keri perfectly blended the existing architecture to our new construction, paying careful attention to every detail to make the tie-in seamless. Keri's design far surpassed what we originally had in mind. She listened to our priorities and made the best use of our space, exceeding our expectations. She worked with us through construction, providing advice on interior design and anything else we asked for almost immediately. Our contractors were impressed with how thorough her plans were and neighbors and friends comment that they can't even tell it was an addition. We highly recommend Keri for her artistic architectural eye, professionalism and follow through. She was a pleasure to work with and we couldn't be happier with the end result.

Keri was phenomenal - she was truly great to work with. It was our first time using an architect - our first time ever consider a home remodeling project - and we were glad that we used Keri. From the start, she was professional and had so many wonderful ideas that we had not even considered. Plus, she understood that we would be working on a budget and kept coming up with different ways to cut costs, but still keep the look and feel of what we wanted. Her deliverables were on-time and her communication with us was excellent. She came to our home twice and took the time to walk through the entire process with us, answer all our questions, and continually made herself available once the designs were completed. It was a pleasure to work with her and for the price, we definitely believe it was money and time well spent. We would certainly hire Keri for future projects.

Keri was delightful to work with! She kept us on track with timely responses in communication, frequent and clear instructions for next steps, and made the whole process very user friendly. Perhaps most importantly, she did an absolutely amazing job with the design of our new addition! The project is beyond what we could ever think of on our own, and her creativity balanced with our functional needs for the space was a perfect match. We are very grateful for her time and commitment to our project and she has our highest recommendation! Erica and Chris Gruttadauria

We contracted with Keri to help design an addition to our home including a new master bedroom, a new master bathroom, a reconfiguration of an existing bedroom and bathroom, and a farmers porch. This was our first time working with an architect. We chose to contract with her based on her portfolio, her price point, and our impression from an initial discussion over zoom. Keri’s design process helped us get to a design that we felt very good about and one that would likely fall in our budget. She listened to how we felt about and used our existing space, and listened to our initial idea for how we envisioned the new space. She provided several design options that met our needs, some elements that pushed our thinking outside our expectations in a positive way. We are indecisive people and she helped us get to decisions easily. She is great to work with - sets clear and proactive expectations, is on time, responsive to questions by phone and email, and open to feedback on her designs. She recommended contractors that she has worked with in the past. Each of the contractors we sought for a proposal has been strong and above our expectation so far. Anyone looking for architect services should consider Keri. You will find someone that delivers a quality service, is highly professional, and a tremendous value.

We had such a pleasant experience, and found Keri to be a true professional to work with. She put together a fantastic plan for our house and gave us a vision for what is possible for our older home (1940). She kept us informed every step of the way and met every goal that was set. Keri was always available for questions, to provide paint or fixture suggestions, and let us bounce our ideas off her. When an idea wasn't able to come to fruition she always made sure we understood why. I would not hesitate to recommend her, and look forward to our project coming to life.

Keri was an absolute pleasure to work with! She came up with a beautiful and ingenious design for an addition to our home built in 1835. She presented a couple different design options that seamlessly fit with the the charm and period of the home, so as not to look like an obvious “addition”. She also gave lots a of recommendations on different ways to cut costs as needed. We hope to have the opportunity to work with Keri again on another future project!

Keri is excellent to work with. Her project interview questionnaire forced me to focus on my design expectations. She walked me through the procedure and skillfully suggested creative solutions to challenging construction modifications, always willing to revisit to get it right. A good listener, timely, true professional. Will be recommending her to family and friends. Thank you Keri !

Architectural designs for a double addition of a mother-in-law apartment over a triple garage, and a three floor space with an office, family room and master bath suite. Keri was always on time, very fast to respond and get the work completed on schedule, and she accommodated my oddball requests for different formats of the architectural diagrams. Her designs are making the best use of the space and will bring the most value for the investment.

We had an excellent working with Keri Murray for our home renovation project. She was very organized, thorough, and responsive. Historical district committee approval was needed for the project and she managed this entire process, which went really well. She was also easy to talk to in terms of design questions/issues and she incorporated our ideas while also keeping everything looking good. Strongly recommend her.

