“There are two things I think anyone considering working with an architect should know about working with Richard. First, he is a true professional. He is knowledgeable, buttoned-up and provides excellent client service. Second, he is a very good, active listener. He can translate the dreams and ideas of his clients into creative, functional, buildable designs. And importantly, he has a good sense of humor and is comfortable working with couples to sort out what each of them wants from their project and developing solutions that work well for everyone. Another note: During the course of our construction, several of our contractors took the time to seek me out to tell me that they really liked working with Richard and that they were impressed with the comprehensiveness of Richard's plans and his willingness to work with them through any questions or changes.”

Lauren Baker
Swampscott, MA


“We found Richard Ness to be very easy to work with. He was extremely patient and listened to all our needs. His communication throughout the process was outstanding. Richard would produce numerous sketches to insure that we were getting exactly what we wanted. Issues were brought to the Town Building Inspector up front to resolve any costly problems down the road. In the end, Richard designed a house that was perfect for our needs and lifestyle! It was exactly what we wanted! Richard’s professionalism, his ability to listen and his attention to detail made the whole design process go smoothly! We enjoyed working with Richard and would recommend him to all our friends and family!”

Mary and John Harper
Marblehead, MA


“Rich Ness’ design skills and ability to listen to our needs and desires throughout the project were great. But the time his abilities shone most to us were when we had to redesign our project between two Marblehead ZBA meetings, in order to get approval. He worked his creative skills between our needs, the ZBA’s requests and the building code (using the code to our advantage) to recreate our living space into an approved plan that we can’t wait to build.”

Sigrid and Steve Orne
Marblehead, MA


“Richard Ness was extremely helpful in taking us from our concept of house renovation to providing the detailed plans for construction and follow-up with contractors. Richard was particularly skillful in his professional presentation of our proposal to the Town of Marblehead Zoning Board of Appeals regarding non-conforming issues. He was always available for consultation through the many phases of the entire project, which lasted more than a year.”

Carol and George Geis
Marblehead, MA


“We could not have done it without Richard. Richard’s design added real value to our home. He showed us design options for expanding our house that we never would have considered. He then carefully and professionally represented our project before the Marblehead Board of Appeals. We obtained our approval, built our project, and quickly found our home had doubled in value in a few short years.

Kim and Mike Kramer
Marblehead, MA


“Richard successfully translated out thoughts onto paper. His attention to detail, professionalism and creative insight allowed us to create a design that met our goals and integrated well with the existing structure. Richard has been a pleasure to deal with and we would recommend his services to anyone”.

Nancy and Jay Welsh
Lynnfield, MA


“Richard’s ability to absorb ALL the features we desired in a new home and incorporate them in the space available was exceptional. He is flexible, always available, and made the design process a very comfortable experience.”

Claire MacDonald and Ed Jewett
Marblehead, MA


“Richard Ness is not only an innovative architect with great ideas but has the ability to resolve design differences between two stubborn clients. Although our expansion is not complete yet, those parts that are, demonstrate his ability to transfer our ideas into a plan that when complete was exactly what we wanted.”

Dawn Ehrlich and David Isenberg
Marblehead, MA



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