Re: Design Architects PLLC

We had a wonderful experience working with Natalie! She understands and envisions space in a way that we never could and allowed us to maximize function and utility, but she also showed us creative possibilities and pushed our design imagination in ways we couldn't have achieved on our own. The result is an apartment that is so much better suited to our functional needs but also bold and super cool - we are thrilled!
Sep 15th, 2023

I've worked with Natalie for over 20 years. I was first introduced to her when we hired her to do a gut reno, design and build out process for a community foundation that I helped lead in NYC. we needed to do alot in a 2500 sq feet, and Natalie expertly lead us through the process and made everyone feel like their needs were met and interests addressed. Most recently, she helped my husband and me to do some redesign and upgrades to a midtown loft apartment that was badly in need of upgrade, and we needed to do it within a budget. Simply put, Natalie got us through. She listened and contributed excellent ideas including getting rid of a partial drop ceiling that completely opened up the kitchen, which we had been sceptical about. Natalie combines incredible technical chops, with a mid century/mod design sense and a calm, cool focus when things inevitably go awry with design/reno/build out projects, and when dealing with a range of contractors and permitters, etc. She's lovely to work with and she is the opposite of that old aphorism about consultants being people you hire to tell you the time on your watch. She led us when we needed her to, and was in the trenches with us listening, trouble shooting, adapting, and pushing to get us through the agony and ecstasy of the design and build process. I recommend her without hesitation.
Oct 5th, 2023