We interviewed several architects for our third floor remodel (bathroom, dormer, master closet, laundry room) and instantly knew Keri was the one for us upon our first meeting. She listened to our ideas, offered thoughtful suggestions and her own ideas, and helped bring our vision to life. Throughout the initial phase of the project, Keri was very communicative, and she tweaked several things before we agreed on the final plan. The 3D models were particularly helpful, as we could see exactly where everything would be. This was so much more helpful than 2D plans! As the final plans were drawn up, she created a Pinterest board to share design and decorating ideas. With so many options out there for fixtures and tile, Keri really helped me narrow down my ideas. She provided so much more than we expected! Keri came recommend from a friend of ours, and we cannot speak more highly of our experience with her. We’ve completed several major renovations, and we wish we had worked with Keri for our other projects! When completing a project like this, we value communication, creativity/skill, and promptness. Keri delivered all of the above, and more.

When I first met with Keri we were very impressed by her professional expertise and knowledge of how to go about putting an addition onto an existing home. Keri walked us through how we would start the whole process step by step. Shes very thorough. Keri really listened to everything we were hoping for, including working within our proposed budget. Shortly after she began the design process. We were immediately blown away by her 3D design options and initial construction drawings. By providing these 3D design options, we could actually visualize what the planning and designing options looked like, Then we were able to weigh these options against potential construction costs. This has allowed us to determine what would be best for us and our budget moving forward. Keri responds to emails and calls immediately and is more than willing to meet with you to discuss further if needed. We continue working with Keri as we move forward into the construction phase of our project. She has been ahead of us and beside us every step of the way!

We've been working with Keri on our Kitchen/Mudroom renovation. We started the process by meeting to see if she might be a good fit for the project. I immediately knew she was someone I could work with. She is warm and direct, and full of ideas. I had been thinking about our kitchen reno for some time and doing a lot of my own sketching and research, but once we told Keri some of the problems we were trying to solve, she came back to us with an idea that we had never thought of before. Here estimate process is clear and transparent, her communication is excellent and we've really felt like she's been working with our best interests at heart. We are excited to embark on the construction process and feel particularly at ease knowing that we have Keri to consult to ensure we make the right decisions.

We could not recommend Keri Murray enough! Her very responsive communication, clarification throughout the different architectural phases, creativity and decisiveness has been beyond impressive. We feel very fortunate to have such a trustworthy professional on our team and it really opened our eyes to why you need to invest in a quality architect. With Keri's expertise, advice and resources we are now making productive and efficient strides in renovating our forever home. Do not hesitate to consider Keri for any of your design/residential projects!

After speaking to a few local architects, we hired Keri on the recommendation of Greg Langston Construction who we were considering using for an addition on our home. We have been working with Keri for the past 8 weeks and she has been absolutely great, especially with Greg as a team. Keri is professional and personable, very responsive, on budget and does what she says she will on time. She and Greg have been great in helping us to bring our vision to life, and i would highly recommend her for any size project.

We hired Keri to design a large addition to our antique colonial home, to include a new kitchen, master suite, and a classroom space for our in-home child care. Keri was wonderful to work with to develop a design to meet all of our needs and challenging conditions, while preserving the historical characteristics of the home. Keri’s process was very straight forward, and she was willing to put in the time to meet and talk with us when needed. As we have a non-conforming lot, Keri worked with us to prepare the necessary documents for our hearing with the Zoning Board of Appeals and attended the meeting to speak on our project. We have just selected our contractor and will be breaking ground next month. We look forward to having Keri oversee the construction process. We would highly recommend Keri to others.

My husband and I have been contemplating an extensive reno/addition to our cape home for a long time, and I have been admiring Keri's work from afar for the last couple of years. Our schedules finally aligned and Keri was willing to drive out of her way to meet me at our home. I was impressed by her professionalism, her clear experience and knowledge with navigating special permit processes, and her design ideas. (I've been dreaming up ideas for 3 years for our house, and within 10 minutes she offered up ideas that had never occurred to me!) Alas, the stars did not ultimately align, because I subsequently learned that our property is even more restricted by zoning laws than I thought, so we will not be moving forward with the project. But she will be my architect of choice should any future projects arise down the road.

