Founding principal Kristin Naumann and I met in 1989 while working in a firm in Cambridge, MA. Kris had just finished her Master in Architecture at Rice University in Houston, TX and I was just about to begin my own masters in the same program.

 

For roughly the next 15 years we worked at different firms in Boston and Cambridge and collaborated often.

 

In early 2004 we opened Fishbrook Design Studio in the repurposed hayloft of a 17th century barn overlooking the Fish Brook in Boxford, MA. The firm eventually outgrew the space, which had been a recording studio before we took it over.  We didn’t move very far.  In 2011 we swapped our view of the Fish Brook for a view of the Merrimack River in next door Haverhill, MA. 

 

Communities:
We value engagement with the communities where we live and work. It’s a big part of who we are. Our studio is located in the gateway city of Haverhill, MA. This pocket sized city is bustling hot-house of urbanism, art and politics. It is just big enough to have a vibrant and growing downtown, an active artists community and a city government that is both sophisticated and inclusive.

 

The majority of our clients and projects are in Boston, Cambridge and beyond but we are in Haverhill up to our elbows: we work with local developers, non-profits as well as other businesses. Although we're likely to be found in front of the city council representing clients, it's not unheard of to find one of us attending city council meetings just to take part.

 

Haverhill:
Today we practice in our bright store-front office at 52 Wingate Street.  As an integral part of the downtown 'Arts District’ Fishbrook Design Studio, is helping to reshape Haverhill’s burgeoning downtown.

We are proud to continue practicing well-crafted, personal architecture born equally of our client’s vision and our reverence for fashion, technology and history.