Keri was great to work with. She was clear about the timeline and what we should expect and stuck to it. She was super helpful with the process we had to go through (application for special permit from town, zoning board hearing) and let us know what to expect. We really were happy that she had a structural engineer and contractor we could ask questions to when needed and this made us more confident moving forward that there wouldn't be structural elements that were not feasible once construction starts. We have not yet started construction, so I can update this review after that, but the contractors that we received bids from appreciated her building set of drawings, all of them saying how clear and detailed they were, which makes less of a headache later on. I highly recommend Keri- she struck a good balance of giving us her opinion and listening to what we wanted. We are very happy with her design.

We have been thrilled with Keri Murray’s work. We are in the middle of construction now. We knew we wanted to gut and redo our kitchen while opening it up to the dining room, but couldn’t envision how best to combine the two rooms. She listened carefully to our wishes, concerns, and questions. Importantly, she also seemed to really appreciate the character of our older 1920’s home (with all its quirks). She drafted multiple options from which we chose. She easily accepted feedback and responded to questions in a timely manner. She is clearly very bright, experienced, and personable. We feel lucky to be working with her and can’t wait to see the finished product.

Having met with multiple architects to discuss our project, Keri immediately made us feel that she understood our needs and would be a pleasure to work with. Our expectations were exceeded. She listened to all of our requirements, provided feedback, and ultimately provided us with a design that captured everything we were looking to achieve. I would highly recommend her.

We are thrilled to recommend Keri! She has been working with us to transform our old 1920's Tudor Style house to make it practical and functional for our family. Keri has been beyond responsive and extremely detailed oriented and clearly understands our goals of capturing the charm of our home, while updating it. Keri has worked closely with us to create the plans and necessary documentation needed for us to get a special permit from our town. She has also been helpful in working with the contractor and helping us align the plans for our budget. We do not hesitate to recommend her and look forward to working with her in the future on other projects.

I hired Keri to help me solve the problem of making my space more functional, not necessarily adding space which other architects and contractors were recommending. She listened closely to my challenges, my hectic lifestyle as a full-time working single mom of (2) young children and my budget to come up with a plan that I can't wait to execute. She was also very patient when my project had to pause for a few months and we extremely responsive when I was ready to start up again. She was very thorough in her research and the details in her plan - my building permit was just approved in under 2 weeks with zero questions!

We hired Keri to design our new garage/mudroom addition. She brought great enthusiasm to our project. In addition to being very creative and knowledgeable, she really listened to our desires and suggestions. She is very responsive and timely in the delivery of her work. We are excited to see how the project finishes up.

We are currently working with Keri on the construction of a new home. Starting from a blank canvas is always a challenge, but Keri was able develop an understanding of how we use our space and translate that into a classic design with modern elements. Keri offers a collaborative approach to design, is very well organized, and has a strong understanding of permitting, construction, and local contractors and suppliers - all critical to successfully delivering a project!

It is with much enthusiasm that I am writing to recommend the services of Keri Murray. I am truly delighted that I have chosen Keri as my architect, as she has proven to be a professional who has done an excellent job. Keri listened carefully to my needs, budget and expectation and has promptly delivered. Keri thinks creatively, and effectively communicates her ideas. I would highly recommend Keri Murray as your architect.

Keri did a fantastic job designing a barrel vaulted portico and front steps for my home. She was easy to work with and extremely helpful throughout the process from narrowing down my vision to choosing stone and lighting. She was able to provide an idea of cost for materials, labor, etc. as well and helped source contractors. She also worked with the contractor that was ultimately chosen to ensure the proportions were being brought to life correctly. I would highly recommend Keri to anyone looking for an architect!

Keri made our first-time experience with an architect so simple and easy. She explained the entire process in a supportive manner making the thought of renovating our older home not so overwhelming. She was able to apply her keen eye, creativity and expertise to what we thought would be out of reach, in order to stay within the original foot-print of our home. Keri was always available over email and on the phone as well to answer any questions we had along the way. She came to our house several times and really seemed to listen to our concerns all while providing helpful feedback. We found her approachable, sincere, and honest. She would honestly explain what would and wouldn't work in such a way that didn't make us feel silly for asking. My kids even loved her and still ask when she will be coming back!!! Keri absolutely exceeded our expectations and we would highly recommend her services to anyone contemplating a remodel/renovation project.

Having never done a renovation project before Keri has been wonderful guiding me through the process. She took a very tricky layout for my old house and came up with a creative design that gives me a wonderful kitchen, open floor plan with an island, and storage space in a new entryway and updated mudroom. Her design is keeping with my old house and does not change things that don't need to be changed. I'm excited to get my new kitchen once construction is complete!

We hired Keri for a major renovation of our home. We nearly doubled the size of the existing structure, and added multiple external design elements that would give our house more character. Keri did a fantastic job. She is very creative, precise, professional and organized. Moreover, throughout this project Keri was required to navigate many cities laws that made building very difficult, and did so with ease. I highly recommend her for any project big or small.

Keri designed our two-car garage, which is to be attached to an addition we did years ago. I had some specific requirements, and we had a bit of a design challenge to keep a window in the house where the garage is going to attached. Keri did a great job of meeting all of my requirements, keeping the window, and coming up with an overall design that looks great and will function well. She’s been a pleasure to work with, has great ideas, and has been appropriately flexible to work through design compromises with us (e.g. function vs. aesthetics). We’re looking forward to starting construction soon and working with Keri through to completion.

Keri Murray did an incredible job creating our in law apartment. We wanted to keep within the existing footprint of our house, and have it appear seamless- as if it was always meant to be a part of the house- rather than an after thought addition. Keri designed a space that not only addressed our needs but exceeded them. The apartment is light, spacious, functional, and completely integrated into the original house. Keri has an outstanding eye for design. No small detail was overlooked. From the high ceilings to the breakfast nook, each space was made to fit our lifestyle. She was easy to work with, responsive, and took out own ideas into consideration. Highly recommend!!!!!! Jessica Abar

"We really loved working with Keri. We had talked about expanding our home for years, but couldn't conceptualize the final idea of what it should look like. I felt like Keri understood what we wanted and created a design we loved! It is both functional and aesthetically lovely. Truly excellent creative work." - John

"Keri is very professional, detail oriented,hard working and dedicated to providing the best service for her clients. A pleasure to work with and a dependable source for reliable information and guidance. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone. She is excellent." — Anne R.

We hired Keri when trying to conceptualize a "dream" addition/renovation to our antique colonial home. She was wonderful to work with! We were in constant communication throughout the entire project about expectations, design and budget. Keri took the time to understand our needs (and our current house) with a few visits to our home. What we liked best about her design was that the renovation/addition was designed around our existing layout, structure, landscaping, etc. The final result was a cohesive, updated home with everything we asked for!

Great Architect! Imaginative as well as pragmatic. "We met Keri as we were planning a kitchen renovation, screened-in porch addition and front porch portico addition which would require a variance from the local zoning board. Keri came over to chat, get a sense of our space, our interior design style, and review our scope of needs versus wants (something very important). We could tell immediately that Keri was able to envision what we were looking for as the end result. Keri completely re-designed (what I thought was already a great design because I did it!) our kitchen space in a creative, timeless, far more efficient design than I could ever think of. Keri displayed her strong technical expertise and design sensitivity when drawing our three season porch and portico. Everything was brought to life in not only perfect scale but also considerate of the home's age and it's placement into the neighborhood landscape. Keri is very detail oriented but has a unique way of translating those details into a cohesive design that you can understand and relate to. Keri was always available for us. She was prompt, prepared, and eased our fears throughout the entire process. That's the kind of experience you want when going thru a design and construction project.